Windows 2000 Support Discontinued

In 2005, Microsoft ended mainstream support for Windows 2000. In 2010, Microsoft will end extended support for Windows 2000, which will make this operating system less secure and increasingly prone to hacking exploits and vulnerabilities such as the following: http://secunia.com/advisories/36597/

Check Point ceased to support Windows 2000 with the introduction of the version 8.0 family of ZoneAlarm products including ZoneAlarmŽ Internet Security Suite, ZoneAlarmŽ Pro, ZoneAlarmŽ Antivirus, and ZoneAlarmŽ.

Note about pre-8.0 products:

* Pre-8.0 products will continue to run on the Windows 2000 operating system and receive signature updates such as virus and spyware signatures. However, there will be new and advanced protection features in post-8.0 ZoneAlarm products that will not be added to pre-8.0 products. ZoneAlarm strongly recommends upgrading to a supported and current version of the Windows operating system.

The AntiVirus definitions updates for the older version of ZoneAlarm are expected to cease sometime after mid 2010.