Having done so, I continued with the setup with no incident. These options are collected on one step of the setup process, making them easy to spot and disable. Unfortunately, I can’t say my first impression from ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall was entirely positive: I picked the detailed installer option to see what the defaults are, and was surprised to discover that ZoneAlarm wants to install a browser toolbar, replace my default homepage and search engine with ZoneAlarm-branded pages, and not provide me with an easy way to undo those changes (even though such a feature exists–the checkbox is disabled by default).

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall may perform similarly, but we will know for sure only after PCWorld completes performance testing of this product. Although we were impressed with the malware protection features of that product, we were disappointed with its scan speeds and impact on PC performance. PCWorld has not yet tested this product’s effectiveness, but I sat down with the software to evaluate its features.īy default, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall tries to install a toolbar, change your search engine and homepage, and omits an option to easily undo the changes.This isn’t ZoneAlarm’s first crack at creating an antivirus: PCWorld previously tested and reviewed ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2012. With this move, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall competes directly against Microsoft Security Essentials and the built-in Windows firewall.

Its free personal firewall has been popular for years, and now, it has decided to step up its game: Its latest product takes the solid foundation of the free firewall, and adds a free antivirus on top.

ZoneAlarm is an old and trusted name in the field of computer security.

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