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FREE PC PROTECTION:
(Not an exhaustive list. Your results may vary. Void where prohibited. For entertainment purposes only. No wagering, please. Whattayawantfernuthin'.)
(Thanks, but "Buy a Mac" doesn't qualify as "FREE PC protection")

Free Alternative browsers:
- Mozilla FireFox
- Opera
Free Antiviral protection: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Free Firewalls:
- ZoneAlarm
- Sygate Personal Firewall (thanx KoRn)
- Test your firewall from without with:
  - ShieldsUP!
  - DSL Reports Port Scan
- Test your firewall from within with LeakTest
Free General Anti-Malware tools:
- Prevx Intrusion Detection (thanx TomGuy)
- WinPatrol (thanx TomGuy)
Free Popup ad killers:
- Bayden Systems Popup Popper: Blocks popup ads well in MSIE
- Shoot the Messenger: Close that friggin' Messenger in Windows XP
Free Spyware removers:
- Spybot S&D
- AdAware
Free System Diagnostics: Everest Home Edition (thanx TomGuy)
Free Windows Update: Windows Update
LAST BUT NOT LEAST: Explore Linux as an alternative OS, without installing it on your hard drive, via a free bootable CD-ROM! Download Knoppix (or one of these other Linux distributions), burn the ISO file onto a CD-ROM, and reboot with the CD-ROM in its drive. If you later want to install Knoppix on your hard drive, here are some tips.

3 posted on 03/01/2005 1:59:51 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)

To: martin_fierro

7 posted on 03/01/2005 2:06:39 PM PST by pageonetoo (You'll spot their posts soon enough!)

To: martin_fierro

Some others to add to your list:

Freeware

Secretmaker
http://www.secretmaker.com/

Delete Doctor (to try to get rid of a file that Explorer won't let you delete)
http://www.diskcleaners.com

16 posted on 03/01/2005 2:23:37 PM PST by TomGuy (America: Best friend or worst enemy. Choose wisely.)

To: martin_fierro

Bump for a later read.

22 posted on 03/01/2005 2:34:45 PM PST by FormerLib (Kosova: "land stolen from Serbs and given to terrorist killers in a futile attempt to appease them.")

To: martin_fierro

Perhaps you could add Microsoft's AntiSpyware to your list. Its free for Windows users and is extremely good -- my experience (15 machines or so) is that its better than Spybot and AdAware combined.

25 posted on 03/01/2005 2:41:48 PM PST by TChris (Most people's capability for inference is severely overestimated)

To: martin_fierro

Thanks for the links, these will come in handy.

26 posted on 03/01/2005 2:42:47 PM PST by Sergio (If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)

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