August 22, 2005
ZoneAlarm 6 is a terrorist? and a new ZA alert when running BitWise
The recent ZoneAlarm 6 has seriously increased the number of activities that it alerts you about, to the point where I think they are excessive and will probably terrorize the average home user. In any event, this new Zone Alarm 6 shows an additional alert when running BitWise, and in order to make sure as many people as possible see this information, I'm posting it here in the blog too. It is also available in the FAQ or the Tech Support forum.
If you are running ZoneAlarm 6, you may encounter the following alert when you run BitWise:
BitWise uses idletrac.dll to hook onto the system's mouse and keyboard. BitWise can then determine when you are idle by querying how long it has been since the most recent keyboard or mouse activity (showing your idle time to others is optional). BitWise does not record your key or mouse activity. Feel free to Deny BitWise this right until you have an opportunity to learn more about BitWise and its security features and we have been able to earn your trust.