Zone Labs launches ZoneAlarm 6.0

Zone Labs(R), a Check Point(R) company, today announced ZoneAlarm(R) 6.0, the much-anticipated update to its award-winning Internet security product family. ZoneAlarm 6.0 will offer consumers the most effective multi-layered protection against spyware, viruses, and other insidious Internet security threats.

ZoneAlarm 6.0 utilizes a unique new behavior-based strategy to block malware and spyware from ever gaining a foothold on a PC. Rather than intermittently scanning for spyware infections after the damage has been done, ZoneAlarm 6.0 offers the first new defense mechanism, called the OSFirewall(TM), to guard the health of a PC at the core. This kernel-level firewall monitors suspicious activity affecting the operating system, programs, and files, and disables destructive programs. To complement the prevention technology, ZoneAlarm 6.0 also employs a new intelligent anti-spyware removal solution as well as DefenseNet(TM), a dynamic zero-hour system leveraging the community of millions of ZoneAlarm users to proactively protect against emerging attacks.

“Unlike the adolescent pranksters of the past, today’s cybercriminals are motivated by financial gain and are often highly-organized. They want to steal your identity, track what you do on the Internet, or even hijack your bandwidth to create zombie botnets,” said Gregor Freund, chief technology officer of Check Point Software. “And they are using the trust of an unassuming public to dupe people into inviting malware through traditional firewalls and antivirus programs. Current anti-spyware solutions can clean up the mess after the fact, but people now must deploy preventative, proactive measures to protect themselves from these criminals.”