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ZoneAlarm
The
most awarded
product in the personal firewall
category is ZoneAlarm from Zone
Labs.
Zonealarm Pro was awarded
the prestigious CNET Editors Choice
Seal in June 2003. This award is one
of the top online awards from the
online tech community and is the
hallmark of good product design,
performance, quality, and value.
Zone Labs have been developing
the
ZoneAlarm product line since 1997, and
the result of the constant technical
innovation and improvement is the
product they offer today. Today's ZoneAlarm Pro is an immensely
powerful personal firewall which also retains a
good degree of user-friendliness, in
fact so much so that the CNET editors
commented that even with its advanced
features, "ZoneAlarm Pro remains
so easy to use that even a novice can
manage it." A distinct bonus in
an area where software can be so
complex, and where we just want a tool
to use for the job while we get on
with our real work, not another steep
learning curve.
Behind this relatively easy to use
front end is all the real power of a personal
firewall which passes the renown Steve
Gibson's firewall leak test. ZoneAlarm
Pro blocks
and reports hacker intrusion attempts,
quarantines viruses, and lets you
control cookies. It renders your computer invisible to
hackers from the Internet, and stops
probes and pings so to the outside
world your computer simply does not
exist. If they can't see you, they
can't harm you. Malicious email attachments are
automatically quarantined and it
neutralizes Trojan horse, spyware, and
worm threats before they become a
problem. And when you have ZoneAlarm Pro these
annoying pop-up ads are a thing of the
past with it's built-in configurable
ad blocker.
All this goes on without interfering
with normal PC usage so when it's set
up the way you want there is very
little interaction with the program -
it just does it's job quietly and
efficiently in the background while
you get on with yours.
When you put all this together, you
can quite easily see why ZoneAlarm Pro
leads the personal firewall field, why it is used and trusted by over
20 million users to date, and why we
rate it our first choice personal
firewall and the
benchmark to measure the rest of the
industry by.
TOP CHOICE
McAfee Personal Firewall Plus
McAfee
needs no introduction in the field of
Internet security. As one of the
biggest names in the business, their brand name is synonymous with
computer security to many computer
users today.
Their Personal Firewall Plus is a well
thought out product which which places
an effective barrier between potential
intruders and your computer. Alerts
inform you of attempted unauthorized
entry and the product is equipped with
Visual Event Tracing and detailed
event reporting which allow you to trace
the source of attacks.
This means you
can prevent future threats and alert
the proper authorities if need
be. And to make this task simpler, Personal
Firewall Plus is also integrated with
HackerWatch which provides
recommendations on how to respond to
particular attack types.
The feature we particularly like is
Personal Firewall Plus's ability to keep abreast
of the latest security trends with
automatic, 27x7 online updates in much
the same way as their virus scanner
product.
All up, McAfee's Personal Firewall
Plus is a very sound personal firewall
choice from one of the biggest names
in the computer security business.
TOP CHOICE
BlackICE PC Protection
BlackICE
from Internet Security Systems is a powerful personal firewall which
comes along with an advanced intrusion
detection system so your Internet
connection is constantly monitored and
protected against suspicious activity.
Hacker attacks are blocked instantly,
and destructive applications are
prevented from running. Reports
are then provided of any attempted
attacks, and the identities of any
attempted intruders given.
All inbound and outbound information
is monitored constantly on any
internet connection, from dial-up to
DSL and even wireless networks.
BlackICE
is a sound and dependable choice in
the personal firewall market today.
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