ZoneAlarm 9.3.037.000

[Bizarre™]

<img src="http://www.nsanedown.com/images/logos/ZoneAlarm.png" class="logo" alt="ZoneAlarm" title="ZoneAlarm" />ZoneAlarm's firewall had reached its peak, Zone Labs has found a way to make it even better, increasing its power against spyware and leak-test malware techniques. Its program control is more flexible than ever, with different levels of trust and the ability to kill the worst programs instantly. The combination of kernel-level firewall techniques and signature-based spyware recognition already offers unusually powerful spyware blocking and decent removal. Overall, the next version of ZoneAlarm looks to be a superb security suite.

Thanks to <font color="#FF0000">Nima</font> for the update.

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[Brrownie]

Muchas Gracias! for the update. Pretty good firewall progie..:)

[davidyxw]

very good,I like to :rolleyes:

[venejo]

The link for the Basic Firewall is not working for me....

[*dcs18]

Good-bye

[R0H1T]

That's cause Agnitum's Oupost Firewall (Free & Pro versions) is the best in biz right now & besides most of the major security vendors (like AVIRA, ESET, GDATA, NORTON, KASPERSKY etc.) bundle firewall in their IS package.

[Drolz]

That's cause Agnitum's Oupost Firewall (Free & Pro versions) is the best in biz right now & besides most of the major security vendors (like AVIRA, ESET, GDATA, NORTON, KASPERSKY etc.) bundle firewall in their IS package.

i doubt that, there is still the comodo and online armor

[R0H1T]

That's cause Agnitum's Oupost Firewall (Free & Pro versions) is the best in biz right now & besides most of the major security vendors (like AVIRA, ESET, GDATA, NORTON, KASPERSKY etc.) bundle firewall in their IS package.

i doubt that, there is still the comodo and online armor

COMODO is total bloatware & Online Armor doesn't have anywhere near as many advanced features as Outpost has so in terms of effectiveness, features, speed (not to mention lifetime keys) its definitely the best.

[Bizarre™]

COMODO is total bloatware

Are you saying this because you have used COMODO for a long time? Or are you saying this just for the sake of saying it?

And what is bloated in COMODO? I believe they already removed 3rd party programs a long time ago.

Furthermore, COMODO offers standalone installer for both AV and Firewall.

[Drolz]

That's cause Agnitum's Oupost Firewall (Free & Pro versions) is the best in biz right now & besides most of the major security vendors (like AVIRA, ESET, GDATA, NORTON, KASPERSKY etc.) bundle firewall in their IS package.

i doubt that, there is still the comodo and online armor

COMODO is total bloatware & Online Armor doesn't have anywhere near as many advanced features as Outpost has so in terms of effectiveness, features, speed (not to mention lifetime keys) its definitely the best.

look here

[*dcs18]

Good-bye

[R0H1T]

Bizarre™

Are you saying this because you have used COMODO for a long time? Or are you saying this just for the sake of saying it?

NO I've used COMODO since ver2(but not the latest ver5) & even then I went for Zonealarm(though Outpost is my fav now since ver6). You see its got alot of useless options & its autolearn mode is really unrefined but when I say Outpost is the best with its feature set & incredible speed you know that its the best if you've used it over a period of time plus you get all the info that you'll ever need in its log folder.

And what is bloated in COMODO? I believe they already removed 3rd party programs a long time ago.

The fact that a lot of its options/features are useless/redundant & its a lot more taxing on system resources than Outpost make it bloated. The firewall component causes random problems & I've had network/system errors after installing COMODO several times.

Furthermore, COMODO offers standalone installer for both AV and Firewall.

Nope it doesn't, the firewall & AV components(free) are bundled not standalone (though you can select what you wanna install beforehand).

ultrich

There are alot of tests on different sites(reputed) which rank firewalls differently so the best way to know about them is to try it yourself (which I've done over the years) !

dcs18

I'll put forth a thorough review of all three as & when I install COMODO/Online Armor(latest versions) in the future but until then if you haven't used/reviewed them extensively just don't post such childish remarks.

[*dcs18]

Good-bye

[DKT27]

Guys, cool down. No need to put any remarks. ;)

@rohit: Comodo has fully changed from the time you've used it. v5 offers less options and with ease of use. If you are not happy with popups, you can change the settings the way you want. Just try it. Let me assure you that no settings offered in security apps are useless. Each of them have a meaning and usage good enough to satisfy user and security demands.

Comodo is very light on resources, 5MB total RAM with both of it's processes running. Doesn't hog the CPU either.

Right from v4, Comodo has offered standalone AV, Firewall and a IS (with both AV & FW) version.

Matousec is one of the most reputed Firewall tester, has some negatives, but we all, atleast most of us, believe in their tests. Yes it's recommended to try it yourself, but we can always have a second opinion. :)

[R0H1T]

dcs18

It's a pity you posted what you ignorantly did (without even having tried them out.) Nevertheless, we'll patiently wait for you to . . . . . . . . snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Where have I mentioned that I didn't use/try them out ?

Look who is talking . . . . . . . . . . .

Yeah look who is, I've tried COMODO since ver2 till ver5 RC & Online Armor4 btw have you actually used Outpost Pro (if yes then all of its features) ?

Grow up yourself and learn "how to quote others posts" on a global forum before . . . . . . . . referring to others as childish.

Now don't tell me quoting others & wasting a whole lot of precious web (page) space, instead of replying to each point one at a time, makes you less childish on a global forum ?

DKT27

Not much has changed from ver4 to ver5 (its just cosmetic) like the UI & very little if at all in the way COMODO firewall processes app requests for network access & stuff which still requires alot of user intervention while for AV is fine but that firewall is asking way too much.

It might well be with the latest stable release (ver5) but my past experience with it tells me that its a resource hog (at times when a lot of network connections are made like in case of p2p or definition updates) & causes system instability.

Don't know why you say that cause firewall AV CIS - all the installers have same file size even though file names are different.

The result from Matousec is about the AV suites not standalone firewall solutions besides there's no mention of the settings used for CIS (there are various options enabled with different settings) while in case of Outpost all of the components (firewall) are active even under default settings. So if you're saying that CIS is a better package than ESS (NOD32) then Matousec or not I don't believe that !

[*dcs18]

Good-bye

[R0H1T]

Don't tell me you're one of the naysayers here ! Just cause not everyone from the forums has come here to post doesn't mean that they agree with you or there are more users of COMODO than Outpost(the obvious reason being CIS is free & not everyone knows about the "free" lifetime keys for Agnitum).

Just cut the crap & stick to point K - last version of COMODO tried is ver5 RC & the latest version is the stable release which should have a few stability & bug fixes but isn't much different from the RC then last version of Online Armor used was ver4 which again ain't much different from ver4.5 since the latter is a minor upgrade & not a major release.

I don't need to quote anyone & really its a bad habit quoting or double quoting someone you know why - its ugly. Just for the record its not the opinion but this remark which is childish !

Outpost "doesn't hold a candle to either" COMODO or Online Armor.

Well whatever about the discrepancies the fact is Matousec was testing integrated AV components not just firewalls so go have a look at the results before trying to score some brownie points here.

[*dcs18]

Good-bye

[Brrownie]

Man It's getting Hot in here....Guys I don't think It's nessesary to underestimate or point fingers on each other. ;) Thank you all for your comments & opinion's. I think Opinion is like a A** Hole everybody has one. :coolwink: :P Peace...

[DKT27]

@rohit: You can always keep it to training mode. I do it for my sis. Get no alerts whatsoever and has still stopped buffer overflow attack twice and one DoS attack. And the final version is so far very smooth on my PC.

If you check out the frontpage, we have standalone, official links posted Comodo.

Both of you: Each to his own. Please don't make a mess of it and keep the forum rules in mind. We should be helpful, not taunting. ;)

[Bizarre™]

Bizarre™

Are you saying this because you have used COMODO for a long time? Or are you saying this just for the sake of saying it?

NO I've used COMODO since ver2(but not the latest ver5) & even then I went for Zonealarm(though Outpost is my fav now since ver6). You see its got alot of useless options & its autolearn mode is really unrefined but when I say Outpost is the best with its feature set & incredible speed you know that its the best if you've used it over a period of time plus you get all the info that you'll ever need in its log folder.

Really? Because I have used COMODO since the beginning. I haven't found anything useless.

COMODO may have bundled their Firewall and AV together since v3, but that changed in v5.

I've also used Outpost, obviously since I sometimes frontpage them, and I can't say I'm impressed.

Regardless, it's just me I guess but like I always say: Each To His Own ;)

And what is bloated in COMODO? I believe they already removed 3rd party programs a long time ago.

The fact that a lot of its options/features are useless/redundant & its a lot more taxing on system resources than Outpost make it bloated. The firewall component causes random problems & I've had network/system errors after installing COMODO several times.

What options are useless / redundant? Can you enumerate them for us in detail?

Furthermore, COMODO offers standalone installer for both AV and Firewall.

Nope it doesn't, the firewall & AV components(free) are bundled not standalone (though you can select what you wanna install beforehand).

Again, really? I guess you better visit this page: Link ^_^

[Lite]

I thought this topic was about ZoneAlarm not Comodo, Outpost or Online Armor. Seems a few members have missed that.

This topic should be used to discuss the latest release of this product.

Feel free to create other topics in the relevent forum about comparison topics. Its always best to backup any sort of comparison with some facts, instead of them being based largely on personal preferences.

[Drolz]

ultrich

There are alot of tests on different sites(reputed) which rank firewalls differently so the best way to know about them is to try it yourself (which I've done over the years) !

I posted that chart so that you may come to your senses that maybe you are just basing it to your personal preferences only. Its also a fact that some of the testing sites are paid by other software companies so that their product will do well in their testing chart. This is only a reputed battle between a personal of choice

[R0H1T]

Bizarre™

As I said earlier I'll give you the pros/cons of COMODO when I install its latest stable release but can't do that currently since I've got ESS(NOD32) working fine btw what about Outpost firewall which you were not impressed with?

Lite

Sticking to Zonealarm does the zllictbl.dat 'Read-only' trick work for Zonealarm Internet Security/Extreme Security, haven't tried them for quite a while now ?

ultrich

For the last time the chart's about AV suite(CIS4) not standalone firewalls but I always do prefer paid(Oupost Pro) over free(CIS) stuff having said that I rarely use standalone firewalls (mostly with Returnil/Deep Freeze instead of another AV for compatibility issues) rather IS/TS packages as a whole.

[Drolz]

Bizarre™

As I said earlier I'll give you the pros/cons of COMODO when I install its latest stable release but can't do that currently since I've got ESS(NOD32) working fine btw what about Outpost firewall which you were not impressed with?

Lite

Sticking to Zonealarm does the zllictbl.dat 'Read-only' trick work for Zonealarm Internet Security/Extreme Security, haven't tried them for quite a while now?

ultrich

For the last time the chart's about AV suite(CIS4) not standalone firewalls but I always do prefer paid(Oupost Pro) over free(CIS) stuff having said that I rarely use standalone firewalls (mostly with Returnil/Deep Freeze instead of another AV for compatibility issues) rather IS/TS packages as a whole.

its not for me to talk about outpost because i havent tried it yet once, but since you are insinuating that this is best firewall out there and that comodo and online armor are bloated softwares. you may want to react to this : here is the test by Leet Pirate... LOOK HERE