Free Security Information and Links to Free Software

So many people have problems with viruses, adware and trojans that we decided to put together a page of free software and free tools you can use to detect and avoid problems. So here you go, we've spent a lot of time and research finding the best tools for the job so enjoy the free information!

Free firewall: Sygate Personal Firewall
http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm

Free Antivirus:
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/

Free Adware Removal:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/adaware.html
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/en/spybotsd/index.html

Free Windows Startup Utility:
http://www.windowsstartup.com/download.php

Free Sites to Check your Port Vulnerability:
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
http://scan.sygate.com/tcpscan.html

Free Popup Blocker:
http://toolbar.google.com

PAID STUFF BELOW FOR HARDCORE SECURITY
Most people don't need the paid stuff and you'll be fine with the free stuff above but in case you do want to pay for software because they provide better support, more frequent updates, etc, these firewalls and antivirus systems are the ones that seem to work the best.

Free Review of Various Paid Firewalls:
http://www.pcflank.com/art21.html
http://www.pcflank.com/art19.htm

Paid Firewalls:
Black Ice: http://www.digitalriver.com/dr/v2/ec_dynamic.main?SP=1&PN=10&sid=26412
LookNStop: http://www.soft4ever.com/LooknStop/En/looknstop.htm

Paid Antivirus:
http://www.symantec.com
http://www.mcafee.com/us/