Re: HELP!: Does ZoneAlarm block reading/sending of Pentium III serial number in chip?!

From: Juergen Nieveler (juergen.nieveler@web.de)
Date: 12/14/01 

From: Juergen Nieveler <juergen.nieveler@web.de>
Date: 14 Dec 2001 13:10:14 GMT

technomusic@wanadoo.be wrote:

> 2/ but also, from inside: if you install software yourself that tries to
> read your serial number and then wants to "phone it home" over the
> internet, can ZoneAlarm prevent this from happening by blocking it?

No. Any software that you install and run can modify or disable ANY
firewall software that is running on the same machine.

Or it can use other ways to bypass the firewall, like tunneling the
information through your browser. 

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