Free Computer Protection and Maintenance

Unprotected computers are usually slow because of viruses, malware, and other unwanted application running in the system. Same slow down and problem may be encountered on poorly maintained computers.

Below are common computer problems one may encounter with unprotected and poorly maintained computers.

1. Slow responses

2. Freezing

3. BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death)

To help you handle these problems and make your computer life more pleasant I have listed below my computer protection and maintenance FREE tools.

1. Avast! antivirus

It’s the world’s most popular antivirus software which has 160M registration.

This will be the main protection for viruses and other unwanted applications. Below is the list of protective features available.

1.1 Virus detection and protection. Avast is know for having the highest virus detection and protection.

Avast being the first followed by McAfee, Trend Micro, AVG, Symantec, Microsoft. Among the list Avast, AVG and Microsoft offer free version of antivirus.

1.2  Boot-time Scan. I only see this feature to Avast. Boot-time is when all application is not running other than the BIOS. This is the best time to detect and delete viruses.

1.3 Real-time shields. In Avast I first see this feature running, for me this very helpful as I most of my time spend my days on internet. User will be notified by a pop up message when unusual process tried to run. This feature is monitoring file, mail, web, p2p, IM, network, script and behavior of an application.

1.4 Auto sanbox. Allow Avast! to automatically run any suspicious program inside the avast! sanbox at the moment the program is executed. This ensures that no damage can be done to the operating system or your files

2. Malwarebytes

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free sweeps away malware infections but does not include Realtime Proactive Protection.

Think of it like a malware-destroying broom - you can use it to clean your computer, but your computer won't clean itself (just like Mom used to say).

Malware is a software program that has bad intentions. It can either be installed by the computer user accidentally or it can sneak into your computer through various avenues. Its not the same as a piece of software that by chance causes harm to your computer, malware is software that has been developed with the intent of causing problems with your computer.

Some malware are good enough to sneak around with being detected by antivirus, so antimalware – Malwarebytes would get into action.

The best feature of Malwarebytes is its detection and deletion process. Its so powerful that most of if not all malwares disable it first before the can get through.          

CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more secure.

It is said that cleanliness is next to Godliness. Ccleaner will delete all unwanted files we have on our computers. Default settings is good however user may modify it to suite one’s requirements. I consider this as the computer janitor.

 4. Windows update

After purchasing your Windows operating system, updates will be free. Most of the time, Microsoft discovers the security hole before bad guys do. So keeping our computer updated is a good maintenance and protection.

5. Driver Updates

Manufacturer’s support site is the best place to get updated driver, however you have to do it manually. If you’re like me you would be using a driver tool to do all the checking, searching, downloading and installation of updated drivers. As I am using Dell here is<a href=” http://xpdrivers.com/dell/_2_135448.cfm”>Dell Driver</a> tool.

Like Windows update, it is free and will highly affect computer performance.

Hope it helps.