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No related posts. ]]> Today, spam e-mails account for over 80% of all e-mail traffic and their volumes increase daily. Spam filter program is used for protecting spam email (unsolicited email) for Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird. In the following, you will find five most popular free spam filter software programs which are available for you to download and use at no cost.

1. SPAMfighter Standard

   SPAMfighter Standard is a free Spam Blocker tool that works for Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Mozilla Thunderbird that automatically and efficiently blocks spam and phishing fraud. SPAMfighter Standard is 100% free for home users. Blacklist and block domains and emails.

2. MailWasher Free

   MailWasher is one of popular spam filter software. MailWasher Free is free version which you can download and use for free. This spam blocker works with Outlook, Outlook Express, Incredimail, Thunderbird, Windows Mail, GMail, Hotmail and other email programs. The program includes various anti spam tools ranging from your personal friends list and blacklist, customizable filters, external blacklists, bayesian spam filtering which quickly learns to distinguish your spam and good email and email virus filtering.

3. BullGuard Spamfilter

   BullGuard Spamfilter is designed to help you in keep your inbox spam, scam and junk free. You can download and use BullGuard Spamfilter for free of charge and avoid unwanted spam and phishing attacks. Full integrates with email systems like Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird and Windows Mail.

4. POPFile

   POPFile is an automatic mail classification tool. Once properly set up and trained, it will scan all email as it arrives and classify it based on your training. You can give it a simple job, like separating out junk e-mail, or a complicated one-like filing mail into a dozen folders. Think of it as a personal assistant for your inbox. OPFile classifies email into categories you define. It can sort into spam and not spam or into any number of categories you like e.g. work, personal, important project, hobby, etc.

5. Spamato

   Spamato is an extendable spam filter system written in Java. The program is published on SourceForge as a GPL-licensed open source project! You can download and use it for free. Spamato is available as an add-on for Microsoft Outlook, an extension for Thunderbird and Mozilla Mail, and as a stand-alone proxy component.

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No related posts. ]]> Personal firewall software is designed for another security reason. The software is used for hacker protection, unauthorized access through network and internet. Firewall will alert the message when there is any access to computer. With firewall software, user can restrict access to programs in computer. Some personal firewall programs such as COMODO Internet Security has also included anti-virus protection feature.

1. PC Tools Firewall Plus

   PC Tools Firewall Plus is a free personal firewall for Windows that protects your computer by preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to your computer through the Internet or a network. By monitoring applications that connect to the network Firewall Plus can stop Trojans, backdoors, keyloggers and other malware from damaging your computer and stealing your private information.

2. Outpost Firewall Free

   Outpost Firewall Free is a free edition of Outpost Firewall, a product of Agnitum Ltd. The program gives you solid firewall protection with standard packet and application filtering to safeguard your data against unauthorized third parties. Moreover, you get advanced protection against illegal program activity that will help prevent unknown threats. All this coupled with minimum impact on your system resources makes Outpost Firewall Free a must-have instrument for an unprotected PC.

3. GhostWall

   GhostWall is a lightweight firewall which allows you to restrict the communications between your computer and others. GhostWall is simply a firewall, mainly designed to replace the standard Microsoft firewall with better features and performance.

4. Ashampoo FireWall FREE

   Ashampoo FireWall FREE a free version of Ashampoo FireWall which you can download and use at no cost. It is designed to help you in protecting against attacks from the Internet. It is essential for identifying and stopping the activities of many malicious virus and spyware programs. Ashampoo FireWall FREE can also monitor the local connections used inside your computer as well as monitor all the local LAN traffic into and out of your computer.

5. Online Armor Free

   Online Armor Free is free version which provides basic security features for those on a tight budget. The premium edition expands this protection with automatic updates and our unique Banking Mode to protect you when banking online – and the top of the line Online Armor ++ includes powerful Antivirus and Antispyware capabilities.

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No related posts. ]]> Antispyware program is designed to protect your computer from spyware which can secretly install in your computer and record keystrokes and steal your personal information including credit card number, user account and password. Millions of people experienced losing their credit card number through spyware. Spyware Removal is essential especially for someone who frequently making purchase online. You can also find this Antispyware feature in most of today anti-virus programs including Avira AntiVir Personal, Avast! Home Edition, AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition and ThreatFire AntiVirus Free.

1. SpywareTerminator

   Spyware Terminator is a complete spyware protection program that provided you for free of charge. Spyware Terminator is licensed for free for both home and business use. With Spyware Terminator, user can scan for spyware in the computer, set real-time protection include application guard, system guard and internet guard and more. The program has included the popular award winning open-source antivirus, Clam AntiVirus (ClamAV), for optional integration to achieve a higher level of security.

2. SUPERAntiSpyware Free

   SUPERAntiSpyware Free Edition is freeware Antispyware software program developed and offered by SUPERAntiSpyware Company. The program can detect and remove thousands of spyware, adware, worms, malware, Trojans, keyLoggers, dialers, and Hijackers. SUPERAntiSpyware features many unique and powerful technologies and removes spyware threats that other applications fail to remove, but it does not include real-time blocking or scheduled scanning.

3. a-squared Free

   a-squared Free is a free anti-virus plus Antispyware software application which provides basic protection features. It provides you ability to scan your PC for infections of Trojans, Viruses, Spyware, Adware, Worms, Bots, Keyloggers and Dialers. This program is developed and offered by Emsi Software GmbH. You can download and use it for free of charge, no need to spend a dime. a-squared Free is using signature based malware defense and blocking.

4. Spybot-S&D

   Spybot-S&D is a completely free of charge Antispyware, there is no commercial version. Donation is source of fund to keep project alive and further developer. The program is designed to help you protect and removal spyware for your computer. Spybot-S&D is available for multiple languages support. The software has immunized feature that allow user to protect against spyware inside the internet browsers.

5. SpywareBlaster

   SpywareBlaster is free of charge spyware protection solution for personal and educational use. SpywareBlaster can protect from adware, spyware, browser hijacking, and other online threads. With the software user can block spyware from tracking cookies in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox internet browsers and prevent the installation of ActiveX-based spyware and other potentially unwanted programs. Restrict the actions of potentially unwanted or dangerous web sites.

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No related posts. ]]> Antivirus software is must have program. Why? Going online without protection against the latest viruses, worms and Trojans; your computer is vulnerable. With fast spreading viruses, your computer can be infected within seconds after launching a website that contains virus or downloading malicious program. There are many types of viruses, some cause harmless but some cause devastating. The solution is getting one of the following five anti-virus programs installed in your computer if you don’t have one.

1. Avast! Home Edition

   Avast! Home Edition is one of the most popular free antivirus software packages available on the internet today. It had been announced and celebrated 100 million registered users in late November 2009. The antivirus is available with more than twenty language versions and is developed by ALWIL Software Company.

2. Avira AntiVir Personal

   Avira AntiVir Personal is offered for free of charge to computer users to download and use, it is available for multiple platforms include Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. This package is developed and offered by Avira GmbH. It is also one of most favorite antivirus program for home users. With basic protection, protects your computer against dangerous viruses, worms, Trojans and costly dialers. It is now also included basic Anti-spyware projection feature.

3. AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

   When talking about free antivirus software, AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition must be one of them. The program is provided for free of change by AVG Technologies. AVG Free provides you with basic antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows to protect against viruses and spyware. The program is compatible with Windows 7, Windows XP and Windows Vista.

4. COMODO Internet Security

   COMODO Internet Security is freeware internet security software package by Comodo Security Solutions, Inc. It is available to download and use for free of charge. The program is integrated anti-virus with personal firewall together. During the setup process you will be given the choice to: Install the Antivirus as a standalone or Install the Firewall as a standalone or Install both Firewall and Antivirus.

5. ThreatFire AntiVirus Free

   ThreatFire AntiVirus is another free anti-virus software package from PC Tools Company. The program provides protection for your PC against attacks by detecting malicious behavior, such as capturing your keystrokes or stealing your data. It also include Real-time behavior-based protection, Automatic Smart updates, Advanced custom rules, Informative program alerts, Free online support, Personal and individual use allowed.

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