ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Security Suites

Something in my XP SP3 i3 PC has been connecting with Chinese servers and exchanging traffic without my knowledge. Unable to find any malware with Hijack This and two top anti-virus/malware programs, I decided to install ZoneAlarm Free which used to be a very good program, to identify the process causing it.

The installer program downloaded over 30MB of main program then after a lot of hard drive activity declared that the system needed to be rebooted. The system completely hung up part way through the reboot process, forcing me to hit the reset button when nothing else worked. On a second reboot, the same thing happened.

On a second PC I learned that this kind of major problem is common with Zone Alarm now. I found the Zone Alarm discussion forums and some fool of a company representative whose only comment on any problem was that there was something seriously wrong with the victim's PC.

Thankfully I'd created a Restore Point before I started this adventure, and by booting into Safe Mode I was able to go back to my restore point and reverse the damage done by this failed Zone Alarm installation.

Would I recommend Zone Alarm? Sure... to someone I really didn't like.

I have been a Zone Alarm customer for about six years now.

Zone Alarm used to be first class. It is now frustrating and slows my PC's down tremendously. It has been well and truely overtaken.

Customer service is abismal.

I will not buy again.

Sad, zonealarm used to be great, this is below average, gets in the way and is not effective protection.

uses to much resource, hardrive never stops, misses a lot of viruses what a waste of money....

I have the ZA extreme security suite and I have to say I am impressed with what I have seen. I have used ZA in the past where it was a total resource hog but the 2009 version has significantly changed that. Really easy to use and a good forum site which ofers loads of help if you are stuck. I have never had any viruses when using this software which could be coincedence but I like it anyway. Yes it does ask whether to allow or deny but I like to have this control over what my PC is allowing access to the net.

Too intrusive I have found, constantly asking whether to allow or deny a program to run even when the "Always Allow" is checked. Slows the system and slow to load. Renewal cost is too high for me, $49.95 is a lot more than other much better software in my opinion.

Overall, not a bad package but I find it tedious to set up therefore I do not recommend the ZoneAlarm Security Suites.

Very good overall PC protection.It scans everything you access, copy, etc.It goes beyond virus protection by looking at any suspicious behaviour from programs.It can learn, you are asked to allow or deny programs doing things. This has helped me learn a lot more about what my pc is actually doing, even when it looks like it's not doing anything.

ZA does load a bit slow at startup, but when compared to Norton it's a lot faster.Since I've started using it, I've never looked back.

ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm Security Suites might be good for people using their computers to send email and compose words but not the best for development environment in my opinion.

Good to use and no expert knowledge necessary.It generally have firewall in all the products of it. So safety and security assured.

Only version of ZoneAlarm I ever got to run half decently was 5.5.

Latest version is awful. Uninstall doesn't uninstall properly and you have to use safe mode and even reg edit to clean up the mess.

DON'T GO THERE!