Re: Zone Alarm spyware?

["fred-bloggs" <fred-bloggs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Mike Easter" <MikeE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
news:4404267d$0$61270$892e7fe2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx: 

> Kenny wrote:
>> Have been happily using ZA for ages, not so sure after reading this,
>> I haven't followed and read all the links as yet.
>> http://www.vtc.net/~cdgoldin/caveat/zap0719.htm
> 
> That link talks about his concern about ZA phoning home and he
> instructs for various methods to prevent it.
> 
> Here's what ZA sez
> 
> http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2005/pr_22.html
> How to Disable ZoneAlarm Server Communications -- With zero-hour
> threats emerging, consumers need dynamic ongoing updates. [...]
> Despite the value of these services to our customers, we realize that
> a limited number of users do wish to disable all communication and cut
> off all updates - even though no personal information is shared and
> even though doing this will weaken their security. Because of this, we
> have included features to turn off communications with ZoneAlarm's
> central servers. Here is a list of the various features and settings
> within the product where you can turn off communication with ZoneAlarm
> central servers. 
> 

After instructions for adjusting settings
http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2005/pr_22.html
continues

Unfortunately, we have discovered a bug in these features for our 
customers using 6.0 or 6.1 versions of ZoneAlarm products. Even after 
making these manual changes, the client will occasionally communicate 
with the centralized servers anyway. We will fix this in the product as 
soon as possible. 



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fred