Re: Puzzled: EVERYTHING tries to get out to internet
From: knowmoor (bogus_at_unwantedspam.com)
Date: 03/16/04
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Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 20:22:11 -0800
I've run both Spybot and Hijack This to see what's running; Spybot found no
threats (lots of glitches in the registry with missing/deleted files, but no
hostile processes). Hijack found only things that I saw when running
MSCONFIG, all of which SEEM legit and necessary (well, at least logically
exist) for the hardware and/or software apps installed on this 'puter.
I've been telling ZA to permanently stop many of these apps already, but
it's troubling to see so many apps listed in ZA's Alert Log screen, even if
they're denied internet access and aren't getting out there.
I'm still wondering if ZA and Norton are having at it; I've turned off NAV's
auto-protect to see if that's made any difference; so far, ZA's been pretty
quiet so maybe there might be something to it.
"Jim Macklin" <p51mustang[threeX12]@xxxhotmail.calm> wrote in message
news:uVBieYuCEHA.2424@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Lots of programs want to check for updates, other programs
> need Internet access, viruses may hide behind legit program
> names.
>
> You can get SpyBot from www.safer-networking.org to check
> for spyware. You can set ZA to ask only once for each
> program by telling (check box) to remember your permission
> setting. If the program is changed it will ask again. You
> don't need to allow any server programs access.
>
> You can look at the programs list and edit permissions
> directly. Right click the ZA icon and select restore. Then
> the programs list. ZA has a good help system.
>
>
>
>
> "knowmoor" <bogus@unwantedspam.com> wrote in message
> news:uEJhVQuCEHA.2804@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> | According to ZAPro, every program or process launched on
> this machine tries
> | to get out to the internet, including those that have no
> online capabilities
> | whatsoever. Thinking that ZoneAlarm was bugging out on
> me, I've
> | uninstalled/reinstalled it but it continues to show
> programs not previously
> | authorized to do so as attempting to access the internet
> (via the alert
> | popups). This affects older apps, or new apps that
> could've been installed
> | five minutes ago; all, according to ZA, attempt to get to
> the web.
> |
> | Can't find any virii, worms or trojans through the usual
> NAV2004 scans, and
> | nothing out of the ordinary is listed in the task manager,
> or in the
> | system.ini or win.ini files.
> |
> | Perhaps NAV2004 vs ZAPro cat-fighting? I'm not sure when
> this started but
> | it could've been around the time that I upgraded to
> Systemworks 2004 towards
> | the end of last year. Up until now I haven't worried
> about it (I just tell
> | ZAPro 'No', and that ends it, at least until I read the
> Alert menu in ZA and
> | see how many apps continually try to access the web each
> time they're
> | launched). But it DOES bug me. Any ideas would be
> appreciated.
> |
> | TIA
> |
> |
>
>
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