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By: Ten lesser known “must have” free Programs, part 1 | freewaregenius.com

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:11:23 +0000

[...] offers iTunes carousel-style thumbnail browsing of media files/videos (see image to the right). 7. Threatfire : free memory-resident antispyware that offers real time protection, is very effective, and is low [...]

By: Nazz

Nazz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:20:18 +0000

Get a Mac! LOL

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:35:36 +0000

I installed ThreatFire recently, but have since uninstalled it because every time I open a Microsoft Office document (*.doc, *.xls) or Web page in Internet Explorer my 1.66GHz Core Duo laptop with 1.5GB RAM took 2-3 times longer than before I installed it. This is unacceptable for me. So far I’m happy with the performance of COMODO Firewall, which offers basic spyware protection.

By: ash

ash — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 01:31:17 +0000

EMSI anti spyware program namely a2 square has been detecting tfn as a suspicious file and asks for deeper examination. i have both a2 square anti spyware and tfn running in my system. recently a2 square has been finding tfn as suspicious in deep scan mode. I wonder why?

By: Tima

Tima — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:59:06 +0000

I use Threatfire and Avast free antivirus for some time now on my vista home premium notebook and it seems to be working pretty well. Yes, i had some problems with firefox extensoins after installing Threatfire, that even made me change Firefox for Opera, but i am sure that worth it and now i am good protected against internet threats.

By: Samer

Samer — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:07:58 +0000

@Jeremy,
Are you by any chance using the new version of AVG antivirus (v.8)? I have found that these two programs together slow the system down.

I am now testing it with Avast and the corportate version of Norton (which I have to use by decree for my work computer). So far so good.

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:15:18 +0000

I found this software to slow my machine. Not only did it get slower but when I tried to ctl alt del and shut down the program it would not let me even though I was administrator. I don’t like anything that takes my admin rights away. It has caused me problems on 4 different machines. I do not recommend

By: a guy

a guy — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 07:20:09 +0000

ThreatFire slowed my pc down alot i could tell right after i installed it…..so i got rid of it… stuck with Spyware terminator good reliable protection, I would go with (AVIRA, COMODO FIREWALL, SPYWARE TERMINATOR, but thats just my opinion….

By: Roger

Roger — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 22:40:57 +0000

I installed Threatfire on a Dell Dimension 3000 running Windows XP SP2. One of TF’s routines soaked up 98% of my processor cycles, so I pulled TF from my machine. Has anyone else run across this sort of situation, and how did they deal with it?

By: reedone816

reedone816 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:26:59 +0000

i once install threatfire when it still in beta state, and it screw up my system(i already forget what it is, but it made me reinstall the system).
haven’t tried the new version btw…
so just put light value of my ranting will ya…

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By: nagesh

nagesh — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 12:30:58 +0000

i need your software serial no how i get this

By: Protect Your PC from Viruses in Real-Time with ThreatFire [Featured Windows Download] | Bleucube - My Personal Internet Life

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:19:34 +0000

[...] Contact Feb11 Protect Your PC from Viruses in Real-Time with ThreatFire [Featured Windows Download]Posted by Filed Under Fuzz Windows only: Freeware, lightweight anti-spyware application ThreatFire monitors your computer for malware and blocks new threats in real time. There are a lot of freeware anti-spyware apps out there, but the difference between most of them and ThreatFire is the always-on, real-time protection—as opposed to on-demand scanning. The catch is, ThreatFire does not do on-demand scans in the free version. All that really means is that you can download one of the many other freeware options (like AVG Free and Ad-Aware, for example) for on-demand scans and run ThreatFire to cover any immediate threats in real-time. ThreatFire is freeware, Windows only. Everybody’s got their favorite anti-virus and anti-malware apps, so let’s hear yours in the comments. ThreatFire [via FreewareGenius] [...]

By: Brian

Brian — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:55:36 +0000

Free is always nice, but I think I’ll keep running Prevx on my system, even though it’s not free.

By: AllIPTech » Blog Archive » Protect Your PC from Viruses in Real-Time with ThreatFire [Featured Windows Download]

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:31:20 +0000

[...] Windows only: Freeware, lightweight anti-spyware application ThreatFire monitors your computer for malware and blocks new threats in real time. There are a lot of freeware anti-spyware apps out there, but the difference between most of them and ThreatFire is the always-on, real-time protection—as opposed to on-demand scanning. The catch is, ThreatFire does not do on-demand scans in the free version. All that really means is that you can download one of the many other freeware options (like AVG Free and Ad-Aware, for example) for on-demand scans and run ThreatFire to cover any immediate threats in real-time. ThreatFire is freeware, Windows only. Everybody’s got their favorite anti-virus and anti-malware apps, so let’s hear yours in the comments. ThreatFire [via FreewareGenius] [...]

By: boony

boony — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:36:30 +0000

A good program, and one I recommend to anyone looking for a backup for their blacklist (signature based} security.
I personally use a classic HIPS (ProSecurity) which is 100% whitelist. It denys/queries everything until you choose to allow it, unless you use Learning Mode (I won’t, too paranoid). A terrific P.I.T.A. at first, as you are queried about every process, autostart, registry modification, network access, etc., but I’ve spent too much time on PacMan’s Portal, Google, CastleCops, and Bleeping Computer checking every process and path to give it up now.
For those not obsessive and paranoid, Threatfire is great.

By: cicom3nd3z

cicom3nd3z — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 19:27:19 +0000

There is a way to test antispyware apps. Check http://www.spycar.org. Test files (exe) try to modify registry keys in the same way a spyware would. Threatfire failed to protect RunOnce keys. Spyware Terminator failed on even more keys. Spysweeper passed all tests. But this might not be conclusive. It just shows that you can’t rely on a single product for prottection.

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Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:10:46 +0000

By: jsanderz

jsanderz — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 15:38:51 +0000

I use both Spybot search and Destroy, Spyware terminator, and find that ST freezes my pc when I open certain MS office files and certain apps.
I will certaninly give Treatfire a try.
Regards and thanks for the info.

By: ender

ender — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:58:40 +0000

thanks a lot for your quick reply, samer!
i think, will be switching to threatfire, because as much as i am ok with spyware terminator, to be honest, its a bit annoying me with prompts.