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Title: A heads up for Windows Xp and Zonealarm users....
Post by: queue on July 09, 2008, 01:11:15 PM
I guess this will be my first post ever here....

A Microsoft XP Update has caused some issues with zonealarm users preventing them from accessing the internet. I had this problem this morning and did a system restore to solve the issue temporarily.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9986625-57.html?tag=blog.1 (http://news.cnet.com/8301-10789_3-9986625-57.html?tag=blog.1)

Zonealarm is currently working on the problem and offers some workarounds:

http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html (http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html)

Please pass the word along if you know of someone with this problem, thanks.
Title: Re: A heads up for Windows Xp and Zonealarm users....
Post by: billybob476 on July 09, 2008, 01:21:06 PM
Whoa whoa, hold on here.

queue is a person?

Honestly I always saw your name in the list and I assumed it was some type of bot!

On-topic. Do people really use ZoneAlarm anymore? I assumed the windows firewall killed the software firewall industry.
Title: Re: A heads up for Windows Xp and Zonealarm users....
Post by: Ktrek on July 09, 2008, 03:00:34 PM
Quote from: billybob476 on July 09, 2008, 01:21:06 PM
On-topic. Do people really use ZoneAlarm anymore? I assumed the windows firewall killed the software firewall industry.

I use Sygate Firewall in addition to XP. I figure you can never have enough protection. And Sygate works real well and has protected me from things have gotten past the XP firewall and it's FREE.

Kevin
Title: Re: A heads up for Windows Xp and Zonealarm users....
Post by: KingIsaacLinksr on July 09, 2008, 03:00:52 PM
I use Avast Antivirus and the integrated Firewall.  Nothing else.  

King
Title: Re: A heads up for Windows Xp and Zonealarm users....
Post by: Rico on July 09, 2008, 03:13:10 PM
I don't use Zone Alarm - but thanks for the warning and WELCOME!
Title: Re: A heads up for Windows Xp and Zonealarm users....
Post by: Blackride on July 09, 2008, 06:20:35 PM
I use CheckPoint (Bluecoat).

http://www.cerberian.com/solutions_firewall.html (http://www.cerberian.com/solutions_firewall.html)