| A firewall is essential on any Internet | | | | allow the connection, SmartDefense will |
| connected PC. Firewalls control what is | | | | continue to monitor the activity to ensure it |
| allowed in and out of the computer, virtually | | | | does not perform any operations outside of |
| eliminating the possibility of a hacker | | | | it's built-in policies. |
| gaining control or of spyware that has found | | | | |
| it's way in transmitting any data. | | | | The privacy and identity protection works to |
| | | | stop annoying pop-up ads and to prevent |
| ZoneLabs Zone Alarm Pro is a popular personal | | | | personal information leaving the computer |
| firewall application - a piece of software | | | | without permission. Email is kept secure with |
| installed onto the PC to block unwanted | | | | any suspicious attachments being quarantined |
| connections by using: | | | | for examination in case they contain anything |
| | | | harmful. Likewise, any suspicious outbound |
| • the Triple Defense Firewall™ | | | | messages are also stopped to prevent |
| | | | unintentionally passing on anything nasty. |
| • an anti-spyware system | | | | |
| | | | Even with all of the protection offered by |
| • the SmartDefense™ service | | | | the firewall, some persistent spyware will |
| | | | still find it's way into the computer. The |
| • protection of privacy and identity | | | | anti-spyware system within Zone Alarm Pro |
| | | | roots it out, while learning to recognize |
| • email protection | | | | legitimate items with spyware-like |
| | | | tendencies, such as the cookies for your |
| • wireless PC security | | | | favorite websites. |
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| Zone Alarm Pro is available in a variety of | | | | Wireless protection is crucial when out in |
| packages, from the single user license to | | | | the open on a laptop as well as on the home |
| large volume license packages, making it | | | | network. It's easy for a hacker to hijack a |
| ideal for the home, small network or larger | | | | wireless connection or even set up their own. |
| working environment. The program is clearly | | | | Zone Alarm can prevent connection hijacking |
| laid out and easy to use. If a query can't be | | | | wherever the connection is made. |
| fixed through support documentation, there | | | | |
| are online user forms for quick and handy | | | | Zone Alarm Pro runs on Windows systems only, |
| advice. | | | | with minimum specifications of: |
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| The Triple Defense Firewall, as the name | | | | • Windows 98SE/ME, 48MB RAM (some |
| suggests, has three layers of protection, | | | | functions may be limited and support is due |
| providing excellent security against Internet | | | | to end for the operating systems late 2006) |
| pests: | | | | |
| | | | • Windows 2000 Pro, 64MB RAM |
| • defense against hackers, spyware, | | | | |
| and Trojans by not allowing them through | | | | • Windows XP, 128MB RAM |
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| • prevention of "bad" programs | | | | • Pentium III 450 MHz or higher |
| attacking "good" programs on the PC by | | | | |
| surrounding each application with a second | | | | • 50MB available hard disk space |
| firewall | | | | |
| | | | • Internet access is required for |
| • deep down protection of the | | | | updates (Internet Explorer, Netscape, |
| operating system against malicious attacks | | | | Firefox, AOL and MSN compatible) |
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| SmartDefense works with the firewalls, | | | | • POP3 and SMTP mail only |
| automatically updating itself with | | | | |
| information on new spyware programs and | | | | • Instant Messenger compatibility |
| adjusting Zone Alarm's security settings to | | | | with minimum version number: MSN 6.2.0205, |
| match. SmartDefense examines everything that | | | | Windows Messenger 4.7.0.2009, Yahoo! IM |
| tries to connect to the Internet from the PC | | | | 5.5.1226, AIM 5.2.3292, ICQ Pro 2003b, ICQ |
| to see if it is performing a valid operation. | | | | Lite 5.0, Trillian 0.74i, Trillian Pro 1.0, |
| If it is not, access is blocked. If it does | | | | GAIM 0.74, Miranda 0.3. |