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TrendMicro sells a quality anti-virus program and also provides several other security features.
Trend Micro also provides the following service:
Hackercheck.com provides a free port-scanner to test your computer's security for internet transactions.
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Ad-Aware is a high quality anti-spyware program for cleaning and keeping your computer free of compromising and intrusive threats to your privacy. Available in free and commercial versions.
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Here’s a great utility for eliminating spam if you have Outlook or Outlook Express Spamfighter for Outlook and Outlook express: Softpedia |
k9webprotection.com
Blocks pornography, gambling, hacker sites.
Step 1: Get a free license from the website (this is sent to your email address-1
license per email). Make sure that only a parent or spouse is allowed access to this email
account.
Step 2: Download and install K9 software.
Step 3: Allow machine to reboot, then set a password and make desired
changes to settings.
-default setting blocks all of the bad stuff including gambling
-you can select custom to pick specific categories to filter on
-you can set allowable times to use the Internet
If a site is blocked the end user has control over it and you can
override only with a valid password. The password can only be changed if you have it sent to the email address that you licensed the software with. Be careful who has access to this email address.
Block Pornography Link for Windows 9x and ME:
Softpedia
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