Hackers lurk everywhere on the Internet, waiting for an "in" into your personal and financial information. Even legitimate Web sites have sophisticated methods of snooping, such as cookies that track your identity and browsing habits. You need nothing less than the industry's best protection—ZoneAlarm Pro. It offers you the award-winning firewall that Zone Labs is famous for. Plus, it stops annoying and potentially malicious cookies and pop-ups from invading your system.

  Who needs a FIREWALL?:
  
  Without a firewall, your computer is operating under an "open door" policy. Bank account information. Passwords. Credit card numbers. Documents and photos that you don't want to share with the world. They are all available to anyone with bad intentions and basic computer skills. Hackers can get in, take what they want, and even leave open a "back door" so they can turn your computer into a "zombie" and use it to attack other computers.

Every minute that your computer is connected to the Internet, either through a dial-up (modem) connection or through a broadband (DSL or cable) service, it is at risk.
           

  Virus Protection is not enough!:
  
  Antivirus software comes installed on most new PCs, and most people think that it protects them completely from Internet-borne threats. But virus protection is only as good as the latest virus definitions, which are created in response to the latest viruses. It's a game on one-upsmanship that the hackers always win, in a sense; someone (potentially many thousands of people) must be infected before the makers of antivirus software can create a defense. And antivirus software does nothing to secure your computer against direct hacker attacks.
           

  Enter the FIREWALL !!:
  
  A firewall is a piece of software that monitors all incoming network traffic and allows in only the connections that are known and trusted. Port 80 is open so that you can browse web pages; port 1863 allows you to engage in instant messaging with friends; port 443 gives access to secure web pages used by online merchants to encrypt purchases.

You could manually grant or restrict access to each of the 65,535 ports available under the Internet Protocol. Every time you add a new program that requires Internet access, you would need to determine which port(s) it uses, and reconfigure your computer accordingly. You've likely got better ways to spend your time.

Firewall software takes on this burden for you, allowing access to the ports you need open, and closing off those you don't. It also makes your computer "invisible" on the Internet; if hackers can't find you, they will have a hard time attacking you.

More advanced firewall software also monitors outgoing traffic. This is crucial since malicious code spreads by accessing the Internet and pushing copies of itself to other computers (often those of your friends and family!). Outbound protection can keep even brand-new Trojan horses and spyware from doing their damaging work. The ultimate protection is program-level control, so that only those applications that you trust are allowed to access the Internet.       
             

  Features:
  
ID Lock
Alerts you whenever your personal information in myVAULT is about to leave your computer through the Internet or e-mail, and lets you block the transmission. Your personal data won’t ever leave your PC without your approval .
Host File Lock
Prevents host file tampering and sending your PC to spoofed websites. Eliminates a significant percentage of today’s Internet fraud cases.
Advanced Mailsafe
The most wide-spread viruses and worms arrive in your email in-box, as hidden attachments that run, replicate, and transmit themselves using your email account and your address book. Advanced Mailsafe quarantines 47 kinds of these potentially damaging attachments and keeps them from wreaking havoc on your computer, and those of your friends and family. New outbound Mailsafe halts the distribution of common socially engineered email viruses, before they can do damage.Cache Cleaner
Cache Cleaner provides a dual defense against privacy invasion. The Hard Drive Cleaner removes all temporary files, search history, recycle bin files and other clutter, improving the efficiency of your entire system. Browser Cleaner cleans browser-related files, including browser cache, URL history, cookies, page cache and other browser files.Expert Firewall Controls
Now expert users, developers, and security professionals can fine-tune firewall rules to suit specific requirements. Control port, protocol, application, time of day and more, all from one command center.
Personal Firewall
A Zone Labs firewall stands between your computer and the outside world. Like the lock on your front door, it keeps strangers from coming in and getting access to your possessions.
Hacker ID
Hackers never have safe cover when you've got Hacker ID. This advanced service tracks hacker attacks and maps their location, without ever exposing your computer's network address, and can even report serious offenders to their ISP. One or two years of Hacker ID service is included with the purchase of ZoneAlarm Plus and ZoneAlarm Pro; an annual maintenance contract is required for subsequent access.
Pop-Up and Ad Blocking
As advertisements proliferate on the Internet, your Web browser gets more cluttered, and can even be completely obscured by "pop-up" advertising windows. Intrusive advertising can hinder your browsing, and some ads even set cookies and run damaging scripts. ZoneAlarm Pro stops these annoying and potentially malicious tactics cold.
Advisor Services
Zone Labs' AlertAdvisor™ service, only a click away, answers questions about what threats are coming in, and how you should respond to them. The service is updated as frequently as new threats appear. One or two years of access to updates, support, and services included with purchase of ZoneAlarm Plus and ZoneAlarm Pro; an annual maintenance contract is required for subsequent access.
Password Protected Settings
Hackers may try to seize control of other applications, but no one can tamper with ZoneAlarm Plus and ZoneAlarm Pro—or shut them down. Your computer is always secure, because you hold the password.
Mobile PC Protection
Whether you plug into an airport T1 or coffee-house Wi-Fi Internet connection, Zone Alarm Plus and Zone Alarm Pro will automatically detect the new network and take appropriate measures to guard your valuable personal information.
Cookie Control
Cookies are small bits of data placed on your computer by some Web sites; they can contain anything from your personal information to the date you last visited the site. They also may enable online "profiling," which allows marketers to track your behavior. ZoneAlarm Pro allows you to block and disable cookies, protecting your privacy.