Information Level: Basic/Intermediate

In The Short List I recommended Sunbelt Personal Firewall (free version) as my firewall of choice. I have since discovered two problems with it: 1. It presents a nag screen every once in a while, asking you to upgrade to the paid version, and 2. It does not work with Windows Vista (don’t know about 7). PC Tools Firewall Plus has neither of these drawbacks, and is still effective and light on system resources.

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Information Level: Basic

All good, all free. Everyone running Windows should try out this software. Period.

Keep Secure:

• Panda Cloud Antivirus – Lightweight and effective.
• Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware (free version) – For manual malware removal redundance.
• Sunbelt Personal Firewall (free version) – The best combination of a lightweight & effective firewall I have found.
• KeePass – Store all your passwords securely, because you HAVE TO use different and more complicated passwords than can be remembered.

Stay Tuned up:

• Advanced SystemCare Free – Best allround tune up (be sure to un-check “start with windows” in the options after you install it).