====== How to Secure Windows desktop (Free) ======

==== Must have ====
Microsoft have windows defender which help you protect in many way.

[[ http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx | Windows Defender ]]

Install this first.\\
Make sure you run auto update when your computer online generally.

==== Spyware Protection & Prevention ====
This is necessary to prevent your computer to open harmful pages.\\
There is best thing out per my knowledge is spybot s&d

 - [[ http://www.safer-networking.org | Spybot SD]]

==== Uninstaller ====
Why you need another uninstaller. because microsoft sucks.\\
You need this to clean up left over registry and files.

 - [[ http://www.revouninstaller.com | Revo Uninstaller ]]

It has been marked clean by download.com

==== Cleaning junk saved ====
You need this because "Remove Temporary files" is not good enough to do this.

 - [[ http://www.ccleaner.com | Ccleaner ]]

It has been marked clean by download.com

==== Antivirus ====
For Antivirus you have two option.\\
It is basically slow on update as it is free, but good enough to protect you. \\
I am not certain what to suggest so choose on your own.

== Avast Home Edition ==

 - [[ http://www.avast.com | Avast Home Edition ]]

Go to link and download Home Edition, You need to register product though.\\
Don't worry it is free.

== AVG Free Edition ==

 - [[ http://free.avg.com | AVG Free Edition ]]

Go to link and down the free basic edition.

==== Quick Online tool ====
This is where you might tuneup your computer little bit.\\
Also, you can say thanx to microsoft.

 - [[ http://safety.live.com | Live Scanner ]]

Which clean up many stuff.

==== How to view which process running svchost.exe ====
I found this on microsoft open source.\\

 - [[ http://svchostviewer.codeplex.com | SvcHost Viewer ]]