ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite

No computer should be caught without some form of protection against online threats. Nowadays, it is next to impossible to visit a web site, without being in danger of infecting your computer with all sorts of malicious programs. There are many people who want to harm your system or gain access to your sensible data. Fortunately, there are also many people who fight back, by producing antivirus programs and other security applications. One of these applications is ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite. It will boost your computer's security considerably, while providing many other features, for protecting your identity, blocking spam messages, creating online backups and more.

The setup process is straightforward, but it may take the wizard a bit longer to install and configure the software. The good news is that you will not encounter too many options along the way. ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite works on 32 and 64-bit versions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 and it requires a 2 Ghz processor or faster, 2 Gb of RAM and at least 250 Mb of free disk space. If you are using Windows XP, you will have to meet lower system requirements.

The software provides numerous security measures, which are categorized under separate tabs. They are designed to strengthen the security of your computer, Internet connection, as well as your identity and data. The home screen presents an overview of the available security features. It consists of three boxes with short descriptions. If a security feature is deactivated, its information box will change colors, informing you of the situation. In addition, a button will be made available, which makes it possible to reactivate the feature with a single click.

If you click one of the information boxes, the software will display the aforementioned tabs, on the same window. The Computer tab is where you can activate or deactivate the firewall, the real time protection against viruses and spyware, as well as an application control feature, which blocks suspicious behaviors and unauthorized transmissions. Enabling or disabling a feature is done instantly, by clicking on/off switches. You may also access various settings for each of these items, by clicking different hyperlinks, next to their entries.

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite can also block dangerous web sites and downloads, prevent any web attack from reaching your computer and block spam messages in MS Outlook and Outlook Express. These features can be activated or deactivated the same way, under the Internet tab. You can also find an option for installing a parental control feature, on the same page.

The program's identity protection function will alert you if your identity information is about to be sent to unauthorized destinations or it can prevent this automatically, depending on your settings. ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite comes with an online backup feature as well. You can use it to store up to 5 Gb of data, in a secure, remote location.