ZoneAlarm Pro 5 Firewall + Privacy Protection review:4 stars (excellant product-alarm zone) - technical support is almost non-existent, because of this i will look to another product. this is unacceptible.5 stars (The Easiest, The Best!) - I'm just buying this great firewall, right now on their trial. I've used others, but for me (technically challenged, on high speed internet for the first time) this rocks. Easy to configure even for an oldie like me, no need for constant popup alerts, runs silently, doesn't hog resources.

The final test to me was an independent testing site called Shields UP! which will test out your firewall in a number of different ways - https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2 Even they say that ZoneAlarm is the only firewall that will "harden" to the NetBIOS which means nothing there is exposed to hackers and is very uncommon for Windows networked-based PCs to have. My Ports all tested as perfect "TruStealth" - no packets, no pings, including Port 113.

You want more security? Easy to use? Not a resource hog? I highly recommend ZoneAlarm Pro5 stars (Very good) - Zone Alarm was a refreshing experience after Norton's internet security. The software is very easy to configure and install. What I really like about this is the fact that it constantly shows you what is going on in detail, these popups can be turned off if so desired. This package does not slow your system to a crawl and achieves full stealth mode. Zone-alarm is more secure and has more features than Windows XP's SP2 firewall, the installation of Zone-Alarm will turn the windows firewall off. The user can control a wealth of settings. It did not detect my anti virus software but they are honest and say it might not detect all AV software, which is fine with me.
Great value for the money. Very recommended
ZoneAlarm Pro 5 Firewall + Privacy Protection Features:
Electronic Downloadable Software (ESD)
Download Computer programs
Internet (online) utilities
Automatic Program Configuration provides safety and simplicity by automatically configuring programs. Automatically decides whether to allow or deny Internet access to individual programs.
Intrusion Blocking systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts.
Stealth Mode automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet.
ID Lock prevents your personal data from leaving your computer without your approval.
Ad Blocking automatically stops pop-up ads so you can surf in peace.

ZoneAlarm Pro 5 Firewall + Privacy Protection is the CD-ROM version. The full version can be purchased by clicking on the "CLICK HERE TO ORDER" button below for around 34.99USD.