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Zonealarm trying to scam people by sending scareware...pathetic.

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popNfresh44
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If you are using Zonealarm free firewall, you may have received a message today like this

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It turns out that this simply a scare put out by Zonelarm to try to get people to upgrade to the Premium version of Zonealarm. Everyone got the same message today. I have been using ZA for years now, but I am switching firewalls now, this is pathetic for a company that had a good reputation.

http://imadethisdesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/zeuszbotaoaq-zonealarm-false-alarm.html
Sep 17 2010 8:22PM
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Snowcase
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AVG ftw
Sep 17 2010 8:23PM
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geteducated
Posts: 6410 - Karma: 86
never heard of that zonealarm. i do avg and superantispyware. then scan sometimes with malwarebytes
Sep 17 2010 9:19PM
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