Here is a selection of free programs that I have used and can recommend that will help you to keep your PC safe and running smoothly.
AntiVirus
I usually recommend AVG. It is effective and the antivirus-
Firewalls (I have 2 suggestions)
Zone Alarm produce a very good free version of their firewall software. It can be downloaded from www.zonealarm.com (Look for the link to "Free Firewall and Trials").
An alternative is the firewall component of Comodo Internet Security (CIS). Comodo
is a leading web security company who make their full internet security software
suite freely available. The firewall component is consistently well reviewed; the
antivirus component less so. I suggest installing only the firewall (you get the
option during the installation procedure). You can download CIS from www.comodo.com
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Both of these firewalls have to learn how you use your computer. At first they may
pop up frequent warning messages asking for your approval whenever a program tries
to connect to the internet. This is normal. As long as you are happy that the pop-
Security Suite
Microsoft now produce a free security suite called Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE) which I am happy to recommend to my customers, MSE does not have its own firewall but relies on the standard Windows Firewall that is part of every Windows installation. With older versions of Windows, such as Windows XP, I would be inclined to use MSE in conjunction with one of the free firewalls mentioned above (they automatically disable the Windows Firewall) You can download MSE from www.microsoft.com
Spam Filter
If your email software does not offer spam filtering, you could do worse than try Mail Washer. There is no longer an official free version, but you can download an older free version from http://321downloads.com. (Last time I looked it was on page 2).
FREE SOFTWARE SUGGESTIONS
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