App Review ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Next Gen 2024 - With Malware Tests

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Product name
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security Next Gen 2024
Installation (rating)
5.00 star(s)
User interface (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Accessibility notes
ZoneAlarm emulation detects stuff like phishing pdf documents, simple PowerShell keyloggers and many others. Stuff that nobody else would detect. At the same time, anti-phishing with real time analysis blocks more pages than big brands like Norton ever will.

Components like Anti-Bot and Behavioural Guard block advanced attacks, the behavioural blocking is based around Mitre tactics and techniques and not just around profiles, like SONAR or ATD (Bitdefender). The level of cleanup after a threat is amazing too, if you have a look at the forensic reports.
Performance (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Core Protection (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Proactive protection (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Additional Protection notes
After alot of testing this is one of the toughest, most realiable AV i ever used.
Browser protection (rating)
5.00 star(s)
Positives
    • Many features
    • Minimal setup required
    • Low impact on system resources
    • Lightning fast scans
    • Easy to use
    • Simple and non-intrusive
    • Ransomware protection
    • Strong and reliable protection
    • Detects or blocks in the wild malware
    • Consistently high test scores
    • Accurate results and reliable antivirus engine
    • Effective malicious URL blocking
    • Virus signatures are updated daily
    • Great value for money
    • Effective malware removal
    • Well designed, clear and easy to use interface
    • Multi-layer protection approach
Negatives
    • Can be costly to run
Time spent using product
Reviewed between 1 to 7 days
Computer specs


System Manufacturer Dazen
System Model Dazen Laptop X86
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Celeron(R) N5095 @ 2.00GHz, 1997 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends International, LLC. 5.19, 3/23/2022
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 12.0 GB
Recommended for
  1. All types of users
Overall rating
5.00 star(s)

Vitali Ortzi

Level 27
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Dec 12, 2016
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Bit offtopic question here:rolleyes:

Does ZA free has cloud ? i have heard that paid has sophos protection live etc
so does free has, nothing i quess:(
It only has sophos cloud or local
But you still get firewall , antibot etc and if you want I can get you an API key for threat emulation so you can use the extension for threat emulation and there are really nice discount on zone alarm and harmony products that make it pretty cheap and checkpoint has some incredible products that are definitely worth having and when you think how advanced it is you can see it's not a bad deal at all and they have a beta on their site that is free Wich you can use as well
 
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Vitali Ortzi

Level 27
Verified
Top Poster
Well-known
Dec 12, 2016
1,641
I tried this and really wanted to like it. It very much slows browsing down.
It shouldn't slow browsing much Anyway my recommendation is to set it to background mode so it doesn't scan pages before they can load Screenshot_2024-12-21-21-46-01-064_com.kiwibrowser.browser-edit.jpg
 

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