Benefits & Features

Protects Against

• Viruses and spyware (kernel-Level)
• Malicious programs that by-pass other defenses
• Rootkits and startup attacks

Preventative Measures

• Two-way Firewall with Stealth Mode makes you invisible to hackers.
• Quarantines suspicious email attachments
• Blocks Spy Sites
• Uniquely combines online and offline identity protection services
  • Blocks, removes, and disables identity theft programs
  • Sends daily credit reports email alerts
  • Fraud Alerts
  • Scans uncategorized websites to determine appropriateness
• Protects Wireless connections even on the road.
• Updates in real-time for new threats (industry fastest)
• Leverages threat data from vast customer community

Recovery

• Free telephone recovery counseling for US ID theft victims

Filters

• Spam, Phishing, pop-up ads, online profiling, cookies, and cache
• Parental Control: blocks websites in over 30 categories

Usability

• New faster, deeper Scan Modes
• One-Click "Fix It"
• Automatically configures security
  1. for millions of known programs
  2. based on your behavior
• One-click Game Mode – temporarily suppresses most security alerts
• My Zone Online Support Area
  • Security tools
  • Information
  • LiveChat

User Comments 2008 edited

30 Aug

I use Macs but put Zone Alarm on my one PC in 2005. It showed a lot of bogus alerts which I just confirmed. One day it was serious but I mistakenly confirmed. Then, every day I had to confirm quarantine of oreans32 and my PC woudn't shutdown. Eventually I had to re-install XP. When Zone Alarm expired I asked for a deal on second license (for Parallels) but it was too hard so I tried ESET - no bogus alerts.

8 Aug

Pros: Does a good job, doesn't eat resources like Norton and some others do. I’ve tried most of them, i like this one the best so far.
Cons: if you reboot your modem you have to make sure you click on: Alow into Trusted zone, or you will not get onto the internet.
Other Thoughts: i put this on my customers computers. It could be more user friendly. i get calls on what to do. But anyone who knows a little about computers will have no problem.

2 Jun

Forcefield: anything with the name "Norton", "Vista" or Zone Alarm - the hackers laugh at that piece of trash port monitor. The only result of using it is it can lock you out of your own processes, unless you know about "services", like the hackers do...

2 Jun

Forcefield: Why pay $29.95 when a similar program is available for free? Check out Sandboxie and be amazed.

2 Jun

Wow! I just dont know which product NOT to purchase.

14 May

If ZoneAlarm was started when you downloaded the latest Windows update, you will have no internet connectivity after the restart... Just cost me two hours.
Work Around 1: Shutting down ZoneAlarm will re-establish internet connectivity
Work Around 2: Remove the latest Windows update.