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- Price: Free to try (15-day trial); $49.95 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: July 27, 2005
- Total Downloads: 1,630,344
- Downloads last week: 1,954
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 265 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Along with its effective and easy-to-use firewall and additional security features, this new version of ZoneAlarm Pro brings mostly solid antispyware protection to the table. ZoneAlarm Pro makes configuring a firewall, which sounds like a daunting task for the majority of computer users, incredibly easy with the included wizard. Maintaining and updating settings also is a snap when you're using the application's stylish interface and its simple slider controls. The app now boasts an ultrasecure triple-layer firewall, which safeguards your machine's OS and Registry. Experts will appreciate options that let them set up custom rules. The program's Zones feature also allows you to assign different security levels for a local network and the Internet. We found ZoneAlarm Pro very good at recognizing and automatically including settings for our local network. In all our tests, the firewall guarded against all external and internal threats it encountered.
ZoneAlarm Pro includes a cookie cleaner, an ad blocker, a pop-up stopper, and new antispyware tools. Happily, the app offers both real-time protection against malware as well as a scanning engine. In our tests, spyware scans were blisteringly fast and almost always accurate, though ZoneAlarm Pro did leave a few minor traces that some dedicated utilities removed. The real-time module also fared pretty well, but we wish it offered more information on potential threats from directly within the program. Elsewhere, we like the configuration options for the privacy-protection features, which let you individually apply settings to different Web sites. The ID Lock feature, which lets users specify what information the firewall should prevent from being sent out via the Web or e-mail, also is a nice touch. With a tougher firewall and the addition of antispyware tools, this excellent program just keeps improving.
Publisher's description
From ZoneAlarm :ZoneAlarm is designed to protect your DSL- or cable-connected PC from hackers. This program includes four interlocking security services: a firewall, an application control, an Internet lock, and Zones. The firewall controls the door to your computer and allows only traffic you understand and initiate. The application control allows you to decide which applications can and cannot use the Internet. The Internet lock blocks Internet traffic while your computer is unattended or while you're not using the Internet, and it can be activated automatically with your computer's screensaver or after a set period of inactivity. Zones monitor all activity on your computer and alert you when a new application attempts to access the Internet.
With version 6.0.631.003, award-winning ZoneAlarm Pro gives you even greater protection for your PC. New Triple Defense Firewall™—the first of its kind in a personal firewall--safeguards your entire computer, including programs and the operating system, from Internet threats. New antispyware scans for and removes spyware, adware, and third-party cookies. ZoneAlarm Pro also blocks annoying pop-up ads, prevents your data from leaving your computer without your approval, and provides e-mail security.
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User reviews of ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 265 votes
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Version: ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
Pros: Easier-to-use than most firewalls, but includes many advanced features
Cons: Zone Alarm Pro is good software gone bad. This was once a small, compact, and effective personal firewall. Now it is bloatware and wreaks havoc with other programs.
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Version: ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
Pros: It's a relatively easy program to use & configure. It gives users the ability to search for programs and/or to manually add programs (as so most other firewalls).
Cons: It really messed up my MSN Messenger. No matter what I did, I just couldn't get it to recognize MSN Messenger. I used the wizard to add MSN Messenger, I did the manual program adding of MSN Messenger. Then I removed MSN Messenger & re-added MSN Messenger to the program's list of trusted applications but nothing worked. In the end the bottom line is, THIS IS NOT WORTH IT.
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Version: ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
Pros: Built-in anti-spyware software is new. Monitors your anti-virus software to ensure it is working. Once it's set up and settings are tweaked to your liking, you can pretty much let it run in the background. Tutorial much improved.
Cons: Alerts/warnings have been made unnecessarily scary for the Internet novice. Warnings don't differentiate actions from trusted sources and untrusted sources, making it difficult for new users (and some of the rest of us) to know what actions to permanently allow.
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1 out of 2 people found this review helpful
Version: ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
"Worthless,...use Bitdefender if you want the best AV/firewall"
Pros: Free like a 3 week old hotdog!!!!
Cons: I would rather pay for something that works!!!
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: ZoneAlarm Pro 6.0.631.003
Pros: Finally some new innovation with version 6.0 and a return to stability. This is the first good thing I have had to say about ZoneAlarm Pro since version 4.5. The new antispyware scan is great.
Cons: There are none that I have been able to find so far.
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