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Security Software
In recent years
security has become an increasingly important aspect of
computing. Gone are the days when an anti-virus program was
sufficient to keep a home PC protected. These days it is
important to cover three main security angles; viruses,
spyware, and remote intrusions. Below are some tools to help
you deal with these issues, a selection of anti-virus,
anti-spy, and firewall applications, all of which are
available for FREE download |
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CCleaner (Free)
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PC
Fixer (Free)
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Malwarebytes
(Free)
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Super AntiSpyware
(Free)
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HiJackThis
(anti-hijacker)
A
general homepage
hijackers detector
and remover.
Initially based on
the article
Hijacked!, but
expanded with almost
a dozen other checks
against hijacker
tricks. It is
continually updated
to detect and remove
new hijacks. It does
not target specific
programs/URLs, just
the methods used by
hijackers to force
you onto their
sites. As a result,
false positives are
imminent and unless
you are sure what
you're doing, you
should always
consult with
knowledgeable folks
before deleting
anything.
Note:
Help is now
available for those
wishing to run
HijackThis who do
not necessarily have
the knowledge
required to sift
through the logfile
and identify
malicious software.
When you have run
the program, save
your log file and
take it to
this page for a
FREE
online analysis to
get you headed in
the right direction.
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MS Essentials for XP
(Free anti-virus and
anti-spyware from
Microsoft)
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Spybot Search &
Destroy
(anti-spyware)
Spybot - Search &
Destroy can detect
and remove spyware
of different kinds
from your computer.
Spyware is a
relatively new kind
of threat that
common anti-virus
applications do not
yet cover. If you
see new toolbars in
your Internet
Explorer that you
didn't intentionally
install, if your
browser crashes, or
if you browser start
page has changed
without your
knowing, you most
probably have
spyware. But even if
you don't see
anything, you may be
infected, because
more and more
spyware is emerging
that is silently
tracking your
surfing behavior to
create a marketing
profile of you that
will be sold to
advertisement
companies.
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