Zone Alarm Free Antivirus 2013

 

Pros

• It has the best quality for firewall protection.

• It has a 5GB online backup.

• It has both free credit protection and Facebook security check.

• You can use the Do Not Track Me button when you do not want to be tracked.

• Unsafe links in search results are being marked so you will not be clicking those.

 

Cons

• It is hard to install especially if your system is malware-invested

• Anti-phishing feature is not effective for IE.

• Boot time is slow

• It does not work for all OS.

 

Protection Score

 

With the combination of its features and technology it scored 28%.

 

Scope of Protection

 

This software is not just any antivirus application as it has incorporated 2-way firewall and protects you from downloads. It can also scan at the same time protect you from any malware and keyloggers. It has a behavioral protection to check and prevents keyloggers from analyzing what you inputted on your browser.

 

How to Use

 

The best feature of this software is its download. When you ask a download, it will automatically test your system against many harmful threats that are not known. It does a very thorough check on your entire system. If in case the result is not safe, it will scan again in a different but protected environment away from your system.

 

How to Install

You do not need to be an expert to install this software. ZoneAlarm Antivirus is easy to install as there are no complex configuration needed. You just have to follow the instruction that pops-up, choose a configuration to your preference and use the slider when you adjust how strong your security will be for your computer.

 

The dashboard is well-designed and easy to maneuver. You can control the firewall, the antivirus and the anti-spyware protection. You just have to go to the control panel, adjust your level of protection. It also has a gaming setting wherein you can adjust the security and the alert so you can play without interruptions.

 

Features

• Antivirus/Anti-spyware Engine- discovers and obstructs any viruses, spyware, worms, bots, trojans and rootkits.

• Two-Way Firewall- it makes you invisible while you are online. Hackers and spyware are not able to send any of your important data to the Internet.

• Advanced Firewall- it supervises the program and check for any harmful threats. It detects and stops new threats that evade usual antivirus.

• Anti-Phishing/Site Status Toolbar- defends you from phishers, validates websites, and alerts you if the websites you are visiting is harmful.

• Advanced Download Protection- alerts you if you are trying to download harmful programs.

• Identity Protection- manages your credit and warns you if there are changes to your credit files.

                                                                                                                        
Update

 

ZoneAlarm Antivirus gives you real-time protection from any harmful threats. They provide you with needed updates especially if there are new viruses. You can even customize any updates you receive.

Help and support

 

If you need help on any problems while you are using this software, ZoneAlarm Antivirus provides you with different kind of supports to choose from. You can email, use their interactive chat, and search their knowledgebase, tutorials and forums. Their chat support are very quick to respond and would help you although out. They will not let you go until your problem has been resolved.