Anti-virus software & Online scanners
On a limited budget but want anti-virus protection? Here are links to some free ones. These three are rated the highest among free antivirus software.
» Avira AntiVir® Personal Edition Classic
» avast! 4 Home Edition
» AVG Anti-Virus Free
Online Scanners allow you to check and eliminate viruses on your computer. These scanners are brought to you by the "big names" in anti-virus software.
» TrendMicro Housecall
» Panda ActiveScan
» McAfee FreeScan
» Symantic Virus Scan
System Tools
Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. (Note: we use this product for troubleshooting client computers)
LogMeIn is a free service where you can connect to any computer from anywhere you can get on the Internet. Need to get on your home computer while away? Have to get to the office computer when your home or traveling? Then LogMeIn is the free and easy solution for you. In fact this is the service we use to connect to your computer for on-screen support.