Zonealarm - High number of intrusions

tatsumaru · 04-16-2008, 12:47 AM

Heya

Since I installed ZoneAlarm this morning, I noticed that the intrusions number has been shooting up really fast. (about 7 or 8 every 10 seconds)

So far it's blocked 12000 intrusions, none are high rated though.

I'm guessing it must be a program on my pc which is trying to gain access to an update server or something. Could this be the problem?

I mean, it's nothing to really worry about, but still, I'd like to find out what's trying to gain access!

Edit: I checked the zonealarm log and all of the source IP's are different.

Thanks.

guiblum · 04-16-2008, 05:52 AM

These intrusions are just that...........IN trusions..........outside sources trying to get in to your PC as opposed to inside progs trying to get out.

ZA is merely flagging up that it is doing it's job and keeping all these attempts to contact your PC at bay and succesfully blocking attacks.

As to the number, mine has about 120,000 blocked so far over a twelve month period.

It's nothing to worry about, your firewall is just doing it's job.

**koala** · 04-16-2008, 07:39 AM

As guiblum says, nothing to worry about. If Zone Alarm was showing zero blocked intrusions, then you'd have a problem.

It can be scary to see such a high number of access attempts, but this is perfectly normal.

04-16-2008, 12:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
tatsumaru Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: England, Bristol Posts: 70 OS: XP Home SP2 My System	Zonealarm - High number of intrusions Heya Since I installed ZoneAlarm this morning, I noticed that the intrusions number has been shooting up really fast. (about 7 or 8 every 10 seconds) So far it's blocked 12000 intrusions, none are high rated though. I'm guessing it must be a program on my pc which is trying to gain access to an update server or something. Could this be the problem? I mean, it's nothing to really worry about, but still, I'd like to find out what's trying to gain access! Edit: I checked the zonealarm log and all of the source IP's are different. Thanks. __________________ ------ Tatsumaru. :) Last edited by tatsumaru; 04-16-2008 at 12:49 AM.

04-16-2008, 05:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
guiblum Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 102 OS: xp	Re: Zonealarm - High number of intrusions These intrusions are just that...........IN trusions..........outside sources trying to get in to your PC as opposed to inside progs trying to get out. ZA is merely flagging up that it is doing it's job and keeping all these attempts to contact your PC at bay and succesfully blocking attacks. As to the number, mine has about 120,000 blocked so far over a twelve month period. It's nothing to worry about, your firewall is just doing it's job.

04-16-2008, 07:39 AM	#3 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,388 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: Zonealarm - High number of intrusions As guiblum says, nothing to worry about. If Zone Alarm was showing zero blocked intrusions, then you'd have a problem. It can be scary to see such a high number of access attempts, but this is perfectly normal. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here