WEB SECURITY

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 spyware 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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