 bkgamVirtus In ArdusPremium
join:2004-08-04
USA | reply to Concerned American
Re: Zone Alarm Users Beware!!! Pure nonsense and this type of stuff is no different than malware. |
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 Link LoggerPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-29
Calgary, AB
kudos:3 | reply to Concerned American
I hope the ZoneAlarm guys made out like bandits on the purchase of their company as there are some old Borland guys there 
Blake |
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IGGYNo Guru Just Here To HelpPremium,MVM
join:2001-03-30
Chatham, IL | "Is it adviseable to go back to a previos version of ZoneAlarm"
Why would this question even be asked? Your taking a post from an anonymous source as fact. As I clearly stated above. Their is no proof that there is any truth to this silly internet rumor. Why is there no proof? Because no such backdoor or monitoring tool exist.
"as there are some old Borland guys there"
Several old Borland employees work there. As for making out like bandits. Not really sure on that. I never asked.
I think many ZoneLabs employees have some interesting resumes.
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Well, it was bad enough that the "free" version of ZoneAlarm started to phone home, and the user could not disable it, and assigned unique user-IDs hidden in the registry during install. But I think that was before the Checkpoint takeover/purchase happened. Either way, I stopped using ZA a long time ago. Not because of some paranoia about their corporate ownership being from another country, that is (theoretially) an ally (at this point in time), but rather because of it being intrusive, bloated, buggy software. (Much like I consider most Symantec software to be.) |
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 javaManThe Dude abides.Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-15
San Luis Obispo, CA
1 edit | said by VirtualLarry:. . .I stopped using ZA a long time ago. Not because of some paranoia about their corporate ownership being from another country, that is (theoretially) an ally (at this point in time), but rather because of it being intrusive, bloated, buggy software. (Much like I consider most Symantec software to be.) Yes, but all this helps "enhance my user experience" doesn't it? 
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 willboePremium
join:2002-04-10
Grass Valley, CA
1 edit | reply to Concerned American
said by Concerned American:
Ok guys... this is scary. Check it out for yourselves... this bears further investigation.
That Carl Rove is such a kidder. |
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 museheartPremium
join:2002-08-11
Hazel Green, AL | reply to Concerned American
I have used Norton Internet Security for two years. I have not been able to get any support for two years.
I was just thinking of upgrading to Zone Alarm Security and came here to ask what everyone thought about the product.
I was sick of paying for things that don't work, so I switched to the free version of Zone Alarm and AVG.
What do you think?
I simply don't know what to trust anymore.
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 Greg_ZPremium
join:2001-08-08
Springfield, IL | said by museheart:I have used Norton Internet Security for two years. I have not been able to get any support for two years. I was just thinking of upgrading to Zone Alarm Security and came here to ask what everyone thought about the product. I was sick of paying for things that don't work, so I switched to the free version of Zone Alarm and AVG. What do you think? I simply don't know what to trust anymore. No support for Symantec products? Huhh?? There have been less problems with Norton then Zone Alarm. Zone Alarm is a simple product for those that do not want much interaction to setup, but yes Norton is better in the fact that it has more of a robust of offerings in what it does.
Zone is a Security product just like a NAT router, where as Norton Internet Security is a true Software Firewall with more features to do what it was created for.
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museheartPremium
join:2002-08-11
Hazel Green, AL | said by Greg_Z: said by museheart:No support for Symantec products? Huhh?? There have been less problems with Norton then Zone Alarm. Zone Alarm is a simple product for those that do not want much interaction to setup, but yes Norton is better in the fact that it has more of a robust of offerings in what it does.
Zone is a Security product just like a NAT router, where as Norton Internet Security is a true Software Firewall with more features to do what it was created for.
Well, that may be true, if you are a geek. I want something simple that I don't have to spend all my time adding firewall rules, which I really don't undestand. If they are so great, how did I get a hijacker...and then they wouldn't give me any support to get rid of the hijacker? --
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After all, Israel has second to none, cream of the crop intelligence gathering knowledge and know how. |
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 John GaltForward, MarchPremium
join:2004-09-30
Happy Camp
kudos:3 | reply to museheart
I don't trust ANYONE...!
It's so much simpler that way!
It is not that I don't believe what they say...it is just that I use my common sense and evaluate that they say, add a healthy dose of scepticism, a dash of reality, evaluate the risk potential and take it from there...
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 OwlbetIgnite the IcePremium,MVM
join:2002-09-24
Palmer, AK | reply to Concerned American
This thread leaves a really bad taste in my mouth, I wish the mods would lock it....JMO
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bkgamVirtus In ArdusPremium
join:2004-08-04
USA | Amen |
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 winkyTurn Left At The Moon
join:2001-02-11
Saint Louis, MO | reply to Concerned American
Not Again Anonymous posters are anonymous for a reason. Nobody wants to post CRAP under their real identity. |
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Re: Zone Alarm Users Beware!!! The Jews are in league with the aliens from Sirius Major. Once they they find out all our passwords they will force us all to get circumsised. They were gonna give us all lobotomies too, but soon realized that would be redundant. And you know how those aliens are about spending money. Our only recourse is to circumcise ourselves with dull scissors before the aliens and their Israeli buddies get a hold of us.;) |
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javaManThe Dude abides.Premium,MVM
join:2002-07-15
San Luis Obispo, CA | said by DonoftheDead:The Jews are in league with the aliens from Sirius Major. Once they they find out all our passwords they will force us all to get circumsised. They were gonna give us all lobotomies too, but soon realized that would be redundant. And you know how those aliens are about spending money. Our only recourse is to circumcise ourselves with dull scissors before the aliens and their Israeli buddies get a hold of us.;) And as we have all known for a long time, Bigfoot is a Mosad agent.
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