ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

• License:

  Free

• Editor's Rating:

  5.0 stars

• Average User Rating:

  3.5 stars (out of 2240 votes) Rate it!

• Downloads:

  45,885,269

• Operating Systems:

  Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP

• Additional Requirements:

  No additional requirements

• Limitations:

  No limitations

• Date Added:

  May 24, 2009

• Previous Versions:

  Select a version ZoneAlarm 8.0.298 ZoneAlarm Firewall (Windows 2000/XP) 7.0.362 ZoneAlarm Firewall (Windows 2000/XP) 7.0.483 ZoneAlarm Firewall (Windows 2000/XP) 7.0.362 ZoneAlarm 7.1 ZoneAlarm Firewall (Windows 2000/XP) 7.0.362 ZoneAlarm 7.1 ZoneAlarm 7.0.337 ZoneAlarm 7.0 ZoneAlarm 6.5.722 ZoneAlarm 6.5.7 ZoneAlarm 6.1.744 ZoneAlarm 6.1.737 ZoneAlarm 6.0.667.000 ZoneAlarm 6.0.631.003 ZoneAlarm 5.5.094 ZoneAlarm 5.5.094.000 ZoneAlarm 5.5.062.011 ZoneAlarm 5.5.062.004 ZoneAlarm 5.5.062 ZoneAlarm 5.1.033 ZoneAlarm 5.1.011 ZoneAlarm 5.1.033 ZoneAlarm 5.1.011 ZoneAlarm 5.0.590.015 ZoneAlarm 4.5.594 ZoneAlarm 4.5.538.001 ZoneAlarm 4.5.538 ZoneAlarm 4.5.530 ZoneAlarm 3.7.211 ZoneAlarm 3.7.193 ZoneAlarm 3.7.143 ZoneAlarm 3.1.395 ZoneAlarm 3.1.291 ZoneAlarm 2.6.362 ZoneAlarm 2.6.357 ZoneAlarm 2.6.231.0 ZoneAlarm 2.6 ZoneAlarm 2.1.44 ZoneAlarm 2.1.25 ZoneAlarm 2.1 ZoneAlarm 2.0.26 ZoneAlarm 2.0.22

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Publisher's description of 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 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.

Version 8.0.065 improved performance during computer startup, shutdown and operation and addressed specific stability and quality issues.

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Editor's review of ZoneAlarm

• 5.0 stars

• "A totally free, very effective firewall"

• Reviewed by: CNET Staff
• Version reviewed: ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

An effective and easy-to-use firewall program, ZoneAlarm does a great job of keeping your PC safe from a variety of threats. ZoneAlarm uses a simple wizard to make configuring a firewall, which seems like a daunting task to many computer users, incredibly easy.

Maintaining and updating settings also is a snap when you're using the stylish interface and its simple slider controls. The program's Zones feature allows you to assign different security levels for a local network and for the Internet.

A great recent addition is small but quite helpful. A new "Game Mode" lets you automatically allow or deny alerts when you're in the middle of playing a video game. We found ZoneAlarm 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 is an excellent firewall choice for just about any average user.

User reviews

• Average user rating: 3.6 stars out of 2240 votes
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• 1 stars

  Version: ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

  "Avoid like the plague."

  by CDJ200 on July 9, 2009

  Pros: None at all.

  Cons: Created big problems on a brand new PC.

  Summary: Back in the Windows 98 and XP days, ZoneAlarm was great. Somewhere along the way, it turned into a stinking pile of crap. I installed ZoneAlarm on my brand new computer, and ZoneAlarm made it run horribly. I experienced a lot of the same problems ot... read more >>

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• 2 stars

  1 out of 1 people found this review helpful

  Version: ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

  "Its not vista version!"

  by 9 of 10 on July 8, 2009

  Pros: If you like your internet connection getting blocked and your browser freezing up then go for it!

  Cons: I had to reinstall this three times to get it to work with vista!! God only knows why! Then i find it blocks my internet for no reason and hates firfox for some reason. Everyone just wants a program that works and not this, that does the reverse!

  Summary: Its not ready yet and only thrown out on the net to see the bugs and tweaks it needs at the expense of all of us! This program does not work right and hard to uninstall just like commodo! Get yourself a file assasin or revo uninstaller and all these... read more >>

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• 2 stars

  Version: ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

  "It does tha job that's its expected to do"

  by Lightiain on July 6, 2009

  Pros: It is fast and efficient in telling you what's wrong with your computer, which is of course, what it is designed to do.

  Cons: I got the program thinking that it was free, true, the download was free, as was the installation, the program told me what was wrong and that was free. but when I actually asked it to do anything about the problems, Aah, that ain't free!

  Summary: When is a free product not free? My dictionary says that free means costless, gratis, free from payment.
  So tell me why I have to pay for a free Program? I don't mind it if in legible (and see-able) writting that payment would be necessary if... read more >>

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• 2 stars

  3 out of 3 people found this review helpful

  Version: ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

  "Does it's job but NOT worth the price to your system."

  by niceguyjin on July 4, 2009

  Pros: It effectively monitors traffic, and alerts you to any unauthorized attempts at inbound or outbound communications. (The only reason it got 2 stars and not 1)

  Cons: Bye bye system. Stability progressively gets worse over the weeks and months, until you are at a point where you have to restart every 30 minutes OR LESS! An uninstall, followed up with a registry clean has magically restored my PC to former glory.

  Summary: Before downloading this, do yourself a favour. Google something like "zonealarm problems". It wasn't until AFTER I had begun to suffer the consequences of this faulty software that I was forced to figure out why my browsers (I tried all the major br... read more >>

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• 3 stars

  2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

  Version: ZoneAlarm 8.0.065

  "Okay Firewall but Problems on Vista and Firefox"

  by Freedomstarfox on July 4, 2009

  Pros: -Great Firewall
  -Easy to configure and setup
  -Internet Stop Button

  Cons: -On Vista, it hangs Firefox and the process will not end until I restart. Restart will then take very long. Read here: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_hangs#Internet_security_software
  -I had problems with uninstall

  Summary: Great firewall but I experienced a few problems.
  
  I used this firewall for a while and really liked it until my Firefox consistantly just stopped loading anything and the process hung and couldn't be force ended. I had to restart each time... read more >>

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