Free software for identifing and removal of spyware, adware, and viruses. Some software downloads offer ongoing protection, while others are for scanning and detection.
| ClamWin Free Antivirus | Clamwin is a free anti virus for Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/2003. It provides a graphical user interface to the Clamav engine. Note, this program does not have on access scanning. This is best used for scheduled anti virus file system scanning. | Windows |
| Spybot | Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer. | Windows |
| Winpooch | Winpooch is a Windows watchdog, free and open source. Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives a full protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time. Associated with ClamWin antivirus, Winpooch keeps safe your computer against virus. | Windows |
