Performance
For antivirus protection, ZoneAlarm has again partnered with Kaspersky. We did not specifically test the antivirus engine within ZoneAlarm, but cite test results for the stand-alone version of Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009. In third-party, independent antivirus testing using live viruses, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 scored in the upper ranks, although not always at the top position. On the CNET iTunes test, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 came in way above the test system at 275 seconds — three seconds longer than last year's result and seven seconds more than the test system. On the CNET Microsoft Office test, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 finished last at 1,584 seconds, requiring 66 more seconds to complete this year compared with last year. In a test scanning a single folder with compressed and media files, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009 had better results, completing this test in 256 seconds, or roughly half the time it took last year (521 seconds). Although, in terms of boot speed, Kaspersky took longer this year (33.84 seconds) versus last year (29.77 seconds).
In our annual anti-spyware testing, ZoneAlarm Pro 7 fell from the top in our spring 2007 test to the middle. CNET labs conducts three separate tests using spyware found to be bundled within free applications rejected by CNET Downloads (as part of its software policies, CNET Downloads does not host applications containing known spyware). In the first test, active detection, ZoneAlarm Pro 7 detected a favourable 90 per cent of the spyware; however, in the second, on-demand test, ZoneAlarm Pro 7 detected 30 per cent of the spyware; and in the final, removal test, ZoneAlarm Pro 7 removed all traces for only 30 per cent of the spyware, which lowered the anti-spyware product's overall score. For the 2009 release, the anti-spyware stand-alone will no longer be offered, but incorporated into ZoneAlarm Pro and ZoneAlarm Internet Security.
Support
Included with the purchase of Check Point ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 is one year of software updates and both email- and keyword-based virtual support, along with access to a well-attended user forum.
ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 lacks printed documentation, and this year also lacks an informative flash tutorial seen in past releases. The built-in help file is excellent, thorough and very specific, effectively balancing detail and clarity. And the ZoneAlarm online knowledge-base is good as well.
Conclusion
ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2009 provides top-notch fundamental security protection that is light on system resources, allowing you to work unencumbered.
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you buy this product and it tells you there are up dates to down load and it bluntly refuses to allow you to download