ZoneAlarmReviews of zonealarm.com

Using ZoneAlarm Pro Antivirus + Firewall since 16+ years. Reliable, easy to install and use. No dubious 'All inclusive application', but just a very reliable anti-virus and software-firewall program. Reneval is not automatic and prices are moderate. The App is using 326 MB RAM (unfortunately 32-bit), with no performance slow-downs.

Eine Software eines Sicherheitsunternehmens? Absolut daneben. Erst verlangsamt es nach Installation sofort merkbar den PC, vor allem Seitenaufrufe enden mit dem Popup "Seite reagiert nicht". So weit so gut, ist ja kostenlos, also deinstallieren und gut ist. Bis hier hätte man noch 3 oder 4 Sterne geben können, denn das Programm arbeitet ja, wenn auch langsam. Und jetzt kommt das, was gar nicht geht. Nach der Deinstallation bleibt ein Ordner "Checkpoint" mit mehreren Unterordnern, massenhaft DLLs und einigen exe Dateien übrig. Die werden über die Registry automatisch gestartet und arbeiten im Hintergrund. Die Verlangsamung bleibt nach Deinstallation komplett bestehen.Dieser Ordner lässt sich im Explorer auch nicht einfach löschen, da im Hintergrund Dateien daraus geöffnet sind. Man muss den PC im abgesicherten Modus hochfahren, dann starten diese Dateien nicht und man kann den Ordner löschen. Sicherheitshalber nachher noch die Registry wegen der dann fehlerhaften Pfade reinigen lassen, z.B. mit dem kostenlosen CC Cleaner. Dann ist alles wieder gut. Eigentlich gehört Zone Alarm bei den Verbraucherschützern angezeigt. Das sind klar unstatthafte Eigriffe in den privaten PC und eine Frechheit. Und absolute Antiwerbung für eine Firma, die eigentlich den PC schützen soll statt ihn zu beschädigen indem sie ihn unzulässig verlangsamt, auch noch nach der Deinstallation. Ich kann nur warnen, wer sich nicht etwas auskennt hat nachher einen dauerhaft langsamen PC.

I'm very satisfied with their product - NextGen

In the beginning, Zonealarm was a very good firewall. However, it's grown into a monster writing thousands of temporary files in less than two weeks of use on a new laptop. The ability to control installed software, from companies that poke around in your computer, under the guise that they're giving you a 'better experience' is gone. These are two major issues that have brought me to dump Zone Alarm permanently.

Removed their software because it was slowing my pc. Now I cannot remove their Harmony folder from my pc or backup drive.

I received an auto renewal notice for my Anti Virus subscription today. 1) I never ever enable auto renewal 2) the links they gave to cancel the renewal were not direct and there was still additional navigation to a different URL to cancel the auto renewal. Basically these are highly dubious business practices to retain their revenue. When did checkpoint become such a nefarious underhand company to deal with? You can bet that the only reason I got the renewal notice was because under UK contract law, they are obliged to do so. The CMA also state they should make it easy to cancel auto renewal, it wasn't, the link provided did not take me straight to where i needed to go, I had to navigate my way to another website entirely to do this. Cheap dodgy practices means that I will never use them again. If you currently use Zonealarm, i urge you to check the auto renewal status of your subscription and cancel it if you do not require it. Like I said, I NEVER keep auto renewal enabled when I sign up to a subscription service, so how did that happen ..hmmmmmm

I have paid for the next generation product for up to5 machines. I have installed it on 2, I have installed it on a 3rd machine and it is showing a trial version. I have contacted Live Chat, that was as much use as a chocolate teacup. Problem not solved. I gave up in the end.

I tried Zonealarm free, didn't like it so I cancelled it. Since then I have had billing requests for an app I no longer use. I have contacted them about this and was assured that there would not be any contact with me. Imagine my surprise when I received yet another Email. I am really getting sick of this, so much so that I tried their online chat,then realized that I was going to get CHARGED for that as well.