ThreatFire and Drive Sentry Information
PC Tools, the makers of spyware doctor, have created a new antivirus program called Threat Fire. Threat Fire is different from traditional antivirus because it doesn't rely heavily on frequent signature updates. Rather, the software is designed to enhance existing antivirus from zero day threats or new viruses that haven't been discovered. This advanced protection is achieved by a new behavior engine that senses malicious programs and the unauthorized changes that they may attempt on your computer. The program essentially has a list of rules relating to how all system processes are measured. If a process violates one of these rules, Threat Fire antivirus will automatically disable the program and quarantine it.
One may question the accuracy of a automated system such as Threat Fire. However, Threat Fire outperforms many people's expectations. In fact, the software has won an editors choice award from PC Magazine and even PC World.
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Drive Sentry is also a new type of pc security software. The software will check a computer process against several metrics. The first check is a white list which will determine if the program is a known trusted program and not a virus. Next, Drive Sentry will check the program against updated signatures that are designed to detect specific viruses. Drive Sentry will then utilize heuristics to discover any malicious behavior that the program is exhibiting. Finally, Drive Sentry will use its community database, which is comprised of users actions from all of the drive sentry members, to determine if the software is again malicious. Regardless of any way you look at this process, the software really utilizes a lot of separate security checks. Best of all, this whole virus identification process happens without the user even noticing a decline in computer performance. In summary, Drive Sentry is an excellent pc security utility that can provide an additional layer of protection to any antivirus program.
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