Filterguide's Favorite Software Programs

Virus Protection

PC-cillin  - Top rated anti-virus software.  Besides picking up a virus from an e-mail attachment, you can acquire a virus or worm from free content you download from a Web site or on a diskette someone shares with you. If your computer is not protected, once you download and install the program, the virus can spread.

Firewalls

ZoneAlarm  -    How does a firewall help protect your computer?
Firewalls help safeguard your computer by enforcing restrictions on incoming traffic. Firewalls can also help mask your computer's identity, so hackers' attempts to probe or scan your computer cannot return the type of information that makes it easy to invade.

Children's Internet Filter software

NetNanny  -    NetNanny is a powerful filtering tool that allows you to determine what Internet content enters your home. It comes with maximum protection and pre-set monitoring functions, which you can easily customize to meet your family’s unique needs.

Stop Spam email

MailWasher Pro   

• You can add as many email accounts as you want to check. POP3, Hotmail, AOL and IMAP are supported by MailWasher® Pro.
• MailWasher® Pro works with your existing email program, whether it is Microsoft Outlook, Eudora, Netscape or any other program.
• MailWasher® Pro is the answer to your time wasting junk mail problems, as well as letting you preview and delete your email before it gets to your computer, MailWasher® Pro also enables you to subscribe to the FirstAlert!™ spam database. Join the community of FirstAlert! subscribers reporting spam messages and watch as even more spam disappears from not only your inbox, but the inboxes of all other FirstAlert! subscribers as well!
• MailWasher® Pro learns and adapts to your personal preferences by letting you teach it the kind of email you want to receive. These intelligent filters use Firetrust's advanced learning filters (Bayesian statistics) to deliver a robust and efficient approach to solving your spam problem!

   Cloudmark SafetyBar

• Cloudmark SafetyBar takes the successful spam-fighting features of SpamNet and adds significant antifraud capabilities.
• Cloudmark Rating system helps legitimate e-commerce sites connect with their members. As long as you use Outlook or Outlook Express, SafetyBar will protect you against both spam and phishing fraud.
• Cloudmark SafetyBar, stands alone as the world’s most award-winning anti-spam desktop solution, by scoring the highest accuracy rate in PC Magazine’s last four reviews, while registering consecutive zero false positives in the magazine’s last two reviews.
• SafetyBar remains undefeated as the best spam protection having consistently garnered top accuracy to win PC World 2004 World Class Award for Best Spam Filter and PC Magazine’s Editor’s Choice among many other industry awards.

Stop Popup Ads

Stopzilla  -    Stopzilla, maximizes your surfing speed by guarding your system against annoying unwanted popup windows. With fully customizable options that allow you to configure Stopzilla to meet your surfing needs, you will never again be smothered in an endless sea of pop-ups!

Detect Trogan Horses and Detect Spyware

SpySweeper™ Spy Sweeper is award-winning software that effectively and safely detects and removes spyware from your PC to protect you from identity theft, browser hijackers, hackers, keyloggers and Trojans.

Control Chat Room Conversations

ChatBlocker  allows you to moderate chat sessions on your PC. With ChatBlocker equipped, you can create sessions which will allow or disallow chatting on AOL, AIM, ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, Trillian, and more!  Click to find out more about ChatBlockers amazing capabilities!   More about ChatBlocker   

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