Whats the latest ZAP version?

History and update notifier says 9.1.008.000
http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/information/zap/releaseHistory.html
However manual update in ZAP says its up to date with current version 9.0.136.000
I should point out the license for this version was free for one day offer in early october i think.I dont know if that makes a difference?
tia
ellison

 

9.1.008.000 is the latest

 

that`s the latest. you could check on www.softpedia.com

 

Yes, the latest version is always the one mentioned in the above link. ZA autoupdate servers are usually turned ON when no major issues have been identified. Autoupdates are turned ON gradually

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Thanks for the clarification ,ill update manually
ellison

 

Anyone thing that zone alarm is still a god firewall?

 

I would not think of ZA as a god but as a very good firewall. yes it is very good as always has been.

 

"God" may be excessive... always the best... YES

 

my point too

 

It still is the best firewall I have ever used (for me anyway )

As soon as it was compatible with Windows 7, I installed it on all of my systems.

Together with Norton, it is a solid combination.

 

I'm surprised you are not having issues with Norton and ZA On my system no matter what I tried they wont install and work together.

 

Im finding the firewall very good ,although it was consuming 30% cpu for a while.Apparently it installs (sometimes? or always?) with debug log set to default rather than off.To complicate things further the debug menu is hidden but pressing CTRL SHIFT and right clicking the tray icon brings it up.
ellison

 

Hi!
debug level has always been at default, it can be a very useful tool. In fact, heavy writing in logs (i.e. heavy filtering of the ZA truevector monitor superseding all system activity) can be an indirect indication of a potential conflict in the system (typically third party software) or corrupted/incorrect ZA settings.

Anyway, unless you expect to contact support for troubleshooting the debug logs can be happily left off.

 

The only problem i had was a continuous 30% cpu usage when i installed.After googling i found this thread...
http://forums.zonealarm.com/showthread.php?t=71255

which led me to the fix....

http://forums.zonealarm.com/showthread.php?t=71284

If i hadnt found that thread i probably would have uninstalled.I dont know why this menu is hidden?.Anyway it works great ! and now uses very little cpu.
ellison

 

Yeap, I know... but this does not solve the problem, only removes the symptoms (like an aspirin).

High CPU may be driven by many different factors, the most common is conflicts. Some of these conflicts can be resolved easily (e.g. exceptions in respective packages) others not and requires a software patch.

The option is hidden since it is only supposed to be used on request by ZA support

Well... if it works... then happy surfing.

 

ellison64
Thanks for the Info