ZA Connection Warning Q

Upon Startup I get two subsequent warnings from ZA:

1. Spooler SubSystem is trying to access the Internet with IP 209.87.209.44:DNS

2. Generis Host Process for Win32 is trying to access the Internet with IP 209.87.209.44:DNS

So, both want to access the same IP, and whether I allow or deny does not have any apparent impact on anything. (Usually I deny to both).

I general IP lookup showed this as a ZA address, yet all connection settings to ZA are disabled or set to auto-update.

Of course I have all spyware etc checked and all is clean.

Anyone know what triggers this or how to find out?

Cheers
KGG

I haven't researched much this but I do remember seeing some very heated discussions about ZoneAlarm calling home. I think there may ways to block this communication but only in the paid versions (I believe.) You might try Googling something to the effect of ZoneAlarm and calling home...

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Originally Posted by K G G

1. Spooler SubSystem is trying to access the Internet with IP 209.87.209.44:DNS

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You must have an older copy of ZA that still had OUTBOUND PROTECTION enabled (VERY GOOD (Especially on XP and vista (Privacy wise)))

Good luck with this :)

Yes - still running 6.1.744 version - like it much better for various reasons. Should I go a couple of releases higher?

some newer old versions at http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=zalarm

In any case, I never liked ZA.

Use the old paid for Sygate myself.

I used to use ZA for a while, some years ago, but starting with some version (I don't remember now, which one), it started having problems, one after another.
Probably, somewhere around version 3.

I love ZA, most of the slightly older flavors anyway. The newer ones get very overloaded with features.
But the key thing is security and I have absolutely no issues with it. Nor with ZA acting up (W2K and XP systems, 3 in total).
It's fairly easy on the resources too.
Cheers
KGG