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No surprises in the firewall department: This time ZoneAlarm Pro joins Norton Personal Firewall 2004 for the distinction. Both provide excellent protection, are highly customizable, and work with little fuss. Both also give you a decent ad-blocking feature. Nortons firewall adds protection for specified data, while ZoneAlarm is more tightly integrated.