Useful Programs & Websites for Your PC
Useful Programs & Websites for Your PC
Safe download sites
(Any site with a bunch of free ScreenSavers in my opinion, is not safe!)
If your going to download anything regarding a security product, ALWAYS get it from the vendors website.
- AndyManchesta. com
- App-Stick Portable Freeware Directory
- Association of Shareware Professionals
- BearWare.info
- FileHippo.com
- Favorite Freeware
- Kim Komando Downloads
- Majorgeeks.com
- Malwarebytes. org
- Mozilla.org
- PortableApps. com
- SourceForge. net
Temp. file & history cleaners
- ATF-Cleaner
- CCleaner - Suggested download - CCleaner - Slim - No Toolbar
- CleanUp!
- Cleanup Assistant
- EasyCleaner
- Wise Disk Cleaner
Registry cleaners
Warning: Using registry cleaning tools unnecessarily or incorrectly could lead to disastrous effects on your operating system such as preventing it from starting. If your not 100% positive then leave it alone! Always make a back up of the registry first.
How to back up and restore the registry in Windows
- CCleaner
- Eusing Free Registry Cleaner
- Registry Mechanic - Paid
- RegSeeker
- Wise Registry Cleaner - Free & Paid
File shredders
- BCWipe - Paid
- Eraser
- File Shredder
- nCleaner
- Jack the Shredder - Paid
- Lavasoft File Shredder - Paid
Securely wipe hard disks
Caution: DBAN will automatically and completely delete the contents of any hard disk that it detects.
- Active@ KillDisk
- DBAN (Darik's Boot & Nuke)
- DBAN for floppy disks and USB flash drives
Tutorial: How to completely wipe all the data from your hard drive
Firewalls(use only one)
- Agnitum Outpost
- Comodo Firewall (Uncheck during installation "Install Comodo SafeSurf..", Make Comodo my default search provider" and "Make Comodo Search my homepage" if you install Comodo)
- Jetico - Free & paid
- Kerio - Sunbelt
- Online Armor
- PC Tools Firewall Plus
- PeerGuardian - IP Blocker
- ZoneAlarm Free
- ZoneAlarm Pro - Paid
Antivirus(use only one)
- a-squared Anti-Malware - Subscription only
- avast! 4 Home Edition
- AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
- AntiVir Personal Edition
- ArcaVir - Subscription only - English & Polish
- BitDefender 10 Free Edition - Scan and remove only, no protection
- BitDefender - Subscription only
- BullGuard Antivirus - Subscription only - Multiple Language
- CA Anti-Virus - Subscription only
- ClamWin Free - Portable
- Comodo AntiVirus
- Dr.Web - Subscription only
- ESET Nod32 Antivirus System - Subscription only
- F-PROT Antivirus - Subscription only
- F-Secure Anti-Virus - Subscription only
- G DATA - Subscription only
- HAURI - Subscription only - English & Korean
- IKARUS - Subscription only - English & German
- Jiangmin Antivirus - Subscription only - English & Chinese
- Kaspersky Anti-Virus - Subscription only
- McAfee VirusScan Plus - Subscription only
- MicroWorld Escan - Subscription only
- Norman Antivirus - Subscription only
- Norton AntiVirus - Subscription only
- Panda Antivirus - Subscription only
- PC Tools AntiVirus
- Quick Heal Anti-Virus - English & Hindi
- RISING Antivirus
- Solo Antivirus - Subscription only
- Safe'n'Sec - 30 days full feature trial
- The Hacker - Subscription only - Spanish Language
- Trend Micro AntiVirus - Subscription only
- TrustPort Antivirus - Subscription only
- VBA 32 - Subscription only - Multiple Language
- VIPRE Antivirus + Antispyware - 15 days full feature trial
- Virusbuster - Subscription only - English & Hungarian
- Webroot AntiVirus - Subscription only
Gaming antivirus
- BitDefender Game Safe - Subscription only
- BullGuard Gamer's Edition - Subscription only
- nProtect GameGuard - Subscription only
- Norton AntiVirus Gaming Edition - Subscription only
Portable security
- a-squared HiJackFree
- Ad-Aware SE (only the SE Personal edition, Ad Aware 2007 is not portable)
- avast! Virus Cleaner
- AVG Rescue CD 7.5 (paid version)
- AVIRA Removal Tool
- CCleaner
- Clam Win
- CWShredder
- Dr. Web CureIt!
- Eraser Portable
- Malwarebytes FileASSASSIN
- HijackThis
- McAfee Avert Stinger
- McAfee VirusScan USB (paid version)
- Multi Virus Cleaner
- Portable Antivirus
- Process Explorer
- RogueRemover FREE
- RootkitRevealer
- Sophos Anti-Rootkit
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- WinPatrol USB Flash Edition
Spyware/Malware scan & removal
Some offer real time protection with the paid version
- Ad-Aware 2007 Free
- CounterSpy - 15 day trial
- Dr.Web CureIt
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware - Free & Paid
- Pest Patrol - Subscription only
- RogueRemover FREE
- Spybot Search & Destroy
- Spyware Doctor
- Spyware Terminator - Without Web Security Guard
- SuperAntiSpyware - SUPERAntiSpyware Free and Professional comparison
- The Cleaner v5 Free
- WebRoot's Spysweeper - Subscription only
Online virus & spyware scans
Most of these require working ActiveX - Internet Explorer
- a-squared Web Malware Scanner
- BitDefender Online Scanner
- CA eTrust Antivirus Scanner
- ESET Nod32 Online Scanner
- F-Secure Online Scanner
Kaspersky Webscan - Scan only - Does not remove what is found- McAfee Free Scan - Scan only - Does not remove what is found
- Panda ActiveScan
- Panda's NanoScan - Scan only - IE or Firefix
- Symantec Security Check - Scan only - Does not remove what is found
- Tenebril Spyware Scanner - Scan only
- Trend Micro HouseCall - Works with Firefox or IE
- Zone Alarm Online Scanner - Scan only - Does not remove what is found
Online trojan scans
Require Internet Explorer
- ewido online scan
- Windows Security Trojan Scan - Uses the a� scanning engine
Virus & spyware blockers
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
IE-Spyad
Tutorial: Using IE-Spyad
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