Zone Alarm

Pros: Free, easy to use and install, works like a champ
Cons: none

I have always been the happy-go-lucky sort: you know the type; I'll deal with the crisis when it arises. Firewalls seemed to me to be just one more thing to clog up, slow down, and potentially wreck my already flaky system.

I've had DSL...

Pros: Free and Easy
Cons: None

If you have read my recent epinion of PacBell DSL, you’ll note that I have recently joined the broadband ranks. What you may not have noted was that on the day I finally achieved hyperspeed, there were several articles on the internet about the increased...

Pros: Great entry level version free for home and non-profit users.
Cons: Does not track down offenders and still requires many home users to learn a little more.

If you download anything new to try today, get Zone Alarm!

WHO:
I am a professional information systems consultant specializing in network and system security (I am not affiliated in any way with Gibson Research or Zone Labs). While...

Pros: Protection against hackers
Cons: Tends to glitch at times when running too many programs at once.

If you are connected to the Internet through Time Warner, a cable modem or any dedicated line, you are exposed to hackers. With free software such as Zone Alarm, you are protected against intrusion into your personal computer, your bandwidth space and...

Pros: Free for personal use; very simple to use.
Cons: May lack features desired by advanced users and programmers.

Chances are you're not serving files on an FTP server, telnetting to remote sites or running your own web server. If your internet usage is restricted to web browsing, email, newsgroups and chat, Zone Labs has the firewall for you.

I've used...

Pros: Ease of use, interface design, free
Cons: Some learning curve, especially for use on a LAN environment.

I use Zone Alarm primarily at home, and so far I have had nothing but positive results.

Zone Alarm acts as a guard dog, watching over what is coming and going from your computer while connected to the internet. There are several security...

Pros: Free for personal, non-profit use, easy to install and configure, works with nearly all my other programs, works flawlessly.
Cons: None

I really have no idea how they did it but someone got a hold of my address book and sent a very nasty email to everyone in it. I was mortified because not only did I feel violated but my friends and family were all subject to this sick twisted jerk.
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Pros: Peace of mind and security, Currently available without charge
Cons: Minimal documentation, Occasional crashes

Security and privacy are major concerns in our increasingly connected world. Although I consider myself reasonably savvy about computers, an article about the potential security risks associated with DSL connections caught me off-guard. Ignorance is...

Pros: Free & easy to use
Cons: None

If you have a Cable Modem or DSL connection or any connection to the internet,Zone Alarm is a must.

For near instant protection from VBS script worms such as the infamous "I Love You worm" and hackers, Zone Alarm installs in a few...

Pros: Highly funtional, feature rich firewall
Cons: Lots of options, difficult to understand initially (but worth it)!

With all the talk about potential hackers breaking in you personal home PCs I decided to invest in a firewall. There were several options out there but I liked the look of the ZoneAlarm interface so I gave it a try.

This application is very...

Pros: easy to use, free, free updates, rock solid and very secure.
Cons: basic

Firewall, a lot have been written about them. I have used a few of them over the years...some I hated and some I liked but there was only one that fell in love with: Zone Alarm.

I have been using Zone Alarm for a year now and I must say it is...

Pros: Free, easy to install and use. Blocks spyware from accessing the internet.
Cons: None

***Update***Dec. 15th ZoneLab's ZoneAlarm firewall program was the only firewall program that passed Gibson Research's new Leak Test designed to test the security of firewall programs. Not Norton, Sygate, BlackIce, etc. They all failed. This ...

Pros: It's free, and it works with Win98 & Win2k Pro
Cons: User interface a little clumsy.

If you're reading this, you need a firewall. It's that simple. I average about a dozen or more daily attempts to access my system on a cable modem, and while they may not all be nefarious black-hatters, it startled me to realize how common and how easy...

Pros: Best bang for your firewall buck.
Cons: Windows XP problems, daunting for newbies.

Update Jan 13 2002: although Zone Alarm is designed to work with Windows XP, there are some lingering issues that have to fixed until I'd recommend it to an XP user. It tends to forget your app settings, and it will sometimes randomly lock you out of...

Pros: FREE! And completely firewalls your system!
Cons: None

After de-NAT-ing my DSL router, I needed a firewall, and fast. I can't go into this long 'searched and searched' story, because honestly I don't have one. One of my friends already knew about Zone Alarm and told me to get it.

Let me just...