Zone Alarm

Zone Alarm

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  • Got ME out of "the matrix"

    Jul 21 '00
    Pros: Free, easy to use and install, works like a champ
    Cons: none

    Summary: I have always been the happy-go-lucky sort: you know the type; I'll deal with the crisis when it arises. Firewalls seemed to me to be just one more thing to clog up, slow down, and potentially wreck my already flaky system. I've had DSL ... read more

  • Zone Alarm: What Is a Firewall and Why Do I Need One?

    Jul 21 '00
    Pros: free, easy to use, logging
    Cons: should minimize to the tray instead of the taskbar

    Summary: For years, I’ve been bombarded with panic stricken questions on computer security by PC neophytes. The media continually exaggerates any perceived security threat resulting in unnecessary paranoia by the uninformed masses. My mother is a good example. ... read more

  • Stop Hackers In Their Tracks With Zone Alarm

    Jul 13 '00
    Pros: Free, easy to configure, effective
    Cons: No telephone support

    Summary: Worried about your computer’s security? Want more protection, but don’t know much about firewalls? This product might be for you! I have been using Zone Alarm for about a month and have been very pleased with it. I’m always interested in ... read more

  • ZoneAlarm- Your Free Ticket To Internet Security

    Jul 12 '00
    Pros: Easy Setup
    Cons: None

    Summary: Programs such as these have become as necessary as having a good virus scanner, since some of us may have "Spy Software" sitting on our computers hard drive waiting for a "client" to wake it up! This is for version ... read more

  • Zone Defense

    Jul 10 '00
    Pros: Good protection for FREE
    Cons: May occasionally conflict with programs you are running.

    Summary: Why go "one on one" with potential hackers when you can us a "zone defense?" I first heard about Zone Alarm while watching ZDTV and it was highly recommended. Since I have a cable modem and was feeling a wee bit vulnerable, I ... read more

  • Zone Alarm & Black Ice Defender

    Jul 06 '00
    Pros: Excellent at closing holes in Windows Security
    Cons: Only half the solution.

    Summary: THIS IS NOT ANOTHER ZONE LABS, ZONE ALARM REVIEW: (You will note, if you look up my profile that I am a Strategic Network Architect by trade, have been for years, with many years of experience.) I also don't have hundreds of epinions. Every ... read more

  • Sr. Infrastructure Architect

    Jul 06 '00
    Pros: Great protection for Internet Connectivity
    Cons: must read instructions to understand

    Summary: Got DSL or a high speed Internet Connection - download ZONEALARM. Plus for personal use IT's Free! Absolute "MUST have" for great intruder protection to your personal computer - PC. I've seen quite a number of products on the market today ... read more

  • It Might Be Free But It Saved Me

    Jul 02 '00
    Pros: free, provides excellent protection
    Cons: None

    Summary: I recently built a PC and I have DSL. The first thing I did when i had the internet on my new PC was download Zone Alarm for free. If I had not done this my computer would have been nuked through port 39(netBIOS)and I my computer would have crashed. It ... read more

  • best of the freebies

    Jul 01 '00
    Pros: free, easy to configure
    Cons: none

    Summary: I have used zone alarm since I got broadband and It is an easy to use firewall protection.What I like is that I can easily control what programs can access the internet.I also set the security level that is best for me.Easy to use ,sits out of the way in ... read more

  • You have to install ZoneAlarm. It is peace of mind for free

    Jun 16 '00
    Pros: Free, Protection for Broadband connections
    Cons: none

    Summary: Computer security, you can’t avoid the issue anymore. The public media has everyone scared with their reports of the I Love You virus, and the recent denial of service attacks on Yahoo and Amazon among others. Not too long ago, it was said that the ... read more

  • Don't Care To Be A Zombie? Try ZoneAlarm

    Jun 12 '00
    Pros: Free and Easy
    Cons: None

    Summary: If you have read my recent epinion of PacBell DSL, you’ll note that I have recently joined the broadband ranks. What you may not have noted was that on the day I finally achieved hyperspeed, there were several articles on the internet about the increased ... read more

  • Got 911 Worms? Call ZoneAlarm2.1

    Apr 06 '00
    Pros: Easy to use and understand, Helpful!
    Cons: Didn't find out about it sooner!

    Summary: When there’s 911 Worms In your Neighborhood Who ya gonna call? Call ZoneAlarm 2.1! Well, don’t call the police…because they’re probably already on their way. If you’ve got these worms in your network neighborhood, you’d ... read more

  • ZoneAlarm: the right protection at the right price

    Apr 05 '00
    Pros: free, easy configuration and use
    Cons: less robust, no logging

    Summary: One of the internet’s downsides is that not only does it become easy for you to use your computer to access data across the world, it also becomes easy for other computers to reach yours. If you run Windows, unfortunately, you probably are not well ... read more

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  • Zone Alarm is Terrible

    Sep 19 '07
    Pros: Supposedly is a good program
    Cons: Takes up all your resources and locks up system very often.

    Summary: I have had this software for a year now and HATE IT. It bogs down my system and locks it up for no apparent reason. They have no tech support unless you want to pay for it and frankly , I will just get rid of this horrid program once it expires. Be

  • Keeps crashing my machine

    Jun 30 '04
    Pros: Easy to use, easy to configure, friendly interface.
    Cons: Very unstable, keeps crashing our machines, not recommended

    Summary: Oh man, where do I start? When I was on zone alarm 3 on my old WinNT and 2K machines, they were stable and reliable. When ZA started pushing the later versions, specially the 5.x releases (if you can call them that), we have had nothing but crashes and

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