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by Pierre-Yves Landuré last modified Nov 26, 2015 10:22

Selection of security tools (antivirus, anti-malware, anti-spyware, etc ...) for Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft Security Essentials

http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/security_essentials/default.aspx

Good freeware antivirus published by Microsoft.

Avira Antivir Personal Edition

http://www.avira.com/en/avira-free-antivirus

Excellent freeware antivirus.

KeePass Password Safe

http://keepass.info/

Keeps passwords in an encrypted file. This free software is a digital safe specializing in passwords management.

Secunia Personal Software Inspector

http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/

Checks for available updates for software installed on the computer. Slow computers with limited resources.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

http://www.malwarebytes.org/products/malwarebytes_free

Check for malware presence on the system.

Spybot Search & Destroy

http://www.safer-networking.org/fr/home/index.html

Check for spyware presence on the system.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=7558

Check the system and local network for security issues.