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The
homepage for AVG Antivirus. They offer a great antivirus
product for free to home users. For a modest fee you can
have more features and priority updates. It doesn't slow
your PC down either.
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Norton's
Symantec Antivirus Research Center. It is a great resource
for virus info and removal tools. They maintain a list of
virus hoaxes as well.
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Microsoft's
automated updating system. You can get security updates
and patches for your Windows® system to keep it up to
date.
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Lavasoft
makes software called AdAware. It removes sneaky ad popup
software, cookies and other devices used to track your website
usage. The free product works great but, for a small fee,
you can get an upgraded version with some nice features.
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The
makers of Spybot Search And Destroy. Similar to Adaware, it
helps get rid of all the nasties the internet has to offer. |
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Panicware
makes Popup Stopper, a program that will stop annoying ad
popups in their tracks. Holding the <ctrl> key will
allow a desired popup to work. Again, the basic is free
but, for a small fee, the updated version has some nice
features.
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