Comments on: Get Zone Alarm Pro for Free on Tuesday, Oct 13 http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/ Technology News, Internet, Tips-n-Tricks, Tutorials, Software Reviews, Themes, Skins, Wallpapers Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:07:01 +0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dementor http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-75612 Dementor Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:44:55 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-75612 I got two serials without any creditcard or other problems... And ZA works fine for Windows 7. Going to install it to my Windows Server 2003 too. I got two serials without any creditcard or other problems...
And ZA works fine for Windows 7. Going to install it to my Windows Server 2003 too.

]]> By: Laczyi http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74462 Laczyi Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:05:47 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74462 I've registered yet and I wait for confirmation/link e-mail :) I've registered yet and I wait for confirmation/link e-mail :)

]]> By: Kevin http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74460 Kevin Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:43:20 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74460 You have to register first - and I haven't received my confirmation/link email yet, after 5/6 hours. Poor going ZA You have to register first - and I haven't received my confirmation/link email yet, after 5/6 hours.

Poor going ZA

]]> By: jpbl1976 http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74457 jpbl1976 Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:33:35 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74457 Download link's now active but you have to provide credit card information before you're allowed to download it. I don't much like the idea of having to provide credit card information for a free download, even if it's just for verification purposes. I can see one reason why they're doing this too: why overhaul your online store's payment system for a free download? That said, weighing the cost of providing my credit card info -- which can be hacked (and if you don't believe it can be, I have a bridge to sell you) -- against the benefit of having a paid firewall when perfectly good alternatives like COMODO are available makes me pass on this one. Also, I can foresee receiving an e-mail from Checkpoint a year from now with a special offer to renew my license (possibly at a special price) with my credit card information already handy. Goes to show that nothing's truly free anymore. Download link's now active but you have to provide credit card information before you're allowed to download it.

I don't much like the idea of having to provide credit card information for a free download, even if it's just for verification purposes.

I can see one reason why they're doing this too: why overhaul your online store's payment system for a free download?

That said, weighing the cost of providing my credit card info -- which can be hacked (and if you don't believe it can be, I have a bridge to sell you) -- against the benefit of having a paid firewall when perfectly good alternatives like COMODO are available makes me pass on this one.

Also, I can foresee receiving an e-mail from Checkpoint a year from now with a special offer to renew my license (possibly at a special price) with my credit card information already handy.

Goes to show that nothing's truly free anymore.

]]> By: Magister Noctis http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74451 Magister Noctis Tue, 13 Oct 2009 11:56:03 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74451 Hmmz... 13th october almost 2 PM afternoon (Brussels/Paris/Amsterdam timezone) and still nothing has changed at their website. I read a blog article about the link between this giveaway action and Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, they speak of starting the offer at 6 a.m. PDT.... so because ZoneAlarm is a Californian US company, I guess it's still waiting until 3 or even 4 PM afternoon here (9 hours time difference plus daylight savings).... and I bet at 4.01 PM overhere their website down or overloaded. These things are making me nervous, especially when there's not enough clarity given to everyone. BTW: Avira sucks! Especially their free Antivir version: slow updates and nag screens harassing you all the time to "encourage" you to buy their paid solutions. A little psychology would reveal that harassing people with big nag-screens is NOT the proper way to attract customers, but instead it's the best way to scare them off, uninstalling this free sh*t. Not quite friendly Germans, those Avira-dudes... I'm glad there's already a hack known to overcome these annoying troubles, I'll check it out anyway. Hmmz... 13th october almost 2 PM afternoon (Brussels/Paris/Amsterdam timezone) and still nothing has changed at their website. I read a blog article about the link between this giveaway action and Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, they speak of starting the offer at 6 a.m. PDT.... so because ZoneAlarm is a Californian US company, I guess it's still waiting until 3 or even 4 PM afternoon here (9 hours time difference plus daylight savings).... and I bet at 4.01 PM overhere their website down or overloaded.

These things are making me nervous, especially when there's not enough clarity given to everyone.

BTW: Avira sucks! Especially their free Antivir version: slow updates and nag screens harassing you all the time to "encourage" you to buy their paid solutions. A little psychology would reveal that harassing people with big nag-screens is NOT the proper way to attract customers, but instead it's the best way to scare them off, uninstalling this free sh*t. Not quite friendly Germans, those Avira-dudes... I'm glad there's already a hack known to overcome these annoying troubles, I'll check it out anyway.

]]> By: macpro http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74438 macpro Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:02:01 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74438 far out, i tried downloading now and I can't! i think i missed it. its the 13th of oct @ 8pm here in Australia! Far out! far out, i tried downloading now and I can't! i think i missed it. its the 13th of oct @ 8pm here in Australia! Far out!

]]> By: link6155 http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74357 link6155 Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:32:05 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74357 AWESOME! AWESOME!

]]> By: VG http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74333 VG Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:05:40 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74333 ^^ You can give a try to Avira Antivirus. Its quite good and free. ^^ You can give a try to Avira Antivirus. Its quite good and free.

]]> By: Magister Noctis http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74152 Magister Noctis Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:42:43 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74152 avast! is an antivirus/antimalware solution, not a firewall! I'm using it together with pc tools firewall plus 6.0 and I can't complain. Nevertheless, ZoneAlarm Pro is quite a lot better than pc tools firewall, but beware! Totally incompatible with avast! I've tried it many times, since early 2006, and still the problem isn't solved. So if you like a total system crash once in a while, install them both: avast! and zoneAlarm :( Therefore I need some advice, if anyone could give me, or Vishal himself, who's much better qualified than I am. What other antivirus solution to choose while using ZoneAlarm pro? As light as possible, for I have still a rather old-fashion XP system, not capable to run resource-hogging security software... plz? BTW: 13th october 24h free ZoneAlarm giveaway in what timezone? Also GMT+1 ? avast! is an antivirus/antimalware solution, not a firewall! I'm using it together with pc tools firewall plus 6.0 and I can't complain.

Nevertheless, ZoneAlarm Pro is quite a lot better than pc tools firewall, but beware! Totally incompatible with avast! I've tried it many times, since early 2006, and still the problem isn't solved. So if you like a total system crash once in a while, install them both: avast! and zoneAlarm :(

Therefore I need some advice, if anyone could give me, or Vishal himself, who's much better qualified than I am. What other antivirus solution to choose while using ZoneAlarm pro? As light as possible, for I have still a rather old-fashion XP system, not capable to run resource-hogging security software... plz?

BTW: 13th october 24h free ZoneAlarm giveaway in what timezone? Also GMT+1 ?

]]> By: pm_41 http://www.askvg.com/get-zone-alarm-pro-for-free-on-tuesday-oct-13/comment-page-2/#comment-74145 pm_41 Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:47:33 +0000 http://www.askvg.com/?p=2556#comment-74145 I've used Zone Alarm Pro for about 6 months. During that time, it slowed down my system substantially. I don't know why it did that. I'm still getting one of these keys, though. :) I've used Zone Alarm Pro for about 6 months. During that time, it slowed down my system substantially. I don't know why it did that.

I'm still getting one of these keys, though. :)

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