Anti-Spyware Programs - A Must for Every
Computer
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Spybot Search and Destroy 
Spybot Search and Destroy has been called the best privacy software
available according to PC World, PCMag.com, and Download.com. It
is FREE to download and use.
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Lavasoft's Ad-Aware SE Personal
Lavasoft says that Ad-Aware is designed to
provide advanced
protection from known data-mining, aggressive advertising, parasites,
scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser
hijackers, and tracking components. It is FREE for personal use. |
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Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta
Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware (Beta) is a security technology that
helps protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted
software. This
helps reduce negative effects caused by spyware, including slow PC
performance, annoying pop-up ads, unwanted changes to Internet
settings, and unauthorized use of your private information.
Currently FREE for personal
use.
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Webroot's
Spy Sweeper
PC Magazine says that Spy Sweeper is the most effective standalone tool
for detecting, removing and blocking spyware. A one year license
costs $29.95
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Trend Micro's CWShredder
CoolWebSearch is one of the nastiest browser hijack programs out
there. CWShredder will check your system and if necessary, fix
any problems it finds. A must for all computer users and best of
all it is FREE.
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Anti-Virus
Programs You Can Run From the Web:
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Trend
Micro's Housecall
This is an excellent anti-virus program! Run it from the web to
clean the nasties from your computer. Just click on SCAN
NOW to load a small ActiveX program, and let Housecall do the
rest! Best of all, Housecall will remove any viruses found.
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McAfee FreeScan
FreeScan searches for viruses, including the latest known "in the wild"
viruses, and displays a detailed list of any infected files. Although
FreeScan will not remove the viruses, it will tell you what you can do
to clean your system.
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McAfee Free Virus Removal Tools
If you have one of these viruses on your computer this site is for you!
- Sasser, Nimda, Bagel, SirCam, Zafi, Sober,
MyDoom, Sobig
- Lovesan / Blaster
- Klez, Bugbear
These free tools will allow you to repair any damages these viruses
have caused.
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Additional FREE Tools for Your Computer:
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IZArc.org
This is a great archiving program, better than WinZip
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SmartFTP.com
Probably the best, free FTP program available.
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MWSnap
If you need to capture screen shots this is the program for you.
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Picasa.Google.com
A great photo organizing program that has some pretty nifty editing
tools included.
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Restoration
An excellent deleted files recovery program. It might not look
pretty but it is powerful and best of all free!
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Password Safe
This is an encrypted utility program that stores all of your passwords
in one place.
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SpaceMonger
This utility displays all of the files that consume space on your hard
drive.
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Microsoft PowerToys
These tweaking utilities give you more power over your Windows
environment.
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Yahoo's
Widget Engine
This program boosts the usefulness of your desktop through the use of
"widgets".
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EasyCleaner
This is a fast, compact program that helps clean your registry and
remove duplicate files.
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AM-Deadlink
This program cleans your browser's bookmark file.
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Eraser
This program permanently deletes files by overwriting their data
multiple times.
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CCleaner
This program cleans all the regular junk on your hard drive and a whole
lot more.
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