ZoneAlarm was the winner in this poll with 38% of 161 total votes. It was followed by its more powerful brother, ZoneAlarm Pro, which gained 26% of the vote. Links to both products can be found at ZoneAlarm.com. A comparison of the two products can be found here.

The latest version, ZoneAlarm 2.6, is compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 95/98/Me/NT/2000 and XP. It is offered free for personal use and is $19.95 for business users. Some of the features include:

•Simplicity: ZA is easy to set up. New users do not need extensive backgrounds in ports, protocols or firewall programming to be protected. The graphic user interface is easy to understand, with simple controls.•Activity Monitoring: Users are immediately alerted when there is a new activity (both inbound and outbound) and have the opportunity to stop it instantly.•Application Control: Gives users simple "yes" or "no" control over which applications can access the Internet.

The authors of the application provide a Service and support section for their products, including a General FAQ, OS specific details for install and uninstall of the product, how to set up for various types of network connections, tips on using different types of programs and even provides a section on known issues with their product.

Although online help is available, you can also download the User Manuals in Adobe Acrobat PDF format for use on your local drive.

Other applications either included or mentioned in this poll are:•Norton Personal Firewall•Tiny Personal Firewall•Sygate Personal Firewall•BlackIce Defender•McAfee Personal Firewall•Look-n-Stop Personal Firewall

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by MSeng edited by lilhurricane
last modified: 2007-09-29 10:47:36