Security & Privacy Freeware
Anti-: Virus, Spyware, Adware, Malware, Trojans, Worms, Hijacking, Hackers, Rootkits ...
Anti-Virus
- Alwil avast! Home Edition
http://avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
- Avira GmbH AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
http://www.free-av.com/index.htm
- Softwin GmbH BitDefender 8 Free Edition
http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-1...e-Edition.html
- Grisoft AVG Anti-Virus
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
--- Merijn's CWShredder (Remove CoolWebSearch virus only)
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
- Symantec Security Response: removal tools (Remove specific viruses)
http://securityresponse.symantec.com...ools.list.html
- Grisoft Virus Removal Tools (Remove specific viruses)
http://www.grisoft.com/doc/112/lng/us/tpl/tpl01
Anti-Spyware
- Microsoft Windows Defender
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...e/default.mspx
- Javacool Software SpywareBlaster
http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareblaster.html
- Emsi Software GmbH a-squared
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
- Javacool Software SpywareGuard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
- Eric L. Howes IE-SpyAd
http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm
- mvps.org HOSTS file
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
- Theorica Software SafeXP
http://www.theorica.net/safexp.htm
Anti-Adware
- Lavasoft Ad-Aware SE
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
- PepiMK Software Spybot - Search & Destroy
http://security.kolla.de/index.php?l...&page=download
Anti-Trojans
- Grisoft/ewido networks GmbH & Co. KG ewido
http://www.ewido.net/en/product/
- Emsi Software GmbH a-squared
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/
Anti-Hijacking
- Merijn's HijackThis
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html
Anti-Rootkits
- SysInternals RootkitRevealer
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilitie...tRevealer.html
- F-Secure F-Secure BlackLight
http://www.f-secure.com/blacklight/cure.shtml
- Resplendence RootKit Hook Analyzer
http://www.resplendence.com/hookanalyzer
- Sophos Sophos Anti-Rootkit
http://www.sophos.com/products/free-...i-rootkit.html
Firewall
- ZoneLabs ZoneAlarm (free edition)
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...ku_list_za.jsp
- Sunbelt Software Kerio Personal Firewall
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm
- NetVeda Safety.Net
http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm
Cleaners
- Piriform Ltd CCleaner
http://www.ccleaner.com/
- Atribune ATF-Cleaner
http://www.atribune.org/content/view/19/2/
- Javacool Software MRU-Blaster
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/mrublaster.html
- ToniArts EasyCleaner
http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm
- buttuglysoftware.com CleanCache
http://www.buttuglysoftware.com/CleanCache3.html
- Finn Ekberg Christiansen Empty Temp Folders
http://danish-shareware.dk/soft/emptemp/
Free Online Scanners
- Trend Micro, Housecall: Scan your PC for viruses and spyware
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/
- Panda Software: Antivirus ActiveScan
http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan.htm
- Symantec Security Check - Both a Security Scan and Virus Detection
http://security.symantec.com
- Trend Micro: Spyware Removal Utility
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/
- Webroot Free Spy Audit
http://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm
- WindowSecurity.com TrojanScan
http://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/trojanscan.asp