Slam Dunkley Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205815 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Threatfire and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware have both had excellent reviews for what they specialise in, both have their pros and cons, but which one is ultimately better at protecting your PC? feel free to debateSlam Dunkley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205879 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Threatfire is not an antivirus or antimalware it is a behavior blocker so MBAM and Threatfire can't be compared. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldhound Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205973 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Threatfire and Malwarebytes Anti-Malware have both had excellent reviews for what they specialise in, both have their pros and cons, but which one is ultimately better at protecting your PC? feel free to debateSlam DunkleyI would respectfully request that you read this very carefully. Thank you.http://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?showtopic=16361 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205977 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Personally I think threatfire is a huge resource hog. The last time I used it, it slowed everything down. After I removed it my internet connection was completely screwed up. I had to reformat as I tried everything from reinstalling my wireless card, checking my firewall, attempting to repair the connection and some others. Secunia did the same thing. Although it only seemed to happen when I turned on program monitoring. I recommend WinPatrol for HIPS control. It's lighter and doesn't slow anything down. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted February 25, 2010 ID:205979 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Buttons next time you try software use an image program or a virtual machine. Shadow Defender may also come in handy, I got a key for it to use to test software Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I had problems with those to. I had virtual box for a while, but windows had activation problems... Next time I buy a computer it won't be from Wal-Mart! :) Also how did you get a key for shadow defender? Did you buy it or was it for free for testing purposes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibrad Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206033 Share Posted February 26, 2010 It was a gift from a buddy, I am going to install it on my machine this weekend to test software with. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted February 26, 2010 ID:206201 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I would respectfully request that you read this very carefully. Thank you.Post #3 in this thread - Thank you for that - Some of us forget that information ourselves -Regards - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawes Posted March 2, 2010 ID:208721 Share Posted March 2, 2010 its best if you use both Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedriver Posted May 6, 2010 ID:245490 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Whilst I can't say which is better, I can offer only my experience using them both (and I understand they work differently).I had both Threatfire and Malwarebytes installed on my laptop (Win7 Ultimate x64, Intel Core2Duo 2.4GHz, 4GB RAM, 7200rpm HDD) alongside MS Security Essentials.Initially this was fine but recently Threatfire was causing sever slowdowns in all apllications. This could be overcome by suspending Threatfire and the problem would be immediately resolved.This was repeatable everytime.I have since removed Threatfire and have no further problems. Has anyone else noticed this? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noknojon Posted May 6, 2010 ID:245494 Share Posted May 6, 2010 A rehash of an old thread - I think enough was said earlier (a month ago) and the thread might get closed -Regards - Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Kendustin Posted May 10, 2010 ID:247724 Share Posted May 10, 2010 It's really hard to compare each one as both are good at their work. Since a long time I am using threatfire and it has given me best result so far. Threatfire alerts you when any virus or malware is detected. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkSnakeKobra Posted May 10, 2010 ID:247852 Share Posted May 10, 2010 It's really hard to compare each one as both are good at their work. Since a long time I am using threatfire and it has given me best result so far. Threatfire alerts you when any virus or malware is detected.Not exactly. Threatfire watches for malware like behavior and alerts on detection. However it does have a database, but mainly for detecting similar threats. With the strong heuristics threatfire can detect much more without constant need of a database. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Couposn Posted May 10, 2010 ID:247927 Share Posted May 10, 2010 I've been using Threatfire for quite a while, but Malwarebytes Full Version is still superiour in my view Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunkley Posted May 11, 2010 Author ID:248528 Share Posted May 11, 2010 wow, I am suprised people are commenting on my posts, I wrote this post a while a ago, keep it coming!Slam Dunkley Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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