5 Free Ways to Clean Up Your Computer
Whether it’s a virus, spyware, grayware, or other crawly stuff on your computer that’s causing you to be lazy and lazy, these 5 free programs are easy to debug and install to fix the problem.
http://www.trendmicro.com/spyware-scan/
Trend Micro Anti-Spyware
A free online tool that will find and remove spyware. It’s also a reporting tool so you know what’s been found and decide how to remove the infection.
Symptoms of spyware infections:
Slow PC performance when opening programs or saving files
Unwanted pop-up windows
Browser homepage hijacked
Repeated change in your browser home page
Random error messages
New and unexpected tools in your browser
Updated: March 2006
Required: Microsoft(TM) Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
Supported Operating Systems: Microsoft(TM) Windows(TM) XP/2000
Note: This product is only available in English.
http://www.trendmicro.com/hc_intro/default.asp
Ditch Micro HouseCall
A free web based virus scan detects viruses, trojan worms and spyware. It provides a detailed user report that will show you security threats and how to deal with them.
Fossa Micro’s HouseCall system requires the following minimum components:
Hardware:
133MHz Intel(TM) Pentium(TM) processor or equivalent
64MB of RAM
At least 30MB of available disk space
Operating system:
Microsoft Windows 98SE/NT4.0,SP6a/2000,SP2/XP,SP1/2003 and Windows MCE 2005
Linux distributions that support libc6
Solaris 2.6 and above
Software:
Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 6.0 or later
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.5, 1.0.6, 1.0.7, 1.5
Mozilla 1.7.12
Display: A monitor that supports 800 x 600 resolution at 256 colors or higher
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http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
AVG Free for Windows
An anti-virus book that McAfee has rated as superior in security. There are several auto-loading features that keep this new and interaction with the latest virus warnings.
Some Avg Free highlights for Windows include:
Rapid virus database updates for the life of the product
Easy to use
There is no reason to delay
Customer update functionality
AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs run
AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your email
AVG De-Demand Scanner, which allows you to perform scheduled and manual testing
About Viris AVGVSTVS Vault for safe isolation and handling of infected files
AVG Free for Windows is NOT authorized or intended for:
Business or commercial use (including testing and trial)
Not for profit organizations
http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html
Find and destroy the spybot
This free program checks for system infections and will put new results in a formatted tree so you can instantly view the information. It has an immunized feature that will block infections before they reach your computer. You need to have web searches, chats, or software downloads.
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Ad-Conscious personal SE
This free software scans drives, memory and registry and tracks malware and grayware. It will log information and provide good computer security by removing any keylogs and other that will put you at risk when you are online.
Features
Languages: Catalan, English, Danish, Dutch, Finnish;
French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Norwegian;
Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
File size: 2.7 MB
Delivery: Internet download only (no CD)
Requirements
Processor: P166
RAM: Operating system + 24 MB
Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher
Operating system: Windows 98/98se/Me/NT4
Workstation/NT4 Server/2000 Pro/2000 Server/XP
Home/XP Pro/XP 64-Bit Edition/Terminal Services
