I have been using Zone Alarm (the free version) for years and am generally very happy with it.
However, recent versions seem to have taken an increasingly long time to load. Indeed the very latest version 7.0.302.000 - a huge download compared with previous ones - seems to have added yet another 15-30 seconds to my computer's boot time.
Can anyone please recommend another freeware firewall which provides just as good protection and yet won't slow things up so much?
Thanks,
V