what is good security for my pc and registry fixers for free?

Answer 1

http://www.zonelabs.com/ (firewall)
http://www.lavasoft.com/ (ad-aware)
http://www.safer-networking.org/ (spybot s&d)
http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ (avg Anti-Virus)
http://www.ccleaner.com/ (Crap Cleaner)
http://www.download.com/

Answer 2

The best way is to download Ccleaner here http://bitly.com/UrALrK

Or you can go on Windows operating system locate the command prompt and go there to do the following:
Create a Recovery file of system and date it today.

Then begin by;
delete the 'Temp' folders..they have hidden subfolders so you need to set the attributes in order to bypass this. For each subfolder delete all cookies and rubbish left behnd after install-uninstalled programs. Do a 'dir' command to check your progress. Make sure the 'Temp' file is empty.

goto c:\windows\prefetch and delete everything in there..no exceptions

goto c:\windows folder and delete all the '$' files that have been installed by updates. They can all be succesfully deleted and just take up disk space.

Locate the Internet Temporary Files..Check to see how high the saving level is..some have it set at 30 days..but that stores faaaar tooo much data..though it slows down the system overal. Keep this to a minimum..suggest 2 or 5 at most.

Delete all 'cookies' all those you don't need.

Locate the windows directory and go through the folders you know and those you don't need. Check this once a week at least. Some programs will install under XP as NT and older systems where there is no check of systems weight.

Check to see that system files have not changed since last booting. Things like .ini files or .bat are important items.


Check for 'Hidden Directories' all over the disk...do this at the command prompt:

dir *.* /ah wil show these hidden directories

Check the 'dir' command for all parameters

Answer 3

avg antivirus free edition

lavasoft adaware personal edition

spybot search and destroy 1.4

spywareblaster

ccleaner for cleanup

to the person who said reinstall windows if your registry is messed up, that is really poor advice and usually not necessary. To check if system files are intact, start, run, cmd. The type sfc /scannow this will start system file checker and fix any corrupt system files. As far as a corrupt registry, the adware and malware programs will take care of anything that installed itself to your registry. Google specific issues and research how others have fixed them.

check my website in the computer section for info on all of this.

http://home.comcast.net/~somebunni/

Answer 4

For antivirus I would suggest avg from http://free.grisoft.com
Alternatives would be avast from http://www.avast.com or Avira Antivir from http://www.free-av.com

There is also a good free online scanner by kaspersky at http://www.kaspersky.com or trend micro at http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

You should only install one antivius application but the online scanners can be used with the others for a bit extra security

For antispyware

Spybot search and destroy http://www.safer-networking.com
Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
A-squared http://www.emsisoft.com
Spywareblaster http://www.javacoolsoftware.com
windows dfender http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx

All free and I would suggest using all of them.

For cleaning PC and registry I would suggest ccleaner http://www.ccleaner.com Also go through add/remove programs and see if there is anything like toolbars or adbars that you can remove.

Also I would suggest turning off system restore before cleaning viruses/spyware as they can sometimes store themselves along with the system restore information. You can turn it back on once you know for sure your system is clean and set a new restore point

Answer 5

There are lots of free security products available but you want stuff that's easy to use and doesn't cause problems for you; you can use all of the following together
Spybot Search & Destroy
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spybot_search_destroy/
Spywareblaster
http://www.filehippo.com/download_spywareblaster/
Spywareguard
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html
Winpatrol
http://www.winpatrol.com/

for cleaning junk files, cookies, registry
CCleaner is excellent -
http://www.ccleaner.com

some other tools:
for browsing safety, use Mcafee site advisor
http://www.siteadvisor.com/download/ie.html

for general security, use Cyberhawk
http://www.tucows.com/preview/504556
All-in-one Secretmaker
http://www.secretmaker.com/
Access manager (passwords)
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/accessman.html
Winguard Pro - folder and file security,encryption (use with caution!)
http://www.winguardpro.com/

Answer 6

registry mechanic is a very good program that i have used for months now and i have recommended to a few on here too, all who are very pleased with it's results. as for security i have used PANDA ANTIVIRUS for over 3 years now and have NEVER had a problem

Answer 7

NOD 32 is a great PC Security suite.

I wouldn't bother with Registry fixes. They tend to do more harm than good.

Just reinstall Windows if you think your registry is corrupt.

Answer 8

The link below has lots of information on securing your computer.

http://www.tom-cat.com/security.html

Answer 9

I would recommend MWAV (MicroWorld Antivirus Toolkit). Its free. - http://www.mwti.net/products/mwav/mwav.asp

Answer 10

This site will help you. It has much information on different programs and how to properly protect your computer.

http://www.internetinspiration.co.uk/computer_privacy_and_security.htm