ZoneAlarm

Avast Free Antivirus / Premium Security
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Hi again :wink:

I Install newest version of Avast avast4 x home and I´m also using Zone alarm´s newest version. When Installing was process I show notice that there´s some problem with ZA and Avast! and Avast asked me if I want set some modules offline from ZA until the problem is solve with ZA so I click YES :slight_smile: Did I right. Is there something else what I would do ?

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See http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=13738.0
Then get the small but sweet programme AEC and put Webshield to full power… Works a treat…

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Zone Alarm better solve thier issue soon. ::slight_smile:

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I´m using Mozilla Firefox browser and there´s no problem yet. There´s no problem with Yahoo Mail also. So maybe I don´t do nothing ?

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This problem as be occurs for how long already? Sadly Zone Lab are barely alive to solve this issue, people love their firewall, but they seem to work to solve issues like a slug. If your not having problems, then you should be okay, If you are using ZoneAlarm Pro, disable Cookie and Privacy controls cause you only need the firewall and that’s it. For now if you are not receiving any problems, you are fine for now, if any problem rise, you may use the forum for solving the issue.

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Ok :slight_smile: I´m using ZA FREE version none Pro.

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I have a similar problem to poonet. When installing avast 4.6 - a prompt said: "Avast has detected that you are using ZA. There is currently a problem that we’re trying to work out with Zone Labs - but in the meantime we suggest you click yes to {do something?} with Webshield. I selected “yes” and now I can only check mail - if ZA is running also. Why can’t I check mail WITHOUT ZA running?? What did I do to webshield when I clicked “yes” on the install??

I also have a router as a firewall… so I don’t necessarily need ZA. So, the main question is: If I want to STOP USING ZA… How do I reconfigure things so that Avast works with Outlook Express ??

Should I just uninstall both programs and then reinstall Avast? or is there something easier to do?

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If your using Zone Alarm Free edition, just press no and ignore it, no worries. If you are using the Pro. Edition, just disable the privacy and cookie controls. You way want to set up a proxy for your webshield:

http://www.avast.com/eng/i_use_win98/me_and_web_shield_do2.html

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Yes I´m using FREE version of ZA and I clicked YES when installing was process :frowning:
Shit ! I didn´t know that before and now it´s too late :frowning:

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Poonet get RejZor’s AEC from here then when you run it select tweaks and set webshield to full power http://www.excessive-software.eu.tt/

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Don’t worry, as long as Webshield is enable on your computer and scanning webpages, you’re fine. :wink:
Zone Alarm should still be protecting your computer of course.

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Don't worry, as long as Webshield is enable on your computer and scanning webpages, you're fine. ;) Zone Alarm should still be protecting your computer of course.

Thanks ! :slight_smile: Everything seems to be okay with webshield and there´s no errors in webpageses like Yahoo Mail and Yahoo etc. I really wish that I understood right webshields meaning :slight_smile:

Btw, Mozilla Firefox says that: There´s no proxy settings to localhost, 127.0.0.1 and now I wonder what that means ?

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As far I can understand, localhost is the same as the IP 127.0.0.1 and both refers to your own computer.
You don’t need a proxy to access your own files on your disks… Seems ok, don’t you think? 8)

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Yes as far as I know I´m safe :slight_smile:

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Hi there!

I did the same thing… I’m using the free Zone Alarm and I also clicked YES on the warning… :-[

The funny thing is: the WebShield transparent scanning seems to be active (it’s being executed and the redirecting port even shows “80”, according to its configuration menu) but the number of scanned files is still 0 after a few hours of internet browsing…

How can I be sure that it’s working (or that it’s disabled, for that matter)?

If it is disabled, is there a way I can turn it on again?

Thanks in advance

Leonardo

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If you are using Zone Alarm Free, and you click yes to that warning that appeared. You’re still fine and no problems will occurd. If you click yes and you had Zone Alarm Pro. is a BIG NO-NO. :wink:

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Hi Fixer

Thanks for your prompt reply!

I really don’t think that WebShield is active, as both ashWebSv.exe / aswWebSv.exe haven’t requested any rights so far (and they don’t show up in the ZoneAlarm permitted programs, of course). On top of that, the “scanned files” in its menu show 0 after hours and hours of Internet surfing!

Is there a way to revert the avast program to its previous state (before the pop-up with the dreadful question!), without having to reinstall it? What about this change (shown below) to the .ini file I found in another topic… Is it supposed to do that?

If you are using ZoneAlarm Free you should click NO, because privacy features are not present in ZoneAlarm Free this will not turn off webshield transparent mode proxy.
Use a text editor and edit the avast4.ini file, the default installation location is C:\Program Files\Alwil Software\Avast4\DATA\avast4.ini (I would advise you copy avast4.ini before editing it, just in case).
Locate the line containing ZoneAlarmCompatibility= and delete that line. Save the edited avast4.ini file.

Thanks again!

Leonardo

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Do I really need to do those changes if everythings seems to be okay with avast and ZA Free version ?

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Hi Poonet

Yes, it works!

Delete the “ZoneAlarmCompatibility=1” in avast4.ini, as instructed above and restart your computer. The pop-up will show up again; this time choose “NO”! :wink:

The WebShield module will ask for access in Zone Alarm and the pages you browse will start to be scanned by it (check the scanned files in its menu).

Regards

Leonardo

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I just hope that the next update from Zone Alarm will fix this problem soon. ::slight_smile: