CTCNetwork
join:2003-05-17
Notts
| Bye-Bye ZoneAlarm
Sorry, but a security product, designed to protect your PC shouldn't be bugged with this sort of problem.:o
Hello Kerio, here I come.:D
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keith2468
Premium,MVM
join:2001-02-03
Winnipeg, MB
| Maybe ZA had intended to plant a distro server on
Maybe ZoneLabs had intended to plant a distro server on BBR to reduce the cost of distributing updates. 
Pretty strange though.
If it is a trojan trying to stop ZA updating, I'd expect it to try the same trick with other FW and AV software. |
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navalpatel
join:2003-07-28
Lubbock, TX | Compentant Security
At least ZoneAlarm is somewhat competant at what it is designed to do... compared to say anything that Microsoft may make (i.e. Windows firewall). |
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robnelle
Blowing Kisses To You All
Premium
join:2001-12-05
Indianapolis, IN
clubs:
1 edit | huh
What did Zone Labs have to say about it? |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
Premium,MVM
join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
 ·Comcast
| One reason I switched
That's one of the reasons I switched to Kerio 4.0.16. It seems that ZA just keeps having problems...enough so as to not to trust it. ZAP 4.5 did work well, but I'm happy with Kerio... for now.
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netwire
Premium
join:2001-04-27
Mooresboro, NC | Hmm..
Solution: Enabled "Manually Check for Updates"... |
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CPM
join:2001-08-24
Miami, FL | Nothing but Problems
I had ZA two years ago and it is nothing but probems. Remeber a software firewall is only as good as the OS it is running on and Windows is not that secure. |
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dave
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
 ·Verizon Online DSL
 ·Verizon FIOS
| reply to navalpatel
Re: Compentant Security
said by navalpatel  :
At least ZoneAlarm is somewhat competant at what it is designed to do... compared to say anything that Microsoft may make (i.e. Windows firewall).
There's one in every crowd, huh?
... and it's strange how they usually can't spell. |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
Premium
join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| reply to netwire
Re: Hmm..
said by netwire :
Solution: Enabled "Manually Check for Updates"...
And pray that whatever is causing this actually pays attention to the setting.
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B52GUNR
KM 7D love and D3 Nirvana
Premium,MVM
join:2001-03-06
Vallejo, CA
clubs:  | Never liked ZA
I had no end of memory leaks with ZA. I personally prefer Sygate's free offering. Maybe I'll check out Kerio, as well. |
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Combat Chuck
Too Many Cannibals
Premium
join:2001-11-29
Erie, PA
| reply to navalpatel
Re: Compentant Security
said by navalpatel :
At least ZoneAlarm is somewhat competant at what it is designed to do... compared to say anything that Microsoft may make (i.e. Windows firewall).
No, XP's firewall did exactly what it was designed to do; block unsolicited incoming connections. It just didn't do what you wanted it to do; block outgoing connections.
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PhoenixDown
-- Wants FIOS
Premium
join:2003-06-08
Fresh Meadows, NY
clubs: | Odd
I am really interested in knowing why its contacting the bbr servers for updates.
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Steve
I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
| reply to dave
Re: Compentant Security
said by dave :
There's one in every crowd, huh?
at least he didn't spell "Microsoft" with a $ |
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Samwoo
join:2002-02-15
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
1 edit | Wait?
Zone alarm doesn't ever automatically install updates anyways. when there is an update they link you to their site where you must manually download and run the new install.
The only thing it does automatically is check for updates. |
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Samwoo
join:2002-02-15
Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
1 edit | Hmm my browser didn't refresh properly...
is there any way i can delete this? |
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Rhobite
Premium
join:2002-02-24
Cambridge, MA
clubs:
| reply to navalpatel
Re: Compentant Security
Please give a specific example of what the Windows firewall fails to do. The only thing I can think of is that during startup there's a brief period of exposure before the firewall kicks in. I agree that this is a small problem but it's fixed in SP2.
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Phoenix2088
join:2002-12-04
Strongsville, OH
clubs:
1 edit | Fans?
Maybe the programmers of ZoneAlarm are fans of BBR? I mean who isn't?  |
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Steve
I'm a PC, so shut up
Consultant
join:2001-03-10
Yorba Linda, CA
| reply to CTCNetwork
Re: Bye-Bye ZoneAlarm
said by CTCNetwork :
Sorry, but a security product, designed to protect your PC shouldn't be bugged with this sort of problem.
It's not entirely certain that ZoneAlarm is even doing this: what if some badware is doing it with data patterns designed to make it *look* like ZA was doing this?
Only time will tell...
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mkbaird
join:2000-03-30
Colorado Springs, CO
|  Ant specific version?
I'm wondering if this started with version 5, or are even the older versions doing this updating thing. I'm still using 4.5. I'm not updating to 5 until I hear more positive reports etc. Does anyone know if there PC has called the BBR's?
Marcus |
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dave
Premium,MVM
join:2000-05-04
not in ohio
·Verizon Online DSL
·Verizon FIOS
| reply to Rhobite
Re: Compentant Security
said by Rhobite :
Please give a specific example of what the Windows firewall fails to do. The only thing I can think of is that during startup there's a brief period of exposure before the firewall kicks in. I agree that this is a small problem but it's fixed in SP2.
...and it's not clear that ZA does not have the same exposure (see Security forum posts passim). |
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