It is time for me to write another post on how to secure your computer and this time there will be a lot more options. There will also be some items removed off of my previous list for issues, decreasing in testing scores, and lack of growth. There will be free suite that will get your computer secure. These programs will only work on windows 8 and below, so if you use a Mac or Linux this is not the post for you. All of the download links for the programs will be at the bottom of this post.
Free Virus Protection!!!!
Antivirus: You will need an antivirus product because this is the for front protection of your pc from a malware infection and you don't want that.
Recommendation: Ad Aware Free Antivirus + this program has had a major increase in security and with its dual antimalware engine you will be well protected from many threats. The best thing is it is not heavy on the system by any means.
Notable Mentions: Avast antivirus use to be one of the best however in recent times their changes are getting annoying, and they are constantly breaking something whether it was a core protection feature of the product or their update service BUT the program still has nice protection.
Firewall: This is the main force to block hackers and malware from getting into the system this is meant to stop outside connections from getting into your computer. Now as many people know the windows 7 and 8 firewall do much better then Xp's firewall however they still don't do well on the leak test so they did not make the list.
Recommendation: Online Armor this firewall goes far beyond what other firewalls give you. The program can be a little confusing when it comes to the initial setup however out of the box it still scores better than the windows firewall.
Notable Mentions: Comodo firewall scores very well, but it seems to be getting to simple and a lot of users do not seem to like the new interface. But this firewall has always done amazing on the leak test. This new firewall has a new Windows 8 interface and still has the features that hard core users will love.
Antispyware: Now when it comes to antispyware protection many programs lack in this field and many people want that secondary layer of protection. So for this I recommend that you use Spyware Blaster AND Spybot Search And Destroy 2.
If you run any of these programs accordingly then your system will be well protected and you can expect to be safe from most forms of malware.
Program Sites
Ad Aware Free Antivirus + http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.phpAvast 8 http://www.avast.com/index
Online Armor http://www.online-armor.com/products-online-armor-free.php
Comodo Firewall http://personalfirewall.comodo.com/
Spy Bot http://www.safer-networking.org/mirrors/
Spyware Blaster http://www.brightfort.com/spywareblaster.html
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