![]() ![]() However, ZoneAlarm's better cleanup earned it a higher overall score. G Data detected 83 percent of this same collection, while Panda detected 85 percent. ZoneAlarm detected 79 percent of the samples. Almost half of the infested test systems required advanced disinfection. Once you give permission, the scan switches to advanced disinfection mode and automatically reboots at the end to complete the cleanup process. ZoneAlarm now includes a new advanced disinfection mode that kicks in when the regular scan detects entrenched threats. A deep scan of my standard clean test system took 18 minutes, which is plenty fast, and a repeat scan took under two minutes. For malware removal testing I chose the deep scan. Its full scan checks all files and folders, and its deep scan also checks inside archives. ZoneAlarm defaults to a quick scan of locations likely to harbor viruses. ZoneAlarm is arranging to offer a rescue CD, but not in time to aid my testing.Ĭheck Point tech support supplied a Kaspersky-built tool called AVZ Antiviral Toolkit that cleaned up the two problem systems sufficiently to allow installation of the full ZoneAlarm product, but getting to that point took quite some time. ![]() I used a rescue CD to solve install problems with Panda and with G Data AntiVirus 2012 ($29.95 direct, 3.5 stars). Unlike Panda Antivirus Pro 2012 ($49.99/year direct for three licenses, 3 stars), ZoneAlarm can't install in Safe Mode under Windows XP (my security testbed is a combination of Windows XP and Window 7). Unfortunately, malware on two of the test systems terminated the installer every time it launched, so it never got a chance to run that preinstall scan. This feature kicked in for over half of my malware-infested test systems, making installation smooth sailing. If it finds problems it eliminates them, reboots, and then completes the installation. ZoneAlarm Antivirus + Firewall 2012 lab tests chartĭuring installation ZoneAlarm now performs a scan for active malware. For an explanation of what goes into that chart, see How We Interpret Antivirus Lab Tests. Kaspersky alone consistently gets high marks from all of the labs that I track, as you can see from the chart that follows. In five tests by Virus Bulletin over the past three years, ZoneAlarm has achieved VB100 success four times, but most of the independent labs don't test ZoneAlarm separately from Kaspersky. ZoneAlarm's antimalware protection relies on technology from Kaspersky combined with the company's own cloud-based detection techniques. But the average user will find the new ZoneAlarm much friendlier. The fiddly details are still available, for nerds who want to dig for them. Throughout the user interface Zone Labs developers have worked hard to make everything as simple as possible. The product's redesign doesn't stop at the main window. When all is as it should be, each button is green and displays the word "Protected." If there's a problem, the panel turns red, displays "At Risk," and offers a button to fix things. The three buttons control Computer, Internet, and Identity & Data. Like Webroot Internet Security Complete 2011 ($79.95 direct for three licenses, 4 stars) and Kaspersky PURE Total Security ($89.95 direct for three licenses, 4 stars), ZoneAlarm's main window is divided into large panels that serve both as buttons and as informational displays. With the total redesign, ZoneAlarm is almost like a brand new product, and as such it has a few kinks to work out. In testing it did demonstrate better cleanup ability than other recent products, though its real-time protective components contradicted each other at times. There are also some changes under the hood, too, including advanced disinfection and a new install-time scan. The interface of ZoneAlarm Antivirus 2012 ($59.95 direct for 3 licenses) is a complete break with all previous ZoneAlarm products. It changed again with Check Point's acquisition of ZoneLabs, keeping the tabs down the left side only. ![]() By 2002 or so the product switched to a tamer color scheme tabs down the side and across the top. With its red and green graphs, orange background, and big red Stop button backed by black and yellow diagonals, ZoneAlarm in the year 2000 was certainly colorful.
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