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- Price: Free to try (30-day trial); $49.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: November 02, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,904,329
- Downloads last week: 2,505
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 699 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on August 30, 2009
ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2010 gives users a strong feature set that focuses on immediate security, but a clunky interface makes some key features hard to reach and activate. Among these are the virus scan, the cornerstone of any security product, and the new gaming mode. ZoneAlarm is boasting of scan times supposedly 80 to 90 percent faster than in previous versions, possible because the company has finally unified its antivirus and antispyware engines, and has made improvements to its download scanning protocol.
Other features include an identity protection module to encrypt personal information and alert you when it leaves your computer. It also helps you set up an eBay fraud report, if you're an eBay user. There's an outbound e-mail alert, in case your account gets hacked, and there are parental controls. ZoneAlarm's well-known firewall is included, and after spending half a day with it on a Windows 7 computer, we didn't notice any of the usability problems that have notoriously plagued it. That doesn't mean they don't exist, of course, but we didn't experience them on the latest version.
In terms of threat detection and removal efficacy, independent data isn't available yet for this version. On ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009, the program scored better than average, but not in the upper percentiles on malware detection, removal, or response times, and only average on false positives. The trial period is shorter by half than its competitors, and many of the midlevel security suites contain more browsing protections than ZoneAlarm's. Given those drawbacks, plus the unnecessarily complex interface, we recommend giving ZoneAlarm Internet Security a pass this year unless you're a ZoneAlarm fan.
Publisher's description
From ZoneAlarm :ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite is an essential antivirus, anti-spyware, and firewall protection for your PC. The OSFirewall monitors changes within your computer to spot and stop new attacks that bypass traditional anti-virus protection. The Advanced Download Protection analyzes browser downloads in three unique ways before they can infect your PC and warns if they are malicious. Credit Bureau Monitoring Services protect your identity with daily credit report monitoring and provides victim recovery services. Unified Scan Engine makes superior detection and removal of viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and other malicious software faster and easier. Two-way Firewall keeps hackers out by making your PC invisible online and blocking intrusions. Anti-phishing and Site Status blocks fraudulent websites including "phishing" sites that trick you into entering personal data. Parental Controls filter and block inappropriate websites. Anti-Spam filters out annoying and potentially dangerous email.
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