Firewalls
1. Comodo Personal Firewall: Comodo categorizes over 10,000 applications as safe, spyware, adware, and more to simplify your firewall management. All you have to do is download it for free.2. Look 'n’ Stop Firewall: Look 'n' Stop's firewall is now compatible with Windows Vista. The first 30 days are free; after that the cost is $29.
3. SoftPerfect Personal Firewall: SoftPerfect's firewall supports multiple network configurations and has a flexible filtering system — all for free.
4. Bit Defender 10: Labeled by PC World as a “best buy” in 2006, Bit Defender's firewall is now available for free.
5. Securepoint Security: German-style security for free — what more could you want?
6. FWTK.org: Build your own firewall with free programs from this Web site.
7. WiseChoice.Net: This anti-porn filter cannot be turned off, and is designed to restrict porno addicts and the like. After a two-week free trial, the filter costs $5 per month.
8. iSentryII: Get a free download of software with a complete blocking list available for a fee.
9. RegCure: Does your computer keep crashing? Get a free scan from RegCure to identify and fix the problem.
10. ZoneAlarm: ZoneAlarm provides basic firewall services for free, including scanning inbound and outbound traffic.
11. CA Personal Firewall 2009: This firewall, available with a free trial, demonstrates CA’s business-strength protection services.
12. Webroot Desktop Firewall: Formerly $20, this personal firewall from Webroot is now available for free.
Anti-Spyware
13. STOPzilla: This software “blocked all the spyware in [CNet Network Inc.’s] testing” with a free scan.14. Spyware Blaster 4.0: This free anti-spyware program doesn’t need to be running to protect your machine.
15. Ad-Aware 2007 Free: With more than 250 million downloads, Ad-Aware is one of the most used free anti-spyware programs in the world.
16. Perfect Process V 1.1: Offered by VelociWare, Perfect Process is “the easiest way” to protect against spyware for free.
17. Arovax Shield: This free anti-malware service provides real-time protection by running quietly in the background.
18. Windows Defender: Something free from Microsoft Corp.? Shocking, but true.
19. Who’s Watching Me?: Think you’re computer's being watched? Trapware Corp.'s Who’s Watching Me? program finds who's spying on you for free.
20. SpyBlocker: Blocking bad programs since 1999, SpyBlocker offers its protection against 30,000 threats at no cost for the first 15 days.
21. PrivacyKeyboard: This free program protects not just against spyware, but against hardware keylogging tools used to snoop on your keyboard input directly.
22. XSpy Shield Gold: XSpy protects your machine against keylogging snoopers and other data-mining bad guys. Try it out for free.
23. a-squared Free: Emsi Software's free anti-malware package has been downloaded by nearly 4.3 million users.
Backup
24. Norton Save & Restore 2.0: During the 30-day free trial, Norton Save & Restore 2.0 schedules automatic backups on your computer.25. Norton Ghost 14.0: Norton's new application includes an exclusive integration with Google Desktop and a 30-day free trial.
26. Autobackup: This program from Acute Software automatically backs up changed files and directories, and it’s free. The pro version starts at $24.95.
27. SyncBackSE: SyncBackSE comes with easy and expert modes, helpful wizards and a 30-day free trial.
28. EZBack-it-up: Without asking you a lot of questions, EZBack-it-up saves your files.
29. Cobian Backup v6.1.1.264: This freeware backup comes with integrated .zip compression.
30. Back-IT-Up 5.0: Free to try, $40 to buy – this program backs up information on networks with up to 20 computers.
31. Back4Win: Back4Win is a free, reliable backup option.
32. ICE Mirror: This freeware only backs up the files that have changed, so it works quickly in the background.
33. Freebyte Backup 3.0: This freeware backup comes with filtering ability if you don’t want to backup your .exe or .txt files.
Encryption
34. Anonymous Surfing: Anonymizer Inc.'s program protects against phishing and pharming by allowing you to surf anonymously. It also hides your IP address from sneaky snoopers. The program is available with a free trial.35. PGP Desktop Trial: You'll get Pretty Good Privacy with this free 30-day trial.
36. File Waster: Formerly called “File Buddy,” this freeware allows you to encrypt or securely delete sensitive files.
37. CryptMage 5: This strong freeware encryption doesn’t require a cryptologist to use it.
38. Iron Key: The recipients of your encrypted email don’t need to download Iron Key to unlock the file; they just need a password.
39. HandyBits EasyCrypto Deluxe: This easy-to-use freeware encryption is integrated with Windows Explorer.
40. Kryptel Lite: This free version of Kryptel supports integration with Iron Key.
41. TrueCrypt: TrueCrypt offers free, open-sourced, on-the-fly encryption.
42. FreeOTFE: This freeware provides on-the-fly encryption for PCs and PDAs.
43. CompuSec 5.1: Encrypt your whole hard disk for free with CompuSec 5.1.
Anti-Virus
44. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition: This is one of the few totally free anti-virus offerings online, with more than 80 million users.45. Avira AntiVir Personal: This software offers basic protection for free, and premium features start at 20 euros.
46. avast! antivirus Home Edition: With over 50 million users, avast! is free for home use.
47. Norton Internet Security 2008 Trialware: Detect and eliminate viruses and spyware for free for 15 days using this program.
48. CA Anti-Virus Plus: Protect your PC from Trojan horses, worms and other nasty critters with CA's free trial.
49. Windows Live OneCare: OneCare is always on, with a red-yellow-green indicator to communicate your PC’s real-time safety level, and comes with a free 90-day trial.
50. McAfee VirusScan: Protect your computer and speed its performance for free with McAfee Inc.'s 14-day trial.
51. PC Tools Antivirus Free Edition 4.0: PC Tools offers powerful protection that’s totally free.
52. PC Security Test: This freeware simulates malicious attacks on your computer, reports the results and fixes your security holes.
53. Trend Micro HouseCall: This freeware offers protection for personal and home-office plans, but Trend Micro suggests that you contribute to a non-profit organization called Schools Online after using their services.
54. Scan Complete: This is the best protection freeware can buy.
55. Norton 360: Norton 360 offers a free 15-day trialware with complete protection.
Spam Killers
56. CA Anti-Spam Plus CA Website Inspector: This professional strength spam blocker also protects against phishing attacks launched from fraudulent Web pages. Try it for free.57. SPAMfighter: SPAMfighter is a free spam filter for Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express.
58. Cloudmark Desktop: Awarded “best buy” by Computer Shopper and "editor's choice" by PC Magazine, this spam killer is free for 15 days.
59. POPFile: POPFile scans your incoming emails and presorts good from bad. Financial donations are accepted, but otherwise it's free.
60. eXpurgate: Powered by the European software maker Eleven, eXpurgate is free to personal users.
61. Spamihilator: Spamihilator eliminates 98 percent of spam before it makes it to your inbox, for free.
62. Spamato: With a success rate that hovers just shy of 100 percent, Spamato is one of the best free applications available online.
63. SpamBayes: This is a powerful and free anti-spam program for Outlook that uses Bayesian statistics to separate spam from ham.
64. SpamPal: SpamPal helps sort the junk from Outlook, Outlook Express and Eudora email systems, for free.
65. SpamExperts Desktop: Get free spam protection on all POP3 (post office protocol) and IMAP (internet message access protocol) mail systems; premium features are also available for a fee.
66. Cactus Spam Filter: This free spam filter for POP email accounts bills itself as a “brutal, merciless spam killer.”
67. SpamRIP: SpamRIP filters email by country of origin for an even cleaner inbox than the competition can provide.
68. BullGuard Spamfilter: BullGuard Spamfilter protects against spam with full integration with Mozilla Thunderbird.
69. G-Lock SpamCombat: This spam killer protects POP and IMAP accounts with country-of-origin filters, for free.
70. MailWasher: With over 8 million users, MailWasher scrubs your POP account to keep your inbox clean for free.
71. SpamWeasel Free: Offering flexible configurations and archive viewing, SpamWeasel is a good, free spam blocker.
Parental Control
72. Net Nanny: Protect your kids and monitor their Internet use with a 14-day free trial.73. FreeShield: FreeShield is a free, easy-to-use porno blocker.
74. ParentalControl Bar: A free service from a non-profit to protect your kids from dangerous pornography.
75. Crawler Parental Control: Control your children’s Web browsing, software use and folder access for free with this program.
76. K9 Web Protection: Over half a million homes have been protected for free by K9.
77. Golden Eye: Don’t just keep your kids off the porn, spy on them too with Golden Eye – for free.
78. Free Parental Control: Detects and removes adult images, cookies and caches for free.
79. KGB Spy: This free keylogger gets your kids’ passwords so you can seriously snoop on them.
80. ChatShield: Keep creeps from IMing your kids, for free.
81. ContentPurity: ContentPurity keeps your directories virginal, for free.
Data Recovery
82. Recuva: This freeware utility recovers lost data now out of beta testing.83. PC Inspector File Recovery 4.x: This program recovers files even when a header entry is no longer available, for free.
84. TestDisk: TestDisk is freeware that fixes partitions on drives, and makes unbootable disks bootable again.
85. PhotoRec: Recover lost pictures and video files with this freeware application.
86. IsoBuster: IsoBuster offers data recovery for CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray disks, and comes with a free trial.
87. eDATA Unerase Personal Addition: This freeware version of Unerase allows full use of the product on one computer.
88. SoftPerfect File Recovery: This is a free and useful tool for recovering lost or accidentally deleted files from hard disks, CDs, flash drives and more.
89. Undelete Plus: Undelete's latest version, released by TouchStone Software Corp. in October 2007, is free for personal use.
90. FreeUndelete 2.0: Priced at $69 for business customers, Free Undelete 2.0 is free for home or home-office use.
91. RoadKil's Undelete: This freeware recovery program is exclusively for Windows machines.
Identity Theft
92. Norton Confidential: This anti-phishing and anti-pharming software package keeps you safe from identity theft, and is free for 14 days.93. LifeLock: Free for 30 days, LifeLock monitors your credit reports with all three credit bureaus and offers a $1 million guarantee.
94. Comodo VerificationEngine: Use this freeware to feel confident that you are giving your information to whom intend, instead of a phishing hacker with a phony Web site.
95. McAfee Site Advisor: McAfee Site Advisor scans the Web looking for scams, and even fills in email addresses to see if they result in spam, all for free.
96. SpoofStick: SpoofStick helps identify a spoofed, or fake, site more quickly. This freeware is now available for Firefox.
97. FirePhish Anti-Phising Extension: Mozilla’s free add-on to its Firefox browser helps identify spoofed sites trying to get your important information.
98. TrustWatch: This program helps prevent phishing attacks by providing extra information about sites and the ability to report suspicious activity; it's available with a free download.
Security Suites
99. ZoneAlarm Security Suite: The only Zone Alarm product with parental controls, this program is available for a free trial.100. Norton 360 2.0: The old comprehensive standby, Norton 360 2.0 is free for a 14-day trial.
101. MacroVirus: This multi-featured product protects against viruses, pop-ups, adware and other baddies; it offers a free scan and free download.
102. CyberDefender: CyberDefender is an anti-virus, anti-phishing and anti-spam suite, and provides a free scan.
103. StopSign: This all-in-one total package is priced for a recurring membership, and comes with a free scan.
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