Re: Zone Alarm spyware?

["Chadwick StoneŠ" <chad_stone@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> "Mike Easter" <MikeE@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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>> 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.

When will you re-enable the ability to remotely administer ZoneAlarm via
VNC?

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