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zonealarm.exe (ZoneAlarm)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.00%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 6 MB


In addition to the file name, zonealarm.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor contains:Zone Labs
Product contains:ZoneAlarm

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.




Win Patrol

ZONEALARM.EXE - Main ZoneAlarm application, a software firewall that provides packet filtering. In some cases, ZoneAlarm can interfere with PC Pitstop's upload tests. To disable until the next boot, right-click the ZoneAlarm tray icon and select "Shutdown ZoneAlarm." To prevent ZoneAlarm from starting each time you boot the system, open ZoneAlarm, click the Configure button, and clear the check box next to "Load ZoneAlarm at startup."

zonealarm.exe  is required by third-party software or hardware and should not disabled.

PC Pitstop recommends WinPatrol Plus for monitoring all of the background activity on your PC. WinPatrol Plus provides an easy to understand descriptions of over 15,000 processes and programs.


MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called zonealarm.exe, we have detected more than 10 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

Program Name MD5 Count
zonealarm.exe> 10
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
1 0x7dc7541cbbffa288aee06c1e2722dedc 623936 bytes
2 0x9ebc35c1fc2ef604d13429b63c812ef3 756120 bytes
3 0x53848739ebfc3931c4c232526f1c3f7a 623720 bytes
4 0xc6e6f61cb3fdb71b2094d84ce52c4448 877104 bytes
5 0x9a54c57cdc9140dce58fe0e7f028f86b 623936 bytes
MD5 Hashes
# MD5 Size
6 0x7fed37d6711f302f7f3f844e86f26c97 876560 bytes
7 0xecb88d7501f106ac0fa264cf02ce9bb0 876592 bytes
8 0x90be7a2507c42b616e0f0bd1d9bced3a 623720 bytes
9 0x102b4dd4060464733f0e130934223aff 877104 bytes
10 0x4872feea595dbb7d4f84c4f2880489d0 623720 bytes


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Tips from the PitCrew

Tips from the Pit Crew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

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Important Note

A file name alone may not be enough for positive identification. PC Pitstop's Overdrive tests and spyware scan use information such as the company name, product name, or install directory.

If you are unable to identify a file, ask about it in our forums after running our full tests.