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THE GOOD
Quick installation (via download); easy setup; a clean and intuitive interface; 15-day free trial available.

THE BAD
Live telephone support costs money.

THE BOTTOM LINE
A straightforward and effective firewall/privacy product, ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5 is worthy of consideration in any home or SOHO situation.

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Average CNET Reader Rating: 8.3 out of 10

CNET Reader Reviews

  1. June 19, 2005 09:44
    Mediocre
    1.0/5
    Changed to ZA Security Suite on the advice of CNET and a friend. Wished I would have stayed with Symantec Security Suite 2004. Yeah it's bloated but at least the bloat doesn't grow like the Blob in your PC memory. If the VSMON issue ever gets fixe...  read more »

    - WedgieMaker

  2. March 10, 2005 08:17

    5.0/5
    I think it's a great product. I have this installed with SP2, Firefox, Giant Anti-spyware, and a couple of other security programs and they work great together. Let's see, it says it has blocked 6,430 intrusions and 2 of those have been high-rated.

    - Noya

  3. February 25, 2005 09:04
    Spectacular
    2.5/5
    I downloaded the firewall, which gives you a 15 day trial of ZoneAlarm Pro 5.5. Installation was pretty simple, and customizing the program's settings is easy enough if you know what you're doing. A more casual user is able to use sliders on a sca...  read more »

    - EFrahm


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