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Free Antivirus, Antispyware and Firewall Solutions for Windows®

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Kiran.dks
Kiran.dks Original post #1
May 26, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Free Antivirus, Antispyware and Firewall Solutions for Windows®

One stop free security package solutions for Windows®
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Antivirus Programs:

avast! Free Home Edition

Features overview

  • Antivirus kernel
  • Automatic updates
  • Virus Chest
  • Resident protection
  • System integration
  • P2P and IM Shields
  • Integrated Virus Cleaner
  • Network Shield
  • Web Shield

Certifications:

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AVG Antivirus Free Edition

Features overview

  • Integrated Virus Cleaner
  • Antivirus kernel
  • Automatic updates
  • Resident protection
  • System integration

Certifications:

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Avira AntiVir® Personal Edition Classic

Features overview:

  • Protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
  • Protection against expensive dialers and phishing
  • Detects and deletes root kits

Certifications:

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Anti-Spyware Programs:

Windows® Defender
With Real-Time Scanner

Features overview:

  • Real-time Scanner
  • Delta definition updates
  • simplified user interface
  • Support for 64-bit platforms and accessibility
  • WGA enforcement

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AVG Anti-Spyware Free Edition

Features overview:
  • Easy to use
  • Daily database updates
  • Heuristics to detect unknown threats
  • Automatic Cleaning Engine

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Spybot - Search & Destroy

Features overview:
  • Easy and Advanced options for use
  • Command line parameters to automate tasks
  • Weekly updates
  • Automatic Cleaning Engine
  • Backups of every removed problem
  • System reports to locate even unknown threats

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Kiran.dks
May 26, 2007 at 8:12 PM
Ad-Aware SE Personal

Features overview:

  • User-controlled spyware removal
  • Code Sequence Identification (CSI) technology
  • Extensive Lavasoft Detection Database
  • ADS scan
  • Blocks browser hijackers
  • Quarantine manager

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Spyware Terminator
With Real-Time Scanner

Features overview:

  • Real-time Protection
  • Computer Restoration
  • Locked File Removal
  • Daily Automatic Update
  • On Boot Remover
  • ClamAV Antivirus Integration

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Firewall Programs:

Comodo Free Firewall

Features overview:

  • Constantly monitors and defends your PC from internet attacks
  • Free maintenance upgrades
  • Gain complete control over which programs are allowed internet access
  • Automatic Update
  • Real time traffic monitoring enables you to react instantly to threats and identify bandwidth bottlenecks.
  • Easy to use interface and quick setup

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ZoneAlarm® Firewall Protection (Basic)

Features overview:

  • Constantly monitors and defends your PC from internet attacks
  • Easy-to-use firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats.
  • Systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts
  • Automatic Update
  • Real time traffic monitoring
  • Automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet

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Agnitum Outpost Firewall Free

Features overview:

  • Constantly monitors and defends your PC from internet attacks
  • Easy-to-use firewall blocks hackers and other unknown threats.
  • Systematically identifies hackers and blocks access attempts
  • Automatic Update
  • Real time traffic monitoring
  • Automatically makes your computer invisible to anyone on the Internet

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Sunbelt Personal Firewall™

The Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall will work for first 30 days. But upon registeration of your email with Sunbelt Software, a license key can be obtained.

Features overview:

  • Packet filter
  • File integrity control
  • Application communication control
  • Application launch control
  • Network Intrusion Prevention System
  • Automatic update checker

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Jetico Personal Firewall

Features overview:

  • Protect your computer against hackers and malicious software when networked or connected to the internet.
  • Choose a pre-defined Security Policy.
  • Edit an existing Security Policy (i.e. the firewall rule set configuration).
  • Create your own Security Policy.
  • Monitor running applications that access the network.
  • Monitor selected/all network packets as well as selected network events.

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PC Tools Firewall Plus™

Features overview:

  • Protects your PC as you are working, surfing and playing.
  • Intelligent automatic protection without all the questions.
  • Easy to use. Designed for both, novice and expert users.
  • Advanced rules to protect your PC against common attacks.
  • Network Intrusion Prevention System
  • Automatic update checker

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Third Eye
May 27, 2007 at 9:22 AM
Where is Windows XP SP2's firewall in the poll? ;)
comrade
comrade #5
May 27, 2007 at 10:54 PM
the fact that windows firewall is more than enough for any home user..for me zonealarm & other firewalls are just like adware/spyware as they r just going to annoy u by prompting & interrupting ur work.
avast is the best free antivirus
antivir is slighty better than avast but backedup by slow updates.
since then started using firefox never cared abt spyware/adwares.
Kiran.dks
May 28, 2007 at 8:39 AM
Tech Genius said:
Where is Windows XP SP2's firewall in the poll? ;)

Windows XP Firewall is in-built firewall available to all. Hence there is no need to mention it separately. I am listing down popular and good free security package. ;-)
ssk_the_gr8
May 28, 2007 at 3:59 PM
what abt super antispyware free kiran?
Kiran.dks
May 29, 2007 at 10:11 PM
ssk_the_gr8, I have listed only popular security packages which are often recommended by techies. Super Antispyware has not yet established enough share in the market.
blackpearl
May 30, 2007 at 3:08 PM
There is no Sygate Personal Firewall in the poll :(
I use that and its good.
ashisharya
Jun 2, 2007 at 4:09 AM
i wud prefer avast
Kiran.dks
Kiran.dks #11
Jun 3, 2007 at 10:51 AM
blackpearl said:
There is no Sygate Personal Firewall in the poll :(
I use that and its good.

:!: Sorry about that, but can't include everything dude. I have listed most of popular ones.