Free Anti-SPY Guard is a free tool designed to detect malicious software on your computer. Unlike other similar software, Free Anti-SPY Guard does not use signature databases, but the algorithm of the program allows it to detect spyware, viruses, trojans, rootkits and other malware that is not known yet. It is enough to start scanning and you will get the results in some time - whether your computer is infected or not.

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Autoruns shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them.

These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP.

Autoruns’ Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.

VTE Virus Scanner is a free and useful antivirus utility.

While using the CRC32 method is by no means the most accurate way to detect malware, you will find that most malware (worms, virii, trojans, etc) are still detected when you scan for them.

In addition to having user defined heuristics scanning (UDHS), and plug-in support (you still have to
edit the paths manually using tweak.exe), the disinfection rates included with the plugins, along with their database implementations dramatically increase the chances of catching malware. When scanning with the heuristics, you will find that occasionally a false positive is triggered.

While false positives can be a small nuisance, it is much better than having a false negative, running said program, and suddenly having an unstable system with no idea what caused the problem.

The base component of VTE does NOT include disinfection. The reason for this is one of convenience: I simply don’t have the time and/or resources to write 300000+ disinfection routines from scratch. To support disinfection techniques, it is recommended that you use an additional scanner with VTE’s Plugin Support methods. VTE’s base engine, which implements handle manipulation as opposed to thread manipulation is extremely processor intensive when, but ends up being a lot faster.

avast! 4 Home Edition is a free complete ICSA certified antivirus software for home noncommercial use. avast! obtained VB100% awards in 2002/4 Virus Bulletin comparative reviews under Windows.

avast! Home Edition includes the following components:

* On Demand Scanner - with Skinnable Simple Interface - just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button.
* On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses.
* E-mail scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms.
* Network Shield - scans traffic for malicious content - lightweight Firewall.
* Resident protection for IM programs (e.g. MSN Messenger, ICQ) and P2P programs (e.g. Kazaa, DirectConnect).
* Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
* Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
* Screen Saver Scanner - scans PC during your coffee breaks.
* Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.

True incremental updates of size under 100 KB are available at least twice a week and within couple of hours in the case of emergency of new virus. avast! automatically checks for new updates - downloads, installs and loads them without restart or logoff. Program upgrades are available time to time, they are incremental too (about 300 KB).

RogueRemover is a tool that can remove various rogue antispyware, antivirus and hard drive cleaning utilities. Rogue applications are applications that rather than remove spyware, provide false positives, distribute malware or spyware, advertise, or provide useless uninstallers.

The main point is that rogue applications are useless and eat up system resources. RogueRemover has the ability to completely remove WinAntiSpyware/WinAntiVirus, SpyAxe, VirusBlast, VirusBursters and many more!

Norton 360 is a comprehensive consumer security solution that offers a full circle of protection and eliminates the need to purchase and manage multiple products.
· Defends your PC against a broad range of threats
· Safeguards against online identity theft
· Protects important files from loss
· Keeps your PC tuned up for peak performance
· Provides a hassle-free user experience
· Protects against the latest online threats

Here are some key features of “Norton 360″:

· Removes viruses from email and instant messages
· Blocks Internet worms at point of entry
· Stops spyware from tracking you online
· Authenticates popular shopping and banking Web sites
· Protects you from phishing sites designed to steal your confidential information
· Discovers new files and backs up that data automatically
· Automatically back up important files to a secure online service
· Local backup to CD, DVD or external drive
· Automatically removes unwanted Internet clutter and temporary files that can slow down your PC’s performance

RemoveIT Pro is a security software that allows you to protect yor PC.

RemoveIT Pro program is specific because he detects malicious files and viruses that many other popular programs does not detect. It also offers you full report of active processes with full paths and full windows startup list of files that starts on windows startup.

AIM Fix was created to remove all known AIM viruses in one consolidated removal tool.

It is designed to end the virus processes, delete the files, and remove registry keys created by the virus.

Remove all known and unknown AIM viruses with AIM Fix.

AIM Fix was created to remove all known AIM viruses in one consolidated removal tool.

It is designed to end the virus processes, delete the files, and remove registry keys created by the virus.

Remove all known and unknown AIM viruses with AIM Fix

avast! obtained VB100% awards in 2002/3 Virus Bulletin comparative reviews under Windows XP Pro and under Windows 2000 Advanced Server.

avast! Home Edition includes the following components:

- On Demand Scanner - with Skinnable Simple Interface - just select what do you want to scan in which way and press the Play button.
- On Access Scanner - resident scanning of all files being opened, read and written and behavior blocker monitoring dangerous actions of viruses.
- E-mail scanner easily integrates with most mail clients and it checks both incoming and outgoing mails, it provides heuristic analysis of mail content to protect against new Worms.
- Boot Time Scanner - scans disks in the same way and in the same time as Windows CHKDSK does (on NT/2000/XP only).
- Explorer Scanner - right click on the object allows you to scan it.
- Screen Saver Scanner - integrates with your Screen Saver to scan PC during your coffee breaks.
- Virus Chest - safety isolated folder to store infected, suspicious and even some system files - to restore them.

Protect your system and valuable data against computer viruses with Avast! Home Edition.