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Guest Tom Barkas

Guest Tom Barkas

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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)?

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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 Thee Chicago Wolf

Guest Thee Chicago Wolf

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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

Guest Thee Chicago Wolf

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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

Guest Mark Dyson

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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

Guest Thee Chicago Wolf

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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

Guest Big_Al

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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

Guest Mark Dyson

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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

Guest Thee Chicago Wolf

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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 PA Bear [MS MVP]

Guest PA Bear [MS MVP]

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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

Guest Charles Lee

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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

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> 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

Guest Anthony Buckland

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"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

Guest Lee Antony

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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

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>

> "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

Guest Unknown

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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

Guest Anthony Buckland

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"Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

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> He sells Zone Alarm.

...

 

If you mean me, no, I don't.

Guest Unknown

Guest Unknown

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You sure keep pushing it.

"Anthony Buckland" <anthonybucklandnospam@telus.net> wrote in message

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>

> "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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