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ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware 6

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Average user rating from 9 users

Mediocre

4.7

out of 10

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4
out of 10
Mediocre

"ZA rep in the dumper"
I was not aware that ZA had been purchased by Checkpoint. That probably explains why the ZA... (read more)

by jeroethel (see profile), October 20, 2005

35 out of 45 users found this opinion helpful
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4
out of 10
Mediocre

"What positive reputation, Zone labs has not existed for over a year but in..."
How long will Checkpoint software be able to rely on the reputation established by Zone Labs prior... (read more)

by hdknight (see profile), October 19, 2005

10 out of 25 users found this opinion helpful

6
out of 10
Good

"ok product, not as good as it used to be."
i really liked zone alarm a year ago, but today it isnt the case. it adds 2 minutes to my startup,... (read more)

by asphyxiated_reverie (see profile), March 26, 2007

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"Don't buy anything from Zone Alarm"
Tried the demo and had some problems - emailed for help, got no response. Bought 10 users, still... (read more)

by herosreturn (see profile), January 2, 2007

8
out of 10
Excellent

"More like great ZA firewall 6 for 20$ less."
I run all kinds of antispyware apps and this one found Wild Tangent on the first run. I got this... (read more)

by hatesspys (see profile), April 25, 2006

7
out of 10
Very good

"Not a antispyware but a firewall with antispyware capability."
First of all it cannot be considered a antispyware but a firewall with antispyware capability. It... (read more)

by ashishtx (see profile), March 7, 2006

8
out of 10
Excellent

"I have it installed on four machines and still prefer it to the other products"
Very good product all in all. I do find myself in agreement with some of the commentary about the... (read more)

by bobr (see profile), October 24, 2005

3
out of 10
Poor

"Needs more work to bring it up to the high Zone Alarm standard"
I am a big fan of ZA but on first test it missed over 17 items (2 serious) that Ad-Aware found. I... (read more)

by andrewcrawford (see profile), December 5, 2005

0 out of 5 users found this opinion helpful

1
out of 10
Abysmal

"ZoneLabs never had a good rep"
ZoneLabs has been dead in the water ever since XP came out. Why people believed that this company... (read more)

by Wulfram (see profile), November 17, 2005

0 out of 5 users found this opinion helpful
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CNET editors' rating

Very good

7.4

out of 10

Reviewed by: Bruce Stewart

Reviewed: 2/28/06
Release date: 10/1/05
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