RECOMMENDED FREE SOFTWARE

Spybot Search & Destroy
Top rated spyware removal utility that you can download and use for FREE. Spyware is software that gets installed on your computer often without your knowledge or consent. Effects range from reporting on your Internet browsing activities ( in order to serve up advertising) to identity theft. In almost all cases, spyware robs your system of performance. Spybot is an easy to use way to clean it off of your system.

AVG Antivirus
AVG provides a FREE antivirus program for home use. The software meets the 100% detection rate requirement of the ICSA Laboratories. Virus definitions updates are included in the free version, and will automatically update.

Trend Micro Housecall
Trend Micro provides a FREE web based utility to do a complete system scan of your computer for viruses. The program does NOT install itself onto your computer nor does it provide you with continual virus protection. It is useful for scanning a system that you think might be infected or to run as an occasional check against your current antivirus.

ZoneAlarm Firewall
A firewall provides essential protection against hackers and others who might wish to gain access to your system. Anyone who accesses the Internet should have a firewall installed on each computer that has access to the Internet. Zonealarm provides multiple solutions, but even their FREE product provides good protection.