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May 08, 2008
ThreatFire 3.5
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"ThreatFire 3's ability to block installation of malware strictly by identifying bad behavior is phenomenal. It did a better (and faster) job than Norton AntiBot and even beat out Spy Sweeper, our current Editors' Choice for signature-based anti-spyware. This free tool is an excellent addition to your security arsenal."
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Traditional antivirus protection fails you when you need it most - That's when you need ThreatFire
Consumers spend over a billion dollars a year on security software to keep their PCs safe. Every month they spend countless hours configuring and updating their software. And yet every week millions of users are infected by new threats that their traditional antivirus does not stop.
Why? Traditional antivirus solutions cannot protect you until after they've discovered a new threat and produced a signature to counter it.
ThreatFire is different. It does not rely on signatures, but instead constantly analyzes your computer's behavior to detect and block any malicious activity. ThreatFire protects immediately so you know your PC and your valuable data is always secure.
ThreatFire Highlights
- Persistent zero-day threat protection made easy for everyone - even novice users!
- Displays detailed data on all running processes and allows you to terminate any process on demand.
- Malware quarantine and removal, rootkit scanner, advanced custom rules settings and more!
- Patent-pending ActiveDefense technology intelligently scans and analyzes computer processes to detect and block any malicious activity - without false positives!
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- Runs in background without impacting system performance.
- Highest level of out-of-the-box accuracy. No need to configure baffling, technical security settings: just turn ThreatFire on and start blocking malware.
- Perpetually ready for the next malware outbreak - detects malware by watching for malicious behaviors.
- Enhanced user interface elements provide more technical details on alerts and interactive reports in ThreatFire's main control panel.
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- Automatic updates run silently in the background so ThreatFire is always up-to-date.
- Protects againstviruses, worms, trojans, spyware, keyloggers, buffer overflows, and rootkits- even if the threats are brand new and have never been seen before.
- Works alongside your other security programs – in most cases you can use ThreatFire with your other antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall or other security programs.
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How ThreatFire™ Works
ThreatFire uses advanced patent-pending technology to detect signs of malicious behavior commonly used by malware threats. ThreatFire is unlike traditional antivirus products that rely on old fashioned "signature" technology and require updating every time a new threat occurs.
By constantly monitoring the activity on your PC ThreatFire's ActiveDefense technology is able to hunt down and paralyze threats that are too new or too clever to be recognized by traditional security software.
ThreatFire employs an intelligent behavioral engine to only alert you on truly malicious behavior, because sometimes even legitimate software may look malicious. This means you are only alerted when you really need to be.
Protection Coverage
Traditional Security Product Solo vs. Traditional Product with ThreatFire
30%  217% More Protection with ThreatFire 30% 217% 35% 171% 45% 111% 50% 90% 65% 46% Base Protection 70%
36%
Overall Rate of Protection
without ThreatFire
with ThreatFire
Chart shows the amount of extra protection that ThreatFire provides when detecting, blocking and removing zero-day and unknown threats from your system as shown in an independent test conducted by AV-test.org in June 2009. Competitor products tested were Alwil Software avast! Antivirus, AVG Technologies AVG Anti-Virus Free, Avira AntiVir Premium, G Data Software G Data AntiVirus 2010, Kaspersky Lab Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2009, McAfee VirusScan Plus, Trend Micro Trend Micro AntiVirus plus AntiSpyware, all with the latest available updates as of the date of test.
PC Magazine Editors' Choice Award Logo is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. Used under license.
*Reprinted from www.pcmag.com, October 2, 2007, with permission. Copyright © 2007 Ziff Davis Publishing Holdings Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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