Some ZoneAlarm users in the dark after Microsoft patch
Check Point Software Technologies, maker of ZoneAlarm, on Wednesday said it is working with Microsoft to resolve an issue with one of the patches within the software maker's July 2008 Patch Tuesday release.
At issue is the Microsoft Update KB951748 (MS08-037) from Microsoft, which addresses the flaw in DNS made public on Tuesday by security researcher Dan Kaminsky.
For ZoneAlarm customers who have automatic update selected for Windows Updates, and whose ZoneAlarm Internet security level is set to "high," they will experience a loss of Internet connectivity upon reboot.
ZoneAlarm users without automatic update may wish to wait to install the update until the matter is resolved.
For those who have already installed the patch, Check Point recommends users remove Microsoft Update KB951748 from their systems. Detailed instructions for doing this can be found here. Another option is to lower the ZoneAlarm Internet security setting to "medium," although Check Point doesn't recommend that.
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Care to explain this? Apple isn't talking, so perhaps you can explain why they Apple does exactly the same thing as Microsoft in this situation. Why the doublestandard? Why are you afraid of admitting the truth?
I find your lack of faith in Apple... sad.
It is a shame that CheckPoint goes as far as "recommending users to uninstall the security patch" and thereby putting their customers at risk, instead of fixing their own buggy software.
And of course M$-hater zealots will take this opportunity to blame Microsoft, even though they know that Microsoft has nothing to do with this problem.
It's ridiculous to blame the OS maker for releasing a patch that affects a third party application. I certainly can't blame Apple or Microsoft in situations like these. There's a reason why third party applications exist in the first place.
Geez, get a life, trolls. Preferably your own.
I installed the Zone Alarm update, set my Internet zone to high, still have the MS update installed and am no longer having any issues. It appears to me that ZA took care of the issue and pretty quickly.