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.
Virus protection is serious business these days. All it takes is one password stealing virus to compromise your bank accounts and other finances and leave you open for identity theft. That is why you need the best antivirus software for your computer. The good news is that the best antivirus software comes in free versions for home use that are as good as any antivirus you can buy.
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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 is probably the most thorough and easy to use adware and spyware detection and removal programs available and it is totally free.
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 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 has a large array of resources to help you keep your computer free of spyware and most of them are free.
Sygate offers the personal version of their firewall free for personal use.
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)
The Focus on Windows site has a listing of more tools to help detect and remove adware and spyware.
