CallZap for Windows

User Reviews

• Drops all saved info at start up.

  dazmsatexNovember 2, 2010

  Pros

  It's very easy to use.

  Cons

  After a windows restart, I found that ALL the previously stored numbers had been dropped. This happens about half the time. When I forget to check it, after a restart, I get calls that should be zapped but aren't. This is extremely irritating.

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• Works well but at a price --- Malware??

  sanjayamAugust 28, 2009

  Pros

  Works well. Caller ID comes up easily, zaps well unlike a whole bunch of programs out there. Easy to type in a number to block.

  Cons

  Unfortunately Vipre Antivirus located the source of the backdoor "Rabio malware" -- it was in three separate locations in the Call Zap update program. No where else on the computer. Just Callzap -- Caution with this!!! You have been warned

  Summary

  Do not trust this software unfortunately. It seems it's Update service silently downloads a backdoor into your machine. Pretty soon the Fake Antivirus popups start flashing and your PC develops a dsease --- last time I had to reformat the disc. This time I was wiser I hope. AVG missed it. Norton reported a Trojan.heur but I do not think it took any action. I searched high and low and found Vipre had one of the best ratings on Cnet. And sure enough it caught three traces of Rabio --- all in CallZap files and folders --- including the original file I dowloaded before installation. Vipre also then thoughtfully deleted a very suspicious registry entry I believe Callzap had made. I deleted all the update exe files of Call zap on my PC. Now I pray I licked it.

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• Not Bad, But Needs some features

  virago81July 17, 2008

  Pros

  You can set it up to hang up on any number and/or name (as identified by CallerID). It also serves to log all calls coming into your line, which is a good feature.

  Cons

  The phone still rings at least once before the CallZap gets it. Better than nothing, but ideally we'd all want to zap the call without any ring. This software also needs an optional feature which would allow you to play a message to the caller saying "This number does not accept your calls. Please take this number off your list"

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• Works great most of the time

  mrdvd2April 9, 2008

  Pros

  Stops those anoying calls

  Cons

  It's to bad you have to leave your computer on all day for it to work.( While your at work or out.)

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• It's a Simple solution for blocking calls you can't tolerate.

  A-GUNNovember 18, 2006

  Pros

  I like having my own control with calls with CallZap. You can block by full name, partial name, full number or partial number. You can block unkown and private calls too. By the time the first ring has completed, the blocked call will be zapped!

  Cons

  Although CallZap is a good simple program to use, it could still use some tweaking. You can't leave the program running if you want to connect to the internet via dial-up from a remote computer in your network. You must turn off the program to connect to the internet via dial-up. Then you must remember to turn the program back on when you disconnect from the internet. Another feature I wish CallZap had is... audible alerts/rings (different rings or voices). With audible alerts you could turn off all the ringers on the phones in the house and just turn up the volume on your PC. Plus with a feature like that, you would have more control over incoming calls by allowing only non-blocked calls to ring (it would eliminate the one ring you have to hear for blocked calls). So there, maybe Softwarevolution will put that on their "to do" list.

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• Very cool program.

  jcooper128March 30, 2006

  Pros

  This program is really nice. Install was easy. I have it blocking around 20 telemarketers as well as anonymous callers.

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• Doesn't work

  December 30, 2004

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  When setting up CallZap, I selected to block "unknown" calls and "private" calls. I am still receiving calls that my caller i.d. show as "Unknown Name Unavailable Number".

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