ZoneAlarm Launches New Web Secure Free Advanced Chrome Extension to Protect Users against the Most Common Online Threats
March 31 2020 - 6:00AM
Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. (NASDAQ: CHKP) has today
announced the launch of its ZoneAlarm Web Secure Free solution,
giving users 100% free protection against phishing attacks,
malicious downloads and dangerous websites.
ZoneAlarm’s Web Secure Free is an advanced
extension for Google Chrome that provides free essential browsing
security tools to keep users safe from multiple threats while they
search and browse the web. Installing the solution makes ZoneAlarm
Safe Search the default search engine and utilizes Check Point’s
ThreatCloud™ database, which contains up-to-date global threat
intelligence to scan search results and rate them according to
their potential risk.ZoneAlarm’s Web Secure Free also protects
users’ credentials against phishing attackers by using ZoneAlarm
Zero-Phishing technology, which scans all websites before enabling
users to insert any personal information while also alerting them
to any attempts to steal personal data.The solution also utilizes
ZoneAlarm’s Threat Extraction technology so users can safely
download emailed or web-downloaded documents. Threat Extraction
automatically removes any suspect or malicious code from documents
in seconds, ensuring that the extracted file is completely safe
without disrupting what the user is doing.“Cyber-criminals are
always looking for ways to target consumers and often play on
genuine public fears, as seen recently with the rise of malicious
spam relating to 2019-nCoV disease,” said Dror Levy, head of
consumer sales at Check Point. “We’ve found that
Coronavirus-related domains are 50% more likely to be malicious
than other domains. Since the beginning of January, over 16,000 new
coronavirus-related domains were registered and since the end of
February 2020 the average number of new domains is almost 10 times
more than found in previous weeks. Special offers are also being
sold over the dark net under special offers with "COVID19” or
“coronavirus" as discount codes. Utilizing solutions like
ZoneAlarm’s Web Secure Free means users are protected from such
prevalent threats, with the best enterprise-grade technologies
keeping them secure while browsing.”In addition to utilizing
ZoneAlarm’s Web Secure Free solution, users should also follow the
recommendations below for safe online behavior to avoid falling
victim to online scams:
- Be cautious with emails and files received from unknown
senders, especially if they are offering special deals or
discounts.
- Don’t open unknown attachments or click on links in the
emails.
- Ensure you are ordering goods from an authentic source. One way
to do this is NOT to click on promotional links in emails, and
instead, Google your desired retailer and click the link from the
Google results page.
ZoneAlarm’s Web Secure Free is fully compatible with Chrome: 75
and above and can be downloaded here. Google Chrome is currently
the most used browser worldwide, accounting for 69% of the global
desktop internet browser market share as of December 2019.
ZoneAlarm Web Secure Free also comes free with any of ZoneAlarm’s
free security packs, including the ZoneAlarm Free FireWall solution
and ZoneAlarm’s Free Antivirus solution.
About
ZoneAlarmZoneAlarm® (www.zonealarm.com), a world
leader in consumer cyber security solutions, is the consumer
product line of Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. With more
than 100 million downloads, ZoneAlarm protects PCs and mobile
devices from viruses, spyware, hackers and identity theft. The
award-winning cybersecurity product line is installed in consumer
and small business PCs and mobile devices worldwide, protecting
them from cyber threats. Check Point Software Technologies, Inc. is
a wholly-owned subsidiary of Check Point Software Technologies
Ltd.
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