PC Maintenance
Useful Programs to keep your PC or Mac up and running, all of these programs are free. Once you have cleaned your PC it is suggested that you use a safe browser such as Firefox, or Opera.
Spybot Search and Destroy (Spybot S & D) One of the best spyware detection and removal utilities is actually free. It can detect and remove spyware, adware, trojans, hijackers, dialers, malware, keyloggers and numerous other nuisances. It runs under Windows.
and.doxdesk - Find Unsolicited Commercial Software and.doxdesk is a site that provides free online parasite scanning for your computer. It detects adware, spyware, scumware, homepage hijackers, dialers (they call it "diallers"), etc. The online scan only works with Internet Explorer.
Avast Award winning virus protection. Operates the same way as a typical virus cleaner, and is free. Avast! updates quite frequently making it one of the most up-to-date av's. The actual virus scanner is not as good at avira's, however on-access scanner is tough to beat!
Avira Another great free antiviral program. There is no registration, however there is an ad whenever you update, so that gets a lil annoyin. Although not as updated as Avast! But its actual virus scanner, is unmatched amounged the av's!
CCleaner Also known as Crap Cleaner, not so much a virus protection program, but a cleanup program. Removes all unwanted cookies, ads and cleans up the registry. This program deletes lots of unnecessary junk and free disk space.