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• Click Download ThreatFire Now to download the latest update.
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• After the file download has completed, find and run tfinstall.exe to install the update.
• Follow the steps in the update wizard to update ThreatFire to the latest version.

What's new in this release

• Worldwide Detection Map

  The Security Status area on the main interface now includes a tabbed section displaying new Worldwide Detection and Protection Statistics. The new Worldwide Detection map shows lists of recent malware and adware detected within the ThreatFire User Community. Clicking on a threat in these lists will display red dots on the map to display the threat's recent geographical distribution (see screenshot below).



• On-demand antivirus scanner now available in ThreatFire free edition

  An on-demand antivirus scanner is now available in both ThreatFire Free as well as ThreatFire Pro. The main differences now between the Free and Pro versions surround licensing and support options, as well as the configuration options. ThreatFire Pro allows automatic updates even when opted out of Community Protection participation in ThreatFire Pro. See the comparison chart for further details.

• System Activity Monitor

  The Advanced Tools area includes a new System Activity Monitor for viewing detailed process information about applications currently running on your computer. This area is particularly useful for advanced users who wish to have a detailed view and useful information on their active processes. Users can also easily kill a process or retrieve further information simply by right-clicking on a process in this window (see screenshot below).



• Default alert handling

  A new area that provides default alert handling is located in the Settings area. The default actions allow users to specify certain actions such as automatically and silently quarantining “all known malware”, for example. Or, users can choose to “always allow any adware”, also known as potentially unwanted applications. This new setting is useful for advanced users who can setup ThreatFire to handle all actions automatically and never bother them with any questions.

• Technical enhancements

  Other technical improvements to ThreatFire’s technology have been made which include the following:
  • Alert dialogs have been slightly reworked and include a new link to get additional technical details.
  • Custom Rule alerts now include the additional option "Kill this process." These special alerts also now appear with a blue banner to help further differentiate them from other unknown threats.
  • Improved malware detection, including improved MBR infection detection.
  • Fewer false positives.
  • Other miscellaneous program fixes.

What version do I currently have?