Unlocker safe?

Hi folks, I recently downloaded a program called Unlocker and installed it but received a few Zone Alarm alerts regarding its drivers. Here is the log:

OSFW,2007/03/05,22:23:00 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),UNLOCKER1.8.5.EXE,C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\New User\MY DOCUMENTS\UNLOCKER1.8.5.EXE,DRIVER,CREATE,SRC,UNLOCKERDRIVER5
OSFW,2007/03/05,22:23:12 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),UNLOCKERASSISTANT.EXE,C:\PROGRAM FILES\Unlocker\UNLOCKERASSISTANT.EXE,EXECUTION,GLOBALWINDOWSHOOK,SRC
OSFW,2007/03/05,22:24:46 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),A~NSISu_.exe,C:\Documents and Settings\New User\Local Settings\Temp\A~NSISu_.exe,MESSAGE,Unknown Sub Event(3),DST,C:\Program Files\Unlocker\UnlockerAssistant.exe
OSFW,2007/03/05,22:25:02 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),UNLOCKER1.8.5.EXE,C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\New User\MY DOCUMENTS\UNLOCKER1.8.5.EXE,DRIVER,CREATE,SRC,UNLOCKERDRIVER5
OSFW,2007/03/05,22:25:06 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),UNLOCKERASSISTANT.EXE,C:\PROGRAM FILES\Unlocker\UNLOCKERASSISTANT.EXE,EXECUTION,GLOBALWINDOWSHOOK,SRC
OSFW,2007/03/05,22:42:14 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),Unlocker.exe,C:\PROGRAM FILES\Unlocker\Unlocker.exe,DRIVER,LOAD,SRC,\Registry\Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UnlockerDriver5
PE,2007/03/05,22:42:18 +0:00 GMT,Unlocker.exe,C:\PROGRAM FILES\Unlocker\Unlocker.exe,209.172.57.40:53,N/A
OSFW,2007/03/06,19:45:00 +0:00 GMT,UNKNOWN(0),Unlocker.exe,C:\PROGRAM FILES\Unlocker\Unlocker.exe,DRIVER,LOAD,SRC,\Registry\Machine\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\UnlockerDriver5
PE,2007/03/06,19:45:26 +0:00 GMT,Unlocker.exe,C:\PROGRAM FILES\Unlocker\Unlocker.exe,213.123.84.216:53,N/A

I have heard many good things about this software and don't suspect it of being malware but because of these Alerts have to remain cautious. Are these drivers and processes safe to allow. Any information greatly appreciated. Thankyou.

 

Hi, folks: I used unlocker before and had no issues. After seeing your post, reminding myself of reinstalling again. I d/l newest version 1.85. During its installation, I did receive two alerts from ZASS(ZA Pro is its firewall component), asking permission to install its driver and modification by its unlockerassistant.exe. I oked both. I run prevx1, AVG AS plus and SAS realtime, they did not alert me. I guess unlocker is probably a safe app to use.

 

Unlocker from http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/

is safe.

 

Thanks guys.

 

because of the nature of the ap it needs to tie in at a pretty low level to terminate other applications or system processes, thus it will show up in any HIPS or other security ap monitoring driver\kernel level access\installation.

Its really useful though because of the RClick shell integration and is generally one of the first shell extensions I load on an install

 

It's a real annoyance at times when even a folder with no files refuses to let go of Explorer, so UnLocker is very good to cut those strings.

 

yet another example of the great advantages a small parallel install holds
especially when monkeying with sensitive system files

Unlocker can allow you to do a great many things, but hacking the ntoskrnl.exe isnt one of them
Im surprised it allowed you to turn loose winlogin.exe

 

Thanks for this application. Seems a keeper.
What does it not do and what program completes it?

 

some system files and dynamic link libraries are simply unaccessible\uneditable when the OS is running, Unlocker will generally allow you to turn loose anything that can be, but does have limits. Those files need to be edited\deleted from outside the OS, one of the easiest ways is to have a parallel install, another OS install that can see the first and allows you to edit in my first example the NT kernel (ntoskrnl.exe)

while I was referring to hacking system files in order to modify the look feel or function with customization, its equally applicable for say repair or recovery, really handy to simply replace the registry hive on a damaged install (WINNT\System32\config being the original with WINNT\repair being the last known good), or say you suspect a kernel mode rootkit. if you had a backup of the ntoskrnl you could replace it from a parallel install.

 

I could not rename one of my folders and this program helped me rename it.