Hardware / Software Utilities
1 Belarc Adviser This software gives you a diagnostic of you whole system. 2 MS Windows memory Diagnostic Runs a diagnostic on RAM - tests physical memory 3 PCPitstop checks many things from disk fragmentation to Internet speed tests. 4 Driver Detective will check your drivers and report what updates are available. This program is not free, so we generally recommend people to simply write down their results and then manually get the updated drivers. 5 Ethereal is a troubleshooting and reporting utility for networks. 6 Tweaks Is your PC configured for broadband? 7 Memory Ten This site can scan your Motherboard and tell you exactly what RAM you need and the max for your motherboard. 8 Win Audit Scans your PC and gives a comprehensive diagnostic of the hardware / software Internet Security Keeping your computer secure is your first line of defense against hackers, viruses, trojans, hijackers, spammers, and adware.
These programs and sites will help you make the job a little bit easier
. A1 Windows Update This is probably the most important thing you can do to help with security of your pc A2 Windows XP Service Pack 2 CD order You can order SP2 on CD so you do not have to download it. A3 AuditmyPC has tests for firewall, spyware, and pop-ups. A4 AVG (free) Excellent AntiVirus that provides regular up-dates A5 Avast Another popular Anti Virus A6 Active Virus Shield Supplied by AOL A7 Trend Housecall This provides an online Anti Virus scan A8 Panda Active Scan Another online Anti Virus scan that is very effective A9 Shoot the Messenger Disables windows messenger service - do not confuse with MSN A10 Setting up Security Zones in IE A11 Microsoft Protect your PC A12 Random Password Generator generate single or thousands of random passwords A13 Hijack Eliminator can prevent worms and hijacking and gives recommendations on your Internet browser settings A14 DirextX Buster Uninstalls DirectX from your system A15 Audit my PC Test your PC firewall and check for Spyware and popups Never have more than 1 AV or Firewall running - they will conflict
Free Firewalls
B1 Zone Alarm B2 Outpost Browsers It is recommended that you have a second browser on your system so that you can check to see if the problem is unique to your primary browser. C1 Firefox 2 C2 Firefox Add-ons C3 Opera C4 Avant Web-based Virus and Trojan Scanners D1 Bit Defender You may need to install ActiveX Control D2 Housecall D3 Panda D4 McAfee (free) D5 Symantec Security Scan Test your computer's exposure to threats D6 Free Online Trojan Scan D7 Trend CWShredder removes CoolWebSearch D8 Mike Lin's Startup Monitor
alerts you if any programs like trojans, viruses, or hijackers register to run at startup Adware, Spyware, Trojan and Hijacker Scanners
E1 A-Squared E2 Adaware SE Personal E3 Spybot Search & Destroy E4 Hijack this - direct link Save it to its own folder. E5 Spyware Blaster E6 Ewido Security Suite scanner for spyware, highjackers, worms, trojans, dialers E7 MS Defender Clean up your PC F1 WinPatrol F2 CCleaner F3 EasyCleaner Do NOT delete any DUPLICATE files Registry Cleaners, File Shredders and File Recovery G1 RegSeeker Is a Registry Cleaner G2 Eraser Is a file shredder recommended by many sites G3 Ultrawipe Allows you to wipe sensitive data from your system G4 Active@Killdisk Will COMPLETELY wipe your Hard Drive G5 PC Inspector File Recovery is a File Recovery utility G6 Restoration - file undelete Can recover files after deleting from the recycle bin G7 DBAN Is a floppy-based utility that will completely wipe a Hard Drive
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