Question ZoneAlarmNG Trial period?

[simmerskool]

Thinking about seeing how ZoneAlarmNG runs on win10_VM and see link to download trial, but not seeing how long the trial period is, eg, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days... I was able to download its setup without a credit card, but haven't tried to install it yet, would rather know in advance how trial works. Thanks.

 

[bjm_]

but not seeing how long the trial period is, eg, 7 days, 14 days, 30 days.

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen - Get 30-day trial
https://www.zonealarm.com/software/free-downloads

 

[simmerskool]

ZoneAlarm Extreme Security NextGen - Get 30-day trial
https://www.zonealarm.com/software/free-downloads

Great thanks. I'll give it a test run...

 

[Trident]

There is a key for extended trial.

845DGV

It will provide you with 6 months. Once you install ZoneAlarm, at the top of the UI click “activate” and paste (or even type) this key. You will see “Activation Successful” screen.
The trial banner at the bottom of the UI will disappear.

If you have never used Check Point and ZoneAlarm it will take a while to be “submerged” in their world. They do things a bit differently than many others.

 

[simmerskool]

There is a key for extended trial.


It will provide you with 6 months. Once you install ZoneAlarm, at the top of the UI click “activate” and paste (or even type) this key. You will see “Activation Successful” screen.
The trial banner at the bottom of the UI will disappear.

If you have never used Check Point and ZoneAlarm it will take a while to be “submerged” in their world. They do things a bit differently than many others.

I did try ZA once upon a time. too long ago to be relevant now. My machine is in a cooling down phase after several hours chatting with MS techs trying to fix my windows firewall fwiw, they couldn't fix it either! ...eventually they fixed it with in-place upgrade from an iso they downloaded... the one thing I had not tried

 

[Trident]

I did try ZA once upon a time. too long ago to be relevant now. My machine is in a cooling down phase after several hours chatting with MS techs trying to fix my windows firewall fwiw, they couldn't fix it either! ...eventually they fixed it with in-place upgrade from an iso they downloaded... the one thing I had not tried

You tried maybe when ForceField (local threat emulation) was just released. With the NextGen they ditched all that and made it a rebrand of Check Point Harmony. New features are added all time which makes the product look more like a work in progress. The recent anti-bot addition that inspects URLs reputation and blocks communication to C&Cs is quite welcome.

 

[ForgottenSeer 65838]

You tried maybe when ForceField (local threat emulation) was just released. With the NextGen they ditched all that and made it a rebrand of Check Point Harmony. New features are added all time which makes the product look more like a work in progress. The recent anti-bot addition that inspects URLs reputation and blocks communication to C&Cs is quite welcome.

Is the NextGen trial version really effective even though it is still being implemented? Will my PC be sufficiently protected by normal internet use?

 

[Trident]

Is the NextGen trial version really effective even though it is still being implemented? Will my PC be sufficiently protected by normal internet use?

It will be protected for normal internet usage. Now with the anti-bot component it is quite effective in blocking data exfiltration and secondary payloads.

These resources are helpful.

Spoiler: “Learning Resources”

Learn more about Check Point ML/AI

https://www.checkpoint.com/download...-cyber-threat-prevention-rates-whitepaper.pdf

Learn more about NGAV

What is Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV)? - Check Point Software

We discuss what Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) is, and what makes it an essential first step toward comprehensive endpoint security.

www.checkpoint.com

Learn more about threat emulation which also uses Bitdefender engine

The Threat Emulation Solution

sc1.checkpoint.com

Learn more about content disarm

What is Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR)? - Check Point Software

Content disarm and reconstruction (CDR), protects against known and unknown threats contained in documents by removing executable content.

www.checkpoint.com

Learn more about Check Point/Zone Alarm Anti-Ransomware

https://www.zonealarm.com/docs/data-sheet_anti-ransomware.pdf

Learn more about Zero Phishing

Anti-Phishing - Check Point Software

Phishing attacks are getting more sophisticated by the day, and organizations must deploy Anti Phishing solutions to ensure they are protected.

www.checkpoint.com

Learn more about Anti-Bot

https://www.checkpoint.com/downloads/product-related/datasheets/ds-anti-bot.pdf

Learn more about ThreatCloud

ThreatCloud AI - Check Point Software

Learn about Check Point's ThreatCloud, the brain behind all of check point's products.

www.checkpoint.com

 

[George12]

I did try ZA once upon a time. too long ago to be relevant now. My machine is in a cooling down phase after several hours chatting with MS techs trying to fix my windows firewall fwiw, they couldn't fix it either! ...eventually they fixed it with in-place upgrade from an iso they downloaded... the one thing I had not tried

There is a key for extended trial.


It will provide you with 6 months. Once you install ZoneAlarm, at the top of the UI click “activate” and paste (or even type) this key. You will see “Activation Successful” screen.
The trial banner at the bottom of the UI will disappear.

If you have never used Check Point and ZoneAlarm it will take a while to be “submerged” in their world. They do things a bit differently than many others.

Did you have a new key for 2025 please?

 

[neven1127]

Did you have a new key for 2025 please?

I think the key is still the same. When you visit their website, at the bottom they have ZANG beta, which seems to be auto-renewed constantly, using 845DGV all the time.