K
Kayman
Maybe this'll help to agree.
http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/
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http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/
M
MB
Zonealarm Free will not be supported at this time. Their paid products are.
Go to their webiste and type in 'kb951748' and they tell you how to solve the
issue:
1. Go into the Zonealarm panel.
2. Select 'Firewall'.
3. Move the 'Internet Zone Security' slider to the 'Medium' setting.
This will solve your internet access issue.
Go to their webiste and type in 'kb951748' and they tell you how to solve the
issue:
1. Go into the Zonealarm panel.
2. Select 'Firewall'.
3. Move the 'Internet Zone Security' slider to the 'Medium' setting.
This will solve your internet access issue.
R
RME
I have used Zone Alarm Firewall & Anti-Virus with MS Windows for over two
years with no problems at all. Automatic updates from both Microsoft and Zone
Alarm occured regularly.
July 9, upon shutting down for the night, automatic install of Windows
update (KB951748) occured.
July 10, after booting up, could not access internet.
Used phone to call my internet provider (Earthlink) customer support.
Customer support walked me through uninstall of KB951748.
After reboot, accessed internet, everything fine.
That night, at shutdown, Windows again offered "Update". I declined and shut
down the computer without installing update.
July 11, after boot up, accessed internet normally. While browsing the web,
a Microsoft Pop-Up notice informs me that an update installation (unsolicited
or authorized by me) is "almost complete and you will have to restart the
computer after that".
Sure enough, after restart - no internet. Checked and found KB951748
installed once again. Removed it again, then restarted and got my internet
back.
Sometime later got a Pop-Up from Zone Labs offering to fix the "KB951748
problem".
Installed same and rebooted. Everything fine.
Now, tell me, whose fault the above sequence of aggravation is? Microsoft or
Zone Alarm? Definitely Microsoft's, who up to this moment nowhere on their
website acknowledges (while Google has thousands of hits) that a problem even
exists.
years with no problems at all. Automatic updates from both Microsoft and Zone
Alarm occured regularly.
July 9, upon shutting down for the night, automatic install of Windows
update (KB951748) occured.
July 10, after booting up, could not access internet.
Used phone to call my internet provider (Earthlink) customer support.
Customer support walked me through uninstall of KB951748.
After reboot, accessed internet, everything fine.
That night, at shutdown, Windows again offered "Update". I declined and shut
down the computer without installing update.
July 11, after boot up, accessed internet normally. While browsing the web,
a Microsoft Pop-Up notice informs me that an update installation (unsolicited
or authorized by me) is "almost complete and you will have to restart the
computer after that".
Sure enough, after restart - no internet. Checked and found KB951748
installed once again. Removed it again, then restarted and got my internet
back.
Sometime later got a Pop-Up from Zone Labs offering to fix the "KB951748
problem".
Installed same and rebooted. Everything fine.
Now, tell me, whose fault the above sequence of aggravation is? Microsoft or
Zone Alarm? Definitely Microsoft's, who up to this moment nowhere on their
website acknowledges (while Google has thousands of hits) that a problem even
exists.
R
R. McCarty
The issue has been resolved. Checkpoint has released Zone Alarm
Version 7.0.483. Workarounds or other actions aren't necessary.
Version 7.0.483. Workarounds or other actions aren't necessary.
B
Big_Al
RME wrote:
http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/
Someone left a link to an article that explains a bit. Basically in May
2008 they found this DNS flaw and told all vendors that on June 8 they
should all patch their software.
Find the article, if this taken for face value then everyone, ZA
included had notice and should have done their thing on time. Evidently
MS did as you have found out.
Now, tell me, whose fault the above sequence of aggravation is? Microsoft or
Zone Alarm? Definitely Microsoft's, who up to this moment nowhere on their
website acknowledges (while Google has thousands of hits) that a problem even
exists.
http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/
Someone left a link to an article that explains a bit. Basically in May
2008 they found this DNS flaw and told all vendors that on June 8 they
should all patch their software.
Find the article, if this taken for face value then everyone, ZA
included had notice and should have done their thing on time. Evidently
MS did as you have found out.
T
today
RME....I have Zone Alarm, and have had to uninstall the Security Update
several times. How do I get the fix from Zone Alarms.?
several times. How do I get the fix from Zone Alarms.?
J
John Mackenzie
and your point is?????Big_Al said:RME wrote:
http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/
Someone left a link to an article that explains a bit. Basically in May
2008 they found this DNS flaw and told all vendors that on June 8 they
should all patch their software.
Find the article, if this taken for face value then everyone, ZA
included had notice and should have done their thing on time. Evidently
MS did as you have found out.
B
Big_Al
John said:and your point is?????
RME asked "whose fault is it".
I responded! That's the point! Follow the trend of thought please.
A
Anthony Buckland
R. McCarty said:The issue has been resolved. Checkpoint has released Zone Alarm
Version 7.0.483. Workarounds or other actions aren't necessary.
...
I've just installed 7.0.483.000, and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates.
Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for
their swift action.
J
John
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html
visit the above site and click one of the following (whichever product
you're using) on that page:
Download and install the latest versions which solve the loss of internet
access problem here (English only):
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
- ZoneAlarm Pro
- ZoneAlarm Antivirus
- ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware
- ZoneAlarm Basic Firewall
visit the above site and click one of the following (whichever product
you're using) on that page:
Download and install the latest versions which solve the loss of internet
access problem here (English only):
- ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite
- ZoneAlarm Pro
- ZoneAlarm Antivirus
- ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware
- ZoneAlarm Basic Firewall
B
Bferrari
ZoneAlarm has posted a new version of their firewall software that
worksaround this Microsoft hotfix issue. I'm sure many software companies
are getting tired of all this, which is probably why there are so many users
switching to Linux or MacOS.
Bob
worksaround this Microsoft hotfix issue. I'm sure many software companies
are getting tired of all this, which is probably why there are so many users
switching to Linux or MacOS.
Bob
J
Jeff
Had same broken net access issue with KB951748 patch, uninstalled patch, and
net access worked again. Went to ZoneAlarm website, downloaded
zaSuiteSetup_70_483_000_en.exe and installed the new build. Reinstalled
KB951748 and all is well. So the problem was with ZA is resolved in build
70_483.
net access worked again. Went to ZoneAlarm website, downloaded
zaSuiteSetup_70_483_000_en.exe and installed the new build. Reinstalled
KB951748 and all is well. So the problem was with ZA is resolved in build
70_483.
U
Unknown
What poppycock! Talk facts not your emotions.
Bferrari said:ZoneAlarm has posted a new version of their firewall software that
worksaround this Microsoft hotfix issue. I'm sure many software companies
are getting tired of all this, which is probably why there are so many
users
switching to Linux or MacOS.
Bob
U
Unknown
What other firewall are you using?
fieldmouse said:I don't have Zone Alarm installed and this update freezes my access to
internet and to my Outlook for email.
L
Lee Antony
Swift action?Anthony Buckland said:I've just installed 7.0.483.000, and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates.
Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for
their swift action.
Checkpoint had knowledge of this update four months ago. They did nothing to
help their users until disaster came upon them. Maybe an error in timing
but still shame on them.
J
John
Lee Antony said:Swift action?
Checkpoint had knowledge of this update four months ago.
Do you have any proof (URL)?
They did nothing to help their users until disaster
came upon them. Maybe an error in timing but still shame on them.
How were they supposed to release a fix for something that wasn't "broken"
back then?
B
Big_Al
The DNS bug was found and should have been a co-operative update on JulyJohn said:Do you have any proof (URL)?
How were they supposed to release a fix for something that wasn't "broken"
back then?
8, and you can read about it here if interested:
http://securosis.com/2008/07/08/dan...ue-in-dns-massive-multivendor-patch-released/
M
Matt
I got the email from Zone Alarm as well and downloaded the new update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem. I also removed the KB951748 update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem.
Weird thing is that I can use Firefox and Outlook Express just fine. The
problem is with IE and just about all other programs that need to access the
internet. I can't even use the ZA update feature since it sees not internet
connection.
Why would only Firefox work but nothing else sees my internet connection?
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem. I also removed the KB951748 update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem.
Weird thing is that I can use Firefox and Outlook Express just fine. The
problem is with IE and just about all other programs that need to access the
internet. I can't even use the ZA update feature since it sees not internet
connection.
Why would only Firefox work but nothing else sees my internet connection?
MowGreen said:You're mowst welcome, Clive. The issue that KB951748 addresses is *not*
trivial. Sadly, the bad gUyZ will be exploiting it when they can either
reverse engineer the update or, when specific details are released.
Here's an interesting read by the person who has been investigating it:
http://www.doxpara.com/?p=1162
There's a DNS checker that one can use to see if having the update
applied mitigates the issue.
BTW, I doubt that the Mike Nash associated with Online Armor is the same
Mike Nash that I'm familiar with. The latter is the VP of Windows
Product Management.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
'MowGreen [MVP said:;3150788']I've installed it to 4 different XP versions ... Home, Pro,
and
MediaCenter with no issue.
Perhaps a rebuild of the winsock stack would resolve the issue ?
BTW, Mike Nash is now affiliated with a company that just came out with
a firewall. The free version is he
http://tinyurl.com/34d8b4
Knowing Mike, I ***highly*** doubt that any product he would be
associated with has as many issues as Zone Alarm has with updating
Windows. ZA has gone waaayyy downhill since Checkpoint acquired it.
Just my 2¢
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
R. McCarty wrote:
-
The issue is with KB951748. It's advisable to unselect it as part of
the
5 updates available today or uninstall if already applied. ( IF your
PC
is using Zone Alarm ).
Cannot say if the hotfix causes issues on PC's that do not have Zone
Alarm installed.
"swassociates" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
-
I've experienced the same problem. I also posted the problem on the
ZoneAlarm
website.
:
-
Just a little info. Be careful of today's Microsoft Updates on
machines
that are using Zone Alarm Free ( Version 7.0.462 ) after rebooting the
Zone Alarm client will block almost every web access with an alert.
Still investigating and trying the newer 7.0.473 version to see if it
will
rectify the situation.
Thanks for the thumbs up on online Armor.
after installing the new Microsoft update i was no longer able to go
online.
zonalarm has not been good lately and i have now downloaded online
Armor.
this seems to be a great Firewall
Many thanks for the info.
Clive.
M
Matt
I got the email from Zone Alarm as well and downloaded the new ZA update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem. I also removed the KB951748 update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem.
I turned off the Auto Update feature in XP.
Weird thing is that I can use Firefox and Outlook Express. Why do those
work?? The problem is with IE and just about all other programs that need to
access the internet. I can't even use the ZA update feature since it sees no
internet connection.
Why would only Firefox work but nothing else sees my internet connection?
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem. I also removed the KB951748 update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem.
I turned off the Auto Update feature in XP.
Weird thing is that I can use Firefox and Outlook Express. Why do those
work?? The problem is with IE and just about all other programs that need to
access the internet. I can't even use the ZA update feature since it sees no
internet connection.
Why would only Firefox work but nothing else sees my internet connection?
MowGreen said:You're mowst welcome, Clive. The issue that KB951748 addresses is *not*
trivial. Sadly, the bad gUyZ will be exploiting it when they can either
reverse engineer the update or, when specific details are released.
Here's an interesting read by the person who has been investigating it:
http://www.doxpara.com/?p=1162
There's a DNS checker that one can use to see if having the update
applied mitigates the issue.
BTW, I doubt that the Mike Nash associated with Online Armor is the same
Mike Nash that I'm familiar with. The latter is the VP of Windows
Product Management.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
'MowGreen [MVP said:;3150788']I've installed it to 4 different XP versions ... Home, Pro,
and
MediaCenter with no issue.
Perhaps a rebuild of the winsock stack would resolve the issue ?
BTW, Mike Nash is now affiliated with a company that just came out with
a firewall. The free version is he
http://tinyurl.com/34d8b4
Knowing Mike, I ***highly*** doubt that any product he would be
associated with has as many issues as Zone Alarm has with updating
Windows. ZA has gone waaayyy downhill since Checkpoint acquired it.
Just my 2¢
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
R. McCarty wrote:
-
The issue is with KB951748. It's advisable to unselect it as part of
the
5 updates available today or uninstall if already applied. ( IF your
PC
is using Zone Alarm ).
Cannot say if the hotfix causes issues on PC's that do not have Zone
Alarm installed.
"swassociates" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
-
I've experienced the same problem. I also posted the problem on the
ZoneAlarm
website.
:
-
Just a little info. Be careful of today's Microsoft Updates on
machines
that are using Zone Alarm Free ( Version 7.0.462 ) after rebooting the
Zone Alarm client will block almost every web access with an alert.
Still investigating and trying the newer 7.0.473 version to see if it
will
rectify the situation.
Thanks for the thumbs up on online Armor.
after installing the new Microsoft update i was no longer able to go
online.
zonalarm has not been good lately and i have now downloaded online
Armor.
this seems to be a great Firewall
Many thanks for the info.
Clive.
P
PA Bear [MS MVP]
Please begin a new thread about /your/ problems, matt. Thanks.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
I got the email from Zone Alarm as well and downloaded the new update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem. I also removed the KB951748 update.
Rebooted. Did not fix the problem.
Weird thing is that I can use Firefox and Outlook Express just fine. The
problem is with IE and just about all other programs that need to access
the
internet. I can't even use the ZA update feature since it sees not
internet
connection.
Why would only Firefox work but nothing else sees my internet connection?
MowGreen said:You're mowst welcome, Clive. The issue that KB951748 addresses is *not*
trivial. Sadly, the bad gUyZ will be exploiting it when they can either
reverse engineer the update or, when specific details are released.
Here's an interesting read by the person who has been investigating it:
http://www.doxpara.com/?p=1162
There's a DNS checker that one can use to see if having the update
applied mitigates the issue.
BTW, I doubt that the Mike Nash associated with Online Armor is the same
Mike Nash that I'm familiar with. The latter is the VP of Windows
Product Management.
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
'MowGreen [MVP Wrote:
;3150788']I've installed it to 4 different XP versions ... Home, Pro,
and
MediaCenter with no issue.
Perhaps a rebuild of the winsock stack would resolve the issue ?
BTW, Mike Nash is now affiliated with a company that just came out with
a firewall. The free version is he
http://tinyurl.com/34d8b4
Knowing Mike, I ***highly*** doubt that any product he would be
associated with has as many issues as Zone Alarm has with updating
Windows. ZA has gone waaayyy downhill since Checkpoint acquired it.
Just my 2¢
MowGreen [MVP 2003-2008]
===============
*-343-* FDNY
Never Forgotten
===============
R. McCarty wrote:
-
The issue is with KB951748. It's advisable to unselect it as part of
the
5 updates available today or uninstall if already applied. ( IF your
PC
is using Zone Alarm ).
Cannot say if the hotfix causes issues on PC's that do not have Zone
Alarm installed.
"swassociates" (e-mail address removed) wrote in message
-
I've experienced the same problem. I also posted the problem on the
ZoneAlarm
website.
:
-
Just a little info. Be careful of today's Microsoft Updates on
machines
that are using Zone Alarm Free ( Version 7.0.462 ) after rebooting the
Zone Alarm client will block almost every web access with an alert.
Still investigating and trying the newer 7.0.473 version to see if it
will
rectify the situation.
--
-
Thanks for the thumbs up on online Armor.
after installing the new Microsoft update i was no longer able to go
online.
zonalarm has not been good lately and i have now downloaded online
Armor.
this seems to be a great Firewall
Many thanks for the info.
Clive.
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