Some free security software tools

Network Management - The economic downturn can make your money a little bit less, but not because of that, you can't secure your computer: This is some security application. free that you can use to reduce IT costs.

Anti-Malware for free

Today, we need to protect our computer systems against a lot of intrusion from software such as spyware, viruses, Trojans or other malicious software. Malware is also a big problem for businesses today. The usual solutions offered in the market are quite expensive. However, you can protect yourself without spending a dime. Paid solutions like Prevx 3.0 , Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 6 , and Webroot AntiVirus with AntiSpyware 6.1 can be a little better but by equipping more layers of protection with free products you can still improve improve your prevention system.

Some people recommend that you do not run a lot of real-time anti-malware software because it can cause them to conflict with each other. You may not be able to use avast! antivirus 4.8 Home Edition and AVG Anti-Virus Free 8.0 together, because both of them are traditional sign-based products and real-time protection. But with the free version MalwareBytes' Anti-Malware 1.36 , this is a product that only scans and does not protect in real time, so it will make your system safer when combining one of the above products with it and not conflict.

Adding a behavioral protection to your conventional signature protection will increase coverage. The behavioral zero-day threat protection in ThreatFire 4.5 is designed to work with sign-based products. Panda Cloud Antivirus also has a feature that detects behavior and stores the information it finds in the cloud (cloud), completely not stored on your computer. This application does not offer fast speeds like Prevx or other cloud products, but its advantages are free and quite light.

Free Spam filtering

Have you ever received a letter informing you that they have lottery and have never participated in any form? Please check your email! Those who conduct spam can completely psam you with a lot of different information. They can fake to steal other more dangerous information like banks, credit cards, . To avoid such cases, you need to use anti-spam applications.

You may be one of the lucky ones when your ISP or web mail provider integrates a server-level spam filtering service as part of the service. However, if spam still reaches your inbox, you can rely on the free SPAMfighter Standard to eliminate them. Like other popular commercial products, Cloudmark Desktop and iHateSpam , SPAMfighter is a community spam filter. That means that it still passes through a small amount of spam (less than most other anti-spam products), but never throws your valid personal messages into the spam bin. The application only inserts a small advertising footer in your outgoing mail, but in return you have access to the service for free.

Free firewall

Today we can say that hackers are always stalking right outside the 'gate'. So if you don't have some kind of firewall protection, a hacker or a network worm can completely penetrate a certain port that is lacking and take control of your computer. Of course, if you have no other protection, you first need to make sure the Windows Firewall in XP or Vista is turned on.

However, third-party personal firewalls (free) such as ZoneAlarm 8.0 and Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 can perform more functions than one such built-in firewall. Normally, they will block intrusion attacks, protect computer ports so that they become invisible to those who look from outside. However, they also protect against internal reflection by limiting programs that are allowed to connect to the Internet. Initially, these firewalls can make users feel a bit uncomfortable, always pop up a series of requests to ask you about the permission to grant access to a certain application. However, after that, these pop-ups will gradually decrease. Comodo will automatically configure access for many programs, which can reduce pop-up windows. ZoneAlarm can also be configured automatically for its paid versions.

Control parents free

If your kids all have part-time jobs after school hours, you won't need parent-control systems. But the truth is not so. For young children, you need to set up an appropriate control for them so you don't have to worry about what they will do online while you do your second or third jobs.

Windows Vista has a parental control feature attached. For each user, you can set up to block by 11 categories and block certain downloads. You can configure the weekly schedule for certain users who are allowed to use the computer. It is also possible to block games based on or block certain programs. Just stop there but indeed it is more than enough for what you need.

Don't use Vista, but you can still get the same level of protection from some other software like K9 Web Protection . This program will block websites, schedule Internet usage and check all websites visited.

If you want to get more powerful father control, use one of the paid products like Net Nanny 6.0 and Safe Eyes 5.0 , review OnlineFamily.Norton . They include very powerful features, such as email notifications, IM controls and remote configuration. Note: The product is only free to use until January 2010.

Free password management

Your finances are strained. The last thing you need to do is for someone who wants to capture the password of your financial website and steal the small amount of money you have left or use your credit card for luxury spending. you are not aware.

Sure, people will recommend using strong passwords like Bftsplk & Be9WgSaMxyzptlk . However, no one can remember such complicated passwords. Both Firefox and Internet Explorer allow you to save your password, but do not use those features: It is insecure to save passwords on those browsers!

To switch to a free and effective password manager, consider LastPass 1.50. This utility will save your encrypted passwords online, then decrypt them locally. In case you are wondering whether the passwords saved on Firefox and IE are really insecure, LastPass will refine these passwords during the installation process and provide them with a secure repository.

Remove the root

Now ready. You also had a decision. Instead of refreshing your current security solution, you will endure and replace it. However, a problem may arise that is sometimes very difficult to install utilities together. If the uninstallation process is incomplete for the old product, it is likely that the system will not allow you to install a new program on it. At this point, AppRemover 1.5 plays an important role. This free utility has a purpose - to erase what remains from the uninstalled security suites. Throw away the old! Bring in the new!

A free set?

As you can see, it is possible to create a security suite by using only free tools. Firewall, anti-malware, antispam, even parental controls - are included in it. One important reason is that these components are free, so you can choose, try it and try again, until you find the right package for you.