The Bottom Line
ZoneAlarm Pro adds significant functionality over the free ZoneAlarm product. From protecting your privacy to blocking pop-up ads this product is more than just a firewall and worth the money.
Pros
- Great personal firewall product
- Many new and improved features
- Stops pop-up and pop-under ads on web sites
Cons
- Interface is cluttered and un-intuitive
Description
- Stealth mode hides computer from responding to tools used by hackers to find vulnerable machines
- Protects your privacy by blocking cookies and other information from being taken by web sites
- New feature automatically detects networks to help configure firewall with which networks to trust
- Choose whether to block ALL pop-up, pop-under and banner ads or select how you want to block
- Address mapping not only alerts you to hack attempts, but helps to identify the source
Guide Review - Product Review: ZoneAlarm Pro 3.7
ZoneAlarm is one of the most well-known names in personal firewall software. While the freely available basic ZoneAlarm product is better than nothing, it doesn't scratch the surface of the protection you get with ZoneAlarm Pro 3.7
ZoneAlarm provides a good firewall and presents you with pop-up boxes letting you know when there may be a threat to your computer, but it stops there.
ZoneAlarm Pro on the other hand provides additional security, tracking and privacy protection. ZoneAlarm Pro helps protect against email borne viruses and worms, block cookies and pop-up ads on web sites and track hack attempts back to the source address.
While it isn't free, the additional protection is well worth the money.