Understanding Application Control Alerts Updated May 02, 2021 20:20 ZoneAlarm software generates alerts for programs it cannot validate. These are typical Application Control alerts: New Program A new unknown program tries to connect to a network in the Public Zone or the Trusted Zone. Repeat Program A program, that tries to connect to a network in the Public Zone or the Trusted Zone, already asked for the access permission before, and you did not choose to remember your selection. Changed Program A program, that tries to connect to a network in the Public Zone or the Trusted Zone, changed. New Program Component A program, that tries to connect to a network in the Public Zone or the Trusted Zone, has one or more components that the Application Control did not yet validate. This helps protect you from hackers that add new components to trusted programs to get around your Application Control restrictions. Changed Program Component A program, that tries to connect to a network in the Public Zone or the Trusted Zone, has a component that changed. Server Program A program tries to act as a server. NOTE: Hacker programs often act as servers and passively wait for instructions. Even though some safe applications, like mail programs, need to act as servers, be careful to give server permissions only to programs that you trust and know. Advanced Program A program tries to use another program to connect to the Internet, or it tries to manipulate functions of another program in some way. NOTE: Some legitimate programs behave in this way too. If you trust the program, then you can give it access permissions. In cases like this, if you deny access, it may result in interrupted program activity. When a program alert shows, the Application Control module asks you if you want to allow or to deny access to the program. Click Allow to give the access to the program. Click Deny to deny the access to the program. Notes: If you need more information before you make a decision, click the small arrow button next to Show More Info, then click More Information Available to get to the SmartDefense Advisor information web page. If you want the Application Control to remember your selection, select Remember this setting before you click Allow or Deny