Re: ZoneAlarm Service Agent popup

From: charlie R (welpctSKIPME_at_psci.net)
Date: 08/19/05 

Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 11:50:43 -0500

"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

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