sxterra06 wrote:

>Anyone have an opinion on Zone Alarm, is it good, bad, or ugly?

I use ZA AV and it includes a "better than free" firewall. The user
interface for AV is lousy and I've had trouble with the license after
upgrading to a newer version... overall I'd say it works better than
either Norton or McAfee's AV/Firewall and it was a heck of a lot
cheaper ($19.95 for one year.) I would buy it again.

I have also been impressed with Trend Micros Internet Suite (FW/AV)
since I loaded it on my Mother's computer I have not had any incidents
that I've had to help her fix (unlike the free ZA firewall where I've
had to talk her through "unblocking" programs). And every time I look
at her computer I can not find any spyware/adware/malware that has
snuck in under the wire - that is saying a lot if you knew how
clueless my Mom is when it comes to malware.