My Paypal Warning Notification

[cousinlucky]

It sure would be nice if someone compiled a Linux software program that would detect any and all information about to leave my computer and request my permission before it left. When I ran windows xp my old Kerio Firewall did just that.

Microsoft went and bought Kerio; so the new versions permit microsoft's phone-home notifications to go through!!

It would be also great if a New York City Linux guru had a shop here to find spyware, malware, and all of the other bad stuff infecting Linux machines!

[GNU-Fan]

It sure would be nice if someone compiled a Linux software program that would detect any and all information about to leave my computer and request my permission before it left.

You mean an application-based firewall? That is, where a dialog box appears asking whether you want allow application x to send traffic.

Here is one:
Digital Deadbolt

I don't know this program and therefore can't recommend it.

[cousinlucky]

Thank You for that link!!
Which of those downloads if for my ubuntu 8.04 os?

[elija]

Thank You for that link!!
Which of those downloads if for my ubuntu 8.04 os?

It looks like it is designed to run on a dedicated server with two network cards so it is a full firewall rather than a desktop firewall.

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3. Install Ubuntu 8.04 Server on a PC with two network cards.
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4. Follow the setup text file located on the Portsmith CD to complete the instillation.
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[cousinlucky]

Thanks, Elija!!