installed app was able to send an email despite firewall (zone alarm free)?

[whistleclient]

i installed a new app that i was trying out.
when i first ran it, it tried to call home, so i blocked it with zone alarm free.
after that, it offered to send an email to my email account about purchase offers.
i clicked yes, just to test it.
and, to my surprise, i got an email.



questions:

how did it get through zone alarm?

how can i block it in the future?

should i try a new firewall (sygate or kerio)?

 

[mugs]

What app was it?

 

[otispunkmeyer]

dump zone alarm....it sux, its free aka u get what u pay for, infact zone alarm probs is spyware incognito as firewall

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: otispunkmeyer
dump zone alarm....it sux, its free aka u get what u pay for, infact zone alarm probs is spyware incognito as firewall

Boy, that really is news.

 

[theAnimal]

It probably used your default email app to send the email.

Uninstall it.

They're both free so why not give them a try.