There are many Windows security applications available for download, and often the basic versions are free.
- ZoneAlarm free port monitor utility / firewall
- Sygate Personal Firewall free single-computer firewall
- Kerio Personal Firewall free for home use
- Tiny Personal Firewall free for home use
- Agnitum Outpost Personal Firewall free. Includes some additional filtering beyond just firewalling.
- AVG Anti-Virus System free for home and non-commercial use. Includes email scanning.
- Avast. Free anti-virus. Includes email scanning.
- BitDefender free edition. Also see the complete list of free products which includes versions for Instant Messaging protection.
- eTrust EZ Armor Security Suite from CA has antivirus and some firewall capabilities.
Free 12-month software subscription to CA's eTrust EZ Armor-LE Antivirus and Firewall security suite. Valid for new users only. Limit 1 per household.
- AntiVir Personal Edition free anti-virus
- Ad-Aware The basic version is a free multi-spyware removal utility.
- SpyBot Search-and-Destroy The leading free software for spyware removal.
- SpywareBlaster Adds an extra level of protection by blocking bad ActiveX controls.
- GFI LANguard network security scanner, free for non-commercial use
- GFI System Integrity Monitor "GFI LANguard System Integrity Monitor (S.I.M.) is a utility that provides intrusion detection by checking whether files have been changed, added or deleted on a Windows 2000 system."
- Shavlik HFNetChk scans for needed patches - command line and GUI (HFNetChkLT) versions available
- Mischel TrojanHunter shareware
- DiamondCS Trojan Defense Suite (TDS) shareware. 30 day evaluation period.
- Pest Patrol "utility that finds and eliminates hacker tools, spyware and trojans". Free evaluation download. "The only difference between evaluation and licensed versions of this product is the ability to delete or quarantine pests when found."
- additional commercial firewalls: Freedom Personal Firewall
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