KB 951748 + Zone Alarm

[Hawkins]

KB951748 does not play nice with Zone Alarm.
Result internet connection is lost. Temp fix disable Zone alarm or remove KB
951748.
Is it up to MS or ZA to fix this problem ? after all ZA is a very widely
used third party firewall.

Richard H

 

[Kayman]

KB951748 does not play nice with Zone Alarm.
Result internet connection is lost. Temp fix disable Zone alarm or remove KB
951748.
Is it up to MS or ZA to fix this problem ? after all ZA is a very widely
used third party firewall.

ZA (in fact all 3rd party software f/w apps) is/are not worth having,
uninstall it! Use the in-build f/w version in conjunction with SecinfigXP.

 

[Pat Willener]

I read that ZoneLabs and Microsoft are working together to find a solution.

A temporary circumvention is to lower the Internet Zone slider from High
to Medium.

 

[robinb]

i did not see this problem with AVG 8.0 with firewall
robin

 

[Wedidgetfooledagain]

I used system restore to undo patches to 7/08/08 and I am back online with
Zonealarm still running. Preemptive strikes are immoral.

 

[Kayman]

i did not see this problem with AVG 8.0 with firewall

Lucky you But this doesn't mean anything.

Your understanding seems to be somwhat limited in relation to 3rd party f/w
applications; you're not the only one

If you have some time you may wish to educate yourself but please stay away
from advertisement-driven publications and double-check credentials of the
authors.
Also, Jesper M. Johansson hangs out in MSFT newsgroups, or you may wish to
contact him (or Steve Riley) directly.

Start here (it will make you more knowledgable which may be beneficial when
you advice your clients concerning security issues):

PFW Criticism.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Personal_firewall#Criticisms

At Least This Snake Oil Is Free.
http://msinfluentials.com/blogs/jesper/archive/2007/07/19/at-least-this-snake-oil-is-free.aspx

Deconstructing Common Security Myths.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2006/05/SecurityMyths/default.aspx
Scroll down to:
"Myth: Host-Based Firewalls Must Filter Outbound Traffic to be Safe."

Exploring the windows Firewall.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/technetmag/issues/2007/06/VistaFirewall/default.aspx
"Outbound protection is security theater¡Xit¡¦s a gimmick that only gives the
impression of improving your security without doing anything that actually
does improve your security."

Approximately 800 vulnerabilities discovered in antivirus products
http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=1445

Managing the Windows Vista Firewall
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/cc510323.aspx

Happy reading

 

[Pat Willener]

Status:
http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=access&message.id=34074

 

[Lars-Erik Østerud]

Is it up to MS or ZA to fix this problem ? after all ZA is a very widely

used third party firewall.

Older ZoneAlarm like the classic 4.5.594
is not affected. Small, good, working.

 

[Bill Sanderson]

As you can read in other threads here, it is up to Zone Alarm to fix this.