ZoneAlarm je tvrtka koja je najpoznatija po besplatnoj aplikaciji vatrozida. Međutim, oni također razvijaju antivirusni proizvod koji se također nudi besplatno. ZoneAlarm svoj besplatni sigurnosni paket za kućne korisnike naziva ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall , jednostavan naziv. Nakon što smo ga temeljito testirali, željeli bismo podijeliti naše nalaze s vama. Ako želite znati koliko je ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall učinkovit u zaštiti vaših Windows računala i uređaja, pročitajte ovu recenziju i saznat ćete:

U čemu je ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall dobar?

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall dobar je sigurnosni softver za korisnike koji:

• Ne želite platiti antivirusni softver
• Žele dobar antivirusni mehanizam na svom računalu
• Želite pristojan modul vatrozida koji će ih zaštititi na javnim mrežama

Za i protiv

Evo pozitivnih aspekata ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall :

• Slobodno je od promjena
• Ima jednostavno i lako za korištenje sučelje
• Njegov antivirusni mehanizam je vrhunski i može zaustaviti svaki zlonamjerni softver
• Njegov vatrozid radi izvrstan posao kada ga postavite na javni način rada

Treba spomenuti i neke negativne strane:

• Ne nudi mrežni štit koji bi vas blokirao od posjeta opasnim web stranicama
• To usporava vrijeme pokretanja vašeg računala
• Većina naprednih postavki i opcija dostupna je samo ako kupite Pro verziju
• Ne postoje vizualni zapisi i statistike za početnike

Presuda

Sviđa nam se antivirusni modul koji nudi ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall i vjerujemo da može učinkovito zaštititi svoje korisnike od bilo kakvih izvanmrežnih prijetnji zlonamjernog softvera. Također cijenimo korisničko sučelje koje je intuitivno i lako za korištenje za svakoga, čak i ako izgleda pomalo staromodno. Međutim, smatramo da se integracija modula vatrozida sa sustavom Windows^(Windows) može poboljšati, tako da obični korisnici ne moraju vršiti ručne prilagodbe. Također, čak i ako se radi o besplatnom proizvodu, ne vjerujemo da je to izlika da svojim korisnicima ne nudimo web štit koji bi ih zaštitio od online prijetnji. Općenito, mislimo da je ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall dobar sigurnosni softver za napredne korisnike koji ne žele plaćati novac za punopravni sigurnosni paket.

Iskustvo preuzimanja i instalacije

Preuzimanje i instaliranje ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall je jednostavno i jednostavno. Prvo^(First) preuzimate malu izvršnu datoteku veličine 4,86 ​​MB koju morate pokrenuti da biste preuzeli besplatni sigurnosni paket. U ovom koraku nude vam se dvije opcije: možete izvršiti brzu instalaciju ili prilagođenu instalaciju. Jedine razlike su u tome što, ako odaberete Prilagođeno^(Custom) , možete odabrati instalacijsku mapu i je li način kontrole aplikacije^{(Application Control Mode)} postavljen na Auto-Learn ili Max Securitynačin rada. Ako odaberete potonje, možete odabrati sigurnosne postavke koje želite primijeniti za svaku aplikaciju na vašem računalu kada ih prvi put koristite. Osim ako niste napredni korisnik, preporučujemo da se držite načina automatskog učenja^(Auto-Learn) .

Zatim, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall počinje preuzimati svoje datoteke za postavljanje, a zatim se sam instalira. Ukupno preuzimate 320 MB podataka tako da, ovisno o brzini vaše internetske veze, to može potrajati.

Kada završite, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall vas obavještava da je instalacija završila. Od vas se također traži da registrirate proizvod, da primate ažuriranja i nadogradnje za svoj softver. Međutim, ZoneAlarm vas ne prisiljava na registraciju, tako da možete preskočiti ovaj korak.

Sada kada je sve gotovo, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall automatski učitava svoje korisničko sučelje, koje izgleda jednostavno, ali i pomalo zastarjelo, te počinje štititi vaš sustav. Ne morate ponovno pokrenuti računalo da bi ispravno funkcioniralo.

Prvo ažuriranje pokreće se nekoliko minuta nakon instaliranja softvera, a zatim sigurnosni paket sam zakazuje provjeru ažuriranja svaka 24 sata. Nažalost, ako želite da se provjere ažuriranja češće zakazuju, morate kupiti komercijalnu verziju proizvoda.

Out first impressions of ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall are mostly positive. The download and install process is easy and straightforward; the suite updates itself shortly after it is installed and you do not have to reboot your computer to be protected. Also, giving personal information to ZoneAlarm is not mandatory.

Integracija sa sustavom Windows^(Windows) , web preglednicima i univerzalnim Windows aplikacijama

Što se tiče njegove integracije sa sustavom Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} , aplikacijama univerzalne Windows platforme^{(universal Windows platform apps)} i mrežnim značajkama, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall dobro funkcionira. Kako bi izbjegli moguće sukobe i probleme s izvedbom, sigurnosni softver onemogućuje Windows vatrozid^{(Windows Firewall)} i integrira se sa Windows Defenderom^{(Windows Defender)} . Nažalost, modul vatrozida ZoneAlarm ne prati mrežni profil koji ste postavili u sustavu Windows^(Windows) i ne konfigurira se u skladu s tim. Bez obzira^(Regardless) na to jesmo li postavili mrežni profil na privatni^(Private) ili javni^(Public) , vatrozid je uvijek vidio mrežnu vezu kao pouzdanu^(Trusted). Unatoč tome, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall ne uzrokuje probleme ni s jednom od mrežnih značajki iz sustava Windows 10^{(Windows 10)} .

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall ne uključuje proširenje preglednika ili mehanizam za web filtriranje kako bi zaštitio svoje korisnike prilikom surfanja internetom. Samo komercijalna verzija ovog proizvoda nudi web filter. Besplatna verzija ne pruža nikakvu zaštitu weba, pa se, nažalost, morate osloniti na zaštitu koju dobivate iz svog omiljenog web preglednika.

Koristili smo Upravitelj zadataka^{(Task Manager)} za praćenje koliko RAM-a^(RAM) treba ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall za pokretanje svojih procesa. Na našem testnom računalu, trošilo je oko 128 MB RAM-a^(RAM) , što nije značajna vrijednost za današnja Windows računala.

Provjerili smo i koliko to utječe na vrijeme podizanja sustava, mjerenjem pomoću alata pod nazivom BootRacer. ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall dodao je oko 2 sekunde za pokretanje našeg sustava. To je 10% više vremena dodano izvornom vremenu pokretanja. Također biste trebali znati da koristimo brzi NVMe Samsung SSD , tako da će ovo povećanje vjerojatno biti još veće na stroju s tradicionalnim pogonom tvrdog diska.

Kako bismo vidjeli utječu li na brzinu prijenosa interneta i lokalne mreže ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall , također smo pokrenuli neke testove sa Speedtest.net i LAN Speed ​​Testom^{(LAN Speed Test)} . Stope prijenosa i preuzimanja bile su iste prije i nakon instaliranja sigurnosnog paketa.

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewallne utječe na mrežne značajke u sustavu Windows 10 i nema negativan učinak na prijenos podataka. Međutim, njegov vatrozid ne prilagođava automatski način zaštite prema mrežnom profilu koji ste postavili u sustavu Windows 10. Također, ovaj besplatni antivirusni program ima određeni utjecaj na vrijeme pokretanja vašeg računala.^{( does not affect the networking features found in Windows 10, and it has no negative effect on data transfers. However, its firewall does not automatically adjust its protection mode according to the network profile that you set in Windows 10. Also, this free antivirus has some impact on the boot time of your computer.)}

Jednostavnost korištenja i konfiguracije

Iako ne nudi najmodernije korisničko sučelje, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall jednostavan je za razumijevanje i korištenje, čak i za početnike.

Svi glavni zaštitni moduli dostupni su s početnog zaslona. Klik ili dodir na modul otvara njegovu specifičnu stranicu na kojoj dobivate pristup osnovnom skupu konfiguracijskih opcija i postavki. Većina značajki uključuje prekidače koje možete koristiti da biste ih omogućili ili onemogućili. Također, mnogim uobičajenim postavkama može se pristupiti putem poveznica na glavnoj stranici svakog modula. Korisničko sučelje koristi jezik koji je dostupan većini korisnika, a uključuje i gumbe za pristup naprednim postavkama^{(Advanced Settings)} svakog modula. Ovaj pristup je dobar i za obične korisnike i za stručnjake.

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall ne nudi jednostavan način pokretanja prilagođenih skeniranja, ali vam omogućuje da konfigurirate ono što je uključeno u zadana antivirusna skeniranja.

Prema zadanim postavkama, sigurnosni paket pokreće zadano antivirusno brzo skeniranje svaki tjedan i potpuno skeniranje sustava svaka tri mjeseca. Ako vam se ne sviđaju datumi i vrijeme kada je paket konfiguriran za njihovo pokretanje, možete brzo promijeniti učestalost svakog skeniranja. Međutim, budući da je ovo besplatan proizvod, dobivate ograničenje: ne možete odabrati početna vremena početka zadatka^{(Initial Task Start Times)} .

Značajan problem koji smo otkrili je činjenica da ne postoje opcije za postavljanje antivirusnog modula da skenira prijenosni disk kada ga priključite. Paket ne pokreće ovu vrstu skeniranja sam od sebe i također ne traži od vas o skeniranju izmjenjivih diskova. Međutim, oni se skeniraju prilikom pristupa datoteci (kada otvorite, spremite ili pokrenete datoteku).

Pomoć i dokumentacija dostupni su izravno iz primarnog sučelja. Dobivate pristup i online i izvanmrežnim datotekama pomoći, skupu često postavljanih pitanja i forumima online zajednice. Nažalost, forumi zajednice su jedini koji vam mogu pomoći. Veze za online pomoć vode vas na prazna web-mjesta na kojima je jedino što vidite poruka koja vam govori da "Vaš zahtjev nije mogao biti dovršen jer je račun na koji pokušavate doći istekao." ^{("Your request could not be completed because the account you are trying to reach has expired.")}Slično, izvanmrežna datoteka pomoći prikazuje samo neke informacije o tome kako riješiti problem s internetskom vezom. Sjajno^(Awesome) , zar ne?

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall ne nudi nikakve vizualne zapise koje mogu lako razumjeti kućni korisnici. Međutim, ako ste više tehnički korisnik, trebali biste znati da je dobra količina informacija uključena u detaljne tekstualne zapise.

Broj upozorenja koje prikazuje ovaj paket nije prevelik, ali vam smeta ponudama za kupnju Pro verzije, svaki put kada je pokrenete.

Overall, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall offers a good user interface, which provides easy access both to its common settings and more advanced configuration options. Unfortunately, it looks like you do not get any help and support from ZoneAlarm, with the jednom ^{(one )}iznimkom foruma zajednice. Postoje detaljni zapisnici koji mogu biti od koristi naprednim korisnicima, ali nedostatak vizualnih izvješća nije sjajan iz perspektive korisnika početnika. Također, budući da je ovo besplatan proizvod, tvrtka ne dopušta korisnicima da konfiguriraju sve dostupne postavke.^{(exception of the community forums. There are detailed logs that can be of service for advanced users, but the lack of any visual reports is not great from a novice user's perspective. Also, because this is a free product, the company does not let users configure all the available settings.)}

Pročitajte sljedeću stranicu ove recenzije da vidite koliko je ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall učinkovit u zaštiti vašeg računala od mrežnih napada i zlonamjernog softvera te koje dodatne alate dobivate od njega.

Security for everyone - Review ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall

ZoneAlarm is a company that is best known for their free firewall application. However, they also develоp an antivirus product that is also offered for freе. ZoneAlarm calls itѕ free security suite for home users ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall, a straightforward name. After testing it thoroughly, we would like to share our findings with you. If you want to know how effective ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is in securing your Windows computers and devices, read this review, and you will find out:

What is ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall good at?

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is good security software for users who:

• Do not want to pay for antivirus software
• Want a good antivirus engine on their computer
• Want a decent firewall module to protect them on public networks

Pros and cons

Here are the positive aspects of ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall:

• It is free of change
• It has a simple and easy to use interface
• Its antivirus engine is top-notch and can stop any malware
• Its firewall does a great job when you set it to public mode

There are also some negatives to mention:

• It offers no web shield to block you from visiting dangerous websites
• It slows down the boot time of your computer
• Most of the advanced settings and options are available only if you buy the Pro version
• There are no visual logs and statistics for beginners to see

Verdict

We like the antivirus module offered by ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall, and we believe that it can protect its users efficiently against any offline malware threats. We also appreciate the user interface that is intuitive and easy to use for anyone, even if it looks a bit old-school. However, we feel that the firewall module integration with Windows can be improved, so that regular users do not have to make manual adjustments to it. Also, even if this is a free product, we do not believe that it is an excuse for not offering its users a web shield to protect them from online threats. Overall, we think that ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is good security software for advanced users who do not want to pay money for a full-fledged security suite.

The download and installation experience

Downloading and installing ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is easy and straightforward. First, you download a small executable file of 4.86MB in size, which you have to run for the free security suite to be downloaded. At this step, you are offered two options: you can either do a quick install or a custom install. The only differences are that, if you choose Custom, you can choose the installation folder and whether the Application Control Mode is set to Auto-Learn or Max Security mode. If you select the latter, you can select the security settings you want to be applied for each application on your computer, when you use them for the first time. Unless you are an advanced user, we recommend sticking with the Auto-Learn mode.

Next, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall begins to download its setup files and then installs itself. In total, you download 320 MB of data so, depending on the speed of your internet connection, this could take a while.

When done, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall informs you that it has finished installing. You are also asked to register the product, to receive updates and upgrades for your software. However, ZoneAlarm does not force you into registering, so you can skip this step.

Now that everything is done, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall automatically loads up its user interface, which looks simple but also a bit dated, and starts protecting your system. You do not have to reboot your computer for it to function correctly.

The first update is triggered a few minutes after the software is installed, and then the security suite schedules itself to check for updates every 24 hours. Unfortunately, if you want the update checks to be scheduled more often, you have to buy the commercial version of the product.

Out first impressions of ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall are mostly positive. The download and install process is easy and straightforward; the suite updates itself shortly after it is installed and you do not have to reboot your computer to be protected. Also, giving personal information to ZoneAlarm is not mandatory.

Integration with Windows, web browsers and universal Windows apps

Regarding its integration with Windows 10, universal Windows platform apps and networking features, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall works well. To avoid possible conflicts and performance problems, the security software disables Windows Firewall and integrates with Windows Defender. Unfortunately, ZoneAlarm's firewall module does not monitor the network profile you set in Windows and does not configure itself accordingly. Regardless of whether we set the network profile to Private or Public, the firewall was always seeing the network connection as Trusted. Even so, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall does not cause issues with any of the networking features from Windows 10.

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall does not include a browser extension or a web filtering engine to protect its users when surfing the internet. Only the commercial version of this product offers a web filter. The free version does not provide web protection of any kind, so, unfortunately, you have to rely on the protection you get from your favorite web browser.

We used Task Manager to monitor how much RAM is needed by ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall to run its processes. On our test computer, it consumed about 128MB of RAM, which is not a significant value for today's Windows computers.

We also checked how much it affects the boot time, by measuring with a tool called BootRacer. ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall added about 2 seconds to our system's boot. That is 10% more time added to the original boot time. You should also know that we are using a fast NVMe Samsung SSD, so this increase is probably going to be even higher on a machine with a traditional hard-disk drive.

To see whether the internet and local network transfer speeds are affected by ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall, we also ran some tests with Speedtest.net and LAN Speed Test. The upload and download rates were the same before and after installing the security suite.

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall does not affect the networking features found in Windows 10, and it has no negative effect on data transfers. However, its firewall does not automatically adjust its protection mode according to the network profile that you set in Windows 10. Also, this free antivirus has some impact on the boot time of your computer.

Ease of use & configuration

While it does not offer the most modern of user interfaces, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall is easy to understand and use, even for novices.

All the main protection modules are accessible from the home screen. A click or a tap on a module opens its specific page, where you get access to a basic set of configuration options and settings. Most features include switches which you can use to enable or disable them. Also, many usual settings can be accessed through the links provided on the main page of each module. The user interface uses a language that is accessible to most users, and it also includes buttons for accessing the Advanced Settings of each module. This approach is good both for casual users and experts.

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall does not offer a straightforward way of running custom scans, but it lets you configure what is included in the default antivirus scans.

By default, the security suite runs a default antivirus quick scan each week, and a full system scan every three months. If you do not like the dates and times when the suite is configured to run them, you can quickly change the frequency of each scan. However, because this is a free product, you get a limitation: you cannot select the Initial Task Start Times.

A significant problem that we found is the fact that there are no options for you to set the antivirus module to scan a removable drive when you plug it in. The suite does not trigger this type of scan on its own and also does not ask you about scanning removable drives. They are scanned, however, on file access (when you open, save or run a file).

Help and documentation are available directly from the primary interface. You get access to both online and offline help files, a set of frequently asked questions, and online community forums. Unfortunately, the community forums are the only ones that can help you. The online help links take you to blank websites where the only thing you see is a message telling you that "Your request could not be completed because the account you are trying to reach has expired." Similarly, the offline help file only shows some information on how to troubleshoot your internet connection. Awesome, isn't it?

ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall does not offer any visual logs that can be easily understood by home users. However, if you are a more technical user, you should know that there is a good amount of information included in detailed text logs.

The number of alerts shown by this suite is not too high, but it does bother you with offers to buy the Pro version, each time you start it.

Overall, ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall offers a good user interface, which provides easy access both to its common settings and more advanced configuration options. Unfortunately, it looks like you do not get any help and support from ZoneAlarm, with the one exception of the community forums. There are detailed logs that can be of service for advanced users, but the lack of any visual reports is not great from a novice user's perspective. Also, because this is a free product, the company does not let users configure all the available settings.

Read the next page of this review to see how efficient is ZoneAlarm Free Antivirus + Firewall at protecting your computer from network attacks and malware, and what extra tools you get from it.

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