Be happy everybody, if Microsoft WINS by buying the court... then there is no need for ANYONE to respect or care about Microsoft Patents, and therefore WE'LL HAVE THE RIGHT TO INFRINGE MICROSOFT PATENTS IN EVERY WAY WE WANT... as we will have LEGAL GROUND to do so...

ZoneAlarm is not the only one doing it, Panda Antivirus is doing the same. Panda freezes the PC and even the Control Panel whenever a user tryes to remove it so the software don't complaints every 5 minutes stoping their work.... Get smart, change to *nix or Linux distros and you'll never need an antivirus or firewall to protect your PC from viruses that are created by the same companies that try to sell you an antivirus for your security. Of course not all the viruses are created by this Companies.

Obviously you only are talking about Windows OSs Linux Distros have a lot of very good options for firewalling and routing... By the way the CISCO routers and firewalls use a *nix or even Linux based OS. If you are a BIG ISP and you need to make variable rules for rerouting your trafic or block atacks is to use a Linux Box that can automatically block an IP after several failed attepts to log in to your FTP, SMTP, POP, or other specific ports/services...