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My Security Software Choices
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In my security software recommendations article in each week's newsletter, and in my Security Software Recommendations page (which gets updated less frequently), I write about the alternatives that I recommend. These include both individual programs for individual security functions and packages that address multiple functions.
Unfortunately, this makes it a long, long article each week.
Hopefully, this page will give you a clearer idea of what I prefer.
These are my personal choices — the ones I use on my primary computer (my notebook) and on my wife's computer — are:
- Firewall: Sunbelt Personal Firewall, from Sunbelt Software (commercial software, $19.95 for full-function version, reduced-function version free for personal use, free 30-day trial of full-function program)
- Anti-virus: NOD32 anti-threat system from ESET (commercial software, free 30-day trial)
- Anti-spyware/anti-adware: CounterSpy, also from Sunbelt Software (commercial software, free trial)
- Internet Explorer Protection: WinPatrol Plus, easy blocking and removal of Browser Helper Objects (free WinPatrol and paid WinPatrol Plus)
- Anti-spam: PopFile, more than anti-spam, it is an email classification system (free software)
- Backup: Replicator, from KarenWare, for daily backup of data files to another computer (read more in my article about backing up my data files) (free for personal use)
- Backup: Acronis True Image, for image backup of C: partition — in effect, creating my own "Recovery CD's" for my C: drive as I have it configured and with the programs and data I have on it. I can also recover individual files from the Acronis True Image backups.
- AutoStartup Protection: WinPatrol, easy disabling of auto-starting programs (free software)
- History Cleanup: WinClear, Windows and Internet History Eraser (free download and scan)
- History Cleanup: XP Privacy Pro, Windows and Internet History Eraser, including for Firefox and Opera (free download and scan)
Link to this page — just add this code to your web page!
<a href="http://www.terryscomputertips.com/computers/my-security-software-choices.php">My Security Software Choices</a>
Copyright © 2006 Terry A. Stockdale. All rights reserved.
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