ZAP differential blocking problem.

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Check the programs you have Xed out on ZAP's program tab.


"Junkmailraus" <junkmailraus@aol.comstopjunk> wrote in message
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> Hi Everyone!
>
> My question for today is whether anyone knows what the cause of the
following
> problem might be.
>
> It seems that when I start a new instance of MSIE, it will not connect to
the
> Internet. However, when I start MSIE by clicking on "More Info" on the
ZAP
> "Alerts & Logs" page, then it connects to the ZoneLabs site just fine.
From
> there, if I keep opening MSIE off of that instance (by using the open link
in a
> new window fiunction), I can connect forever.
>
> What is going on? Why can't a fresh instance of MSIE connect?
>
> Thanks for your input!
>
> I use w98se, MSIE-6 and aol-8. ZAP is the only firewall installed.
> Pent. 2 at 333 MHz.
>

Archived from groups: comp.security.firewalls (More info?)

Free real player is a real dog and spyware hog. If you need it block its
startup in msconfig and only start it when you need it. Don't block Windows
Explorer, let it ask and determine what is using it to access the internet.
Run AdAware and/or SpyBot to clean up any spyware accessing the internet
from your system. Also run updated virus scan......


"Junkmailraus" <junkmailraus@aol.comstopjunk> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the good start, Duck.
>
> Real Player and Windows Explorer pop up asking for permission to access
the net
> without my doing anything with them to begin with! So I X all the boxes
for
> them and continue. I do this because every time I try to delete them from
the
> list, they pop right back within five seconds or so!
>
> WAOL.exe keeps asking, so I gave it the first question mark and the rest
Xs.
> MSIE gets two green checks and the rest Xs. ZoneLab Client keeps asking,
so I
> gave it all question marks.
>
> Aside from that, there's a long list of components which I don't really
know
> what to do with! Almost half of them have green checks and the rest have
> question marks.
>
> As far as the Zones go, each time I connect, the new IP address gets put
into
> the Internet zone automatically. I have the "initial router attempt" IP
as
> blocked. That one is 224.0.0.2 which several people have mentioned on
this
> board. Finally, the main AOL IP (205.188.146.146) I place in the trusted
zone.
> Both zone security levels are set at medium.
>
> Thanks for everyone's continuing efforts!
>
>
>