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Best Internet Security SoftwareAnti-Malware Prevention:Comodo BOClean Auto-updates and auto-scan your computer for malware. Haute Secure First-victim protection from malware in the links you click most. Flash movies, Banner ads, Blogs, Email and IM links & Social network widgets. Spyware Terminator Auto-updates and auto-scan your computer for malware. SpywareBlaster Manual updates, but auto-scan your computer for malware. SpywareGuard Update manually, but do auto-protect your computer from malware. System Protect  Files & folders protection. Protect important programs, documents and files from deletion caused by viruses, other users on your computer such as your kids, or even by your own mistake. Windows Defender Updated Manually, but do auto-protect your computer from malware. Anti-Rootkit: Rootkits are used to hide the presence of a malicious object like trojans or keyloggers on your computer. Malware using rootkit technology to hide itself it is very hard to find, and you should use both Anti-Rootkit and Anti-virus applications. Malicious Software Removal Tool Checks computers running Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows Server 2003 for infections by specific, prevalent malicious software - including Blaster, Sasser, and Mydoom - and helps remove any infection found. McAfee Rootkit Detective OS: 2000 SP4/2003 SP1/XP SP2 McAfee Rootkit Detective Beta is a program designed and developed by McAfee Avert Labs to proactively detect and clean rootkits that are running on the system. RootkitRevealer RootkitRevealer is an advanced rootkit detection utility. It runs on Windows NT 4 and higher and its output lists Registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a user-mode or kernel-mode rootkit. Sophos Anti-Rootkit OS: NT 4.0 (SP 6a with IE 4.0)/2000/XP/2003 Our free software, Sophos Anti-Rootkit, finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer using advanced rootkit detection technology. * Malware is a portmanteau of the words "malicious" and "software". The expression is a general term for software designed to steal / and or destroy your data. Examples of malware is computervirus, worm, trojans, spyware, adware, backdoors etc. Anti-Spam: SPAM EXPERTS Filter IMAP and POP3 connections (e-mail). Removing SPAM from your e-mail. SPAMfighter  Spam Filter for Outlook and Outlook Express. * SPAM = unwanted e-mail like viagra-advertisements Anti-Spyware Scanners: These applications runs manually and removes malware already infested the computer. Lavasoft Ad-Aware & Spybot-S&D recommended run regularly. Spybot-S&D can also immunize your system, to prevent malware from being installed. Lavasoft Ad-Aware Protect yourself against identity theft, online fraud, and other cyber crimes with the world's most popular anti-spyware. Spybot - Search & Destroy Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware. SUPERAntiSpyware OS: 98/ME/200/2003/XP/Vista Quick, Complete and Custom Scanning of Hard Drives, Removable Drives, Memory, Registry, Individual Folders and More! Includes Trusting Items and Excluding Folders for complete customization of scanning. Antivirus: AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic Protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers. This is one of the best antivirus applications (free or not free). *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 99,8%, Adware/Spyware: 99,0%. AOL McAfee VirusScan Plus - Special edition OS: 2000 SP4+/ XP SP1+/Vista Virus protection, Spyware Protection & Firewall. Registratin proved to be difficult on a non-us adress. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 93,6%, Adware/Spyware: 94,5%. avast 4 Home Edition OS: All antivirus Home Edition is available free of charge for non-commercial home use ONLY. Available in many languages. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 99,3%, Adware/Spyware: 98,3%. AVG Anti-Virus Free Basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 95,8%, Adware/Spyware: 97,0%. BitDefender Free Edition OS: 98/NT-SP6/Me/2000/XP IE 4.0(+) BitDefender Free Edition uses the same ICSA Labs certified scanning engines found in other BitDefender products, allowing you to enjoy basic virus protection for no cost at all. *AV-Test 9/2/08: Malware: 97,7%, Adware/Spyware: 87,8%. * A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. The original virus may modify the copies or the copies may modify themselves, as occurs in a metamorphic virus. Browser Add-ons: McAfee SiteAdvisor Protects you from adware, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams. Firewall: A Good firewall protects you from intruders AND prevents malware that has already found it's way to your computer, to send whatever information it has stolen from you computer, back to its origin. If you have a router, you get the best inbound protection. Check Point ZoneAlarm ZoneAlarm Free Firewall blocks hackers from infiltrating your home PC by hiding your computer from unsolicited network traffic. Comodo Firewall Pro Complete protection from Hackers, Spyware, Trojans and Identity theft. Stops malware from being installed and registers your current applications then will allow only applications that you approve to be installed on your computer. NetVeda - Safety.Net OS: All Internet security, content security and advanced Internet firewall protection for all your LAN computers, and trust controls to block unwanted or harmful applications from accessing the network. Online Armor OS: NT/2000/XP Online Armor Free is a complimentary version of a more powerful windows firewall. Built on the same technology as Online Armor, the free version offers a basic firewall at no cost. Malware Removal Tools: These applications runs manually and removes virus and malware already infested the computer. avast! Virus Cleaner OS: All  This tool will help you remove selected worm infections from your computer. AVG Free Advisor Virus Removal OS: All We provide you with a list of specialized utilities for virus removal. The utilities can be used to remove of some of the most common viruses. Free Virus Removal Tools - BitDefender OS: All List of specialized utilities for virus removal. The utilities can be used to remove of some of the most common viruses. Hitman Pro Automatically download and run, other Anti-Malware applications like Lavasoft Ad-Aware and Spybot-S&D, and is recommended if you're not an computer expert. McAfee AVERT Tools This collection of utilities is offered by McAfee's Avert Labs to accomplish unique tasks that are not commonly encountered during typical use of our anti-virus products. Norman - Virus Removal Tools Program to clean infected computer from certain malware. SmitFraudFix This tool removes Desktop Hijack malware. Trend Micro CWShredder OS: 98 SE/ME/2000/XP Find and remove traces of CoolWebSearch - the name for a wide range of insidious browser hijackers- from your PC. * Examples of malware is computervirus, worm, trojans, spyware, adware, backdoors, spam, phishing, pharming, DDoS, Keyloggers and browser helper objects. Privacy: When you delete a document from you computer, it's easy to undelete it. (Even if you have emptied you recycle bin, and it's also possible to undelete even if you format your hard drive). Eraser Shreds your deleted documents, so it cannot be undeleted (even by experts). Microsoft Private Folder 1.0 OS: XP SP2 Private Folder is a useful tool for you to protect your private data when other people share your PC or account. With this tool, you will get one password protected folder called My Private Folder in your account to save your personal files. Ss Data Eraser  Ss Data Eraser is a permanent way to securely delete files, folders and disk free space. Once deleted, your data is gone forever and can not be recovered. TrueCrypt Creates a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mounts it as a real disk. * Private Folder and TrueCrypt is a "safe" where you can put your documents, and it will be encrypted, nobody can get access, nor undelete any of the documents if you delete the "safe". Tools: GRC PatchWork  Internet Anti-Intrusion Patch Verification and Intrusion Evidence Scanner - for Microsoft Windows NT. GRC LeakTest  Firewall Leakage Tester. KeePass Password Safe OS: 98/98SE/ME/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista Free, open-source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager. Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer OS: 2000 SP4/2003/2008/Vista MBSA is an easy-to-use tool designed for the IT professional that helps small- and medium-sized businesses determine their security state in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations and offers specific remediation guidance. My Lockbox OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista  Files and Folders Password Protection - Hide Folder, Lock Folder, Password Protect Folder. (The files are hidden from regular users, but can be retreived by computer experts). Sandboxie OS: 2000/XP/2003/Vista 32-bit  When you run a program on your computer, data flows from the hard disk to the program via read operations. The data is then processed and displayed, and finally flows back to the hard disk via write operations. Sandboxie prevents the latter. WinPatrol WinPatrol uses a heuristic behavioral approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment. Undelete: FreeUndelete OS: NT4 SP2/2000/2003/XP  FreeUndelete is data recovery program for deleted files. PC INSPECTOR File Recovery OS: All File Recovery 4.x is a data recovery program that supports the FAT 12/16/32 and NTFS file systems. Recuva Recuva (pronounced "recover") is a freeware Windows utility to restore files that have been accidentally deleted from your computer. RESTORATION OS: 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP Can also erase you deleted files. (See "Privacy"), but does not work with Vista, in fact running it in Vista corrupts your system. But for non-Vista users it's great. Undelete Plus Ease to use, require no skills, and does a great job. Help me expand the Freeware Directory with the Best Internet Security Software by suggesting new Free Anti Malware Protection Freeware. |