Guest Tom Barkas Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install it)?
Guest p Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access Tom Barkas wrote: > The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail > and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects > - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install > it)? Uninstall Zone Alarm and either use Windows firewall or download something like Comodo that doesn't conflict with the update like Zone Alarm does. P
Guest Mark Dyson Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 RE: Security update blocks internet access Are you using Zone Alarm? http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52785 "Tom Barkas" wrote: > The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail > and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects > - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install > it)? >
Guest Thee Chicago Wolf Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access >The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail >and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects >- take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install >it)? This is happening to Zone Alarm users. I would imagine Zone Labs will issue a software update for Zone Alarm to take into account the new update. I would not recommend removing the Microsoft update. Use the Windows Firewall for a bit and disable zone alarm until it gets an update. - Thee Chicago Wolf
Guest Thee Chicago Wolf Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access >The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail >and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects >- take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install >it)? Here's one solution: The workaround is a simple one in this case: After changing ZoneAlarm Pro's default Internet Zone security setting from High to Medium, we were able to re-establish connectivity through Web browsers. However, PING in the command line still would not function, timing out on every legitimate instruction. - Thee Chicago Wolf
Guest Mark Dyson Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access Hmm, that's odd. When the problem first manifest on my system this morning "ping" was the one thing that still worked fine. That's how I determined I wasn't just having a NIC or router problem. My web browser and e-mail client still were able to connect to servers, too; they just timed out before anything could be downloaded. "Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote: > >The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail > >and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects > >- take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install > >it)? > > Here's one solution: > > The workaround is a simple one in this case: After changing ZoneAlarm > Pro's default Internet Zone security setting from High to Medium, we > were able to re-establish connectivity through Web browsers. However, > PING in the command line still would not function, timing out on every > legitimate instruction. > > - Thee Chicago Wolf >
Guest Thee Chicago Wolf Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access >Hmm, that's odd. When the problem first manifest on my system this morning >"ping" was the one thing that still worked fine. That's how I determined I >wasn't just having a NIC or router problem. My web browser and e-mail client >still were able to connect to servers, too; they just timed out before >anything could be downloaded. I don't have Zone Alarm but I am curious if it affects people with SP2 or both SP2 and SP3. What is your setup if I may ask? - Thee Chicago Wolf
Guest Big_Al Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access Thee Chicago Wolf wrote: >> The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail >> and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects >> - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install >> it)? > > Here's one solution: > > The workaround is a simple one in this case: After changing ZoneAlarm > Pro's default Internet Zone security setting from High to Medium, we > were able to re-establish connectivity through Web browsers. However, > PING in the command line still would not function, timing out on every > legitimate instruction. > > - Thee Chicago Wolf This work around reduces your security. See http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52727 Someone has posted a message to the ZA forum about a fix. The only issue is that some people not using ZA are also reporting the problem, probably a similar issue.
Guest Mark Dyson Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access It's a HP Zd7000A laptop, XP MCE with SP3. Zone Alarm Free and AVG Free for software security, and everything behind a wireless router/firewall. FireFox 3 and ThunderBird 2 for web/mail clients. FF, TB and AVG were able to see their respective servers, but would hang and eventually time out before actual data transfer. As I said, ping to various addresses worked perfectly. I haven't had the chance yet to implement the workarounds, that will have to wait until this evening when I get home. It's golf after work so it might even be tomorrow before I have time to try it. "Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote: > >Hmm, that's odd. When the problem first manifest on my system this morning > >"ping" was the one thing that still worked fine. That's how I determined I > >wasn't just having a NIC or router problem. My web browser and e-mail client > >still were able to connect to servers, too; they just timed out before > >anything could be downloaded. > > I don't have Zone Alarm but I am curious if it affects people with SP2 > or both SP2 and SP3. What is your setup if I may ask? > > - Thee Chicago Wolf >
Guest Thee Chicago Wolf Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access >It's a HP Zd7000A laptop, XP MCE with SP3. Zone Alarm Free and AVG Free for >software security, and everything behind a wireless router/firewall. FireFox >3 and ThunderBird 2 for web/mail clients. > >FF, TB and AVG were able to see their respective servers, but would hang and >eventually time out before actual data transfer. As I said, ping to various >addresses worked perfectly. > >I haven't had the chance yet to implement the workarounds, that will have to >wait until this evening when I get home. It's golf after work so it might >even be tomorrow before I have time to try it. Must be an across-the-board hindrance to some firewall apps then. I would guess that Zone Labs will release an update or patch any day now. I am kind of glad that Microsoft and everyone else, for that matter, issued this DNS fix and reveled that programs that rely on the unpatched DNS methodology need to play catch-up and quick. Cheers. - Thee Chicago Wolf
Guest Mark Dyson Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 RE: Security update blocks internet access http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html "Tom Barkas" wrote: > The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail > and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects > - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install > it)? >
Guest PA Bear [MS MVP] Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access See related conversations in this forum: http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board?board.id=cfg Keep an eye on this thread: http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52785 Although the fix here should work: http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52727 I strongly disagree with this advice: http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html Perhaps a better firewall is what's needed? http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php -- ~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/ Tom Barkas wrote: > The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail > and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects > - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install > it)?
Guest Charles Lee Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access problems are now fixed with security update & ZAin ZA latest update... Follow the link below , download new update version of ZA 70.483.000, and then download the security update KB 951748 afterwards. I have done all pc's on my home network... all back to normal.... http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html "Tom Barkas" <tom@barkas.co.uk> wrote in message news:b2o974pnggmvkrugmhbbhj4i96h8s38f2p@4ax.com... > The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail > and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects > - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install > it)?
Guest Anthony Buckland Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message news:e7O8Njf4IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > See related conversations in this forum: > http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board?board.id=cfg > > Keep an eye on this thread: > http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52785 > > Although the fix here should work: > http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52727 > > I strongly disagree with this advice: > http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html > > Perhaps a better firewall is what's needed? > http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php > -- > ~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/ > > Tom Barkas wrote: >> The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail >> and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects >> - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install >> it)? > I've just installed the new relevant ZoneAlarm version 7.0.483.000, and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates. Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for their swift action. (Boy, a lot of threads to post this news to!)
Guest Lee Antony Posted July 11, 2008 Posted July 11, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access How can you thank Checkpoint for their swift action since they have known about this problem for four months? "Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote in message news:#1uubN44IHA.408@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > > "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:e7O8Njf4IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> See related conversations in this forum: >> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board?board.id=cfg >> >> Keep an eye on this thread: >> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52785 >> >> Although the fix here should work: >> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52727 >> >> I strongly disagree with this advice: >> http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html >> >> Perhaps a better firewall is what's needed? >> http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php >> -- >> ~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/ >> >> Tom Barkas wrote: >>> The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail >>> and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects >>> - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install >>> it)? >> > > I've just installed the new relevant ZoneAlarm version 7.0.483.000, > and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates. > Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for > their swift action. > > (Boy, a lot of threads to post this news to!) >
Guest Unknown Posted July 12, 2008 Posted July 12, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access He sells Zone Alarm. "Lee Antony" <leemailx-msnews1@yahoo.co.k> wrote in message news:OVLzIt64IHA.408@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > How can you thank Checkpoint for their swift action since they have known > about this problem for four months? > > "Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote in message > news:#1uubN44IHA.408@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:e7O8Njf4IHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >>> See related conversations in this forum: >>> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board?board.id=cfg >>> >>> Keep an eye on this thread: >>> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52785 >>> >>> Although the fix here should work: >>> http://forum.zonelabs.org/zonelabs/board/message?board.id=cfg&message.id=52727 >>> >>> I strongly disagree with this advice: >>> http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html >>> >>> Perhaps a better firewall is what's needed? >>> http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php >>> -- >>> ~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/ >>> >>> Tom Barkas wrote: >>>> The latest security update KB951748 blocks access to my ISP for e-mail >>>> and Internet connection. OK without it - install it, nothing connects >>>> - take it off, works fine etc. Any ideas (apart from don't install >>>> it)? >>> >> >> I've just installed the new relevant ZoneAlarm version 7.0.483.000, >> and the outstanding MIcrosoft updates. >> Everything seems to be working ok so far. Thanks to ZoneAlarm for >> their swift action. >> >> (Boy, a lot of threads to post this news to!) >>
Guest Anthony Buckland Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message news:xz4ek.15121$89.10816@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com... > He sells Zone Alarm. ... If you mean me, no, I don't.
Guest Unknown Posted July 13, 2008 Posted July 13, 2008 Re: Security update blocks internet access You sure keep pushing it. "Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote in message news:Ou7dAyH5IHA.4908@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > > "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message > news:xz4ek.15121$89.10816@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com... >> He sells Zone Alarm. > ... > > If you mean me, no, I don't. >
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