Free Security and Privacy Software

Links to free security and privacy software downloads.

Edmond Wheelchair Repair and Supply

According to latest reports an unprotected computer has an average of 18 minutes before it is attacked by a virus or worm, and there is a 7 in 10 chance of falling victim to a cyber security or privacy incident, with a full 70% of the population affected each year. Plus about 91 percent of computers today are infected with spyware programs that send information from your computer to an unauthorized third party.

At Edmond Wheelchair Repair & Supply we are concerned about the security of our customers and friends while they surf the internet. To help with this we have provided this page of links to free security and privacy software.

We strongly urge everyone to use an anti-virus program and a firewall. A firewall is very important if you have a cable or DSL connection to the internet. A good firewall and anti-virus program will not only protect your computer, but can help protect others by not letting harmful programs spread. They can also help to keep your computer from being used in attacks on others.

A good spyware remover can increase the performance of your computer plus make it more stable.

There are several very good free programs that you can download. In many cases there is also an even better pay version for those that want it.

If you know of a good freeware security or privacy program that is not listed here, please e-mail us with the link and we will check it out and post the link. If you have a web site, please think about making a page of links like these for your visitors. You can copy these if you wish or find others, but we all need to work together to make the web safer.

Anti-Virus & Anti-Trojan Programs
If you own a computer or watch the news, you know computer virus is and what it can do to your computer.
A Trojan is a program designed to give someone access to your computer allowing them to give you a computer virus, or to use your computer to attack others.
Below are links to some free programs that will help remove or prevent computer virus and Trojans.

Grisoft Anti-Virus AVG

AntiVir Personal Edition

Avast Home

Online Anti-Virus Scanners
The following are free online virus scanners. Good for someone that can not run an anti-virus, or for a second opinion.

HOUSECALLS

Firewall Programs
Firewalls help prevent someone from accessing and maybe taking control of your computer, or giving you a virus.
The best ones like Zonealarm, hide your computer from others searching for computers to attack.
If you have a cable or DSL connection, it is very important to have a firewall.

ZoneAlarm Firewall

Sygate Personal Firewall

Agnitum Outpost

GNAT Box Lite

Spyware Removal Tools
Spyware is a program designed to track your movements around the web and report back to the company or person who gave it to you.
Most spyware is included in tracking cookies or in some free downloaded software, and you are almost never told it is being installed on your computer.
Spyware can slow down your computer and in many cases can cause it to crash.
You do not need to leave these programs running, just do a check about once a month.
I like Spybot S&D and will also run Ad-Aware to double check.

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Spychecker

Spybot S&D

02/24/2007