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Revision as of 00:20, March 29, 2016
ThreatFire (previously known as CyberHawk[1]) was a security program formerly offered by PCTools. Rather than relying on [malware] definitions (referred to as fingerprints), it would attempt to detect malware based on activity alone. This program would watch all running processes (threads) and detect suspicious activity such as code injection and host file modification.
Compatablility
Threat Fire was compatable with
- Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows 2003
- Windows Vista[2]
End of Service
This program was discontinued on May 18, 2013, along with all other PCTools security software. On December 4, 2013, All of PCTools' remaining software was retired. The PCTools website now points to Symantec.[3]