DO NOT BE CAUGHT WITHOUT PROTECTION!
Chances are very good that you have some of the below already on your hard drive. AND IT DOESN'T GO AWAY BY ITSELF!
Adware | Malware | Trojan Horse | Data Being Undermined | Browser Being Hijacked | Browser Start Page Always Changes | Unexplained Browser Behavior
Three (3) free software programs that are a must for every user.
Ad-aware by Lavasoft
Ad-aware Standard Edition is THE award winning, free, multicomponent detection and removal utility that consistently leads the industry in safety, user satisfaction, support and reliablity.
- With its ability to comprehensively scan your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known datamining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components, Ad-aware will provide the user with the confidence to surf the Internet knowing that their privacy will remain intact. Let Ad-aware protect your privacy.
- Lavasoft provides you with the most thorough and efficient product to detect and remove the worst that the Internet and shareware/freeware have to offer.
- Reference database is updated and tested regularly.
- New and vastly improved User Interface. This includes user defined file sizes (essential for those who store large files such as MP3's or digital photo and video) allowing for faster scanning through the exclusion of files that are known to be clean.
- The user now has complete control over WHAT is scanned on their computer; from a total system scan down to a single folder.
- Improved safety, included automatic quarantine and recycle bin storage of removed components allows for simple restoration procedures.
- All new and integrated reference file updating capability that will include the ability to search for new reference files automatically when Ad-aware is started.
Ad-aware is compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 98/Me/NT/2000 and XP Home and Professional.
Ad-aware SE is available for free download: Click Here. Top of Page
SpyBot - Search & Destroy
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files, spyware and modules from your computer. Spybot also can clean program and Web-usage tracks from your system, which is especially useful if you share your computer with other users. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system. For advanced users, it allows you to fix registry inconsistencies related to adware and to malicious program installations. The handy online-update feature ensures that Spybot always has the most current and complete listings of adware, dialers, and other uninvited system residents.
If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if your browser start page has changed without your knowledge, you probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer.
Spybot has added enhanced immunization features, an improved interface, and integration of BrowserManager for spyware detection, plus the new Hosts File feature and bug fixes.
Free download: Click Here Top of Page
Zone Alarm (basic free version)
Keep your private information private—the only product you need to protect yourself from hackers, thieves, and other Internet villains. But that's not all. It's a firewall, a cloak of invisibility, an email virus controller, an ad blocker, a hacker stopper, a criminal reporter, and an Internet guardian angel for you, your private information, and your computer.
- It's a firewall
- It's an invisible shield
- It's a virus controller
- It's an ad blocker
- It's a hacker stopper
- It's a criminal reporter
- It's a program reporter
JB McGauhey | (803) 261-7866 | email:jb@mcgauheyCMS.com