natakaasd, just curious which version of ZA are you using currently. I'm having ZA 5.5.062.011, but it seems to 'lock' websites surfing if I leave my comp idle downloading only. I'd have to set the firewall to 'medium' for it to work again. I'm thinking of upgrading to the version 6, but I've heard of some problems with it as well.

Oh, I forgot to note that when I download through BT ZA locks my connection. If it's direct download it's alright.

I'm using IE 6 with ZA 5.062

Unlikely to be BT's problem since I usually only download 1 task at a time. All I have to do is set back the Internet Zone Security to medium then everything works fine for me again.

Thanks for the help though, I think I'll be switching to Firefox soon

Indeed, you're right I've thought about upgrading to version 6, but I've heard of problems with it as well...and ZA's famous to mess up PCs.

Honestly I'm pretty much satisfied with ZA. It was my first firewall and ZA pretty much blocks most intrusions. Of course I'm not saying ZA messes up all PCs, just a majority of users (or maybe it was just settings problem?) I've friends who've successfully managed ZA without any problems.

Anyways, for your reading pleasure-

http://www.computergripes.com/ZoneAlarm.html

There's more, but I can only find one now. Will post in more when I manage to find them again..