Zone Alarm Extreme Security

[LuckyCombatPotato]

I am using it since 1 week now and i just want your opinion about it.
Is it useless or it is the best ever ?
Does someone use it ?

Here is what it does ...
http://www.zonealarm.com/security/en-eu ... curity.htm

I got a 6 month trial license if someone wanna try it.

If you don't know it, here is the characteristics :

Two-Way Firewall
Stops inbound and outbound traffic threats and hackers
Operating System Firewall
Monitors programs for suspicious behavior
Unified Anti-virus / spyware Engine
Detects and blocks viruses, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, bots, and rootkits
Anti-Phishing/Site Status Toolbar
Blocks phishers and authenticates websites and warns you if a Web site is dangerous
Advanced Download Protection
Warns you if you try to download a dangerous program
Alerts you if there are unauthorized changes in your credit files
Anti-Spam
Filters out annoying and potentially dangerous spam
Parental Controls
Filters and blocks inappropriate websites
Virtual Browsing
Allows users to surf with full protection against malicious software like drive-by downloads and browser exploits
Keylogger / screengrabber jamming
Protects your passwords and other key strokes from being monitored by identity thieves
Private Browsing
Erases your surfing tracks and allows you to surf the Internet in complete privacy

[IXL]

Jeez... I used Zonealarm about 10 years ago... back in the 56k, ISDN days... before firewalls and bb were that common.

It was highly rated then as one of the best, but it did become a bit of a pain in the arse having to dissable it and enable it when you wanted certain things to work. However, maybe now its improved.

IXL

[LuckyCombatPotato]

Did you manage to find out how much it costs ? I see on the site they have lots of pricing options, but don't see an option for a single user license, on 1 pc.

Hem with one license you can install it on 3 pc (if you have 3 pc at home ) and it is only for 1 or 3 years... Well i didn't really had a look at it as i have a work license.

It was highly rated then as one of the best, but it did become a bit of a pain in the arse having to dissable it and enable it when you wanted certain things to work. However, maybe now its improved.

IXL

Yep the little bit i red on the web it improved a lot... Especially with the stealth browser. And from what i tried there not too much of what u said as there is a "learning 20 days" where ZA sees what programs are safe or not and which one you're using.

Appenrently it works quite well with windows defender...

[Thundercat]

Cant recomend commodo firewall enough, requires a bit of knowlage on firewalls etc but tiss free.

http://www.comodo.com/home/internet-sec ... rewall.php

install without the virus protection and use AVG or your fave virus scanner

Spyware... spybot

All free

[LuckyCombatPotato]

Is it good though ?
Any windows that pop up and say "attention this program's trying to access internet" or things like that ?

Still have a license to use if want to test and keep it.

[MRX]

ZA is great. Probably one of the lower level firewalls on the market in terms of where they put their kernel hooks.