ZoneAlarm Reviews

I work with vendors such as F5 and deal with F5 as a reseller. I work with F5 BIG-IP regarding F5 Shape Security. BIG-IP Advanced WAF is what I work with regarding BIG-IP DNS or BIG-IP AFM. Advanced Web Application Firewall is what I work with regarding Advanced Firewall Manager.

I work with ASM and LTM; these are the two. ASM means Application Security Module, as I mentioned regarding AFM, Firewall Manager, or something else. DNS security is a part of what I work with regarding DNS; it is not a separate product that I am dealing with. I do work with BIG-IP LTM and BIG-IP ASM.

ZoneAlarm is a home product, not a corporate product. I used to use ZoneAlarm for personal use only. As an individual, it protects your PC from all aspects, from malware to a firewall. It has host-based intrusion, which is awesome for individuals to protect desktops and laptops. ZoneAlarm is suitable for individual use only.

For Harmony Browser, it connects with Harmony Endpoint and Harmony Connect. If you look at Harmony Connect, automatically Harmony Browser also connects. It is a really good product, but that is a very small portion of Harmony. Harmony Browser actually protects your browser and whatever browsing you do.

BIG-IP is actually the LTM, Link Load Balancer, which comes with ASM, meaning Application Security Module. It consists of multiple modules, such as ASM, SWG, and a domain DNS manager.

ZoneAlarm allows defining trusted and public networks, which helps maintain security in public Wi-Fi environments. It offers comprehensive protection, securing PCs against threats. Users do not experience any system slowdowns while scanning.

Harmony Browser protects all your browsing activity and is bundled with Harmony Endpoint and Harmony Connect. It provides a small but effective security layer and sometimes comes packaged with the larger Harmony suite.

Check Point support needs improvement. Currently rated at 9 out of 10, more support is required. There are some concerns on support that need addressing. The integration of new products with their Infinity portal could be faster, and some products need improvement in support level.

I used ZoneAlarm for two years. I have experience with CloudGuard but have not sold anything, so I cannot give a comprehensive review.

ZoneAlarm installation is easy and not complex. As a personal executable file, it is straightforward to install on a machine.

None mentioned.

ZoneAlarm is not related to scalability for enterprise use; it is for individual use only.

Regarding Check Point support, they need to improve. It is currently rated 9 out of 10.

Positive

I moved from ZoneAlarm to Endpoint, Harmony Endpoint for enterprise-level correlation and log integration.

ZoneAlarm provides an easy installation process without complexity.

ZoneAlarm has an acceptable price. Not much detail can be provided as I am not the one to judge the price.

ZoneAlarm as a security suite is good. I doubt other enterprises have the same unique features ZoneAlarm does.

ZoneAlarm is a complete suite providing peace of mind post-installation. It is easy to install, provides protection in public Wi-Fi environments, and is suitable for individual use. It helps buy peace of mind with its performance and does not slow your system during scans. On a scale of 1-10, this solution deserves a rating of 9.

We use ZoneAlarm for the end user's mobile devices. We try to implement the solution across the enterprise because several mobile users are looking to work from many devices.

ZoneAlarm protects all computers from viruses, spyware, and hackers. So, the solution gives us better security intelligence.

The mobile phone applications get slower because of ZoneAlarm. ZoneAlarm should be a light application that does not take too much memory in mobile phones.

I have been using ZoneAlarm for six months.

ZoneAlarm is a very stable solution.

ZoneAlarm is a scalable solution. You can add any number of users with an enterprise license. Around 1,500 users are using the solution in our organization.

ZoneAlarm's initial deployment is very, very easy.

We can implement the solution through an in-house team within half an hour.

We have seen a return on investment with ZoneAlarm because it provides a good customer experience. The solution has helped us save around 60% of our organization's time.

We have to pay a yearly licensing fee for ZoneAlarm, which is cheap.

ZoneAlarm doesn't require much maintenance. You only need to update the application when there are any latest updates.

ZoneAlarm is deployed on-cloud in our organization. With an increase in the bring your own device concept, ZoneAlarm should be part of every device to help us make the operational work very easy.

Overall, I rate ZoneAlarm a nine out of ten.

It serves primarily as a comprehensive security solution encompassing firewall, antivirus, and anti-ransomware functionalities.

The phone access scan stands out as the most valuable feature for me. Whenever I download a file, whether it's from the internet, an email, or any external source, it immediately scans it. Currently, I use the automatic setup and self-learning features. I find it convenient that every couple of years when I completely reinstall my laptops and computer, reinstalling ZoneAlarm is a straightforward process. I don't need to reconfigure everything; I can use my previous settings.

Although ZoneAlarm runs in the background and doesn't notably slow down most activities, the initial minutes after starting the computer can be a bit sluggish due to the high load of ZoneAlarm. Perhaps the primary area for potential enhancement is to make it faster, ensuring a more seamless experience while maintaining robust security features. To enhance the initial load balancing, there's a need to slightly reduce the high performance or resource requirements during the first few minutes.

I have been using it for approximately fifteen years.

The stability of the service is absolutely fine; I haven't encountered any significant issues. The typical problems associated with firewalls, like occasionally interfering with certain applications, are expected with any firewall. However, these issues are generally well-documented, and I've never faced any long-term problems that couldn't be resolved within a couple of minutes.

While there might have been instances where I needed to search for information online, I've never had the need to contact tech support.

The initial setup was straightforward.

The deployment process was seamless. I downloaded the installation file and set it up on my laptop without any issues.

Despite taking precautions like regular backups, the potential for significant losses is a real concern. Moreover, if sensitive data such as bank information were to be accessed by someone with malicious intentions, the costs could escalate even further. Paying fifty dollars for a form of insurance to mitigate these risks and ensure a significant reduction in potential problems is a worthwhile investment for me.

The pricing is reasonable, with a yearly renewal license costing seventy dollars.

I conducted some research to explore alternative solutions because I didn't want to rely on the Windows firewall. At that time, Windows only provided antivirus protection and lacked an integrated firewall.

The choice of which system to use often comes down to personal preference. ZoneAlarm, being a Check Point product, was acquired by Check Point around ten years ago. Despite the acquisition, it has remained a standalone product. It's reasonably priced, and I've never encountered any issues with viruses or security breaches since I started using it. Overall, I would rate it nine out of ten.

Six months ago it was decided to include a new tool in the security part of it since some users bring their own device or sometimes work from their personal device. For this reason, we started using Zonealarm for two months, however, some functionalities did not work. We decided to acquire Extreme Security since it comes with all the features and it caught our attention since we could extend its use to more employees with different operating systems. During these six months, it has provided us with excellent security solutions and thus controlling the security of each device that enters the company.

One of the reasons that this tool was acquired was for a BYO monitor. It has been feasible for us. However, if we find a problem that is not available for macOS devices or we have not also found a way to link them, centralized management would be a good option to improve it. Another aspect to improve would be the part of the documentation to make it more reliable and have direct documentation since there is a lot of information. However, it is a bit confusing. Apart from the support, it also does not work much since many engineers do not have the experience or are using a guide to provide a solution which one already looked for, and they repeat the steps.

What we have noticed is that ZoneAlarm presents updates regularly in a certain part, however, having many updates still means that the tool is not yet 100%. For the moment, it is fulfilling the necessary functions for which it was acquired and has not has provided us with anti-malware, ransomware security. This has helped us to prevent malicious attacks on our employees who have their own device and with this solution, we have maintained the continuity of the company without any penetration or theft of sensitive information. Its installation and configuration are very interactive however, there are some confusing points. That is where the documentation is not very clear and precise.

One of the first parts that should be improved is the updates. They should release a single update with all the necessary characteristics to avoid being in a cycle of consecutive updates. As a rule, the tool works very well; it fulfills the functions with which it was created, and It goes a little further with security, which seems excellent to me. In the documentation area, they should make it more friendly and specific so as not to go to a support engineer for some basic things. However, rather more complex things should occur in one step. 

It has approximately six months of implementation in the organization..

Apart from constant updates, it maintains excellent stability.

The solution maintains reasonable scalability.

The support experience needs improvement.

Positive

This is our first solution for this type of software.

The implementation is easy, fast, and simple to perform.

The implementation was done with the organization's IT team.

So far, it has been a good investment since the important thing is the safety it offers.

The installation was easy. l installed the intermediate configuration to achieve an efficient administration. The cost is a competitive price in the market.

No other solution was evaluated since we started with the trial.

The only this to improve are the documentation and support.

ZoneAlarm is important in cybersecurity because, while you can have multiple solutions to protect various aspects of your company—like firewalls for border protection, anti-malware, EDR, protection for your email server, and WAF for applications—the human factor is always the most fragile point. ZoneAlarm provides transparent protection that the user doesn't notice but is actively working.

ZoneAlarm, when combined with Check Point Harmony, provides comprehensive protection for end-users, making it a stronger solution compared to others in the market. It decreases the impact of human error and improves overall security by offering transparency in protection, making it easier to operate.

As for improvements, ZoneAlarm enhances Check Point’s solution by having a very efficient engine. The engine checks all components of the device, such as the memory process, to detect and stop threats like ransomware. For example, when ransomware tries to encrypt files, the engine detects the behavior, creates a copy of the file, and allows the ransomware to encrypt the copy. After a few files are encrypted, Check Point identifies the ransomware and stops it, then restores the original files using the copies.

This level of protection is superior to other solutions because they may detect ransomware after it has already encrypted some files, but they don’t have the ability to recover the encrypted files. Check Point's technology ensures minimal file loss by always having a backup ready.

I used ZoneAlarm a long time ago, so I don’t know the specific version.

Overall, I rate the product a nine out of ten. 

We wanted a solution that would allow us to detect viruses, malware, spyware, or phishing to keep our data safe. We needed something that had the ability to detect, analyze, and validate each of these types of attacks while generating network access control to restrict access to certain parts of the network based on the type of attack. 

We also had internal policies and regulations that we had to comply with and we wanted to have traffic monitoring that could both detect any suspicious activity and give us general visibility of what was happening within our grid.

This solution has given us the ability to monitor traffic by detecting suspicious activities, allowing us to avoid possible damage from any of these incidents. 

Additionally, the centralized administration allows us to have a secure administration with location-based control which makes it easier for us to maintain and manage the resources available. 

In summary, the solution has created great advantages for our company. 

It has many features that are seen as an advantage, including mainly centralized administration that is offering us network security administration. We're also now identifying any incident.

It is easy to use through interfaces and easy to configure each of the customizations we created based on the characteristics that we wanted. 

We can avoid issues and protect our perimeter network. 

It is important to understand that this solution offers great focus and a high level of technical support that helps customers to solve any problem on the network level.

Normally all companies must validate, take into account, and manage the budget annually. The issue is the cost is high. 

It is important to understand that many of these solutions generate false positives. This type of issue should be improved so that we can be a little more efficient.

We'd like better performance of the network equipment. There are high-speed environments where an immediate response is required. It is important to take into account that much of this is going to be seen in the capacity of the infrastructure.

I've used the solution for one year.

The organization needed to establish a high level of protection based on first-generation and last-generation technologies according to the demand of the different providers. 

We came to the conclusion that we need protection that complies with solutions and standards that allow us to establish security based on products that are easy, quick to install, and simple to configure, thus being one of the solutions that we have been looking for in the market. 

ZoneAlarm offers protection for mobile security devices.

Establishing 100% 360° protection against the largest vulnerabilities that companies have faced is possible with this solution. It provides us with the best and most complete analysis based on upcoming annual goals and activities. The solution has allowed us to establish products without complications when implementing, and it is a quick and easy tool to configure.

It is quick and easy to configure. Even better, it connects to cloud services and provides analysis and investigation into events. If any malware attack or infection exists in the market, it will know it, thus giving us an extensive catalog of data with the analysis of any vulnerability. We have tried to establish, validate and manage each configuration that allows us to carry out a complete and efficient review of vulnerabilities.

Each of the features available in the installation of the applications is really efficient. 

They need to update and improve the features available for Mac. It is here where we have found a deficiency in the installation, configuration, and adjustment of the services. Their services should cover more products or operating systems available in the market in the future. 

I've used the solution for one year.

Some departments require being part of the company to be able to establish security on their devices. For users who are not in the company, the Check Point ZoneAlarm was activated. It's a tool from Check Point that can provide security that is more limited, yet the Check Point seal provides guaranteed reliability.

This tool provides security in the mobile devices of vendor users who use their devices a lot as part of labor guarantees. 

We have succeeded with this tool, which is more limited yet no less secure. We were able to install it on mobile devices owned by the user as a security guarantee for them. 

It is a cheaper tool, however, it has helped us to protect the information against malware, ransomware, and viruses.

It is a super reliable tool that we have been able to validate through its monitoring and its way of providing security. It is supported by all Check Point technologies.

This tool is very good, safe, and cheap. Security for the users' mobiles and ends up protecting us in a significant way.

Apart from being very easy and very fast, during the implementation, the client does not perceive the application on his device, which makes it transparent. The users are very happy since it does not affect its performance.

Despite being a more limited tool, it is protected with all the advanced Check Point anti-threat technologies, which makes it an incredible tool.

This tool also needs improvements that can be made over time.

I would like it to be integrated with the Check Point centralization solution like Infinity Portal. It would be great to be able to manage it through the same website.

I would like to be able to find the costs of Check Point tools more easily, in a public way. like some other manufacturers. 

Since sometimes it is complicated. You have to have a partner for everything, even if they are some simple things that we could do ourselves.     

We've used this tool for testing for more than three months. It's ideal for departments with security needs without being able to spend so much on security.

We have used some other mobile apps. However, currently, we prefer Check Point tools.

It is important to find a partner that can help you with these solutions, see the requirements, and can recommend the best solution.

We always evaluate the tools available in the market. We look at implementations, costs, and scope, and then make the decision.

I recommend all Check Point security tools. Some are expensive. Others like Check Point ZoneAlarm are cheaper. Users can do tests to evaluate, in addition to verifying their costs and adjusting.

We are using ZoneAlarm Antivirus + Firewall for our employees who have BYOD devices. It is implemented at our one small branch office, where we do not want to purchase it because this is a temporary location.

This is a free version that lets us protect our users with CheckPoint security.

ZoneAlarm provides us with very good security and we are using both of the modules. This includes antivirus as well as firewall features, and it is very easy and stable for us.

We are doing regular scanning of our employees' BYOD devices and it's updated regularly.

Our organization does not want to purchase a new CheckPoint hardware firewall but we still want to protect our users or employees and their BYOD devices with it. This is why we started using the free CheckPoint ZoneAlarm solution.

In today's scenario, it is helpful to have this kind of solution, which is freely available in the market. It is only CheckPoint that offers this type of leverage to secure our organization freely.

This Zone Alarm Firewall & Antivirus is freely available, so we can use it without investing dollars or rupees. Once you are satisfied, you can buy additional features because this option also available.

This antivirus is regularly updated, and the updates can be scheduled.

Currently, the client is only available for the Windows Operating System but it would be good if it were released for Mac OS as well.

There is no centralized management available, so this is something that I would like to see in the future.

We have been using ZoneAlarm for more than six months.

This is the solution only we used for our small office.

This is a freeware product and I recommend using it.

We did not evaluate other options.

Overall, this is a great solution and I personally recommend it.

My primary use case for this solution was managing endpoint security within our organization. I initially deployed it on-premises but later transitioned to the cloud to enhance scalability and accessibility.

The product's most valuable feature is the detection engine due to its ability to identify threats. 

The solution's efficiency in threat containment and overall protection needs improvement. It should be capable of blocking threats autonomously rather than merely issuing alerts.
Enhancements in the real-time update mechanism, better integration capabilities with other security solutions, and improved threat containment features would be beneficial.

I have been using ZoneAlarm for approximately two and a half years.

I rate the product stability an eight or nine out of ten. 

I rate the platform's scalability a six out of ten. 

The technical support services need improvement in terms of response time. 

Neutral

I previously used McAfee endpoint security. We switched to ZoneAlarm due to budget constraints and a management decision to try a newer generation of software.

The initial setup was complex, taking approximately one and a half months to complete.

I implemented the product with the help of my in-house team. 

I rate the product pricing a seven out of ten. 

Ensure that the solution can seamlessly integrate into your existing security infrastructure. I rate it a six out of ten.