We earlier shared you  the importance of having a Firewall,  and a list of the best free Firewall applications for Windows. A firewall prevents unauthorized network connections to a computer through a set of filtering rules. In that post, we mentioned Checkpoint’s ZoneAlarm pro as one of the best independent firewall solutions available today. The free edition of ZoneAlarm provides two-way firewall with features like intrusion prevention. ZoneAlarm Pro comes with phishing protection, download protection and additional antispyware components licensed from Kaspersky. The original  price of Zone Alarm pro firewall is 39.95 USD for one year license. However,  today you can download the full version of  ZoneAlarm pro 2010- free  through a promotion offer.

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McAfee SiteAdvisor is designed to protect users from malicious websites and phishing links .SiteAdvisor adds security ratings to internet search results ,web pages and forums etc. that helps users from differentiating between secure websites ,and scam websites that might steal personal information .There is browser toolbar or addon that gives instant warnings when dangerous URLS are opened . McAfee SiteAdvisor is available on free and Plus (enhanced) versions . McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus acts in real-time, and its capable of detecting relevant links in secure IM chat sessions and emails .The new Kaspersky internet security 2010 and AVG (AVG link scanner) also provides security rating on web links. For others here is a method to get full version of McAfee SiteAdvisor Plus as a part of promotional offer .

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