ZONEALARM PRO 5 XX

by Encore Software

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• ASIN: B0002J6I4Q
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 25, 2004
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,873 in Software (See Bestsellers in Software)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Zone Alarm Firewall Pro 2005 is the latest update to the best-selling product, Firewall Pro 4. It offers consumers the most advanced features in Firewall protection while still being the easiest to set up and use. Zone Alarm Firewall has won awards from PC World, CNET, and Computer Shopper.

Key Benefits:

Easy-to-use Firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats.

• Intrusion Blocking systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts.
• Stealth Mode automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet.
• Automatic Program Configuration provides safety and simplicity by automatically configuring programs. Automatically decides whether to allow or deny Internet access to individual programs.
• Expert Controls give savvy users precise control over security settings.

Protects against identify theft and online profiling.

• ID Lock prevents your personal data from leaving your computer without your approval.
• Ad Blocking automatically stops pop-up ads so you can surf in peace.
• Security Scanner scans your hard drive for adware cookies and deletes them with a single click.
• Hacker ID anonymously tracks hacker attempts on your PC and allows you to report offenders to the Internet Service Providers.
• Cookie Control prevents incoming adware from being installed on your PC, yet allows cookies from trusted sites.

Quarantines suspicious email attachments and blocks outbound messages containing potential viruses.

• Inbound MailSafe automatically quarantines suspicious email attachments, preventing them from auto-launching or being opened by accident.
• Outbound MailSafe automatically monitors outgoing email and halts messages with potential viruses before they're transmitted. Prevents worms and viruses from sending infected emails to everyone in your address book.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential Firewall Security, November 1, 2004

By	OverTheMoon ([e-mail]) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

Although MSWIN XP has its own Firewall you would do better to turn it off, go to the `Zonelabs' website, download the Free version of Zonealarm, install it and give it a go. Study it for an evening and see how many access attempts there are on your computer. I promise - you will never go back from using this great firewall. Go to the Gibson Research Corporation on the internet and test your systems vulnerability using the software on that site - all free. Now if you want to make the next leap by having a more sophisticated version of Zonealarm then go Pro with this one. The pro version offers the following additions to the free version.

- An improved approval program for Internet Access.
- Advanced security controls.
- Automatically stops pop-up ads so you can surf in peace.
- Prevents personal data from leaving your computer without permission.
- Checks for and deletes adware cookies.
- Blocks adware cookies but allows cookies from trusted sites.
- Protects your privacy and improves PC performance.
- Tracks hacker attempts and anonymously reports offenders to their ISPs.
- Monitors outgoing email and halts messages with potential viruses.

Now as an all in one tool you could also opt for the ZoneAlarm Security Suite that gives you an anti-virus program to top it all off, so as an all in one security system this really is a great solution for the home user. If you stick with the free version make sure to also use adaware and AVG, both free anti-ad/anti-virus software packages that help complement the free version but the all in one Security Suite is still you best buy.

In Short, this is an essential security product.