No, there isn't any huge new influx of Linux malware to be addressed: CTO Patrick Hinojosa says it's meant more to help Linux users be good neighbors by getting rid of Windows trojans and the like that might be lurking on a Linux box. He said the app does protect against known Linux threats, though, and it's always good to have a firewall. The bi-directional firewall is more like available Windows firewalls than Linux firewalls that I've used. Meaning that you get a pop-up asking whether you want to allow or deny new inbound or outbound traffic, instead of the up-front policy charts in programs like firestarter. It does have an option to automatically allow common, known programs like Firefox to connect to the Internet, and you can set individual rules based on port, protocol and the like in the advanced |
