Antispyware:  

ZoneAlarm Internet Security includes a host of antispyware features including the OSFirewall feature and a deep scanner included in the virus scanner. OSFirewall is a feature that detects and destroys spyware while it tries to install itself. This covers everything from trojan horses to rootkits and offers an extra level of security that many other suites don't have.

Antivirus:  

Previously, ZoneAlarm was using an older version of CA's antivirus engine. Now ZoneAlarm includes the Kaspersky antivirus scanning engine. This is a significant upgrade and propels ZoneAlarm into the forefront of security suite technologies. With fast scan times, integrated spyware protection and a host of other features, ZoneAlarm Internet Security has become one of the applications to beat in the internet security suite market.

Firewall:  

ZoneAlarm Firewall has been the standard for personal firewall products since early this decade. They continue this rich tradition and have made it even better with ZoneAlarm Internet Security. Their configuration utility is easy to use and has a learning feature that takes the guess-work out of configuring your firewall.

During our testing, the ZoneAlarm firewall caught everything we threw at it including blocking some port scans that were designed to detect and attack stealthed ports. "Impressive" doesn't begin to describe the ZoneAlarm firewall when compared against many of the other firewalls in the security suite roundup.

Other Security/Features:  

ZoneAlarm Internet Security  has many extra features including powerful parental controls and the myVAULT feature to keep your passwords and financial data safe. Along with all of these, ZoneAlarm includes IM security that works with all the major IM clients such as MSN Live Messenger and Yahoo Messenger as well as some of the more obscure clients like Pidgin and Miranda IM.

ZoneAlarm Internet Security also includes popup blockers, ad blockers and flash ad blockers to help streamline your internet browsing experience. This is also useful when there are children using the internet who may not know exactly where links they are clicking will take them.

Ease of Use:  

ZoneAlarm Internet Security  is easy to use and requires almost no intervention to get protected and stay protected. The configuration wizard that runs during installation is easy to understand and doesn't require much time to complete. The menus within the program are well labeled and easy to navigate.

Ease of Installation/Setup:  

ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite has an easy and intuitive installer that walks you through everything from installing the program to the initial configuration.

Help/Support:  

ZoneAlarm Internet Security has great support documentation included and has help available online as well. User forums are also available along with email support. They have a walk-through help feature they call Instant Help that is also useful. Phone support is offered for a pretty large fee, but their online help is more than sufficient for most problems you may have. We do feel that offering more support options would increase the value of this product and lowering or even removing the cost of phone support would make this product the best available on the market.

ZoneAlarm Internet Security  is one of the most well-rounded and effective security suites on the market. Using the award winning ZoneAlarm firewall and including the Kaspersky virus scanning engine, great parental control features and antispyware features that are among the best in the industry, ZoneAlarm hits an all time high.