Useful Programs & Websites for Your PC

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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

• Comodo BOClean : Anti-Malware
• PC Tools ThreatFire
• SpywareBlaster
• Windows Defender
• WinPatrol 2007

Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File
IE-Spyad
Tutorial: Using IE-Spyad