ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite - Review

ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite - Review

ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite

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ZoneAlarm® Internet Security Suite
The most comprehensive protection available against hackers, spyware, worms, identity thieves, spam, and much more.

With ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite You Get:

  • Triple Defense Firewall™. Protects your entire computer, including programs and the operating system from hackers, spyware, and other Internet threats.
  • Integrated Anti-Spyware and Antivirus. Updates, scans and removes spyware, viruses, worms and other malware from your computer in one integrated process.
  • SmartDefense™ Service. Provides your PC with real-time security updates and new attack protection capabilities.
  • ID and Privacy Protection. Keeps personal data private and secure, blocks pop-up ads and more.
  • Email Security. Quarantines suspicious email attachments and blocks outbound messages containing potential viruses.
  • Phishing and Spam Blocker. Automatically stops dangerous phishing emails and spam from getting into your inbox.
  • IM Protection and Parental Control. Blocks spammers, thieves, and online predators from IM sessions; filters content for children, employees, and others.
  • Automatic Wireless Security. Automatically detects wireless networks and secures your PC from hackers and other Internet threats.

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Price: $49.95
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Best Internet-security software

If you need both a firewall and antivirus software, more reviews recommend ZoneAlarm than any other Internet-security suite, not only for its superb firewall and antivirus protection, but also for its ease of use. The program also blocks pop-up ads, protects against identity theft, and provides an excellent spam filter and anti-spyware module which stops spyware before it installs on your computer. Its antivirus component is based on technology from Computer Associates, which has won many VB100% awards from Virus Bulletin, the premium international antivirus-software testing organization. Reviews say ZoneAlarm beats the market leader, Norton Internet Security, which reviewers criticize for excessive system drag.

Submitted by cybernoggin on Mon, 01/30/2006 - 8:42am.
zone alarm security suite PCMAG award

Zone Labs Wins PC Magazine's Best of Year 2005 Award In Security

Thu Jan 19, 2006 3:30 PM ET

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(Business Wire)--Jan. 19, 2006--


PC Magazine Chooses ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.0
For Its Robust and Integrated Approach In Protecting Consumer's
Entire PC From Hackers, Spyware, and Other Internet Threats

Zone Labs(R), a Check Point Software Technologies(R) company
(Nasdaq:CHKP), today announced that ZoneAlarm(R) Internet Security
Suite 6.0 has been awarded the prestigious PC Magazine Best of the
Year 2005 Award in the security suite category. The ZoneAlarm Internet
Security Suite was given four and one half out of five stars -- the
highest rating in this category -- for its flexible program control,
new OSFirewall, excellent spyware blocking and effective antispam and
antivirus technology.

PC Magazine editors focused on ZoneAlarm's new anti-spyware
technology, Malicious Program Kill Control and Triple Defense Firewall
Protection. Editors praised the solution's ability to:

-- Block hackers from gaining access to a computer

-- Automatically make a computer invisible to anyone on the
Internet

-- Prevent spyware from sending personal information across the
Internet

-- Protect consumers' programs and operating systems from malware

"Just when we thought ZoneAlarm's firewall had reached its peak,
Zone Labs has found a way to make it even better, increasing its power
against spyware and leak-test malware techniques," said Neil J.
Rubenking, lead analyst at PC Magazine. "The combination of
kernel-level firewall techniques and signature-based spyware
recognition already offers unusually powerful spyware blocking and
decent removal."

Editors found the suite's integrated anti-spyware and anti-virus
technology to be top notch, due to its ability to automatically remove
the most dangerous and debilitating spyware and viruses from a
computer. In addition, the vanguard OSFirewall, which uses
behavior-based analysis to detect and block zero-hour viruses and
spyware, protect a computer against emerging threats proved to be
invaluable in defending consumers against the unknown.

"This award, especially from a noteworthy publication like PC
Magazine, is a testament to all of our employees who work tirelessly
to innovate new technologies in order to protect our customers in this
current threat environment," said Laura Yecies, general manager of
Zone Labs and vice president at Check Point. "We are seeing an
increase in the amount of attacks, and a new level of sophistication
in the types of attacks that consumers are facing. Over 80 percent of
the public does not trust their experience online due to existing and
potential threats. Our goal is to make sure that consumers are fully
protected around the clock by developing powerful solutions and
providing a safe Internet experience."

To read the full review, please visit http://www.pcmag.com.

Submitted by cybernoggin on Fri, 01/27/2006 - 9:56pm.
PCMag.com Score: 4.5 out of 5 Stars (Very Good)
 
Bottom Line
The ultimate firewall manages to kick it up a notch. The addition of powerful spyware prevention and decent spyware removal makes this a superb overall security suite.
 
Pros 
Flexible program control allows for adjustable levels of trust. New OS-level firewall layer blocks leak tests and spyware. Excellent spyware blocking and good removal. Effective antispam and antivirus.
 
Cons 
Antispyware doesn't offer detailed log of removed traces. Antispyware uses less powerful scan by default.