<s>
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
is	O
an	O
internet	B-Application
security	I-Application
software	O
company	O
that	O
provides	O
consumer	O
antivirus	B-Application
and	O
firewall	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Zone	O
Labs	O
,	O
whose	O
CEOs	O
were	O
Kevin	O
Nickel	O
,	O
Mouad	O
Abid	O
and	O
Shahin	O
and	O
the	O
Company	O
was	O
acquired	O
in	O
March	O
2004	O
by	O
Check	O
Point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
's	O
firewall	O
security	O
products	O
include	O
an	O
inbound	O
intrusion	O
detection	O
system	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
control	O
which	O
programs	O
can	O
open	O
outbound	O
connections	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
,	O
program	O
access	O
is	O
controlled	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
"	O
zones	O
"	O
,	O
into	O
which	O
all	O
network	B-Architecture
connections	O
are	O
divided	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
trusted	O
zone	O
"	O
which	O
generally	O
includes	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
local	B-General_Concept
area	I-General_Concept
network	I-General_Concept
can	O
share	O
resources	O
such	O
as	O
files	O
and	O
printers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
before	O
the	O
first	O
use	O
)	O
or	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
will	O
ask	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
grant	O
permissions	O
on	O
the	O
first	O
access	O
attempt	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
True	O
Vector	O
Internet	O
Monitor	O
"	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
TrueVector	O
Security	O
Engine	O
"	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
service	O
that	O
is	O
the	O
core	O
of	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
SmartDefense	O
Advisor	O
"	O
is	O
the	O
name	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
give	O
to	O
a	O
service	O
available	O
in	O
all	O
versions	O
that	O
helps	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
alert	O
,	O
using	O
a	O
database	O
of	O
trusted	O
program	O
signatures	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
user	O
with	O
advice	O
on	O
allowing	O
or	O
denying	O
Internet	O
access	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
program	O
requests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
current	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
Zonealarm	B-Protocol
has	O
an	O
ad	O
for	O
the	O
paid	O
version	O
that	O
pops	O
up	O
every	O
time	O
you	O
turn	O
on	O
your	O
computer	O
after	O
a	O
short	O
delay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
the	O
free	O
and	O
Pro	O
editions	O
of	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
Firewall	O
were	O
designated	O
as	O
PCMags	O
Editor	O
's	O
Choice	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
was	O
reportedly	O
sending	O
data	O
to	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
servers	O
in	O
a	O
covert	O
fashion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
developer	O
dismissed	O
allegations	O
that	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
was	O
spying	O
on	O
its	O
clients	O
,	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
an	O
issue	O
related	O
to	O
software	O
updates	O
and	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
be	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2007	O
,	O
a	O
browser	B-Protocol
toolbar	I-Protocol
was	O
shipped	O
with	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
as	O
an	O
opt-out	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
not	O
well	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
free	O
version	O
of	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
started	O
showing	O
a	O
"	O
Global	O
Virus	O
Alert	O
"	O
popup	O
as	O
a	O
scareware	O
tactic	O
to	O
get	O
users	O
to	O
switch	O
to	O
their	O
paid	O
security	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
popup	O
was	O
turned	O
off	O
by	O
ZoneAlarm	B-Protocol
marketing	O
team	O
after	O
an	O
uproar	O
from	O
disgruntled	O
users	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
uninstalled	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
