Re: ZoneAlarm Service Agent popup
From: Buffalo (eric(nospam)_at_nada.com.invalid)
Date: 08/19/05
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Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 14:24:15 -0600
"charlie R" <welpctSKIPME@psci.net> wrote in message
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> "wylbur37" <wylbur37nospam@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1124436012.800936.182830@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
> > I recently got a popup that says the following ...
> >
> >
> > ZoneAlarm Service Agent
> > -----------------------
> > An Important Internet Security Update is available
> > (version 5.5.094.000)
> > Do you want to get the update now?
> >
> > [Yes] [Remind me later]
> >
> >
> > My first concern was whether this was a legitimate message
> > from ZoneAlarm (after all, I am using a version of Zone Alarm)
> > or some sort of malware in disguise.
> > So I right-clicked the taskbar and tried to select "Close".
> > It wouldn't close!
> > I then clicked on the red "X" at the upper right corner
> > of the window. It still wouldn't close!
> > I finally had to power-off the computer and reboot,
> > but soon after I got online again, there it was again!
> >
> > Is this thing legitimate and harmless?
> >
> > How can I get it not to return?
> >
>
> Check it out at www.zonealarm.com. The link to the latest update of
> ZoneAlarm Free is the latest 6. version. I'd get rid of the popup box
> and follow the legit link to zonealarm.com to get the update if I were
> you. I'd also run my AV and other security scanners to see what's
> causing the popup.
> charlie R
If wylbur37 had ZA set to automatically check for updates, that is exactly the
message (pop-up) he/she/it would get.
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