| PC security-related links. All software listed is freeware or open source. Last Update: 12/24/2006 |
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| Anti-Virus: AntiVir® Personal Edition Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. Avast Home Edition Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. AVG Anti-Virus Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. BitDefender Free Edition Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. On-demand anti-virus program. ClamWin Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. On-demand virus scanner. Detects, doesn't clean. Dr. Web CureIT! Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. On-demand, anti-malware (anti-virus/spyware). Detects and cleans. No installation required. McAfee Stinger On-demand anti-virus/trojan. No installation required. Fits on a 3.5" floppy. |
Alternatives to MSIE, Outlook & Outlook Express: Mozilla.org Firefox browser, Thunderbird E-mail client, Mozilla Suite (1.7.13 is the final release). Opera Supports tabbed browsing, etc. Easier on resources than Firefox, Mozilla/Seamonkey. Unlike Mozilla, Opera currently has no plans to drop support for Windows 9x/ME. Off By One The world's smallest and fastest web browser. No installation required. Popcorn E-Mail Small, no-frills e-mail client. Seamonkey The successor to the Mozilla Suite. Web-browser, e-mail/usenet client, IRC client, HTML editing, all in one application. Xnews Usenet client. |
| Anti-Adware/Spyware: Ad-Aware SE Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. On-demand scanner (Select "Ad-Aware Personal"). SpywareBlaster Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. Prevent the installation of spyware and other potentially unwanted software! SpywareGuard Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. Full/real-time protection against spyware/malware. Spybot - Search and Destroy Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. Offers on-demand scanning and full/real-time protection. Spyware Terminator Windows 98/ME, 2000/XP. Real-time protection. Remove spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats. |
Firewall: Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5 Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. (Last freeware version) Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.15A Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. Tiny Personal Firewall 2.0.9 Windows 98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. (Last freeware version) ZoneAlarm Free Download Note: Zonealarm is dropping support for Win9x/ME. Zonealarm at Oldversion.com For those who need a version compatible with Windows 9x/ME. |
| Technical Help: CastleCops Security Forums Cyber Tech Help Support Forum SpywareWarrior.com Forum VirtualDr Forums How To Ask Questions The Smart Way This guide will teach you how to ask questions in a way that is likely to get you a satisfactory answer. |
How-to and Tutorial: PCWorld: How to Install a Firewall Using Ad-Aware SE Using Spybot - Search and Destroy |
| Useful sites, etc.: Firewall Test, Security Test and Security Scan Leak Test Test your firewall against internal extrusions (leaks). Shields Up Firewall Test. Spyware/Adware/Malware FAQ and Removal Guide SpwyareWarrior.com Waging the war against spyware! U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team |
Miscellaneous: MVPS HOSTS File Don't surf the Net without it! Ping Plotter Internet diagnostic tool. Proxomitron Windows 95/98/98SE/ME, 2000/XP. A free, highly flexible, user-configurable, small, but very powerful, local HTTP web-filtering proxy. WinPatrol A robust SECURITY MONITOR. WinPatrol will alert you to hijackings, malware attacks and critical changes made to your computer without your permission. |
Great links. Thanks.