ZoneAlarm is a software firewall solution and provides solid PC protection for the home user. It's free for personal and non-profit use (excluding government and educational entities). ZoneAlarm is compatible with Microsoft Windows 98/Me/NT/2000 and XP. If you pay any attention to news about software or PC security, you've no doubt heard of a severe flaw discovered recently in the popular ZoneAlarm personal firewall. You may have heard that Zone Labs initially refused to fix this flaw in the free version of their software, saying that users would need to upgrade to the expensive Pro version to fix this issue. You may also have heard that Zone Labs has back pedaled and decided to address the issue after all.
Here is something that you may not have heard. Most of that is not true. Zone Labs is not telling people to upgrade to the pro version to fix this flaw. In fact, there is no flaw to be fixed. New and improved features in ZoneAlarm version 3.7.202: Added functionality to defeat so-called "shell exploit" Anway have fun with the new version: Download