IObit Malware Fighter versions

Powerful and comprehensive anti-malware and anti-ransomware program
Mar 19, 2024
Dec 4, 2023
Review
Feb 13, 2023
Review
9.3
Sep 5, 2022
Editorial review
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9.2
Jun 27, 2022
Review
9.1
Jan 10, 2022
Review
9.0
Nov 22, 2021
Review
8.9
Sep 6, 2021
Review
8.8
Jul 19, 2021
Review
8.5
Feb 23, 2021
Review
8.4
Dec 23, 2020
Editorial review
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8.0
Mar 17, 2020
Review
May 10, 2020
Review
7.5
Jan 7, 2020
Editorial review
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7.2
Aug 20, 2019
Editorial review
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7.1
Jul 2, 2019
Review
7.0
Feb 19, 2019
Review
6.3
Oct 24, 2018
Review
6.2
Aug 25, 2018
Review
6.0
Jan 31, 2018
Review
Feb 12, 2018
Editorial review
rating
5.5
Jan 19, 2018
Review
5.4
Nov 11, 2017
Editorial review
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5.3
Sep 20, 2017
Review
5.2
Jul 18, 2017
Editorial review
rating
5.0
Dec 22, 2016
Editorial review
rating
4.5
Jan 12, 2017
Editorial review
rating
4.4
Nov 3, 2016
Editorial review
rating
4.2
Jun 14, 2016
Editorial review
rating
4.1
Apr 22, 2016
Review
4.0
Oct 30, 2015
Editorial review
rating
3.4
Nov 12, 2015
Review
Nov 30, 2015
3.3
Jul 30, 2015
Editorial review
rating
Sep 3, 2015
3.2
May 29, 2015
Review
3.1
Mar 27, 2015
Review
3.0
Nov 3, 2011
Review
2.5
Oct 16, 2014
Review
2.4
May 19, 2014
Review
2.3
Jan 17, 2014
Review
2.2
Nov 13, 2013
Review
2.1
Aug 15, 2013
Editorial review
rating
2.0
Mar 29, 2013
Review
1.7
Dec 26, 2012
Review
1.2
Sep 29, 2011
Editorial review
rating
1.1
Jul 15, 2011
Review
1.0
Dec 28, 2010
Review

What's new

v9.3 [Sep 5, 2022]
- Enhanced Force Delete for more powerful threat removal.
- Fully support the latest Windows 11.
- Smarter update notification for a better update experience.
- Expanded database to remove the latest threats including Trojan.robotdemo and mystartsearch.com.
- Improved multi-language.
- Fixed known bugs.

v8.9 [Sep 6, 2021]
- New Advanced Heuristics : Intelligently detects more threats, especially virus variants
- Email Protection: Protect you web email from potential email-borne threats
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 50% at most
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.

v8.8 [Jul 19, 2021]
- New Advanced Heuristics: Intelligently detects more threats, especially virus variants.
- Email Protection: Protect you web email from potential email-borne threats.
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 50% at most.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.

v8.5 [Feb 23, 2021]
- New Advanced Heuristics : Intelligently detects more threats, especially virus variants.
- Email Protection : Protect you web email from potential email-borne threats.
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 50% at most.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.

v8.4 [Dec 23, 2020]
- New Advanced Heuristics: Intelligently detects more threats, especially virus variants.
- Email Protection: Protect you web email from potential email-borne threats.
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 50% at most.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.

v8.0 [May 10, 2020]
- Smarter and Faster Scan: Variant threat always is a tricky problem, newly added Advanced Heuristics can smartly detect more variant threats like Ransomware.Sodinokibi, Trojan.AZORult, Trojan.NanoCore, that will reduce the security risks effectively. Besides, IObit Malware Fighter 8 beta increased scan speed by 50%, giving you more time for the things you loved.
- More Comprehensive Threat Detection: IObit Malware Fighter 8 beta increased Anti-Virus database by 100% aimed to better help you deal with all kinds of threats. Also, the brand new Anti-malware Engine will be more focused on the capacity of detecting and removing more threats like virus, malware, ransomware, Trojans, adware and worms etc.
- Effortless Privacy Protection: New Sensitive Data Protection in IObit Malware Fighter 8 beta can automatically protect user’s precious data like documents, pictures, videos and more from privacy infrigement and identity theft, users will not spend time and get trouble with privacy protection setting yet, simple and ease to secure your personal data.

v7.5 [Jan 7, 2020]
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 300% at most.
- Download Protection: Ensures the downloaded files’ security in IE, Firefox and newly-added Chrome, Opera & Edge.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.
- USB Detection: Smartly detecting the security of a USB disk or mobile hard disk with better USB drivers.

v7.2 [Aug 20, 2019]
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 300% at most.
- Download Protection: Ensures the downloaded files’ security in IE, Firefox and newly-added Chrome, Opera & Edge.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.
- USB Detection: Smartly detecting the security of a USB disk or mobile hard disk with better USB drivers.

v7.1 [Jul 2, 2019]
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 300% at most.
- Download Protection: Ensures the downloaded files’ security in IE, Firefox and newly-added Chrome, Opera & Edge.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.
- USB Detection: Smartly detecting the security of a USB disk or mobile hard disk with better USB drivers.

v7.0 [Feb 19, 2019]
- Fast Scan: Improved the full scan speed by 300% at most.
- Download Protection: Ensures the downloaded files’ security in IE, Firefox and newly-added Chrome, Opera & Edge.
- Ads Block: Support Chrome, FireFox, Internet Explorer and the newly-added Edge browser.
- USB Detection: Smartly detecting the security of a USB disk or mobile hard disk with better USB drivers.

v6.3 [Oct 24, 2018]
- Safe Box: Keep your important files or folders separately to avoid suspicious access by hackers.
- MBR Guard: Ensure the safety of disk during boot time to avoid malicious attacks.
- Larger Malware Database: Detect & stop more malware infections in real time for secure PC.
- Surfing Protection & Ads Removal: Prevent browser being used to secretly help attackers mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

v6.2 [Aug 25, 2018]
- Safe Box: Keep your important files or folders separately to avoid suspicious access by hackers.
- MBR Guard: Ensure the safety of disk during boot time to avoid malicious attacks.
- Larger Malware Database: Detect & stop more malware infections in real time for secure PC.
- Surfing Protection & Ads Removal: Prevent browser being used to secretly help attackers mine cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin.

v6.0 [Jan 31, 2018]
- Keep important file separately and unreachable for hackers.
- Prevent ransomware attacks like WannaCry, NotPetya during boot process.

v5.4 [Nov 11, 2017]
Optimized scan engine to repair the occasional scan errors for smoother scan.
Added optimization for User Account Control, Windows SmartScreen, and Windows Update
Expanded database to remove the latest threats including Tabs 2 Grid, WinThruster, and Dolphin Deals.
Improved multiple languages.
Fixed all known bugs.

v5.3 [Sep 20, 2017]
- Optimized scan engine to repair the occasional scan errors for smoother scan.
- Added optimization for User Account Control, Windows SmartScreen, and Windows Update under Security Reinforce.
- Expanded database to remove the latest threats including Tabs 2 Grid, WinThruster, and Dolphin Deals.
- Improved multiple languages.
- Fixed all known bugs.

v5.0 [Dec 22, 2016]
- Optimized Anti-Ransomware Engine - Protect your PC against ransomware more intelligently for higher security.
- Enhanced Scan - Strengthen the scan for Rootkit to protect your PC in all-round.
- Optimized Update Process - More successful updates with no errors.
- Enhanced compatibility and stability - More compatible and stable with different programs, browsers and systems.
- Better user experience - Optimized UI for more intuitive user experience.
- Added Multi-language - Added 24 languages for better localization.
- Fixed all known bugs.

v4.1 [Apr 22, 2016]
May include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

v4.0 [Oct 30, 2015]
- Added the world's leading Bitdefender anti-virus & anti-malware engine for more comprehensive protection.
- New IObit anti-malware engine for more deeply and efficiently threat detecting and removing.
- A 10X larger database supports the removal of over 100 million hidden malware and viruses.
- Dramatically enhanced the scan speed by adopting cache scan mechanism.
- Minimize the resource usage during threat scanning and removing for smoother PC experience.
- Enhanced real-time protection to block more malware and viruses proactively.
- New quarantine method for more effective deletion and easier restore.
- New UI, simpler and easier to use.
- Enhanced Browser Protect for safer and smoother browsing.
- Fully support with Windows 10.

v3.3 [Jul 30, 2015]
- Added full support of Security Guard for Windows 10.
- Added support for Microsoft Edge in Anti-Tracking and Cookies Guard.
- Expanded database to remove the latest PUP and adware.
- New added removal of Sale Clipper, AdsAlert, AnyProtect, and MiuiTab.
- Fixed general bugs.

v2.4 [May 19, 2014]
- Added Security Reinforce to reinforce the security of system weakness, especially for Windows XP.
- Added Arabic, Thai, Hebrew languages support.
- Improved compatibility to support more anti-virus programs.
- Fixed the update errors.
- Fixed the launch failure error.
- Fixed general bugs.

v2.3 [Jan 17, 2014]
- Upgraded scanning engine to improve its stability.
- Expanded database to scan more latest threats.
- Optimized the registration process to be much smarter.
- Enhanced the support of AD Blocker to Chrome 33.
- Improved User Interface.
- Fixed other general bugs.

v2.2 [Nov 13, 2013]
- Improved the Support for Windows 8.1 and IE11.
- Greatly Enhanced the Detection and Remove Ability of Web Threats for Smart Scan and Full Scan.
- Added the Feature of Manually Adding Files to Ignore List.
- Added AD Blocker to Help Block Web Ads.
- Improved the Processing Flow for Real-time Protection.
- Improved the Update Process.
- Improved User Interface to Be More Friendly.
- Fixed General Bugs.

v1.2 [Sep 29, 2011]
1. Improved Engine for Smart Scan, Full Scan and Custom Scan
Adopted with IObit's unique "Dual-Core" engine and improved program core structure, IObit Malware Fighter is now available for delivering more comprehensive and deeper system scan to find the deepest infections, and finally remove or quarantine them, protecting your PC from more security threats and privacy compromises.
2. Brand new & easy-to-use interface
An intuitive and neat design was successfully brought to IObit Malware Fighter that provides you with four major entrances in the main interface, which lead you to the four major functions as following, "Overview", "Scan", "Protect" and "Cloud". This brand new interface gives you an open-and-shut view with all the details.
3. Enhanced real-time protection
IObit Malware Fighter provides you with ultimate anti-malware and real-time protection, including "Startup Guard", "Browser Guard", "Network Guard", "File Guard", "Cookie Guard", "Process Guard", "USD Disk Guard" and "Malicious Action Guard", which keeps your computer stay secure all the time.
4. Creative Cloud Computing Technology
IObit Cloud uses the latest Cloud Computing technology and Heuristic Analyzing mechanic to analyze the behavior of spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, bots, worms, hijackers and other security-related risks in a fully automated mode.

v1.1 [Jul 15, 2011]
-Improved Detection Engine
- Improved interface
- Improved Real-time Protection
- Updated definitions
- Fixed general bugs

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