Computer Security Freebies
Keeping your computer secure is a challenge and it can also be expensive. If you purchase commercial anti-virus software, personal firewalls, and anti-spyware products you can pay hundreds of dollars and keep paying every year for updates. Fortunately there are high quality free solutions available.
Prevx Home Preemptive Security Software
Available free for home users -- Even if you have up-to-date anti-virus and good personal firewall Prevx can offer you even more protection
Available free for home users -- Even if you have up-to-date anti-virus and good personal firewall Prevx can offer you even more protection
SpyBot Search & Destroy
SpyBot Search & Destroy is probably the most thorough and easy to use adware and spyware detection and removal programs available and it is totally free.
SpyBot Search & Destroy is probably the most thorough and easy to use adware and spyware detection and removal programs available and it is totally free.
Ad-aware Spyware Removal Tool
Ad-aware is a totally free program which scans your memory, registry, and disk drives for known adware and spyware. You can also choose to have Ad-aware remove any that it finds. I strongly suggest you download and use it regularly. You may be surprised at the nasties it finds. (Windows)
Ad-aware is a totally free program which scans your memory, registry, and disk drives for known adware and spyware. You can also choose to have Ad-aware remove any that it finds. I strongly suggest you download and use it regularly. You may be surprised at the nasties it finds. (Windows)
Spychecker
Spychecker maintains a database of known spyware. You can search from the site or use their small program to see if a program you want to download contains spyware. They update the database daily. (Windows)
Spychecker maintains a database of known spyware. You can search from the site or use their small program to see if a program you want to download contains spyware. They update the database daily. (Windows)
SpywareInfo
SpywareInfo has a large array of resources to help you keep your computer free of spyware and most of them are free.
SpywareInfo has a large array of resources to help you keep your computer free of spyware and most of them are free.
Sygate Personal Firewall
Sygate offers the personal version of their firewall free for personal use.
Sygate offers the personal version of their firewall free for personal use.
ZoneAlarm Personal Firewall
Free security software to keep hackers and other malicious people out of your computer. If you have an always-on Internet connection such as DSL or cable you should be using a personal firewall and this one is good and it's free. (international, Windows)
Free security software to keep hackers and other malicious people out of your computer. If you have an always-on Internet connection such as DSL or cable you should be using a personal firewall and this one is good and it's free. (international, Windows)
More Anti-adware and Anti-Spyware Tools
The Focus on Windows site has a listing of more tools to help detect and remove adware and spyware.
The Focus on Windows site has a listing of more tools to help detect and remove adware and spyware.