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Software and other Internet Resources.
Free Security Related
Most of the following software is available for free or free after
a trial period. Most also have a Pay version available as well.
Some are totally free, some are donation ware.
- Antivirus software
AVG Free
(free version)
Avast!
Home Edition (Free for home use)
AntiVir
(free version)
- Firewall software
ZoneAlarm
Free (free version) Requires Win2K or later. Earlier ZoneAlarm
Free version here
(latest version that works for Win9x/ME: version 61 737 000).
Comodo
Personal Firewall (free forever) Requires Win2K or later.
- Antispyware software
Ad-Aware
SE Personal Edition (free version)
SpyBot
Search & Destroy (free)
AVG Antispyware
(free after trial or buy)
Windows Defender (free but requires WGA validation - NOTE:
Be sure to use Internet Explorer to download. Windows XP or later
required.)
- Prevention software
WinPatrol
(free after trial or buy) - nice and lightweight and does a great
job. Particularly good for slower computers or computers with
less memory
SpywareBlaster
(free, pay for automatic updates) - a must have
Prevx1 - New
concept that works quite well and is lightweight too. Add Prevx
1 to your security arsenal. Prevx 1 protects you from all malware
including; viruses, trojans, worms, spyware, keyloggers and rootkits.
Free trial scanning/cleaning. If your computer stays clean, Prevx
will not cost anything. After the trial if you need to turn on
the 'automatic jail' to clean your computer, then you buy it.
Prevx 1 has been designed to run on 32-bit versions Windows XP,
XP Home, XP Personal, XP Professional, 2000, 2000 Professional.
Support for Windows 2003, 2003 Server and 64-bit versions is currently
being tested and will be available at a later date.
Secunia
Software Inspector (free) browser/Java based software inspection
of the components like Java, Flash, Windows Updates, etc. to ensure
you have the latest versions and especially important to make
sure you do not have any latent earlier versions laying around
to be exploited.
SpywareGuard
(free)
EULAlyzer
(free)
SiteAdvisor
(free and pay versions from McAfee), for Internet Explorer and
Firefox - "We test the Web to help keep you safe from spyware,
spam, viruses and online scams."
LinkScanner
(free Lite version, free trial for Pro version). Exploit Prevention
Labs LinkScanner - Keep Your Surfing Safe. "Linkscanner Pro
does a superb job of ferreting out sites defaced with dangerous
hacker code, but for complete antiphishing protection, you'll
still need a second program, such as the free Netcraft toolbar."
Review
by CNET.
Netcraft
Toolbar Free security toolbar. "The Netcraft toolbar
sets a high standard for phishing detection. Unobtrusive and easy
to use, you can't beat the price (free) for this toolbar."
Review
by CNET.
CCleaner
(free) NOTE: During install, recommend unclicking Yahoo! Toolbar
if you don't want it. Configure settings (Windows and Applications
Tabs) before running CCleaner - unclick cookies for browsers and
let antispyware products take care of cookies, and maybe recent
documents if you use that feature.
- HOSTS File replacement/management/updates
MVP
HOSTS (MVP HOSTS replacement file)
HOSTER
v3.5 (Manage HOSTS file)
HOSTS
Secure - Requires .NET
Framework 1.1
- Alternative Browsers and Email Clients
Opera (free)
Eudora (free
and pay now, soon open source)
Parental Help - Free Internet Filtering
Non Free Security Solutions
Productivity Software
Many of the free security programs you will need to update on a
weekly basis if they don't an auto update function (antivirus software
generally has an auto update function).
Many find it's easier to remember to run their 'Weekies' if they
put the short cuts for their security programs into a new folder
on the Desktop called Weekly as a reminder. I generally create a
folder called Weekly and change the folder Icon to the little security
lock image under customize Icon in Windows XP.
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