- Quick specs
- Price: Free to try (15-Day Trial); $20.00 to buy (Buy it now)
- Operating system: Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: December 10, 2004
- Total Downloads: 658,266
- Downloads last week: 745
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A newer version of ZoneAlarm with Antivirus is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 139 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Along with its effective and easy-to-use firewall protection, ZoneAlarm with Antivirus adds virus features and security controls. The most notable improvement in this latest release is an enhanced triple-layer firewall, which now safeguards your machine's OS and Registry. ZoneAlarm's wizard makes configuring a firewall incredibly easy. Maintaining and updating settings also is a snap when using the application's stylish interface and its simple slider controls. 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 for the Internet. We found ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 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.
Beyond the firewall function, ZoneAlarm with Antivirus includes an antivirus scanner, based on Computer Associates' Vet Anti-Virus, that blocks both incoming and outgoing viruses. The most intriguing aspect of this feature is its Advanced Heuristic Detection algorithm, which uses behavior analysis to detect suspicious actions caused by brand-new viruses that haven't yet made it into the virus-definitions database. Though this version of ZoneAlarm lacks the privacy and identity features of the Pro version, users who are satisfied with their existing privacy-protection tools may find ZoneAlarm with Antivirus fits their needs.
Publisher's description
From ZoneAlarm :ZoneAlarm with Antivirus combines Zone Labs' robust firewall protection with antivirus features in an easy-to-use package. The award-winning firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats, while comprehensive virus protection stops viruses and worms, and protects against emerging viruses before they attack.
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User reviews of ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 5.5.062.004
- Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 139 votes
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Version: ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 5.5.062.004
"Why would you use a firewall specialist for your antivirus?"
Pros: Great firewall!
Cons: Why BUY with antivirus when you can use the FREE version of the firewall and the free version of AVG antivirus. Both of which are the best that you can get, free or not.
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Version: ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 5.5.062.004
Pros: Easy install, and easy interface
Cons: Slows down system performance to a c-r-a-w-l even in light mode. Caused a lot of problems with XP, so even though I had paid for this (29.95/1 year), I dumped it and would not recommend it to anyone.
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Version: ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 5.5.062.004
"Highly unstable in Win 2000.Poor support."
Pros: Free version w/o frills of Pro worked well for years. Easy interface. Never a crash
Cons: Purchased the Pro version. It caused the modem (cable) to drop out when going to and from secured pages--shopping carts, password entries, even Hotmail. Customer support sent me an email about some one else's problem, then a form to fill out for refund. No attempt to fix. 24/7 support line is answered 24/7 but is only staffed by nerds from 10-4 MST so what good is that? After 5 crashes a day that require shutting OFF the computer-don't have anything open while surfing!-I sent in the form. Have not received credit yet. Coincidentally positive review "appear" for this suite of products within seconds of posting a negative one.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 5.5.062.004
"So glad I switched to ZA with antivirus"
Summary: I've been switching over all the computers on my homenetwork from Norton to ZA wAntivirus as each subscription to Norton runs out... What a relief, my computers run better without Norton hogging all the resources and the way ZoneAlarm handles incomi... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: ZoneAlarm with Antivirus 5.5.062.004
Summary: As a graduate school "for fun" project, we tested this version and found the antivirus by Computer Associates to be lacking. It failed to detect several variants of "Backdoor" Trojan series. Various infected files were deliberately downloaded on a f... read more >>
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