3. What is new about the ?new? antivirus engine?
ZoneAlarm?s protection from viruses includes multiple layers, including our firewall, anti-spam, and our Operating System Firewall (OSFirewall) that prevents viruses from damaging your PC and operating system. Most antivirus solutions don?t include these extra layers of protection but rely only on scanning and removing viruses with an ?antivirus engine?.
Starting with version 7.0, ZoneAlarm offered a new antivirus engine that is arguably the most respected and effective antivirus engine available today. This award-winning Antivirus technology is from Kaspersky Labs. Kaspersky is known as the leading antivirus provider because of two main things: 1) Its legendary hourly signature updates which make your computer protected sooner from zero-day virus outbreaks; and 2) Its expanded database that goes beyond viruses to catch the latest spyware such as Trojan horses. Kaspersky has won major industry awards from Virus Bulletin, SC Magazine and others and is a favorite among computer experts. It is an excellent and critical component of ZoneAlarm?s multi-layered antivirus defenses.