#ZONE ALARM PRO 2007 INSTALL#
#ZONE ALARM PRO 2007 REGISTRATION#

Registration is always irritating and I was annoyed about entering personal information before the product was even installed.Īt the end of the installation, you’re prompted again for registration information.

#ZONE ALARM PRO 2007 INSTALL#

The second screen in the install wizard asked for registration information. Installation went smoothly but it requires a fair amount of interaction from the user. However, it did leave behind a significant amount of registry entries. The uninstaller verified permission to uninstall (so a virus or malware doesn’t uninstall it without you knowing about it) and cleaned up the disk quite well. The uninstaller cannot be run by rerunning the installer therefore uninstalling requires a trip to the Windows Control Panel or Start Menu (ZoneAlarm puts a link to the uninstaller in their menu listing).

The installer writes roughly 33Mb to the hard disk and creates almost 200 registry keys. Power users will love the advanced ‘firewall rules’ that can be written and general users will find the level of protection worth the money. It will be hard to beat the feature richness and robust implementation of the well-rounded firewall. The general user will find the product simple enough to install it and forget it. Power users will love the extensive flexibility of the firewall. While it’s easy to get lost in the many layers of options and dialogs, most users can proceed by modifying a few top-level properties and ignoring the customization buttons that almost every screen provides. The user interface is busy but reasonably clear. Once installed the product ran with a very small memory footprint and performed admirably in my test. Registration is not required but a post-install reboot is. I encountered none of the uninstall problems that people have complained about in the past. The product installs easily enough, although it requires more user interaction than I care to give. The product makes good use of this model and implements it effectively. Terms like “security zones,” “lockdown,” “perimeter security,” and “alarm” are very apropos when attempting to understand the ZoneAlarm model. ZoneAlarm is distinct in that it leverages a security approach common in some military and civilian scenarios. ZoneAlarm Pro by Check Point Software Technologies is a competitive security package that has carved a niche as a robust firewall that can be customized to your specifications.

Zone alarm pro 2007