Zonealarm AV

[rOadToIS]

I heard that Zonealarm AV uses Kaspersky engine. Is it the same as the commercial Kaspersky engine?
By the way, I use Avira free, Comodo Firewall with Defense+, Spyware Terminator(real-time shield),and SuperAntispyware for backup scanner.
Am I well protected from the lastest threats? Do I have to switch to DriveSentry and delete Avira and ST?

[The Hammer]

-{ Quote: "
By the way, I use Avira free, Comodo Firewall with Defense+, Spyware Terminator(real-time shield),and SuperAntispyware for backup scanner.
Am I well protected from the lastest threats? Do I have to switch to DriveSentry and delete Avira and ST?" }-Yes to the first question and no to the second.

[rOadToIS]

thanks!

[gery]

you are very well protected

[AKAJohnDoe]

CheckPoint (ZoneAlarm) licensed the Kaspersky V6 anti-virus engine for use in their product line.

[lordpake]

.. which is older than the engine used in v7 or v8 AFAIK. What differences there might be in protection is however something I can't answer.

[rOadToIS]

Does Zonealarm Antivirus protect you from Qhost infections?

[lordpake]

Asking whether some AV protects from malware XYZ is IMHO pointless. In general, no product detects 100% of malware in existence. And even if it does detect this particular pest, what guarantees do you have that right after that detection is published you won't get a newer variant that bypasses AV?


What comes to ZA AV, it should boast similar detection rates to Kaspersky AV.