Download ZoneAlarm 2012 versions 10.x

With the rise of e-commerce, electronic record keeping, and mass financial mailings, the
incidence of identity theft increased. Hackers can use malware to intercept your personal
information online, while thieves can steal CDs and laptops containing customer information, or
they can intercept sensitive mail items (such as pre-approved credit card offers) that include
personal data.
ZoneAlarm security software helps protect your personal data online and out in the everyday
world. ID Lock keeps your personal information safe from hackers and identity thieves.
Understanding the ID Lock feature
Every time you or someone else using your computer enters personal information into an e-mail
message or Web form—such as your credit card number, address, or social security number— it
is possible that the information could be stolen. To help prevent that from happening, the ID Lock
ensures that your personal information is only sent to sites you trust.
The ID Lock feature provides a secure area called myVAULT, where you can store personal
information that you want to protect. The contents of myVAULT are blocked from being
transmitted to unauthorized destinations, whether by you, someone else using your computer, or
by a Trojan horse attempting to transmit your personal information.
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How your personal information is protected (on page 149)
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Setting the ID Lock protection level (on page 151)
How your personal information is protected
ZoneAlarm security software prevents your personal information from being transmitted without
your authorization, whether in e-mail or on the Web.
E-mail transmission
When you or someone using your computer attempts to send myVAULT data in an e-mail
message, ZoneAlarm security software displays an alert asking you whether to allow the
information to be sent. If you want to always allow or always block the information from being sent
to this destination, before clicking Yes or No select the check box labeled "Do you want to
remember this answer..." to add the destination to your Trusted Sites list with the
corresponding permission set automatically. For example, if you were to select the "Do you want
to remember this answer..." check box and then click Yes, the destination would be added to the
Trusted Sites list with the permission set to Allow. Conversely, if you were to click No, the
permission would be set to Block.
Important - When responding to an ID Lock alert that is the result of
an e-mail transmission, clicking the "Do you want to remember this
answer..." check box adds the domain of the intended recipient’s
e-mail server—not the e-mail recipient—to the Trusted Sites list. For
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