<s>
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
(	O
introduced	O
in	O
2004	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
anti-malware	B-Application
and	O
anti-virus	B-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
(	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
and	O
later	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
has	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
version	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
run	O
alongside	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
existing	O
anti-virus	B-Application
solution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
paid	O
edition	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
comes	O
with	O
anti-virus	B-Application
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
version	O
6	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
product	O
includes	O
the	O
Bitdefender	B-Application
engine	O
in	O
its	O
commercial	O
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
its	O
anti-malware	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
latest	O
release	O
includes	O
an	O
improved	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
called	O
"	O
Safe	O
Box	O
"	O
created	O
to	O
protect	O
specific	O
folders	O
from	O
unauthorized	O
access	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
MBR	O
Guard	O
"	O
which	O
protects	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
system	O
from	O
malicious	O
attacks	O
such	O
as	O
Petya	O
and	O
cryptocurrency	O
mining	O
scripts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
beta	O
for	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
1.0	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
2	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
version	O
3	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
and	O
then	O
,	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
version	O
4	O
,	O
which	O
added	O
the	O
Bitdefender	B-Application
anti-virus	B-Application
engine	O
in	O
its	O
commercial	O
edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
free	O
and	O
paid	O
versions	O
of	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
were	O
reviewed	O
by	O
Bright	O
Hub	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
reviewer	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
recommend	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
citing	O
poor	O
malware	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2013	O
,	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
received	O
a	O
"	O
dismal	O
"	O
score	O
,	O
half	O
a	O
star	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
paid	O
version	O
by	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
the	O
paid	O
version	O
of	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
received	O
a	O
1	O
out	O
of	O
5-star	O
rating	O
from	O
Softpedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
commercial	O
version	O
of	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
3	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
from	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
calling	O
the	O
product	O
"	O
useless	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
received	O
a	O
4	O
out	O
of	O
5-star	O
editors	O
rating	O
on	O
CNET	O
's	O
Download.com	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2017	O
,	O
PC	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
paid	O
version	O
of	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
a	O
2	O
out	O
of	O
5-star	O
rating	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2017	O
,	O
TechRadar	O
gave	O
the	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
paid	O
version	O
a	O
two-and-a-half	O
star	O
rating	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
reviewer	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
product	O
's	O
overall	O
protection	O
against	O
malware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
IObit	B-Application
Malware	I-Application
Fighter	I-Application
6	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
review	O
from	O
the	O
ReviewedByPro.com	O
website	O
with	O
the	O
reviewer	O
stating	O
that	O
the	O
software	O
"	O
is	O
not	O
capable	O
on	O
protecting	O
the	O
entire	O
family	O
,	O
or	O
heavy	O
internet	O
users	O
as	O
the	O
defenses	O
are	O
not	O
very	O
reliable	O
and	O
security	O
features	O
do	O
not	O
work	O
well	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
