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    AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

    Antivirus Software1,672,632

  2. 2.
    Ad-Aware 2008

    Spyware Removers530,174

  3. 3.
    Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus

    Antivirus Software526,681

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    Avast Home Edition

    Antivirus Software435,109

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    Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

    Spyware Removers259,043

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    Spybot - Search & Destroy

    Spyware Removers184,785

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    Secunia Personal Software Inspector

    Monitoring Software108,644

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    Trend Micro HijackThis

    Spyware Removers49,198

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    SpywareBlaster

    Spyware Removers46,498

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    CCleaner

    Privacy Software42,914

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  1. 32 ReverseCrypt Oct 07

    Encryption Software

  2. Xelios Personal Firewall Mar 26

    Firewall Software

  3. Omniquad Surveillance Anywhere Dec 06

    Privacy Software

  4. OneClick Public Key File Encryption Software Jan 12

    Encryption Software

  5. WebEradicator Jan 13

    Encryption Software

  6. Advanced Privacy Protector Jan 15

    Privacy Software

  7. EyeCU Mar 01

    Monitoring Software

  8. pdfCipher Jan 17

    Encryption Software

  9. MYmailSAFE Jan 18

    Encryption Software

  10. McAfee Desktop Firewall Dec 14

    Firewall Software

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    AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

    Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.

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    ZoneAlarm Firewall (Windows 2000/XP)

    Protect your Internet connection from hackers and other security breaches.

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    Avast Home Edition

    Scan your computer for viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.

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    Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus

    Detect and remove more than viruses from your computer.

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    Trend Micro HijackThis

    Scan the Registry and hard drive for spyware.

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    AVG Anti-Virus

    Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.

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    Norton AntiVirus 2009

    Protect yourself from all forms of online viruses.

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    CounterSpy

    Scan your computer for spyware and malware without using much system resources.

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    McAfee SiteAdvisor for Internet Explorer

    Add safety ratings to sites and search results to protect against adware, spam, and online scams.

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    Comodo Firewall Pro

    Protect your PC from harmful threats.

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Featured Freeware: Advanced System Protector Personal

Spyware remover Advanced System Protector looks good and offers security fundamentals, but its efficacy is hard to judge on a clean or already-secure system.
Posted by Seth Rosenblatt on Dec 02 2008

Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion

Apple removes statement to customers urging them to use antivirus software, saying that Macs are safe "out of the box."
Posted by Elinor Mills on Dec 02 2008

Antivirus firms shrug at Microsoft's free security suite

"Business as usual" appears to be the cautious response from some of Redmond's security competitors, including McAfee, Symantec, AVG, Sunbelt, and Kaspersky.
Posted by Robert Vamosi on Nov 19 2008

Featured Freeware: Laptop Alarm

This simple program will sound an alarm through your laptop's speakers when certain activities occur, helping to thwart laptop theft.
Posted by Seth Rosenblatt on Nov 18 2008

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite

Software giant cans its paid Windows Live OneCare service in favor of a free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware.
Posted by Elinor Mills on Nov 18 2008

Featured Freeware: Rohos Mini Drive

There's nothing magical about this partitioning tool, but it does offer password protection along with solid NTFS partitioning sleight-of-hand for your USB thumb drives.
Posted by Seth Rosenblatt on Nov 17 2008
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