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- | ====== How to Secure Windows desktop (Free) ====== | ||
- | ==== 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 | ||
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- | - [[ http://www.safer-networking.org | Spybot SD]] | ||
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- | ==== Uninstaller ==== | ||
- | Why you need another uninstaller. because microsoft sucks.\\ | ||
- | You need this to clean up left over registry and files. | ||
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- | - [[ http://www.revouninstaller.com | Revo Uninstaller ]] | ||
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- | It has been marked clean by download.com | ||
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- | ==== Cleaning junk saved ==== | ||
- | You need this because "Remove Temporary files" is not good enough to do this. | ||
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- | - [[ http://www.ccleaner.com | Ccleaner ]] | ||
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- | It has been marked clean by download.com | ||
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- | ==== 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. | ||
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- | == Avast Home Edition == | ||
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- | - [[ http://www.avast.com | Avast Home Edition ]] | ||
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- | Go to link and download Home Edition, You need to register product though.\\ | ||
- | Don't worry it is free. | ||
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- | == AVG Free Edition == | ||
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- | - [[ http://free.avg.com | AVG Free Edition ]] | ||
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- | Go to link and down the free basic edition. | ||
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- | ==== Quick Online tool ==== | ||
- | This is where you might tuneup your computer little bit.\\ | ||
- | Also, you can say thanx to microsoft. | ||
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- | - [[ http://safety.live.com | Live Scanner ]] | ||
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- | Which clean up many stuff. |