ZoneAlarm Antivirus – Protect Your Computer
An aspect of online safety that many internet users, especially new users, often overlook is the protection provided by a firewall. A firewall governs what is allowed in and out of a computer, which means that no one can put anything on your computer, and no one can take anything from your computer, without your knowing and approving the action. It is also important to have antivirus and antispyware protection, since it is possible to get both of those put on your computer without your knowledge, and both can wreak havoc on your computer and potentially your life.
Consider this: A new user visits a website and clicks a link. That link takes him to another site that has some malicious code that runs behind the scenes without his knowledge and puts a virus on his computer. The virus could be there for hours, days, or weeks before he even notices, at which point it may be too late to recover.
Compare that with another user who is running a firewall and antivirus program who clicks on that same link. But this user gets an alert that says “this website is trying to install a virus on your computer. Attempt blocked.” He is safe and his computer is still protected.
ZoneAlarm antivirus is a program that does just that. It works as a firewall, an antivirus, an anti-spyware, and an identify protection program. It also protects your email and checks for unsafe attachments that someone may have sent you, either intentionally or unintentionally. Additionally, ZoneAlarm also features wireless protection to help keep hackers from breaking into your wireless network at home.
It runs on Windows 98/ME or better and can be installed quickly and easily.
November 09 2009 09:07 pm | Other
