Step By Step How to Install ZoneAlarm Firewall


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How to Install the ZoneAlarm Firewall
Computer maintenance for non-technical people

If you are already happy that your current firewall is sufficient and doing its job of protecting you against Internet threats, make sure you have read Note 2 and Note 3.

If your computer is infected with a virus or has serious performance problems then I recommend that you remove your existing firewall (if any) and also remove any other security products installed. I say this because...if your computer security has been compromised there is a good chance that your security programs have been hijacked or corrupted - so as to render them ineffective. If you are absolutely sure that you wish to keep your existing Internet security set up then jump to Step 7. This is not recommended.

If you do not know what a firewall is or you are running the Windows Firewall then I advise that you get the highly acclaimed free firewall from ZoneAlarm. The Windows firewall is a waste of time.
Find out why here .

If you take your online safety and security very seriously or if you bank online or have several users of the same computer - then I recommend that you install the ZoneAlarm Pro firewall (this is not free).

All about ZoneAlarm firewall step by step - how to download it, install it and operate it. What it's all about and why you need it so badly.

ZoneAlarm Free download page
Click the Download Latest Version link near top right of screen.

ZoneAlarm Pro download page

Please remember that you must be patient with ZoneAlarm for the first few days that you are online with it. ZoneAlarm needs you to "train" it so it can learn which programs you trust and those you don't. It does this by prompting you with little boxes in the bottom right corner of your screen. This happens every time something happens that ZoneAlarm doesn't recognize or hasn't seen before.

For example, your virus scanner will want to access the internet regularly to download the latest virus updates. ZoneAlarm will catch it trying to access the internet and will ask you if you want to allow it. In this case you would answer yes. ZoneAlarm will remember your answer and wont ask you about the same program again. ZoneAlarm will soon settle down (after a few days) and work silently in the background - listening for any Internet traffic that you have not authorised. This might be traffic coming in or traffic going out. Both can be unwanted and dangerous (in terms of trying to spy on you or to steal your personal information).

ZoneAlarm will intercept attempts by remote hackers to steal information from you. It will also prevent malware (that has got onto your computer perhaps via an email attachment) from sending your data out to a villains computer.

This is one of the best free products in the world today, computerised or otherwise.

Do not use the Windows inbuilt firewall. There are much better firewalls available. A well-maintained and secure computer MUST have a good firewall installed. Without one you are an easy target for Internet nasties. A firewall is the most important part of securing a computer against Internet threats. You also need Anti Malware software, a good registry cleaner, a resident shield and some good Windows cleaning tools. But the absence of a good firewall will eventually render these other security utilities useless and it is only a matter of time before your computer slows to a crawl and starts behaving strangely.

So now you have ZoneAlarm installed. Well done! You have built a wall but...nasty things still lurk inside the wall - things which got in before the ZoneAlarm wall was built. In the next steps we will flush them all out, hunt them down and destroy them. Your computer will then be fast, safe, clean and secure and trouble-free for many months to come.