Hi okimhere. I had installed Zone Alarm on a couple of my computers in the past and it was horribly full of baggage. It seemed to have good intentions, but it was extremely cumbersome. I removed it and have stayed away from it for good.
Their literature sounded so sensible, and a friend had recommended it. So it must work for some systems and not for ours. Back then, I was paranoid about virus bugs and things so I think I installed dueling security systems - :)