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In the modern computer age, it is extremely important to have regularly updated anti-virus protection. With free anti-virus software available, there is no reason not to be protected. Some of the free versions are limited, but they still provide basic protection for your pc that is essential. The more preventative measures you take now, the better you'll be in the long run.
This page contains links and information to free antivirus programs, free online virus scans, free uninstallers, free desktop search tools, browser toolbars and add-ons and free alternate web browsers. The programs, pictures and descriptions are the copy write of the programmer/author. If you need support for a program, please contact the author, not me. This information is provided for informational purposes only. To learn more about computer security see the spyware help and information links page.
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Free Anti-Virus Programs
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AVG anti-virus home edition (free) - http://free.grisoft.com/
AVG Free Edition is available free-of-charge to home users! AVG Free Edition is for private, non-commercial, single home computer use only. Use of AVG Free Edition within any organization or for commercial purposes is strictly prohibited.
Please note the following with AVG Free Edition:
AVG Free cannot be installed on server operating systems (such as Windows Server 2003), nor can it be used for the scanning of network drives. Scheduling options in the AVG Free Edition are very limited (only one scheduled update per day, one scheduled scan per day etc.)
AVG Free Edition does not offer advanced testing options, such as automatic healing, password-protected archives reporting, adjustment of scan process priority and many others.
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AVAST anti-virus home edition (free) - http://www.avast.com/eng/free_software.html
Avast! Home Edition is a full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users, non-commercial users. Both conditions should be met! Our company offers Home Edition free of charge, since in our opinion, it is possible to avoid global virus spreading by efficient prevention; however, many user are not able or do not want to pay for antivirus software. This page will show you the most important features of this program.
Avast! Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus software for home noncommercial use. avast! obtained VB100% awards in 2002/4 Virus Bulletin comparative reviews under Windows.
Avast! Home Edition includes the following components:
On Demand Scanner - with Skinnable Simple Interface - just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button.
On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses.
E-mail scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms.
Network Shield - scans traffic for malicious content - lightweight Firewall.
Resident protection for IM programs (e.g. MSN Messenger, ICQ) and P2P programs (e.g. Kazaa, DirectConnect).
Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
Screen Saver Scanner - scans PC during your coffee breaks.
Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.
True incremental updates of size under 100 KB are available at least twice a week and within couple of hours in the case of emergency of new virus.
Avast! automatically checks for new updates - downloads, installs and loads them without restart or logoff. Program upgrades are available time to time, they are incremental too (about 300 KB).
Avast! Home is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and other languages - check http://www.avast.com/eng/down_home.html to download avast! in your language.
You will download a 60 days fully functional demo. You will obtain the FREE license key by E-mail after the registration at http://www.avast.com/i_kat_207.php?lang=ENG.
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AntiVir Personal Edition Classic (free) - http://www.free-av.com/
The private and individual use of the AntiVir Personal Edition is completely free of charge!
Even though viruses have now grown very numerous, one thing hasn't changed: our commitment to provide you with all-round protection. The reliability of AntiVir is demonstrated in numerous comparison test and references featured in independent trade journals.
The AntiVir Personal Edition offers the effective protection against computer viruses for the individual and private use on a single PC-workstation. In order to make possible an easy operation, the AntiVir Personal Edition is developed to the essential points.
You'll be amazed how thoroughly AntiVir protects:
detects and removes more than 150,000 viruses
always among the winners of comparison test featured in computer journals
the resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically,e.g. downloading of data from the internet
scanning and repair of macro viruses
protection against previously unknown macro viruses
safeguard against cost generating dial-up program
protection against trojaner, worms, backdoors, jokes and other harmful programs easy operation
Internet-Update Wizard for easy updating
Protection against previously unknown boot record viruses and master boot record viruses
Quality "Made in Germany"
support is free of charge via AntiVir Bulletin Board - http://www.free-av.de/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi
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VCatch basic (free) ad supported - http://www.minutegroup.com/prodpg_vcatch.htm
VCatch is a fast anti-virus application that also recognizes Trojans and worms.
VCatch implements an advanced Malicious Application Detection system, based on a sophisticated and flexible rules engine that scans all incoming files for predefined characteristics.
With VCatch you can set your preferred security level and options for notification of suspect files that try to enter your system.
VCatch ensures that you are protected from all known viruses, Trojans and worms as well as from anonymous, malicious applications.
VCatch is innovative because it cooperates with anti-virus programs already installed on your compute. The conflict-free harmony with other installed security software ensures that vCatch enhances existing security packages through the special features and extra virus coverage lacking in other systems.
Features:
Continuous monitoring of all in coming email and downloads, screening your system from known virus attacks.
Capability to detect unknown viruses and Trojans.
New, innovative rules detection engine analyzes all files, whether received it as email or downloaded.
Calculates the probability of infection with extremely flexible and sophisticated rules. This ensures that new, invisible and malicious applications cannot enter your system inadvertently.
Enhanced performance with the improved rules engine means that virus detection does not slow down your browsing.
Integrated with Windows Explorer to allow you to perform an analysis of malicious potential on any suspect file by selecting Analyze under the vCatch option in the Explorer right-click menu. (Full version only)
Scans zipped files! (Full version only)
Free of advertisements! (Full version only)
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ClamWin free antivirus - http://www.clamwin.com/ - GNU GPL free software open source virus scanner
About ClamWin Free Antivirus
ClamWin is a Free Antivirus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003. It provides a graphical user interface to the Clam AntiVirus engine.
ClamWin Free Antivirus uses the GNU General Public License by the Free Software Foundation and is free (as in freedom) software.
ClamWin Free Antivirus comes with an easy installer and open source code at no cost. It features: Scanning Scheduler; Automatic Virus Database Updates.
ClamAV team updates Virus Databases on a regular basis and almost immediately after a new virus/variant is out; Standalone Virus Scanner; Context Menu Integration to Microsoft Windows Explorer; Addin to Microsoft Outlook.
Please note that ClamWin Free Antivirus does not include an on-access real-time scanner, that is, you need to manually scan a file in order to detect a virus. Microsoft Outlook Addin and POP3 Proxy (coming soon), however will delete a virus-infected attachment automatically.
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BitDefender AntiVirus free edition - http://www.bitdefender.us/bd/site/products.php?p_id=24
Centralized management console Benefiting from previous experience, the new BitDefender Free Edition was designed with a centralized management console, which allows protection options configuration for all BitDefender modules. It is enough to open the management console in order to have access to all modules: Virus Scan, Scheduler, Live! Update, Quarantine, Reports.
System scanning - On demand scanning - Powerful scan engines ensure detection and removal of all viruses in the wild every time you need it.
Scheduled scanning - You can schedule the checking of your system at any time, periodically, without any other intervention.
Immediate scanning - With just a right click you can check your files and folders.
Automatic and manual update - Intelligent update of antivirus protection, without your intervention. The update can be done from the network over the Internet, directly or through a Proxy Server. You may also check the existence of an upgrade or update, at any moment you'd like.
Skinable interface - You can express yourself, designing new interfaces, or you can use those drawn by others.
File Quarantine - By isolating the infected files in quarantine, the risk of getting infected diminishes. You also have the possibility to send these files for further analysis to BitDefender Labs.
Report File - When launching a scan you may choose to create a report file where you can see statistics about the scan process.
Free Human Technical Support - Provides 24/24 e-mail, chat and phone human technical support.
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Comodo anti-virus (beta) - After downloading and installing the anti-virus software, just register with them and you will be sent a free license. After activation, this license will never expire. Other free products include verification engine, anti-virus, anti-spam, backup and a password vault - http://www.antivirus.comodo.com/
Detects and eliminates viruses from desktops and networks
Constantly protects with real-time On Access scanning online
Proactive Heuristic analysis intercepts unknown threats
Daily, automatic updates of virus definitions
Isolates suspicious files in quarantine preventing infection
Simple to use: install and forget
Features on-demand & on-access scanning, email scanning, process monitoring, worm blocking, full scheduling capabilities and more.
It's easy to install and configure; will not slow down your PC by hogging system resources and the full program is free for life to the end user.
Free online virus scans
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Trend Micro - Free online virus scan - http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Panda active scan - free antivirus online - http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/ActiveScan.htm
Symantec Security Check - http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
McAfee - Computer Virus Software and Internet Security for your pc - freescan - http://us.mcafee.com/root/mfs/default.asp
F-Secure support pages - F-Secure Online Virus Scanner - http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
RAV AntiVirus - Scan online - http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
BitDefender Scan Online - http://www.bitdefender.com/
Authentium - Free online virus scan - http://www.commandondemand.com/ - uses command antivirus
Free Uninstallers
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Add/Remove Pro - http://www.superwin.com/index.htm - Click the 'freeware' link in the column on the left - displays the entries in the Add/Remove Programs list of Windows Registry, checks if each is valid, and uninstalls the selected program or removes the entry from the list
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MyUninstaller - http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/myuninst.html - from the site - an alternative to the standard Add/Remove applet of Windows operating system. It displays the list of all installed application, and allows you to uninstall an application, delete an uninstall entry, and save the list of all installed applications into a text file or HTML file. My uninstaller also provides additional information for most installed applications that the standard Add/Remove applet doesn't display: product name, company, version, uninstall string, installation folder and more.
Important Notice
When you uninstall a software, MyUninstaller utility is not directly responsible to the uninstall process. MyUninstaller simply run the uninstall module provided by the software that you want to uninstall. So, if from some reason the uninstall process fails, you should contact the author of the software that you want to uninstall, not the author of MyUninstaller.
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Program uninstaller information (PUI) - http://support.it-mate.co.uk/?mode=Products&p=pui
Overview
PUI (aka Program Uninstallation Information) is a small utility that has been developed with the sole intention of allowing users to view the uninstall string for installed programs without having to enter the registry, and additionally allow simple removal of such programs from a simple to use interface.
PUI additionally identifies programs that cannot be uninstalled, and lets you know if this is the case, without the need for extra long hours spent looking on authors homepages, just to be told "you can't remove it".
As an added bonus, PUI has been setup to detect certain spyware and adware components and let you know if these are installed, and if applicable, remove them, without having to call in the big boy's (although, it is always recommended to keep your Antivirus and Anti-spyware software up to date, and to run a scan on your system on a daily basis, just in case).
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ZSoft Software - ZSoft uninstaller 2.x.x beta - http://www.zsoft.dk/index.php?goto=software_details&prog_id=4#
Download uninstallers - Softpedia.com - Lots of free and useful uninstallers here - http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Uninstallers/ - an excellent site for all kinds of useful software.
Free desktop search tools
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Ask Jeeves Desktop Search (Beta) - http://sp.ask.com/docs/desktop
Blinkx (Beta) - http://www.blinkx.com/
Copernic Desktop Search - http://www.copernic.com/
Filehand Search - http://www.filehand.com/
Google Desktop Search (Beta) - http://desktop.google.com/
MSN Desktop Search (Beta) - http://beta.toolbar.msn.com/
Yahoo! Desktop Search (Beta) - http://desktop.yahoo.com/
Goebelgroup.com - an up to date list of desktop search programs available (free and commercial) - http://www.goebelgroup.com/desktopmatrix.htm
Microsoft Windows Desktop Search 3.0 for Windows XP SP2 only - http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=4982072f-7660-492f-b96c-e42b4f5ab4aa&DisplayLang=en
Browser toolbars and add-ons
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ToolbarBrowser - toolbar manager, free custom toolbar builder - http://www.toolbarbrowser.com/
Google toolbar - (also available for firefox) - free - http://toolbar.google.com/
Google toolbar for mozilla - free - http://googlebar.mozdev.org/
Yahoo! toolbar - (also available for firefox) - free - http://toolbar.yahoo.com/
Quero toolbar - free address bar replacement and flash blocker for internet explorer - http://www.quero.at/
MSN search toolbar with windows desktop search - free - http://toolbar.msn.com/
MetaEureka metasearch - free desktop toolbar with 50 tools - http://www.metaeureka.com/
Cowon America jet toolbar - a simple and easy-to-use program launcher - http://www.cowonamerica.com/products/jettoolbar/
Advanced searchbar - (from the site) - free - an Internet Explorer toolbar that enables you to search over 100 search engines and has piles of other very useful features - http://www.advancedsearchbar.com/
Viewpoint toolbar with fotomat - free - transforming the way you view your world - http://www.viewpoint.com/pub/products/toolbar.html
LookSmart's Furl toolbar - where to look for what you need - requires registration for a free account - http://www.furl.net/toolbar/
Dogpile toolbar, browser companion - free - http://www.dogpile.com/info.dogpl/tbar/
AltaVista toolbar - free - http://www.altavista.com/toolbar/default
Ebay toolbar - free - http://pages.ebay.com/ebay_toolbar/
Ask (formerly Ask Jeeves) toolbar for internet explorer - free - http://dl.ask.com/toolbar/download.html
Clusty the clustering engine (formerly vivisimo) toolbar - (also available for firefox) - free - http://clusty.com/toolbar
Iconico - EasyRead toolbar lets you view webpages at the size you want - http://www.iconico.com/easyRead/
Windows Live Toolbar beta - (from the site) a super-useful tool that helps you find stuff on the internet faster and more securely - http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionID=f53eeee8-de38-45c8-bc6d-a4749e827cc5
Quick Access Infobar - free - The latest process information directly through Windows Task Manager - http://www.processlibrary.com/quickaccess/
IE7pro - free - an ultimate add-on for Internet Explorer 7 which adds a lot of features and extras which make your IE more user friendly, personalized and safer - http://www.ie7pro.com/
Free alternate web browsers
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If you've felt the need to change to a more secure browser, you're not alone. Here are some free alternatives you can use besides Internet Explorer.
Firefox - http://www.mozilla.org/ - from the site - a fast efficient browser that makes browsing more efficient
Avant - http://www.avantbrowser.com/ - from the site - a stable,easy-to-use,versatile tabbed browser
Opera - http://www.opera.com/ - (the free browser is ad supported) - from the site - surf the internet in a safer, faster and easier way
Maxthon - http://www.maxthon.com/ - (formerly MyIE - adds functionality to Internet Explorer) - from the site - a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface
Netscape - http://browser.netscape.com/ - from the site - Speed, flexibility and more security choices than any other browser (word of caution though - Netscape is owned by America Online...anyone familiar with them knows the kinds of headaches they can create).
Slim browser - a free tabbed browser with popup killer and more - http://flashpeak.com/sbrowser/
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