List of the Best Free Security & Privacy Software

By Rich on August 18, 2010 (Add Comment)

070 List of the Best Free Security & Privacy Software Recently, I chose my top five anti-malware applications and there are many more that didn’t make the cut. Here on Windows Guides, we have a section dedicated to security and anti-malware application reviews. But, if you want a list of a bunch of security programs, look no further than Gizmo’s freeware.

Personally, I’d start with the list of the best free anti-virus software and then, when your sitting tightly and have an afternoon… or day to kill, check out the list of “probably the best free security [programs] in the world.” The list includes the following types of security software:

Realtime protection
Scanners
Tools for virus removal
Online-scanners
Firewalls
HIPS
System hardening-HIPS
System hardening
Sandboxing/virtualization
Vulnerability scanning and updates
Browser security
IP-blocking/hardening
Privacy
System monitoring
Network traffic monitoring
System cleaning
Data rescue
Encrypting
Backup
System rescue
Miscellaneous
Tests and malware analysis tools
Vista/Windows 7 spesific security

Have fun!

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Rich is the owner and creator of Windows Guides; he spends his time breaking things on his PC so he can write how-to guides to fix the problems he creates.

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