The Internet has practically everything people need, some come with a price, while a few others can be availed for free. This is also true when it comes to various software programs that many computer users need such as antivirus software, firewalls, and spyware blockers. These programs are very important especially for people who are constantly using the Internet. Every computer needs antivirus software, and one of the leading names when it comes to antivirus protection is ZoneAlarm Extreme Security. In this article, we will take a closer look at the specifications and functions of this antivirus software.
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is from Check Point Software. This software is actually a combination of ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 2009 and ZoneAlarm Forcefield. Aside from providing standard protection with its top-tier firewall and antispam components and protection from browser-based threats using virtualization, Web-site analysis, keylogger jamming, and other advanced techniques, the new ZoneAlarm Extreme Security adds hosted online backup and PC tune up to its features. The features of ZoneAlarm Extreme Security are top notched and a lot of users have been all praises about them. This new antivirus software from Check Point is now considered as the biggest challenger of Norton Internet Security.
As the most extensive suite yet from Chekcpoint, ZoneAlarm Extreme Security has all the features and more of the two previous versions such as browser protection, PC tune-up tools and online backup. The tune-up tools are quite automatic, consisting of a registry cleaner and defragmenter. These however have no measurable impact on the computer’s system. Users who want the rest of the modules such as startup manager and a disk cleanup tools will have to pay a certain amount. They would also have to pay a small amount for the online backup module.
One of the key features of ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is the ForceField system wherein your web browser is launched in a virtual environment so that malware are prevented from entering your computer’s system. This extra line of defence can be valuable, but users say the implementation is not pretty. There is an eerie green glow and it doesn’t work as well with Safari and Chrome search engines. But users say that ZoneAlarm Extreme Security is pretty much the same as the standard Internet Security Suite. Both have the same clean front-end, and identity protection module, and a wide feature set which includes parental controls.
ZoneAlarm Extreme Security’s firewall is pretty good as well. It is easy to make test PC invisible to computers in the software’s Internet Zone. But the antivirus software also has its share of weak points such as so-so detection of malware. It can detect about 92% of malware threats, but it is actually a lot better than Smart Security from Eset. However, it is a bit behind AVG when it comes to this department. ZoneAlarm Extreme Security costs $69.95 direct for three licenses. The antivirus software program also requires high memory usage. Overall, ZoneAlarm Extreme security can go head to head with the leaders in antivirus software market.
