 gruggniOxygen Gets You High
join:2003-07-28
Corpus Christi, TX | time to archive ZA Time to put ZA setup into my electronic scrap book.
It's a good idea to archive good, free programs. I still have a copy of ZA's first free release. Download the install/setup package and archive it for future use. A situation may arise that calls for a quick fix and one of those old apps just might do it.
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BPremium,MVM
join:2000-10-28 | said by gruggni:
It's a good idea to archive good, free programs. I still have a copy of ZA's first free release. Download the install/setup package and archive it for future use. A situation may arise that calls for a quick fix and one of those old apps just might do it.
»oldversion.com That's exactly their reason for being. (Not sure how they get away with it, either.)
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| ZoneAlarm peaked at 2.6.362. After that, they started to put their own back doors into the thing, and try to extend its reach into the rest of the machine. The first version I downloaded after 2.6.362 almost qualified as malware itself.
Get 2.6.362, turn off the email stuff, set the preferences to never check for upgrades, ask before sending information, &etc.
No matter what others are saying, it's necessary. I have a Linux based hardware firewall, as well, and you need both.
And forget most of those other guys. --TR |
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BPremium,MVM
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Actually, the "email stuff" is the only reason (okay, also less bloat) that I hunt down and install 2.6.362. I believe it's the last version of ZoneAlarm Free wherein MailSafe actually worked (did more than stop VBS files).
The only important thing I think you give up using 2.6.362 is the ability to monitor local proxy connections. But I may be wrong.
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