Internet Security 2.0 - Page 4 | Maximum PC (archiving magazine articles)

Internet Security 2.0 - Page 4 | Maximum PC:

"ThreatFire picks up the installation routine where AntiBot leaves off, and rather than throw a few arbitrary options at the end user, the app gives you customizable control over additional subsets of the application. If you’d rather not tinker, the default options will keep the set-it-and-forget-it folks protected, but power users will want to poke around the menus and tailor ThreatFire in ways AntiBot doesn’t allow, such as enabling automatic restore points before quarantining files. You can also schedule rootkit scanning at set intervals, just as you would with your anti-virus software. But we’re most enamored with the Advanced Rule menu, where you can set up custom security rules for virtually any kind of threat. If you want to create a rule that disallows any process from deleting or overwriting files in the Windows/System32 folder, you can do that and then configure exceptions for programs or processes that might legitimately need those types of privileges. Give your custom rule a name and description, and you can enable or disable it thereafter with a click of the mouse. And to add icing to an already tasty cake, ThreatFire’s wizard walks you through the process in plain English, so you never feel overwhelmed or unsure about what you’re doing. Bravo!"