I had been. A Critically Acclaimed 'Best Buy' ZoneAlarm has captured numerous awards from PC World , PC Magazine , and CNet . It was also recently added to Windows Magazine's WinList . ZoneAlarm 2.1 Send-Receive Indicator ZoneAlarm is as easy to operate as it is to install. The program puts a small icon in your system tray, shown left, from which you can view incoming and outgoing traffic.
Configuration is very straight-forward.
You simply decide what level of security you wish to have in your local and internet traffic zones. The settings are Low , Middle , and High . ZoneAlarm explains what each of these settings mean to you and how it will effect your computer usage. The firewall performs port blocking, dynamic configuration, stealth mode, as well as file share and service control. Port blocking halts network traffic from leaving or entering your PC unless you allow it.