Is Zone Alarm at it again?

13 years ago

After being away from the computer for several hours, I came back and could not get on any site. Modem light was flashing, but also had the little tray icon telling me there was a local connection problem.

Did a Restart, a ZA message came up saying they had found a new network with IP (long string of numbers) and did I want to add it to the Internet Zone or the Trusted zone.

I chose to let my ISP repair the connection, and I am back on the web, but there is now a small ZA Security Alert box telling me to name this network New Network (optional.) Then it says to share files and assets with network, assign it to the Trusted Zone; there is also the option of choosing the Internet Zone. There is the OK box.

Wherever I go now that message box goes with me.

Is it safe to leave it in the Trusted Zone, and just OK out, or is ZA playing games again?

TIA

Sue

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zep516
13 years ago
From what I understand, besides the fact Zone Alarm has always been a Pain to use, install and uninstall.

The New Network issue was Fixed in the Newest Version Of Zone Alarm 9.3.014.000

Here is a link that might be useful: zonelabs
don_1_2006
13 years ago
Zone Alarm has joined the gang that wants to scare you into buying something. I have heard they are pulling back from this but I think the damage to their reputation has been done.
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Yes, hubby and I have been using ZoneAlarm since dropping our Trend Micro subscription, but are finding ZA increasingly annoying, or should I say, puzzling, to operate, and now we have been getting some of those scare notices, cleverly phrased to make the unwary think at first that just possibly their computer has already been infected with some newly-discovered virus, trojan, whatever. (I forget.)

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sue_va
Original Author
13 years ago
I've been to Zep's link, any and all other ZA helps I could find, and am still in the same quandary.

I have ZA version 9.2.057.000, and I haven't found any place to update ZA to 9.3.014.000 or anything else.

So I am back to the same question: Is it safe to leave it in the Trusted Zone, and just OK out, or is it best to go with the Internet zone?

I feel like the guy in the TV commercial where the hospital bed is following him around. ;(

Thank you.

Sue
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
I personally would not allow anything in the trusted zone if you are not sure of what it is.
Do this check to see if that number it is showing is your current IP address, I wonder if it somehow is seeing your new connected IP address as a whole new network. An easy way to see your IP address is go to the link below it will display your current IP address see if it matches what is in the ZA question box.

Here is a link that might be useful: ipchicken
sue_va
Original Author
13 years ago
RC, the number there is nothing like the number in the little message box. I thought I probably should not post it.

I'm wondering if any one else has gotten that box, and if not why I have it?

Thanks.

Sue
sue_va
Original Author
13 years ago
Well, I decided to turn the machine off, and surprise, surprise, the box is gone!!

I had already done a restart and that didn't help, but the Turn Off did it. I checked the IP again and it is the same as the one I had.

Aren't computers fun?

Sue
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
well glad that was resolved LOL Some days I just want to shoot them all!
don_1_2006
13 years ago
I heard Zone Alarm pulled it because of the number of complaints they were getting.
jane__ny
13 years ago
I allow it in the Trusted Zone. It keeps detecting your wireless as a 'new network.' It is very annoying, but the idea is to inform you that you might be connecting to a public wireless. It doesn't save your connection or 'remember it.'

It does it occasionally on all my computers. I just allow it and it goes away. If you don't allow it, it will block some things as if you were connecting to a public network.

Jane
sue_va
Original Author
13 years ago
Its ba a a ccckkk!

It came back a couple days ago, but I haven't had time to do anything about it until today. I checked out every thing I could find that was even remotely connected to ZA Help/ Support forums. Most of what I found had to do with wireless stuff. I have nothing wireless. I found a reference to the new ZA version that was supposed to fix the problem, but no link to where to get it.

So Google to the rescue; I googled "latest version of Zone Alarm" and got it at Major Geeks. Version 9.3.014.000, the one Zep mentioned. I downloaded it. No problem, did the restart, and there it was again. I shut down. Still there.

At this point I guess I will choose the Internet Zone and hope it goes away. I know RC has said many times, and again in this thread, not to allow the Trusted Zone if you don't know what it is.

Any last minute suggestions/advice before I hit the ok button?

TIA

Sue
grandms
13 years ago
Yeah, I just switched back to Online Armor free because of ZA's tactics.

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