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Re: ZoneAlarm
From: "Robert P. McKenzie" <rmckenzi () rpmdp com>
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 23:08:28 +0000
mcfadd3565 () student faytechcc edu wrote:
Can anyone tell me how to stop zone alarm from checking every process that is running on my PC. I'm getting a lot of popups tell me this program or that program is trying to connect to the Internet.
That is basically the idea of Zonealarm. It's a firewall and it's trying to protect your system by telling you what process is trying to get to the Internet. You should authorized the applications you know 100% are legit and that you "trust". Anything else should be examined and if you don't know what they are remove them from your system. Would you mind providing a list of some such programs and ports they are trying to use? I would suggest you run things like: Spybot Search and Destroy http://www.safer-networking.org/ Adaware http://www.lavasoft.com/ HiJackThis http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/files/hijackthis.zip Those should sort out most of the nasties that are likely running on your system. I will ofcourse you have a decent and updated anti-virus installed (what person wiht an Internet connected machine wouldn't these days). -- Robert P. McKenzie, CSTA, MBCS | GammaRay Technical Services Ltd rmckenzi () rpmdp com | rob () gammaray-tech com http://www.uk-experience.com | http://www.gammaray-tech.com Fancy some fun? http://www.thewetwilly.com Ecademy Profile: http://www.ecademy.com/user/robertmckenzie
Current thread:
- ZoneAlarm mcfadd3565 (Nov 25)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Robert P. McKenzie (Nov 28)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Kenton Smith (Nov 28)
- RE: ZoneAlarm Mark Brunner (Nov 28)
- RE: ZoneAlarm dave kleiman (Nov 28)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Cornel Diaconu (Nov 28)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Jonathan Loh (Nov 28)
- RE: ZoneAlarm Murad Talukdar (Nov 28)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Alexander Bolante (Nov 28)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Jonathan Loh (Nov 30)
- Re: ZoneAlarm Diarmaid McManus (Nov 29)
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- Re: ZoneAlarm barcajax (Nov 28)