by Johnson Yip
on July 26, 2010
Recently, I tried Threatfire by Pc Tools who ia the same makers of Spyware Doctor. Threatfire is a malicious behavioral scanner which can work along side your regular anti-virus for detecting malicious behavior like key-logging, and sending of private info to the web.
ThreatFire is a “install it, and forget it” anti-malware tool since once it is installed, ThreatFire will start detecting malware behavior every time you are log in to Windows.
Threatfire claims to protect Windows from zero-day malware better then traditional security software which mostly relies on definition files for checking to see if the file is a virus.
A zero day malware is malware which is less then a day old. Threatfire also claims to protect Windows from known and unknown spyware, adware, key-loggers, viruses, worms, Trojans, rootkits, buffer overflows, and other malware.
Click here to read the rest of my review on ThreatFire Behavioral AntiMalware
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by Johnson Yip
on July 25, 2010
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Hitman Pro 3.5 uses the power of the internet via Cloud computing to help remove Malware, Spyware, Viruses, and other threats from your computer by using 5 antimalware definitions from Dr.Web, G.Data, Prevx, IKARUS, Emmisoft to scan your computer for Malware, Spyware, Viruses, and other threats.
The scans typically take less then 5 minutes on most computers. If Malware, Spyware, Viruses, and other threats is detected on your computer, you will get a 30 day free trial to remove the malware. But, if nothing is detected, then you will not need the 30 day free trial. Hitman Pro also updates itself automatically, so you do not have to manually update your computer like most free Antispyware and Anti-malware software. Hitman Pro can also be ran from a USB flash drive or burnt to a CD /DVD to be run. Hitman Pro 3.5 does not require installation to be run on your computer.
Click here to read about Hitman pro 3.5 behavioral scan, low false positive rates, and my opinion on it
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by Johnson Yip
on July 25, 2010
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ClamAV for Windows is powered by Immunet Cloud based Antivirus which use the collective power of other users who are connected to the internet and use Immunet or ClamAV for Windows antivirus to protect a computer. It can also work a long side your current antivirus like Norton, Mcafee, AVG, Avast, MS Security Essentials, and other antiviruses. You can also run it as a stand a lone antivirus, but if you lose your internet connection you won’t be protected from viruses from USB drives, or CDs.
ClamAV for Windows only has Flash scan while Immunet’s original Cloud antivirus now has full scan which scans all your files for viruses. While Flash scan only scans your computer for active viruses which are already running on your computer. Flash Scans only take a few seconds or minutes depending on how many programs you are running on your computer at once and how fast your PC is. A flash scan only took about 26 seconds for me. Both ClamAV for Windows and Immunet have a real-time shield which protects you from over 14 million threats like malware, viruses, spyware, etc. ClamAV by using the collective power of its user base which is almost 400,000 users . ClamAV and Immunet both uses heuristics behavioral analysis which find threats, but Immunet has more features for settings for scanning. ClamZV for Windows powered by Immunet is the perfect antivirus for Netbooks, and low end computers, and can give enhance protection when run a long side another Antivirus program like Norton, or Avast 5 Antivirus,
Click Here to see how fast it runs and how Immunet does not slow down your PC while scanning your PC
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