

ZoneAlarm with Antivirus includes automatic wireless network configuration, more customization features, and a password-protected interface (so that someone doesn't try and change your configuration settings without your knowledge). This $20 edition of ZoneAlarm is less expensive than most standalone antivirus apps without a firewall. ZoneAlarm with Antivirus adds an antivirus engine from Computer Associates, which is fast and light on system resources.

For those uncertain whether they need a firewall, ZoneAlarm presents an easy-to-use entry-level option that won't cost a cent.
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ZoneAlarm is the basic, free firewall edition that includes automatic firewall rule creation, color-coded alerts, automatic intrusion blocking, firewall protection at bootup, operating system-level protection, and a Windows Internet Explorer cache cleaner. We wish other security applications were this easy to use.
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Better yet, you can download ZoneAlarm Internet Security, try it for 15 days, and at the end of the trial, keep the free version of ZoneAlarm without having to reinstall the software (the paid features simply gray out). Each paid version builds upon the features found in the free firewall. ZoneAlarm is available in four different editions, ranging in price from a free download to the $70 omnibus suite. Norton and McAfee also allow for these options, but you'll have to drill down several layers from the main interface. If you want more detailed control, however, you can accept each tracking cookie on your computer for whatever length of time you choose. For instance, set the suite's Internet cookie management to Off, turn it on High (blocking all cookies), or leave it at Medium to permit session-only cookies. For advanced users, however, ZoneAlarm makes it easy to tweak the settings to your liking. For beginners, the default settings should be an adequate balance of safety and convenience. ZoneAlarm Internet Security's configuration can be as simple or as complex as you prefer. ZoneAlarm Internet Security keeps its interface clean, packing many of its enhancements under the hood. Overall, ZoneAlarm's look and feel hasn't changed from that of previous versions, as most of the enhancements are under the hood. Also new is ZoneAlarm's homegrown antispyware protection, which when added to the layered firewall, antivirus, and antispam protection, makes ZoneAlarm Internet Security the best desktop security value on the market today.Īfter rebooting your PC, ZoneAlarm launches the Control Center, its main interface, which is clean and concise, with configuration options intuitively divided under 10 tabs (Overview, Firewall, Program Control, Antivirus/Antispyware, E-mail Protection, Privacy, ID Lock, IM Security, Web Filtering, and Alerts & Logs). No other desktop firewall can claim that. New this year, however, is an operating system firewall ZoneAlarm now protects the Windows core registry and system files from kernel-level malicious attacks.
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Layered below that is an application- or program-layer firewall, which prevents malicious code from running on your system as legitimate software. Unlike the built-in firewall within Windows XP SP2, which blocks only inbound threats, the ZoneAlarm firewall protects against both inbound and outbound attacks. The mantra of any network security expert is "defense in depth," and the ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.0 manages to bring this multilayered strategy to the personal desktop without sacrificing system performance or increasing the cost over the previous edition.
