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Its not paranoia if they really are out to get you pt.1

It’s not paranoia if they really are out to get you pt.1
10 free security related programs to get you started.

Don’t worry, I’m sure its safe…

Paranoia is a disturbed thought process characterized by excessive anxiety or fear, often to the point of irrationality and delusion. Paranoid thinking typically includes persecutory beliefs concerning a perceived threat. In the original Greek, (paranoia) simply means madness (para = outside; nous = mind) and, historically, this characterization was used to describe any delusional state. [wiki]

Adware/Spyware: Spybot - Search and Destroy Size: 9.27MB OS: Win 9x/ME/2K/NT/XP
Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer. Spybot also can clean program and Web-usage tracks from your system, which is especially useful if you share your computer with other users. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system.
For advanced users, it allows you to fix registry inconsistencies related to adware and to malicious program installations. The handy online-update feature ensures that Spybot always has the most current and complete listings of adware, dialers, and other uninvited system residents.

Adware/Spyware: Ad-Aware Size: 20.37MB OS: Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Ad-Aware Free is a popular anti-spyware product for computer users around the world, with nearly one million downloads every week. This free anti-spyware version provides you with advanced protection against spyware that secretly attaches and takes control of your computer, resulting in aggressive advertising pop-ups, sluggish computer activity, even identity theft through stolen bank details, passwords, and credit card account numbers.

Features:

• Redesigned Engine – Benefit from superior program flexibility and more accurate scanning methods with all-new program architecture.
• Improved Code Sequence Identification (CSI) Technology – Boost your privacy protection with precise detection of embedded malware, including known and emerging threats.
• Incremental Definition File Updates – Save precious time and resources with smaller update files resulting in faster download times.
• TrackSweep - Control privacy by erasing tracks left behind while surfing the Web on Internet Explorer, Firefox, and Opera, with one easy click.
• Multiple Browser Support – Choose Internet Explorer, Firefox, or Opera with expanded browser support.
• New Straightforward User Interface – Effortlessly maneuver the complexities of malware detection and removal with our new user-friendly interface.
• User-Controlled Spyware Removal - Decide for yourself what to delete from your system and what to keep.
• Extensive Detection Database – Stay protected with regular updates from the extensive library of identified and analyzed spyware.
• System Restore Point – Easily revert back to your clean system to recover from a spyware attack.

AntiVirus: AVG AntiVirus Free Size: 33.15MB OS: Win 9x/ME/2K/NT/XP/VISTA
AVG Anti-Virus - With this free distribution version of the popular AVG Anti-Virus system, you will get a reliable tool for your computer protection against computer viruses.

Features:

• Automatic update functionality
• The AVG Resident Shield, which provides real-time protection as files are opened and programs are run
• The AVG E-mail Scanner, which protects your e-mail
• The AVG On-Demand Scanner, which allows the user to perform scheduled and manual tests
• Free Virus Database Updates for the lifetime of the product
• AVG Virus Vault for safe handling of infected files
• Great customer satisfaction!

Please note that any previous version of AVG Free will be un-installed automatically during the installation of the new AVG Free.

Encryption Tools: Folder Encryption Size: 366KB OS: Win 98/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3/Vista
KaKa Foder Encryption is a powerful and easy-to-use program for encrypting and protecting your data. You can encrypt any folder including flash disk and removable hard disk.

Features:

• Fast and Simple: With one-click encryption and decryption. Instant encryption and decryption
• Strong Encryption Algorithm: Using the Original encryption technology that can effectively protect your data.
• Encrypted folders are characterized by protection against copy, deletion or real size check.

Encryption Tools: Asterisk Key Size: 424KB OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP
Asterisk Key shows passwords hidden under asterisks.

Features:

• Uncovers hidden passwords on password dialog boxes and web pages
• State of the art password recovery engine - all passwords are recovered instantly
• Multilingual passwords are supported
• Full install/uninstall support

Encryption Tools: TrueCrypt Size: 2.38MB OS: Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista
TrueCrypt can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a real disk, or an entire hard disk partition or a device, such as USB memory stick, floppy disk, etc.
This software provides two levels of security: a hidden volume (more information may be found here), and a volume cannot be identified (no part of the volume can be distinguished from random data).
It utilizes the following encryption algorithms: AES (256-bit key), Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5 (128-bit key), Serpent (256-bit key), Triple DES, and Twofish (256-bit key), and also supports cascading (e.g., AES-Serpent-Twofish).
It is based on Encryption for the Masses (E4M) 2.02a, conceived in 1997.

Firewall: Comodo Size: 15.53MB OS: Win 2000/XP/Vista
Comodo - Install now for out-of-the-box protection against identity theft hackers, trojans, viruses, scripts and other unknown threats

• Complete protection from Hackers, Spyware, Trojans and Identity theft
• Host Intrusion Prevention System stops malware from being installed [NEW]
• Clean PC Mode registers your current applications then will allow only applications that you approve to be installed on your computer [NEW]
• Malware Scan Feature checks your computer for viruses, spyware and trojans before you install Comodo Firewall Pro [NEW]
• Free Download. No charges or license fees ever.

Password Manager: KeePass Password Safe Size: 1.27MB OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP/2K3
KeePass is a free/open-source password manager or safe which helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. So you only have to remember one single master password or insert the key-disk to unlock the whole database. The databases are encrypted using the best and most secure encryption algorithms currently known (AES and Twofish).

Secure Cleaning: CCleaner Size: 2.61MB OS: Win 9x/ME/NT/2K/XP
CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it´s fast (normally taking less that a second to run) and FREE!

Features:

• Internet Explorer: Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form history, index.dat.
• Firefox: Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.
• Windows: Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log files.
• Registry cleaner
• Advanced cleaner to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more… also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.
• Third-party applications: Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Opera, Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more…
• 100% Spyware FREE: This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses.

Secure Cleaning: Eraser Size: 8.53MB OS: Win NT/2000/XP
Eraser is an advanced security tool, which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
You can drag and drop files and folders to the on-demand eraser, use the convenient Explorer shell extension or use the integrated scheduler to program overwriting of unused disk space or, for example, browser cache files to happen regularly, at night, during your lunch break, at weekends or whenever you like.
The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Gutmann´s paper “Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory” and they are selected to effectively remove the magnetic remnants from the hard disk.
Other methods include the one defined in the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual of the US Department of Defense and overwriting with pseudorandom data. You can also define your own overwriting methods.

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