AdAware
- Free SpyWare Remover
Not all freeware, shareware, media players, interactive content, cookies
and file sharing are bad, but ...
Some can track your surfing habits, abuse your Internet
connection by sending this data to a third party, profile your shopping
preferences, hijack your browser start page, alter important system files,
without your knowledge or permission.
A free spy ware removal tool, used regularly, helps keep you safe.
Adaware is a free spy ware removal tool from lavasoft.
Adaware will check your PC and remove any spyware automatically at a click
of your mouse
The freeware version of Adaware is compatible with: Windows 9x/ME/NT40,
Windows 2000 & Windows XP
Browser Security Test
The Browser Security Test, from Belgian security company ScanIT, tests for
system vulnerability against a range of 22 simulated attacks.
The tests themselves take around five minutes.
When the test is finished you get a complete report explaining the
discovered vulnerabilities, their impact
and how to eliminate them. The browser security test is freeware.
CacheInf - Cache Deletion Tool
CacheInf lets you view and delete your Internet Explorer's cache,
recovering much-needed disk space.
Cache deletion is a easy since this utility automatically finds and
displays the cache when it is launched. You can retrieve and delete many
different cache types, including normal entry, edited entry, track both
online and offline entry, sticky entry, sparse entry, cookie entry, and
URL history entry.
Additionally, you can search the cache file names and URLs, and save the
search results. Freeware.
ContentWatch - Free Content Audit
A free online tool that safely checks your PC for explicit or other unwanted content picked up from the Internet ContentWatch enables the user to easily identify objectionable files and delete them; freeing up disk
space on your computer and enhancing its performance
PC Pitstop - Free PC Tune-up
PC Pitstop runs diagnostics on your PC to identify things that might help improve performance.
The process is fully automated, private and safe.
After the diagnostics run, (a battery of tests to check it's health and configuration), you're given tips and advice to ensure your PC is running at peak performance.
Find out if your computer is running at maximum performance with this free scan from PC Pitstop.
Spybot Search & Destroy
Spybot search and destroy
is free to download and will locate spy ware, adware, hijackers and other malicious malicious items left on your PC.
If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spy ware.
Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spy ware is
emerging. Spybot S&D is freeware and gives peace of mind
Symantic Security Check - Free Security Scan
Test your computer's exposure to online security threats and learn how to make your computer more secure with the Symantic Security Check.
Test Your Computer's Vulnerability To Online Threats Windows Vulnerability Check:
Checks whether basic information about your computer, including your PC's network identity, is vulnerable. Trojan Horse Check:
Checks if your computer has a Trojan horse lurking. Antivirus Product Check:
Checks whether you're protected by a commonly-used virus protection product. Virus Protection Update Check:
Checks whether you're safe from the latest viruses. Applicable if you have a virus protection product.
