ThreatFire AntiVirus Review

ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition Review

Exploring the Internet, sharing files, and downloading files are some of the activities that constantly involve the use of the computer. At the same time, these are also the activities that expose the computer to harmful threats, which is why keeping an effective antivirus program to protect your computer from malicious items is such an essential factor that all computer users must keep in mind. ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition is one such antivirus program that is worthy to keep in the goal of maintaining the security and safety of a computer. This is because ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition is equipped with an ActiveDefense technology offering defense and protection against known and unknown viruses, Trojans, rootkits, worms, buffer overflows, spyware, adware and other malicious threats.

ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition also has the capability to analyze with the use of behavioral analysis that is essential in hunting down and paralyzing malicious threats that many traditional anti-virus software programs cannot detect. These threats, which are considered as too new or too clever, are not easily recognized by conventional anti-virus software program but it was proven by many users that ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition could actually detect these kinds of harmful threats. It surely has the facility to search for the most hidden files that may contain spyware and other harmful hazards to your computer system.

These activities are achieved because ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition constantly monitors the system of your computer, scrutinizing and evaluating all the process activities that your computer is undertaking making it easier to screen all known and unknown viruses embedding the system. Once a threat is recognized, ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition provides warning by giving an alert signal coupled with the full description of the harmful item. In case the threat is a well-known identifiable threat the software will automatically quarantine the malicious item, however with the case of unknown viruses, the software will alarm you and leave the decision to your judgment if you want to allow the process to continue or just decide to quarantine the process. However, you can base your decision from the detailed information about the item contained in the alert signal to you.

For those who are unaware, ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition is formerly known as Cyberhawk but unlike Cyberhawk the anti-virus program has been equipped with more enhanced features but the layout and functions works just the same as the older version. Advanced custom rules, malware quarantine and removal, rootkit scanner and the built-in search are some of the features that are incorporated in the ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition.

This free version of ThreatFire is mostly recommended for home and business users, as the name implies this edition is free of charge. However, if you have Cyberhawk previously running in your PC it is advisable to uninstall it first before switching to using the ThreatFire AntiVirus Free Edition because it is impossible to have both of these versions installed in your computer.