Antivirus / Spyware Solutions
What is Zone Alarm Security Suite?
What is Zone Alarm Security Suite?
Every computer connected to the Internet is a target for numerous threats, including hackers, viruses, worms, spyware and Trojan horse attacks. These threats can plague a computer moments after it first accesses the Internet.
Our Security Suite is an easy-to-use, comprehensive security solution. Based on the award-winning ZoneAlarm firewall, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite includes antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, parental control, privacy protection, instant messaging security, and more. Within minutes, the user’s computer is safe from Internet hazards and cybercriminals. Plus, it's flexible and customizable so users can program only the features needed and set the security levels that are appropriate for their online activities.
Why Should I Use Zone Alarm?
Goes beyond traditional PC firewalls to protect your entire PC from hackers, spyware, and other Internet threats.
- Blocks hackers from gaining access to your computer
- Automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet
- Prevents spyware from sending your personal information across the Internet
- Protects your programs and operating system from malware
Updates, scans, and removes spyware, viruses, and worms in a single, powerful operation.
- Automatically removes the most dangerous and useless spyware and viruses for you.
- “Clears” legitimate monitoring software (such as cookies for Web sites you use frequently) so it doesn’t get picked up in every spyware scan.
The Instant Messaging Security portion of the suite provides all-in-one simplicity for the casual computer user. Unlike other Internet security suites, ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite incorporates instant messaging security to ensure that IM conversations are private and secure, regardless of service or client used. Instant Messaging Security protects AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ, MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger so that home and office workers don’t have to change their IM habits or software in order to be protected. The Message Encryption prevents IM session eavesdropping. Other IMsecure features defend PCs against IM spam (called ‘spim’) and risks posed by IM vulnerabilities (including common attacks such as buffer overflows, invalid messages, unsafe scripts, and executable URLs). It can also restricts your kids to IM'ing only to known, trusted people.
What is Spyware?
The term spyware refers to software that gathers personal information from your computer, sometimes without your knowledge. The information is often used for advertising purposes. Spyware may cause your computer to slow down or encounter errors. Spyware has also been known to cause unwanted pop-up advertisements, an inability to connect to the Internet, and problems printing.
Spyware applications can be bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from the Internet. Once installed, spyware can monitor your activity on the Internet and transmit that information to a third party. Some forms of spyware can gather information about e-mail addresses, passwords, and even credit card numbers.
A common way to get spyware is through installation of file-swapping programs that are used to download music and movies from the Internet.
What Can I do About Spyware?
Spyware removal software as upgrades to the anti-virus applications that came with your system or as a separate piece of software can be purchased. An upgrade is required in order to utilize this software. You can use a freeware software or obtain an upgrade as follows:
Third Party Software
There are a number of applications available for download from the Internet that may also help you remove unwanted software applications from your system.
These software applications are available for download from the Internet at no cost to you and are often referred to as freeware. These applications generally do not include any formal technical support or any warranty as to their effectiveness or against damage to your system.
There are two freeware applications, Ad-Aware and Spybot, which have received favorable reviews in many computer industry trade publications and other related web sites. To find or learn more about these applications, simply search the Internet using your favorite search engine.
DISCLAIMER
Knology does not endorse any specific freeware or shareware utilities designed to remove spyware applications because we cannot test these utilities reliably. Use of spyware removal software may conflict with user license agreements of other applications installed on your system. Please consult your user license agreements for further information. The information in this document has been reviewed and is believed to be accurate. However, neither Knology nor its affiliates assume any responsibility for inaccuracies, errors, or omissions that may be contained herein. In no event will Knology or its affiliates be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from any defect or omission in this document, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
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