Advice Request ZoneAlarm News?

[XLR8R]

It's Firewall is quite decent and it uses the Kaspersky signatures which are quite popular, but apart from that it didn't improve a lot in the last months/years. No point of trying until the new Next-Gen version comes out.

What I know is that it still does not provide the same antimalware protection as Kaspersky itself, it seems to use either an older engine version or with some features disabled (cloud maybe). I have seen it miss things that Kaspersky catches consistently over the years.

The firewall, probably remains good, but with Windows itself now offering a competent firewall, I think the selling value of the firewall is not one that would drive customers to buy in large numbers.

 

[TairikuOkami]

The firewall, probably remains good, but with Windows itself now offering a competent firewall,

ZA is the only firewall with HIPS (at least from free ones), it can detect app trying to connect via allowed apps (like a malware connecting via a browser, WF would simply allow it.

 

[Kongo]

ZA is the only firewall with HIPS

Comodo?

 

[harlan4096]

ZA appears in VT with UDS (Urgent Detection System) detections, so it seems uses probably also KSN...

 

[TairikuOkami]

Comodo?

Yes, but Comodo is "special". ZA just works, no advanced rules, but yet it is safer because of that. Comodo spits out dozens of alerts per minute and the user ignores them.

 

[Harputlu]

I am not trust zonealarm. sounds like a Mossad backdoor.I am not trust Kaspersky

 

[Paul.R]

only agreed with ZA

 

[Kongo]

I am not trust zonealarm. sounds like a Mossad backdoor.I am not trust Kaspersky

Judging a product by it's name. Makes sense...

 

[Harputlu]

Judging a product by it's name. Makes sense...

The company's founders (2 out of 3) worked as software developers in the military in Israel. In addition, they still produce software for the military.
There is also a statement about the founders of the company

Check Point - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Ink]

The company's founders (2 out of 3) worked as software developers in the military in Israel. In addition, they still produce software for the military.
There is also a statement about the founders of the company

Check Point - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Which company doesn't assist their government?

 

[Harputlu]

Which company doesn't assist their government?

I'm not saying they shouldn't do it. I do not trust

 

[Kongo]

I'm not saying they shouldn't do it. I do not trust

Kinda unfair when there wasn't any incident that could justify your mistrust. But doesn't matter, cause I think we can all agree that it's not worth using at this point of time...

 

[Popolitus]

They have released the new version

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen

The ultimate security solution for PC, Android, and iOS devices. Get advanced Antivirus, Firewall, Anti-ransomware, Anti-phishing, Browser protection, and more!

www.zonealarm.com

Now it have a firewall, all that... so far is working ok.

 

[Chuck57]

In spite of what many think, quite a lot of people use ZA firewall (free). Mention firewall and the first thing lots of average users think of is ZoneAlarm. They might not know anything but how to turn on the PC, but they know what firewall means, and to them that means zonealarm.

I used ZA long ago, with Win 98 and XP for a while before switching to Comodo firewall. I liked ZA then, and it did its job. Now, I don't know if ZA has kept up with all the new threats, or if it's still a solid protector. What I do know is it's a lot heavier on the system these days.

 

[Filipe]

Its very cool the GUI and everything all-in.one solution integrated.

The Release notes: ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen release history official page

I´m liking. They will add the settings to the modules!

Kind Regards,

 

[Zartarra]

The GUI has improved a lot compared to the old one. But I am missing a lot off configuration options. I hope they will add them in later versions. The firewall seems an empty box. The web protection has a strange behavior. The malware or phishing links are only blocked when I use the "scan" function in the browser add-on. The first time the pages are loaded. The download protection is great. The new "File download protection" works excellent and has a nice GUI. The detection rate of the AV-engine is good. In a small test with 511 samples, it missed 30 samples.

I am curious about the further evolution of the new NextGen editions.

 

[gery79]

is anyone using ZA lately ? i am so tempted to buy it but i dont want to waste my money....

 

[silversurfer]

is anyone using ZA lately ? i am so tempted to buy it but i dont want to waste my money....

You may take a look to this comment by @harlan4096 (forums link below) and his latest tests in our Malware-Hub, looks like ZA causing higher system impact...

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security - October 2021 Report

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security - October 2021 Report Due to the small number of samples used in this tests, you should take results with a grain of salt. We encourage you to compare these results with others and take informed decisions on what security products to use. __ System Status...

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[Kongo]

is anyone using ZA lately ? i am so tempted to buy it but i dont want to waste my money....

In addition to @silversurfer :

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