Free Security: ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware plus Firewall

We don't normally put promotional stuff here, but since this is a 24 hour opportunity, we thought you might want to know.  You can download and use ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware for free.  And it's not just anti-spyware freeware, but our full product that won top billing at CNET which has the full anti-spyware deep scan and removal as well as the professional grade Firewall and OSFirewall.  Here are the details:

Offer Page:  http://www.zonealarm.com/patchtuesday/
Media Alert:  http://download.zonelabs.com/bin/free/pressReleases/2007/pr_7.html

UPDATE: OFFER EXTENDED (from Allison, our Director of PR)

As you've probably already seen, today you can download ZoneAlarm Anti-spyware, free. No strings attached. You get the full product, complete with the legendary ZoneAlarm firewall, the rootkit-blocking OSFirewall, Spy Site Blocking, and a year of A/S updates.

We've had some server challenges because of traffic, and so we're extending the offer to 5 p.m. PST tomorrow to accommodate everyone. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.

All of us here on the ZoneAlarm team believe more people need to take proactive security precautions by installing essential PC protection AND pay attention to updating their operating systems and browsers when critical security patches are made available. We know it's a pain to download a patch, install it and sometimes even have to restart your PC. But it's important. You can't be complacent because it's an inconvenience. Because...as vulnerabilities are announced and patches released, hackers go straight to work developing exploits and start hunting around the Net in search of unprotected PCs.

Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, when the air gets particularly dirty a "Spare the Air" day is declared. Many public transportation companies such as the commuter trains will offer a free ride to get people off the road. That's the idea behind this ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware Patch Tuesday offer...the more people who have tough security and an updated PC, the fewer targets for attackers and the Internet becomes a safer place as a whole.

So you get ZoneAlarm Anti-Spyware for free until tomorrow only at www.zonealarm.com/patchtuesday.

And don't forget to also download the free ZoneAlarm ForceField beta to add a "bubble of security" around your browser. It's a cool virtualization-based product that traps drive-by malware and phishing attacks, and prevents keyloggers from tracking your typing. Once you install it on your PC, you'll never want to shop or bank online again without it.