Hints and tips for PCs
The first hint is to load a Linux operating system on your PC.
If you must use Windows, then the hints in this document should make it easier to keep your PC safe.
- Windows Security issues overview and tools:
- http://grc.com/default.htm This is a good primer site on Windows security.
- windowsupdate.com
- www.windowsupdate.com This is critical, update Windows on a regular basis; alternatively, use a Linux or Mac Operating system. ;)
- Anti Spyware tools:
- http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ AdAware
- http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=download SpyBot
- http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html SpywareBlaster
- Antivirus tools:
- http://free.avg.com/us-en/download AVG free anti-virus
- http://www.nai.com Network Associates, home of McAfee and Stinger, also listed below.
- http://us.mcafee.com/default.asp McAffee Anti Virus software.
- http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/ This is a clean-up tool for after a virus problem.
- http://www.symantec.com/ Norton Anti Virus software.
- Firewalls:
- http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/home.jsp ZoneAlarm
- http://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_home.html Kerio Personal Firewall
- http://www.agnitum.com/products/outpost/ Outpost personal firewall
- Browsers:
- http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox Firefox Browser
- http://www.apple.com/safari/download Safari Browser
- http://www.opera.com/download Opera Browser
- http://www.google.com/chrome Chrome Browser
- Startup managers:
- http://www.rayslab.com/startup_manager/startup_manager.html
- Proxy filter:
- http://www.proxyplus.cz/ For a computer sharing solution.
- http://www.junkbuster.com/ For Filtering out ads.
- Windows tools.
- http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/tweakui
- http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,2803,00.asp
