I could find no trace of zone alarm, I check control panel add/remove programs, nothing and check program files, nothing. (EZ armor however, looks the exact same and acts the exact same as zone alarm but is clearly labeled in the icon tray as "EZ" and is the only fire wall I personaly can find running even checked the windows security settings and that's the only one it shows running, could that possibly be the problem)
As for recently what I have done; installed new versions of anydvd and clonedvd which I promply uninstalled and removed from program files upon reading you're response and reboted.