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Zone Alarm Users Booted Off the Web

Earlier this week were reporting that the recently discovered DNS security defects are patched in the simultaneous effort by the entire industry. Although determined to decide these issues of security, it may also leave the area without alarm users an Internet connection. The following platforms are affected: Free ZoneAlarm, ZoneAlarm Pro, ZoneAlarm AntiVirus, ZoneAlarm anti-spyware, security and ZoneAlarm Suite.

Zone Alarm and check point Ltd. have issued advisories on the matter. It would seem that access to the Internet has waived software application, because he interprets network changes caused by the update to malicious attacks. The normal reaction in such a situation is to block all Internet traffic to the machine you use.

According to Check Point and Zone Alarm, There are two ways to regain access to the Internet: the first will be to uninstall the update that causes the problem, whereas the second will ask you to the level of security Firewall medium, not high. If you will be a third option, namely to uninstall Zone Alarm and install other security software in its place, although I am afraid this will not go with the FOR users.

This is what Hits representatives had to say in respect of the first method: "We are investigating the problem with MS update KB951748. For the moment, we suggest you uninstall KB951748, until the problem has been resolved.

But with this you are still vulnerable to phishing attacks that use DNS vulnerability, so that they are better off leaving the additive for your system. Office has stated that he will come to help consumers Visits by finding a permanent solution.

Note that DNS vulnerability concerns the way in which web access, and that one attacker can redirect you to another page without you even realizing it.

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