I wasn't too surprised when TF3 let all but one of the rogue antispyware samples install and run. After the required reboot at the end of installation, I got out my arsenal of malware samples, including adware, spyware, rootkits, Trojans, and rogue antispyware products. TF3 installed quickly-refreshing after the lengthy installation procedures required by the many full security suites I've been evaluating.
However, PC Tools does offer a Pro edition, for $29.95 per year, that adds on-demand or scheduled scan-and-clean as well as an option for telephone support (with the free edition you get only e-mail support).- Next: Bad Behavior Will Be Punished! TF3 is intended as an extra layer of protection, working alongside your existing signature-based antivirus/antispyware product. NAB identifies a few of the programs it catches, but it uses a very small subset of the full Symantec signature database. For programs not found in the database, TF3 reports a calculated risk level, describes the behavior that put it over the edge, and asks permission to quarantine the threat. This allows it to quarantine known high-risk items immediately and offer the user a choice for known lower-risk items. And unlike Symantec's Norton AntiBot (NAB), which costs $30, ThreatFire is free.Īfter detecting a threat based on behavior, TF3 enhances its analysis by checking the found threat against a signature database. No configuration is required, so it's a snap to use. TF3's ActiveDefense technology detects malicious software entirely based on its behavior, so it can block threats that are too new for signature-based scanners to handle. The company has now thoroughly incorporated Cyberhawk's behavior-based malware detection technology into a new product, PC Tools ThreatFire 3.
PC Tools, maker of the popular Spyware Doctor utility, acquired Novatix's Cyberhawk this past May.
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