Protect your business by protecting your
computer
How secure is the data on your computer?
Are you being spied on while you're online?
Is your PC infected by viruses, trojans
or worms? How vulnerable is it? Here are
many FREE ways to clean your hard disk and
protect your computer.
Being online is risky. There are viruses,
trojans and worms. There are also hoaxes which
try to frighten you into deleting important
software files. (And as if that's not enough,
there's now spyware,
adware and scumware.) But don't despair.
Here is all kinds of help. For free.
There are 2 types of
virus scanners: online and installed. Online
virus scanners not only save you money and
disk storage space, they also are kept current
without you having to download a continuing
series of updates.
Mind you, there's really
no substitute for having a regularly updated
anti-virus program installed on your computer.
It is continually working in the background,
checking all the emails you get and all the
websites you visit.
Anyhow... whenever you
think your PC may have become infected, visit
this page and test away.
Free virus checkers
free-av.com
for Windows Me (Me&98&95) and XP (XP&2000&NT).
The private and individual use of the AntiVir
Personal Edition is free. After you download
and install it, AntiVir detects and removes
50,000+viruses. Includes resident protection
that monitors your downloads.
grisoft.com
for a free download of the AVG 6.0 Anti-Virus
System and you can use it without any limitations
for life of the product.
hackfix.org
shows the results of independent testing.
(More.)
They also provide a one-page set of links
to many of the anti-virus
programs with a (brief somewhat useful)
description of each.
Free online virus checkers
Grisoft's
AVG 6.0 Anti-Virus scanner is an excellent
free product with many features that you'd
only expect in a commercial package. Easy-to-use
interface, automatic updates free, email scanner,
resident protection, automatic healing of
infected files and there are no limitations
in the free product. The download is 5.2Mb.
PandaSoftware's ActiveScan scans and disinfects
viruses from all parts of your system, hard
disks, compressed files and all your e-mail.
The last time I checked, it identifies and
eliminates over 63,000 viruses and trojans
directly over the Internet. You can have it
scan a specified folder on your hard drive
which will save you time if you know where
the problem is. There's a small download that
manages the online scanning process.
Save
over 40% on McAfee VirusScan Online .
They also offer a free online scanning service.
You'll see "McAfee
FreeScan" in the middle right of
the page.
Just click on the "Scan Now" button
and let it do it's work. If you choose to
buy, please use my link here (thanks).
Trend
Micro's HouseCall allows you to continue
surfing while their free PC check goes on
in the background. No download. There's an
auto clean option too. When HouseCall finds
a virus, it lists the name of the virus and
the infected file.
Hackfix.org
provides links to more online virus scanners.
BitDefender
provides a fully comprehensive online scan
and FREE virus removal tools. So when it identifies
the virus by name, you simply download the
removal software. You can also download free
BitDefender AntiVirus solutions for your PALM,
ICQ, MSN Instant Messenger, Windows CE and
more. Impressive.
Stop-sign.com
for a free virus scan.
More free virus scanners here.
Free SoBig removal
Symantec's
free removal tool
Free firewall protection for your PC
Hackers comb the Internet
looking for vulnerable computers, in some
cases trying to steal credit-card numbers
and personal information. A firewall is software
that can fend off these attacks.
ZoneAlarm
is an award-winning, personal firewall trusted
by millions. The link takes you to their excellent
free version for individuals and non-profits.
(For businesses, there is an affordable Pro
version which, in addition to stopping hackers
and data thieves, also protects your privacy
by controlling cookies and blocking annoying
banners and pop-up ads. With ZoneAlarm Pro,
whenever you're connected, you're protected
-- and that includes your email.)
Tiny Personal Firewall: "We STOP hackers"
provides smart, easy-to-use personal security
that fully protects personal computers against
viruses, worms and trojans as well
as hackers. Used by the US Air Force - strong
enough for you? FREE for personal use. (1.28
Mb)
Outpost Firewall is a personal firewall
that protects against threats by email viruses,
backdoors, spyware, crackers, adware, cookies,
ads and virtually every other Internet danger.
Works in Full Stealth Mode. Looks like any
other Windows application. The site offers
a detailed comparison
with other personal firewalls. Comes in both
FREE and Pro versions.
Virus and hoax information
That "virus warning"
you received... was it a hoax or a real threat?
To save getting egg on your face from unwittingly
passing on a hoax, you can find out for sure
by checking any of these reliable virus information
databases. These all provide searchable databases
of known viruses.
Computer Associates Virus Encyclopedia
HoaxBusters is an official US government
site with an encyclopedic amount of information.
Symantec
has a large area devoted to hoaxes. Here is
their
latest virus list.
Trend Micro lists the top ten viruses.
Their database includes worms, macros and
trojans with a risk rating for each.
Vmyths is all about computer virus myths,
hoaxes, urban legends, hysteria, and the implications
if you believe in them.
Free trojan horse removal
Click
here for software to remove trojans from your
computer
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