Wednesday, February 8, 2012

How can other programs see ZoneAlarm?

I have a program that essentially replaces the Windows task manager; it's called Daphne and it works great. I noticed that my ZoneAlarm firewall does not show up under the currently running processes, but it does in the task manager. Is there a way I can change this, as I like to see EVERYTHING that's running and how much memory it's using.

How can other programs see ZoneAlarm?
ZoneAlarm, being a firewall (and often times anti-virus and anti-spyware, if you have a security suite), attempts to shield its processes from everything but Windows Task Manager. This makes it safe from hackers or viruses that use custom-made programs, such as your Daphne, to disable it from the inside out.



Though you may be annoyed with this feature now, rest assured that it is doing this to keep itself active so it can protect your computer.
Reply:It may be due to the fact that Daphne does not recognise ZoneAlarm.


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