ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall
Antivirus and a firewall all in one program
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Articles ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall
ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is an aggressive move by Check Point Software to combine two of the most sought after security features every PC should have.
With the antivirus market crowded by giants like AVG and Avast, ZoneAlarm has to differentiate itself. ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall does just that by giving users two of the most important security features in one simple to use program.
Features
ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall includes many powerful features for both their antivirus and firewall. There is real-time protection against viruses, as well as auto updating definitions and scheduling. ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall will only check for new definitions once every 24 hours, while its paid versions will update as soon as new definitions are available.
ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall's firewall features a log of the different programs that are accessing the internet. The firewall will also give users a list of programs and their "Trust Level," which is a good way to quickly glance at suspicious applications. There is also phishing and spyware protection built in.
One surprising feature of ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is "Game Mode," which allows you to temporarily suspend ZoneAlarm's popup notifications for uninterrupted gaming. Users can also set it to allow all firewall requests, which is obviously less secure.
Performance
Performance of ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is very good. Quick scans take only a few minutes. Full scans will take some time but are still an improvement over older ZoneAlarm programs. The speed increase is a result of a redesigned scanning engine. Still, we found ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall to be resource intensive on our system and slowed our boot times down. Competiting antivirus applications were quicker and less resource heavy.
Conclusion
While other programs have more advanced features, ZoneAlarm has successfully combined two of the most important security features for the average user and all for free. This makes it a very useful program for virtually anyone needing this type of protection.
ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is a comprehensive application that provides basic firewall and antivirus features for the average user.
Review last updated: 22/11/12
- Quick scanning
- Combines basic antivirus and firewall
- Minimal ads
- Easy to use interface
- Real time protection
- No parental controls in free version
- Average performance
"Apparently, free DOES work"
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Ask all the so called "experts" and they will tell you "Free software doesn't work". Well, I've got news for you - Free software DOES work and it worls well too! I used to have AVG as my antivirus software and ZoneAlarm as my firewall. Lately AVG has become very heavy and it slowed down my system, so I was looking to replace it. Sudenly I get this message from ZoneAlarm about the Free Antivirus and Firewall package, so I tried it. Guess what? It works beautifully and it's footprint is much smaller than the AVG+ZoneAlarm footprint. I would wormly recommend it to you + I do recommend it to all my friends.
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