Why does ZA give permissions without asking?

From: skydiver (abso_at_lut.ely)
Date: 01/15/05 

Date: Sat, 15 Jan 2005 13:01:31 GMT

According the FAQs, ZoneAlarm is supposed to ask me before it allows
anything to access the internet. Not so. Sometimes it gives programs
permission without asking me. Sometimes those are programs I've never heard
of, and didn't install. I have no idea where they came from. I didn't
download nor install them, and have no idea how they obtained ZA permission!
I'm not talking about some of the common processes such as Generic Host
Process, LSA Shell, Windows Explorer, etc. I'm talking about bona fide
application software that appears out of the blue, and obtains ZA permission
automatically. I delete the ZA entries of course and it never returns (so
far), but it remains a mystery where it came from, and how it obtained ZA
permission without asking me. I suspect it's a bug in ZA, but can't be sure.

Yes, I have tested thoroughly for viruses, trojans, and spyware with the
usual software but nothing is found. Anybody else have the same experience? 

-- 
skydiver
(this space intentionally left blank)
P.S. If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving's not for you.

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