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Free Web
Security Software
If web security has you concerned, simply read this easy
step-by-step guide to securing your computer for free!
Below is a list of "web security must haves" that work
together and once installed, will make your computer very
secure and very difficult to compromise.
It was difficult figuring out what web security software was
really free. Many security products claim to be free
software only to find later that they are limited or biased
in some way.
Every web security software I have listed below is 100% free
(no time limits, no registration requirements, no ads, etc)
at press time.
Free Web Security
First, you need a firewall to block most intruders. A great
free firewall that has most features anyone would need is
Outpost at agnitum.com Another is Kerio Personal Firewall at
kerio.com.
Notice!
Our system detects your internal IP address as
202.124.202.65 and your external address as 203.91.159.156.
Your internal IP should be hidden whereas your external is
always exposed.
After you install your firewall, you must put it to the test
to make sure it's working. You'll want to scan your ports
and test your wedb security. Poor browser configurations can
make any firewall useless.
Now you need something to stop the pop-up advertisements,
etc. An excellent Popup Blocker Test is available at
PopupCheck.com and also lists the top ten free popup
blockers.
Many popup blockers are too restrictive and may block good
popups such as information screens, etc. If you already have
a popup blocker, then run it through this test to make sure
it's doing a good job.
If you really want good web security and wish to hide your
computer's information, such as what sites you have been to,
operating system and browser type, then try Proxomitron.
With this, you not only get to hide the information your
computer gives out, but also change it as well! Example:
Internet Explorer can appear as Netscape. "Proxo" as it is
affectionately called by it's fans allows one to change page
content on the fly. Very useful for web security.
Cheap Web
Security
Of course, web security would not be complete without an
Anti Virus software package with email scanning ability. For
this, use AVG at grisoft.com, an antivirus which also
includes free updates!
To prevent spy ware from being installed on your system, use
Spybot's search and destroy found at safer-networking.org -
both work with the free firewalls. Spyware can broadly be
described as software that tracks and reports an
individual's usage without their consent. Typically these
are installed on a user's system by stealth.
Web Security involves staying current with updates and
patches. This simple task is often overlooked and can leave
your computer open to attack.
Patch Management.com has free automated patch management
software.
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