ThreatFire 3.5

Discussion in 'Malware Help - MG (A Specialist Will Reply)' started by hermit, May 26, 2008.

  1. hermit

    hermit Private First Class

    Recommended by PC World, but is it any better or worse than those recommended here? Thanx
     
  2. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Threatfire is not a substitute for your antivirus program. It is meant to be run along side your antivirus program.
     
  3. hermit

    hermit Private First Class

    At 10MB isn't that a little top-heavy for an antivirus helper? Recommend or not?
     
  4. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    Are you saying you already installed it and this is how much RAM you see it using?

    Have you read the below?

    http://www.threatfire.com/ PC Tools says it is light on system resources.

    http://www.threatfire.com/reviews/


    Personally I think if you are a level headed, careful surfer and follow the guidelines in How to Protect yourself from malware! then you should not need it.
     
  5. hermit

    hermit Private First Class

    No, Chas, I haven't installed it. Footprint size comes via an article on PC World's site. Presented as an antivirus program not an AV helper. TY for your eval...
     
  6. chaslang

    chaslang MajorGeeks Admin - Master Malware Expert Staff Member

    You may be referring to the Pro version. The free version does not include the on demand/scheduled scanning or removal of any malware that is currently present or that gets past the protection which is what an AV would allow for.

    Read this one from PC World. http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,64144-page,1-c,antivirus/description.html

    You will see it says
    Also you will even see in the above link that the pro version of ThreatFire comes with PC Tools Antivirus. Thus you can take from that alone that ThreatFire is not an antivirus program. It also has no scanning function like an AV.
     

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