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ZoneAlarm ForceField protects your browsing session - DLS Interview
by Brad Linder Sep 27th 2007 at 7:00AM
ZoneAlarm has launched a public beta of a new security tool that basically puts your web browser into a sandbox. Visit sites you know are unsafe, check your bank statements on a computer that you know is infected with viruses and spyware.
We caught up with ZoneAlarm Director of Consumer Product Management John Gable at ShowStoppers in New York, and he told us a bit about the new product. ZoneAlarm ForceField sets up a "virtualized surfing" system, that prevents your PC from downloading malicious code from the web. It also prevents keylogging, blocks spyware, and scans downloads. There's also a private browsing feature that immediately erases all details of your browsing session once you shut down the browser.
ZoneAlarm ForceField is free while in beta, but will cost $30 when it's officially launched next year. The program works with Internet Explorer and Firefox (but not Opera), and is Windows only.
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keeves said 8:18AM on 9-27-2007
didnt google purchase a company offering a similar sort of product about half a year ago? If so, hopefully this sort of security will be available for free fairly soon.
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JP said 8:29AM on 9-27-2007
I really don't see how they can claim to secure from keyloggers. If something is deep enough in the system then it can be impossible to block or remove (imagine a keylogger operating deep within the kernel or replacing the keyboard driver).
Additionally they can never protect from hardware keyloggers. Bottom line: still don't trust a computer you don't know about.
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Jerry said 12:32PM on 9-27-2007
Try www.sandboxie.com
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