iseedeadwood
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Also I just posted some of the tweaks I use in * Preformance Tuning and Services *
http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81359 . . .try some out.
*** Starting with a clean machine: FREE TOOLS ***
Avast! 4 Home Edition - is a FREE full-featured antivirus package
- outstanding detection abilities ensures that no virus
will be started on your computer - 7 On-Access Scanners
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - offers Resident Shield,
E-mail and On-Demand Scanners. Free Virus Database
Updates for the lifetime of the product
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spybot - Search & Destroy - free - spyware killer/remover
- catches what Ad-aware misses
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
Ad-aware - free - spyware killer/remover
- catches what spybot misses
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
SpywareBlaster - doesn't scan for and clean spyware
- it prevents it from being installed in the first place.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
TrendMicro House Call - free online virus scan
- catches what other virus cleaners may miss
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Panda Active Scan - free online virus scan
- catching the things TrendMicro House call misses
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
Kaspersky Webscan - free online virus scan,
make sure to check the option to use the EXTENDED DATABASE.
http://www.kaspersky.com/beta
Kaspersky's Virus Watch - check how many new virus defintions are added hourly....
http://www.kaspersky.com/viruswatch?hour_offset=-2
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5 - uses next to no resources
and ensures complete protection of the system it is installed on.
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page7.html#Kerio Personal Firewall
RegSeeker - the best freeware registry cleaner
- allows you to remove obsolete entries and more
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
HijackThis - scans for pesky malware, spyware and adware
that manage to avoid being detected by other scanners
it is very detailed about what is installed and running
with loads of tools and log analyzer
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022-10379544.html?tag=list
Registrar Lite - The best Registry Editor
It allows cutting, pasting, copying, and moving of keys and values
as if it were Windows Explorer. It has extensive search and replace capabilities.
Runs on: WinXP/Win2000/NT/ME/9x ...and it's free!
http://www.resplendence.com
TuneUP Utilities 2006:
http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/
***Highly Suggested***
ShieldsUp - So you think you're safe on the internet right? Well let's just see how wrong you are.
Check your system here, and begin learning about using the Internet safely.
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://www.freewebspace.net/forums/showthread.php?t=81359 . . .try some out.
*** Starting with a clean machine: FREE TOOLS ***
Avast! 4 Home Edition - is a FREE full-featured antivirus package
- outstanding detection abilities ensures that no virus
will be started on your computer - 7 On-Access Scanners
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - offers Resident Shield,
E-mail and On-Demand Scanners. Free Virus Database
Updates for the lifetime of the product
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/2/lng/us/tpl/v5
Spybot - Search & Destroy - free - spyware killer/remover
- catches what Ad-aware misses
http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download
Ad-aware - free - spyware killer/remover
- catches what spybot misses
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/
SpywareBlaster - doesn't scan for and clean spyware
- it prevents it from being installed in the first place.
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
TrendMicro House Call - free online virus scan
- catches what other virus cleaners may miss
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
Panda Active Scan - free online virus scan
- catching the things TrendMicro House call misses
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
Kaspersky Webscan - free online virus scan,
make sure to check the option to use the EXTENDED DATABASE.
http://www.kaspersky.com/beta
Kaspersky's Virus Watch - check how many new virus defintions are added hourly....
http://www.kaspersky.com/viruswatch?hour_offset=-2
Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5 - uses next to no resources
and ensures complete protection of the system it is installed on.
http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/page7.html#Kerio Personal Firewall
RegSeeker - the best freeware registry cleaner
- allows you to remove obsolete entries and more
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
HijackThis - scans for pesky malware, spyware and adware
that manage to avoid being detected by other scanners
it is very detailed about what is installed and running
with loads of tools and log analyzer
http://www.download.com/HijackThis/3000-8022-10379544.html?tag=list
Registrar Lite - The best Registry Editor
It allows cutting, pasting, copying, and moving of keys and values
as if it were Windows Explorer. It has extensive search and replace capabilities.
Runs on: WinXP/Win2000/NT/ME/9x ...and it's free!
http://www.resplendence.com
TuneUP Utilities 2006:
http://www.tune-up.com/products/tuneup-utilities/
***Highly Suggested***
ShieldsUp - So you think you're safe on the internet right? Well let's just see how wrong you are.
Check your system here, and begin learning about using the Internet safely.
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
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