| 1. Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites | ||
| [a] | Dealing with Unwanted Spyware and Parasites | http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm |
| [b] | Home Page Setting Changes Unexpectedly, or You Cannot Change Your Home Page Setting | http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=320159 |
| [c] | Unexplained computer behavior may be caused by deceptive software | http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;827315 |
| [d] | List of rogue/suspect antispyware products and websites | http://spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm |
| 2. Anti-Spyware | ||
| [a] | Ad-aware | http://www.lavasoftusa.com |
| [b] | Spybot Search and Destroy | http://www.safer-networking.org |
| [c] | Hijackthis | http://www.spychecker.com/program/hijackthis.html |
| [d] | Cwshredder |
http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html
http://www.softpedia.com/public/cat/10/17/10-17-150.shtml |
| [e] | Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner | http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html |
| [f] | Microsoft AntiSpyware (Beta) | http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx |
| [g] | McAfee Site Advisor | http://www.siteadvisor.com |
| [h] | Grisoft AVG Anti-spyware | http://free.grisoft.com/doc/20/lng/us/tpl/v5 |
| [i] | Comodo Anti-Malware | http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html |
| 3. Anti-Spyware to keep it clean | ||
| [a] | Spywareblaster | http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html |
| [b] | Spywareguard | http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html |
| [c] | IE-SPYAD | https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm |
| 4. Online and download Anti-Virus Scanners | ||
| [a] | Bit Defender Online Virus Scan | http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php |
| [b] | Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan | http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp |
| [c] | TrendMicro | http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp |
| [d] | McAfee Online Virus Scan | http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp |
| [e] | Panda ActiveScan | http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm |
| [f] | RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online | http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/ |
| [g] | F-Secure Online Virus ScannerScan Online | http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml |
| [h] | McAfee Stinger, Downloadable Virus Scanner | http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ |
| [i] | AVG - Specialized Utilities for Virus Removal | http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_ts_removers.php |
| [j] | Kaspersky online virus scanner | http://www.kaspersky.com/service?chapter=161739400#betatest |
| [k] | Computer Associates EZ Antivirus online scanner (requires IE) | http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx |
| 5. Microsoft information troubleshooting | ||
| [a] | Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP | http://support.microsoft.com/?id=310560 |
| [b] | How to perform advanced clean-boot troubleshooting in Windows XP | http://support.microsoft.com/?id=316434 |
| 6. Free Anti-virus programs | ||
| [a] | AVG from Grisoft, choose "Download/Products" | http://www.grisoft.com |
| [b] | Avast!, from Alwil | http://www.avast.com/ |
| [c] | AntiVir | http://www.free-av.com/ |
| [d] | Comodo AntiSpam | http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html |
| 7. Personal Firewalls | ||
| [a] | Sygate personal firewall for home user. Now withdrawn from being free. | http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm |
| [b] | Sunbelt Kerio personal firewall for home user | http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm |
| [c] | FREE. ZoneAlarm personal firewall for home user | http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp |
| [d] | FREE. Outpost free version | http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpostfree/index.php |
| [e] | FREE. Jetico Personal Firewall | http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/jpfirewall.htm |
| [f] | Comodo Firewall | http://www.comodo.com/products/free_products.html |
| 8. Free software, recommended | ||
| [a] | FTP program | http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ |
| [b] | Webpage creator | http://www.trellian.com/webpage/ |
| [c] | Open Office suite, word processor, spreadsheet, database, drawing, presentation | http://www.openoffice.org/ |
| [d] | Irfanview graphics program | http://www.irfanview.com/ |
| [e] | Google graphics program | http://www.picasa.com/ |
| [f] | Usage meter, NetMeter - useful for broadband using a typical adsl modem | http://readerror.gmxhome.de/ |
| [g] | Usage meter, Nicmeter - useful for broadband using a typical adsl modem | Was http://www.nicmeter.com/ which now appears dead |
| [i] | Usage meter, WatchWan | http://duf.sourceforge.net/watchwan/ |
| [j] | CCleaner - freeware system optimization and privacy tool | http://www.ccleaner.com/ |