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Free Protection Software
 | AVG Antivirus
"AVG Free offers very good (and very free) protection against viruses and spyware—just a tad better than free competitor avast!. As a bonus, its real-time LinkScanner technology keeps you from clicking search links to dangerous sites. It's an excellent choice if you need free protection against both viruses and spyware."
- PC Magazine
"...with AVG antivirus, the signature updates are seamless and unobtrusive -the way security updates should be. But as a user - besides AVG offering a free basic version of its software - I like it because it delivers on a simple promise, and not a fantasy of how information might be managed in the future."
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 | Ad-Aware Internet Security gives you the power to combat even the most complex forms of malware, protecting you from viruses, spyware, trojans, rootkits, keyloggers, password stealers, and much more. With minimal strain on system resources and advanced real-time detection technology, Ad-Aware gives you the ability to use the Internet how, when, and where you want — without the worry.
"Ad-Aware scored a phenomenal 9.3 points out of a possible 10 - better than both Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 5.5 and Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware and Firewall.”
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 | Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. | |
 | Trend Micro HijackThis
Trend Micro HijackThis is a free utility that generates an in depth report of registry and file settings from your computer. HijackThis makes no separation between safe and unsafe settings in its scan results giving you the ability to selectively remove items from your machine. In addition to this scan and remove capability HijackThis comes with several tools useful in manually removing malware from a computer. | |
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