http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Microsoft offers a free Windows Update service which ensures that your operating system has the latest security patches and fixes. Visit this site once a week. Click on the 'Scan for updates' link and protect your computer.
SimplerComputing offers a service to setup automatic Windows Updates on your system. Please contact us for more information.
http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp
Zone Labs offers a free basic firewall software for personal use which you can download, install and configure on your computer. Zone Alarm blocks hackers and other unknown threats.
They also offer a more feature rich version for sale. Click here to purchase Zone Alarm Pro.
Note: Zone Alarm software must be configured on your computer in order to protect you system. Please contact us for assistance.
http://www.grisoft.com/us/us_dwnl_free.php
Grisoft offers free AVG Anti-Virus software for all single home users. You can download, install and configure AVG Free Edition on your computer.
Note: AVG Free Edition must be configured on your computer, and updated on a regular basis in order to protect you system. Please contact us for assistance.
Ad-aware scans your computer memory, registry and drives for known datamining, agressive advertising and tracking components (adware and spyware) and removes them.
Note: Ad-aware must be updated and run on a regular basis in order to protect you system. Please contact us for assistance.
Visit CNET's download.com site and find hundreds of freeware and shareware software titles available for download.
What is Freeware?
Freeware is software that you can download off the Internet and use for free. However freeware may not always provide much help in terms of support if the software goes wrong, so there is always a certain amount of risk when using freeware.
What is Shareware?
Shareware is a method of software distribution and marketing, and not a type of program. In fact, try-before-you-buy software has been discovered by traditional "shelfware" companies, and now, nearly every large software company provides some type of free trial version of their software. Some of those trial versions are shareware, and some aren't. Shareware, traditionally, is software that is published by authors who want you to help with their word-of-mouth advertising. It's more than a free trial; it's a free trial that you can share with your friends. When you find a product that does what you need, you'll buy the full version, usually directly from the author, and nearly always find that if you need product support, you'll get a fast answer from a programmer who worked on the product, and not some help-desk worker reading from a pre-programmed script.
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/home_networks.html
CERT® Coordination Center's Home Network Security article. This document gives home users an overview of the security risks and countermeasures associated with Internet connectivity.
An online dictionary and search engine for computer and Internet technology definitions.
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306832
Microsoft's Internet Explorer keyboard shortcuts.