Security Tools
Free Firewalls are designed to protect your DSL- or cable-connected PC from hackers. These effective and easy-to-use firewall programs
do a great job of keeping your PC safe from a variety of threats. One inadequacy that often arises in "free firewalls" is the inability to "open" home network shares.
For most home users though, this is not an issue, but keep it in mind if you do share files through your network.
Zone Alarm Firewall
Kerio Personal Firewall
Outpost Firewall
Current Antivirus software is an absolute must for all computers. This should be one of the very first pieces of software you install.
Once you install it, you must keep it up to date either by scheduling automatic virus definition updates or manually retrieving them. The free antivirus software below is great start to securing your pc.
AVG Antivirus
Robust antivirus program that is free to home users. AVG can schedule automatic defintion updates for system that have constant internet conection and uses a fairily small amount of resources,
unlike many of the major antivirus programs.
Housecall Antivirus
Free online virus scan provided by Trend Micro. Housecall has the most current definitions and is fairly powerful. The limitation is that is only scans when you visit the site manually start it.
It will not protect you from new viruses, only clean the ones you're already infected with.
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