ZoneAlarm Free Firewall

[kurahk7]

The bottom line: ZoneAlarm Firewall Free 9.2 has gotten quieter and more effective, and should be considered an excellent tool for replacing the adequate default Windows firewall with a stronger option that includes better outbound protection, antiphishing guards, and ZoneAlarm's behavioral detection network.

Source: ZoneAlarm Free Firewall - Free software downloads and software reviews - CNET Download.com

This doesn't look so bad.

 

[HMonk]

Thanks K-7.

I run a dual-boot (XPx86/7x64) with a slew of legacy and newer games on XP. I kept XP because I still revisit the legacies and I did not want to go through the hassle of reinstalling all of the others on Win7.

I run the free Comodo Suite on Win7 but on the XP, I run ZA v.7 because I suffered the infamous ZA/ISP conflict with v. 8. After that I stopped upgrading and no longer follow ZA since my XP surfing is limited to known/safe sites, primarily game patches.

So I will give v. 9.2 a try.

Monk

 

[A Guy]

ZA firewall doesn't do very well on Matousec tests:

Results and comments - www.matousec.com

I used Comodo just fine on XP, and continue to use it on Windows 7, always highly rated.

A Guy

 

[ctt1wbw]

I went with Comodo for a test run. I keep reading reports about a log file under Zone Alarm getting out of control, up to several gigs worth of logfile data after a few days. I didn't feel like worrying about stuff like that.

 

[malexous]

ZA firewall doesn't do very well on Matousec tests:

Results and comments - www.matousec.com

Doesn't mean it is a bad firewall. http://www.sevenforums.com/752208-post33.html

 

[noyb]

Even in my XP .. I had troubles with Zone Alarm .. and my new AVG or FF ..
(can't remember which ?? )

Anyway .. I had to move on to Comodo.