Re: ZoneAlarm Service Agent popup

From: Kerodo (loopback_at_localhost.com)
Date: 08/20/05

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    In article <Xns96B77F73DEB52934033@216.196.97.142>, none@nospam.invalid
    says...
    >
    > Since personally I do not trust any version of Zone Alarm later than
    > 4.5.594, I turned off the option to automatically check for updates.
    >
    > This prevents messages like that from coming up at all, ever.
    >
    > Untill and unless somebody gives me good reason to trust versions more
    > recent, this will not change.
    >
    > I strongly recommend that the OP (or anyone else for that matter) take the
    > same step to stop it from looking for updates.

    The new 6 is pretty good and probably the best since 4.5, so if you're
    ever in the mood to try again, you might try 6. Otherwise, I don't see
    any great need to upgrade either. Many people are still using 4.5. 

    -- 
Kerodo
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