ZoneAlarm Pro free today only

New customers means new e-mail address.

When the giveaway was first started, I was brought to this screen. I chose Existing customers and it told me that I were not eligible. But when I enter a new e-mail address, I was brought to the credit card screen.

Some hours later, credit card information was no longer required.

 

I did not see the autorenewal . Cannot remove it in my account. Very clever

 

Im general public and got one. I also didnt put any CC info in. Just an email address and it shot me a download link and a free key.

 

You may be on to something there. USA here, and no request for credit card info.

 

USA as well and no request.

 

I'm in Germany through the Tor network. I gave them a hushmail e-mail address.

Shockingly, they requested a credit card. If you can't trust a guy using an anonymous proxy using an anonymous e-mail address with fake credentials, who can you trust?

But, seriously, I do wonder if the credit card requirement depends on whether you gave them an anonymous e-mail address or one through a paid provider.

For those who didn't have to give a credit card number, did you use your real e-mail?

 

Same here (Turkey). No credit card info required, I got the license key. Some of my friends said first they received an advertisement mail and after trying again the license mail was sent. I dunno why, maybe due to some bugs in Zone Alarm promotion system lol. It may help if you try again (with same or a different e-mail address).

I no more than U, yep I used one of my real email addresses, which is on GMail, which is for only software promotions.

 

You have to use one to get the email with the registration key and download link.

 

Yes. BTW, I'm in Canada so maybe it's a North American non-requirement for credit card #'s? Of note, however, is it took a couple hours before they emailed me the key, so they maybe they are running some sort of entitlement procedure before they send it.

*Edit*

Just saw this, so not a North American requirement

 

did all of u have to enter a phone number, zip code and address?

 

nope. just first name, last name and email address. after a short while (not much than 1 hour i think), i got the license.

it's still showing the same areas to fill in (name and email). see the image:

http://i34.tinypic.com/2s01xuf.png

 

well thats very strange then...

 

i don't know. i've just added the screen capture in my one previous post.

 

http://download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/sum/index-b.html

this link may work for those who're experiencing problem while registration process.

 

Same for me.

 

Question:

How easily and cleanly does this uninstall? I'm going to give it a shot, but I doubt I'll keep it (I've been running fine with Nod32 and Vista's firewall for a long time), so if it's a pain to completely get this off my system, I'll probably pass.

 

I was wondering the same thing. I was also wondering about system resource usage for this?

 

Yup.
See my earlier post. I'm in the US. No credit card request. Balance $00 so the site responds to one selection.
Address, email address, city, state the whole bit till i just backed out. Don't won't any of it. And even when I used the email used previously it was asking too many questions including shipping address (shipping WHAT ) I used to have a free key for two years now to ZAP, but all this is just not worth the hassle. Really there exist wonderful other free or paid alternatives which I won't mention in order not to start a firewalls war here. PEACE

 

I tried to use a fake address and my CC would not clear so I had to change it- so they actually run the card. I have not been able to get to he page that just asks for an email address and sends you a key. I am in the USA. Cleared cookies, rebooted, used different browsers- still just the same screen pops up asking for CC info.

 

Used my laptop and FF and was able to get the product without CC info.

 

There is a long thread at DSL http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23162094-ZoneAlarm-to-Give-Away.

It appears to me that they started out with the requirement for a cc and then realised how unpopular that would be and changed the page.

 

Anyone know how long it takes to get the email response from them?

 

No idea been waiting about 5 hours now on 3 different emails / names just to be sure and none have come Thur.

 

I remember mine took about 12 hours last year. They are probably getting tons of requests...

 

No fraud only scripts and cookies.

If you move from http://www.checkpoint.com/press/2009/zonealarm-2010-free-patch-tuesday-101209.html

There is a redirection at http://www.zonealarm.com/only24hours/ to the index.htm page and they show you a shopping page & ask you a CC when you click the download button.

Else if you move directly to //download.zonealarm.com/bin/free/sum/index-b.html you will see only a box asking for your name and email when you click the download box.

Btw i don't want it ;-)