As most Windows users know, security software is an essential part of their system. Without it, most computers don't stand a chance when exposed to the threats the Internet has to offer.
For anti-virus and anti-spyware tools please see those categories.
Commercial security suites are good, but sometimes too good. To justify their continuing subscription fee, they bloat the software with new features in each release. Pretty soon, we feel like our computers exist just to run the security suites and were buying memory upgrades to handle the programs we want to run.
It doesn't have to be that way. With the free software products listed here you can effectively secure your PC at no cost.
An excellent tool for cleaning up old files, clearing your history and keeping your machine clean. Use it to disable unnecessary start up programs. Also includes a registry cleaner and software uninstaller.