Threat Fire

Jude · 26. Jun 2011, 06:21 AM

I tried Threat Fire a few years ago, it was too finicky, slowed my machine down, that and other things... Does anyone here use it? good/bad reports? I wanted to see if running threat Fire with XP firewall would give me adequate protection. PC Tools has most likely made some changes since then.. at present I'm using MSE and Comodo firewall

http://www.threatfire.com/

Thanks in advance guys...

Jude

torres-no-tan-magnifico · 26. Jun 2011, 01:07 PM

I currently do not have TF installed on either my DT or LT but this purely a personal choice and nothing to do with how I rate the software.

If you have Comodo set up with Defense+ and MSE then you already have a good security base.

My advice would be to give a try and if you find it is slowing your machine down then uninstall it. If on the other hand everything runs tickety-boo then you have another layer of free security which is heuristic rather than signature based.

If you don't get along with TF then Winpatrol Free could be another option to bolster your defences.

http://www.winpatrol.com/

J_L · 27. Jun 2011, 01:58 AM

I tried it around half a year ago, with similar results, but on a Windows 7 64-bit machine.

jim · 28. Jun 2011, 09:42 AM

I had TF on my Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine for well over a year but, a few weeks ago, I was getting a lot of problems with it (slow down, conflicts etc.) so I uninstalled it. Got a new HDD with Win 7 32-bit now and haven't put it on there. Also had many problems with Windows Defender so made sure I haven't got that either. All seems fine with Avast free; and I may use WinPatrol as that worked fine before.

Jude · 29. Jun 2011, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jim

I had TF on my Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine for well over a year but, a few weeks ago, I was getting a lot of problems with it (slow down, conflicts etc.) so I uninstalled it. Got a new HDD with Win 7 32-bit now and haven't put it on there. Also had many problems with Windows Defender so made sure I haven't got that either. All seems fine with Avast free; and I may use WinPatrol as that worked fine before.

Thanks guys, seems its a tossup..

Jude

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Jude Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 5	Threat Fire I tried Threat Fire a few years ago, it was too finicky, slowed my machine down, that and other things... Does anyone here use it? good/bad reports? I wanted to see if running threat Fire with XP firewall would give me adequate protection. PC Tools has most likely made some changes since then.. at present I'm using MSE and Comodo firewall http://www.threatfire.com/ Thanks in advance guys... Jude __________________ Saved by grace and grace alone.

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torres-no-tan-magnifico Copy Editor Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 622	I currently do not have TF installed on either my DT or LT but this purely a personal choice and nothing to do with how I rate the software. If you have Comodo set up with Defense+ and MSE then you already have a good security base. My advice would be to give a try and if you find it is slowing your machine down then uninstall it. If on the other hand everything runs tickety-boo then you have another layer of free security which is heuristic rather than signature based. If you don't get along with TF then Winpatrol Free could be another option to bolster your defences. http://www.winpatrol.com/ __________________ Torres-no-tan-magnifico

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27. Jun 2011, 01:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,475	I tried it around half a year ago, with similar results, but on a Windows 7 64-bit machine.

28. Jun 2011, 09:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
jim Moderator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: near Ashford Kent England Posts: 304	I had TF on my Vista Home Premium 64-bit machine for well over a year but, a few weeks ago, I was getting a lot of problems with it (slow down, conflicts etc.) so I uninstalled it. Got a new HDD with Win 7 32-bit now and haven't put it on there. Also had many problems with Windows Defender so made sure I haven't got that either. All seems fine with Avast free; and I may use WinPatrol as that worked fine before.