Benign for Windows

Name: Benign
Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Author: Firetrust

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Download.com staffFebruary 26, 2026

Benign protects your inbox by stripping harmful attachments, scripts, and other e-mail threats. It neutralizes malicious code, making email downloads safe again. Get it working with any client.

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Pros
- Strips harmful attachments and malicious code
- Neutralizes viruses, worms, and scripts
- Offers three customizable security levels
- Works with any email program
- Supports HTML filtering
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Full Specifications

GENERAL

Release: October 16, 2006

Latest update: February 26, 2026

Version: 1.5

OPERATING SYSTEMS

Platform: Windows

Operating System

Windows 10
Windows XP
Windows 95
Windows 2000
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows ME

Additional Requirements: Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP

POPULARITY

Total Downloads: 32,505

Downloads Last Week: 12

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User Reviews

4.8/5

5 User Votes

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helenrichardson37November 25, 2007
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Sounds great!
September 2, 2004
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I installed Benign after reading glowing reviews about it. Unfortunately it wouldn't work correctly for me and the culprit is Windows service pack 2! :( Apparently Windows will be releasing a hotfix sometime. I'll try Benign again when it does. It sounds like a really good program!
February 16, 2004
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A great program , SUPER!
September 1, 2003
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Once in a while programs like this come along, and you try it to find a gem. This is a great one, set it and just use it. Very stable, and worth the price . I like the summary screen, showing the work it has done. A real find, Try it!
Corp. Security @ Personal $$$$$$
August 26, 2003
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VERY PRECISE!!! This technology has been implemented by large data storage and compileing nets...US Gov, institutes and university's. Its a perfect match for NORTON and ZAPro. Easy installation instructions..all the bugs in programming are out of BETA phase. For any help, The customer service people at FireTrust are un-matched, anywhere. The program DOES exactly what it says. One time purchase and NO UPDATING defintitions. I have screen shots of my monitor "during" SOBOG.F BEFORE i installed .b9...and after...:=) Ask for "Hamster" at FireTrust.com...tell him getsteppin sent you ;-)

Developer’s Description

By Firetrust

Strip out all harmful attachments, e-mail worms, HTML, scripts, Web bugs, and other e-mail threats.

Benign makes it safe to download your e-mail again. This powerful program allows you to strip out all harmful attachments, e-mail worms, HTML, scripts, Web bugs, and other e-mail threats. Benign neutralizes or strips out the code that makes viruses, worms, scripts and other potentially unsafe functions run. Three preset security levels which you can then customize to your needs. Just set up and forget. Benign works with any e-mail program, so you can use it right away.

Version 1.5 adds support for filtering HTML.

Benign for Windows

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