ZoneAlarm 6.0.

Zone Labs, have announced ZoneAlarm 6.0 designed to offer consumers 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, 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, a dynamic zero-hour system using the community of ZoneAlarm users to proactively protect against emerging attacks.

The OSFirewall is specifically designed to guard against kernel-level threats such as spyware, hackers, Trojans, keyloggers, and rootkits by closely monitoring internal computing resources like vital files, registry keys and start-up processes at the core of the PC. It goes beyond the user level to inspect activity between computer applications and prevent the reading of memory and loading of malicious drivers and services.

The OSFirewall also achieves a new level of granularity by shielding legitimate programs and preventing program sabotage or hijacking. It not only blocks traditional attacks, the OSFirewall guards against devious programs that may hide within a legitimate download from performing damaging actions that steal personal information or slow computer performance.

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