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Most of the apps and services mentioned below are free, and some offer premium versions with more functionality. For the few apps or services that are not free, there are free-trials available.
Antivirus & Internet Secuity
Ad-Aware Antivirus & Antispyware |
A totally free protection against viruses, spyware and adware by lavasoft.com. It features real-time protection, advanced Genocode detection technology, rootkit protection, automatic updates, and much more — to ensure that you have the power to protect yourself online. www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php |
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Avast! Free Antirus |
avast! Free Antivirus outperforms many competitors´ paid-for products in independent tests, leading in both security features and scanning speed. In fact, AV-Comparatives.org rated avast! 5.1 the fastest out of 20 antivirus programs! avast! also offers a mobile security suite that is worth checking out. www.avast.com/en-us/free-antivirus-download |
AVG Anti-Virus Free |
The original free antivirus, it’s one of the most popular free antivirus out there. It offers good protection against viruses and spyware. AVG also offer a nice mobile antivirus for free. www.avg.com/us-en/free-antivirus-download |
Avira Free Antivirus |
An entry-level antivirus eliminates many forms of malware, including worms, rootkits and costly dialers. Avira offers a free antivirus for Mac and free Android security software as well. www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus |
Bitdefender |
Award-winning virus protection and internet security software. Bitdefender also offers a free online virus scan, a list of free virus removal tools, and other free tools to keep your computer safe. www.bitdefender.com/solutions/free.html |
Clam AntiVirus |
ClamAV is an open source (GPL) antivirus engine designed for detecting Trojans, viruses, malware and other malicious threats. www.clamav.net/lang/en/ |
Comodo Internet Security |
Complete protection against viruses and Internet attacks for Windows computers. Comodo also offers a whole list of free products for both home and business users. j.mp/PRhvKJ |
Kaspersky Security Scan |
Kaspersky is a leading malware research lab, and here’s their offering of free scan to quickly scan for viruses and other security threats on your computer. usa.kaspersky.com/downloads/free-anti-virus-scan |
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free |
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free utilizes powerful technology to detect and remove all traces of malware including worms, trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware and more. Though it is a “removal only” software since the free version does not provide real-time protection, the software received a high rating in effectiveness. if you have some tough malware that your other antiviruses cannot get rid of, give Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free a try. www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free |
McAfee Security Scan Plus |
Actively checks your computer for anti-virus software, firewall protection, and web security, and threats in your open applications. Also check out McAfee’s other free services to help you keep you and your family safe from internet security threats. home.mcafee.com/downloads/free-virus-scan |
Microsoft Security Essential |
Microsoft Security Essentials is a security suite to guard against viruses, spyware, and other evil software. It provides real-time protection for your home or small business PCs. It integrates with Windows Firewall to offer complete protection. Microsoft Security Essentials is free as long as you are running genuine Windows. windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/products/security-essentials/product-information |
Norman Malware Cleaner |
Use this free and newly improved Malware Cleaner tool to scan and clean your computer from viruses, trojans and other types of malware. This is also a “removal only” tool, as the Malware Cleaner is a solution when your computer is already infected. It does not have real-time protection (i.e. it does not prevent your computer getting infected). www.norman.com/downloads/malware_cleaner/ |
Panda Cloud Antivirus |
The first free antivirus from the cloud! Panda Cloud Antivirus is based on Collective Intelligence, a system that continuously collects and analyzes viruses and other threats gathered from the community of millions of Panda users around the world. It scans your computer over the net and provides real-time protection against all types of viruses. www.cloudantivirus.com/en/#!/free-antivirus-download |
Spybot-S&D |
Spybot Search & Destroy is developed by a world wide team of software specialists with strong backgrounds in malware and spyware detection and removal. Spybot-S&D is free for private use. www.safer-networking.org/personal/ |
SUPERAntiSpyware |
SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough scanner on the market. Their Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones! www.superantispyware.com/superantispyware.html?rid=13580 |
ZoneAlarm® Free Antivirus + Firewall |
The ultimate free Internet security solution. It offers layered security with a single, easy-to-use interface; lighter, faster and easier protection than two separate products, and it’s the only all-in-one free security that seamlessly integrates award-winning Antivirus and ZoneAlarm Firewall together for maximum protection and performance. You can also get just the firewall. www.zonealarm.com/security/en-us/zonealarm-free-antivirus-firewall.htm |
Antivirus Reviews
AV Comparatives |
AV-Comparatives e.V. is an Austrian Non-Profit-Organization, which provides independent Anti-Virus software tests free to the public. www.av-comparatives.org/ |
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AV-TEST |
AV-TEST an independent IT-security institute. They carry out more than 3,000 individual and comparative tests per year. They also perform extensive certification procedures in which IT security products are assessed and certified in accordance with high standards. www.av-test.org/en/tests/ |
Email Security
Enigmail |
Enigmail is a security extension to Mozilla Thunderbird and Seamonkey. It enables you to write and receive email messages signed and/or encrypted with the OpenPGP standard. enigmail.mozdev.org/home/index.php.html |
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Hushmail |
Hushmail offers private, secure free email accounts. Email is encrypted and spam/virus scanned. www.hushmail.com/ |
Sender Score |
Free Email Reputation from Return Path. Get instant access to detailed email reputation reports and free tools to determine the trustworthiness of an email source. https://www.senderscore.org/ |
Tor Mail |
Tor Mail is a Tor Hidden Service that allows anyone to send and receive email anonymously. This product is produced independently from the Tor® anonymity software and carries no guarantee from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else. tormail.org/ |
Encryption Tools
GnuPG |
GnuPG is the GNU project‘s complete and free implementation of the OpenPGP standard as defined by RFC4880. It allows to encrypt and sign your data and communication, features a versatile key management system as well as access modules for all kinds of public key directories. GnuPG, also known as GPG, is a command line tool with features for easy integration with other applications www.gnupg.org/ |
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Gpg4win |
Gpg4win (GNU Privacy Guard for Windows) is an encryption software for files and emails. It enables users to securely transport emails and files with the help of encryption and digital signatures. gpg4win.org/index.html |
GPGTools |
GPGTools is a collection of several softwares, bringing encryption/decryption and signing of e-mails and files, to you on your Mac. www.gpgtools.org/ |
TrueCrypt |
TrueCrypt is free open-source disk encryption software for Windows 7/Vista/XP, Mac OS X and Linux. In case an attacker forces you to reveal the password, TrueCrypt provides plausible deniability. In contrast to file encryption, data encryption performed by TrueCrypt is real-time (on-the-fly), automatic, transparent, and does not involve temporary unencrypted files. www.truecrypt.org/ |
Internet Privacy
Hide My Ass! |
HMA’s aim is to provide easy to use services that help protect your online identity and privacy. Their services include free web proxy, VPN, anonymous email, privacy software, secure file upload and more. www.hidemyass.com/ |
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Privoxy |
Privoxy is a non-caching web proxy with advanced filtering capabilities for enhancing privacy, modifying web page data and HTTP headers, controlling access, and removing ads and other obnoxious Internet junk. www.privoxy.org/ |
TOR |
Tor is free software and an open network that helps you defend against a form of network surveillance that threatens personal freedom and privacy, confidential business activities and relationships, and state security known as traffic analysis. https://www.torproject.org/ |
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