Security software: Downloads and trials

“Download antivirus software, firewalls, spyware removal tools, and more to improve the security of your computer and to help keep it running smoothly.

Antivirus software & firewall protection

Get special offers from software companies for antivirus and firewall packages.”

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/downloads/default.mspx

Browsing the Web and Reading E-mail Safely as an Administrator

Michael Howard
Microsoft Security Engineering

“Browsing the Web and Reading E-Mail Safely as an Administrator

How you can run as an administrator and access Internet data safely by dropping unnecessary administrative privileges when using any tool to access the Internet.

Browsing the Web and Reading E-Mail Safely as an Administrator, Part 2

Builds upon his previous article by showing you how to use SAFER with local or enterprise policy to reduce potential threats when running as an admin. ”

http://msdn.microsoft.com/security/securecode/
columns/default.aspx?pull=/library/en-us/dncode/html/secure01182005.asp

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/dncode/html/secure11152004.asp

Antispyware

By Konstantinos Karagiannis
“The majority of PCs in America are infested with spyware, and PC Magazine continues to find most security suites inadequate to the task of disinfecting them. The explosion of dedicated antispyware apps in the past year began to address the growing problem; here we review eight of the leaders.

Several products were not ready for review. As we go to press, Aluria is about to launch a new version of Spyware Eliminator; the vendor declined to participate for that reason. Tenebril also released a new version of SpyCatcher, but too late for us to test the product. And as we were testing, Microsoft snapped up Giant AntiSpyware, taking it off the market and replacing it with a preview version of its own product (see our review at http://go.pcmag.com/msas).

Note: All prices are for the first year unless otherwise noted.

table of contents
		Antispyware
		•	Antispyware
		•	Editors' Choice
		•	Ad-aware SE Plus 1.05
		•	CounterSpy 1.0.22
		•	eTrust PestPatrol 2005 Anti-Spyware
		•	McAfee AntiSpyware
		•	Spybot Search & Destroy 1.3
		•	SpySubtract Pro 2.6
		•	Spy Sweeper 3.5
		•	Spyware Doctor 3.0 for Windows
		•	Anti-Antispyware
		•	Performance Tests: Antispyware ”

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1758380,00.asp