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Re: FIX for ZoneAlarm & KB951748 issue released


nope... only for pc's with zone alarm installed.... (like you would expect)




me thinks PA Bear didn't read your previous post properly before

respnoding....



"Phyllis" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> So this fix works even if you are not running Zone Alarms?

>



> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message 

> news:ezKj7394IHA.4988@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> ZA's had the fix for several days now:

>>

>> Resolution [was Workaround] for Sudden Loss of Internet Access Problem

>> (revised multiple times since release on 08 July 2008)

>> http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2008/LossOfInternetAccessIssue.html

>>

>> NB: Do NOT use Option #2 if at all possible!  The vulnerability addressed 

>> by KB951748 *is* a big deal!  See 

>> http://blog.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2008/07/patch_the_entire_internet_tues_1.html

>>

>> Want to consider other, more highly-rated firewalls?

>> http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php

>> -- 

>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)

>> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002

>> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net

>> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

>>

>>

>> Phyllis wrote:

>>> After installing the latest updates I was having internet connection

>>> problems with both my cable and wireless router on a computer that does 

>>> not

>>> have Zone Alarms installed.  I am using Windows Firewall and AVG 

>>> anti-virus.

>>> All the responses I have read have been like the only ones that are 

>>> having a

>>> problem with internet connection after the updates are the ones running

>>> Zonelabs products.  My fix was to do a system restore back to before the

>>> updates and marked them not to install again.  I'm going to leave it 

>>> that

>>> way until Microsoft comes up with a fix for their fix.

>>>

>>>

>>> "Unknown" <unknown@unknown.kom> wrote in message

>>> news:1rQdk.32149$ZE5.13723@nlpi061.nbdc.sbc.com...

>>>> It has no advantages anyway.

>>>> "Joan Archer" <archer_joan@nospam.com> wrote in message

>>>> news:u2Apvms4IHA.5012@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

>>>>> <lol> I just got rid of ZA <g>

>>>>>

>>>>> --

>>>>> Joan Archer

>>>>> http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher

>>>>> http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

>>>>>

>>>>> "MowGreen [MVP]" <mowgreen@nowandzen.com> wrote in message

>>>>> news:udORZYs4IHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>>>> snip>

>>>>>> Frankly speaking, uninstalling ZA and obtaining a firewall that will

>>>>>> protect the system and not cause updating issues is possible:

>>>>>>

>>>>>> Firewall Challenge

>>>>>> http://www.matousec.com/projects/firewall-challenge/results.php

>>>>>>

>>>>>> MowGreen  [MVP 2003-2008]

>>>>>> ===============

>>>>>>  *-343-*  FDNY

>>>>>> Never Forgotten

>>>>>> ===============

>>

>


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