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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeremy" data-source="post: 1719453" data-attributes="member: 4036">On the other hand, as Microsoft doesn't have the source code for Zone Alarm and Firefox, it's hard to lock down the security holes in ways that don't impact their programs as they are trying to plug the same holes.  But I'm sure that like norton they are working on patches that will work with the new changes.  For the other security fixes or hotfixes that have been finished being tested and rolled into SP2?  I don't know.  For continuing compatibility with any further security bulletins that are released?  But I certainly understand your trepidations and would encourage you if you feel such to allow the 3rd party developers to catch up and more public testing and possible patches to be released.  The Windows Firewall has the same ability now and I'm not sure if you've seen otherwise, but so far on my computer, the firewall, active x security improvements, and pop up stopping has been blocking Microsoft code from executing as well unless I allow it.  So I'd guess you can continue to regulate what programs have access to the net.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />  I've read/heard nothing of the kind.  Got a link?  That sounds unfounded to me.  But I've been wrong before.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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