Re: FIX for ZoneAlarm & KB951748 issue released
jen wrote:
> Microsoft patch knocks some ZoneAlarm users offline:
> **Firewall's hooks into Windows XP kernel the cause, says ZoneAlarm**
> http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9108298
Thanks. This description doesn't gibe completely with some of the reported
behaviour (in particular the claim that reinstalling ZoneAlarm fixed the issues)
but perhaps the reports were confused.
Be that as it may, the only situation I see where Microsoft could rightly be
blamed is if Zone Alarm had asked to receive pre-release versions of updates for
testing and Microsoft had refused. Microsoft can't reasonably be expected to
bear the cost of testing third-party products with new updates (particularly
those using undocumented techniques to pervert the functioning of the operating
system) but they should of course be cooperative with reputable third-party vendors.
Harry.