Recommended Links - Computer Security

	Operating System (O/S) Security
	Windows Update: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Office Update: http://office.microsoft.com/ProductUpdates/mainCatalog.aspx For Windows 2000 and Windows XP: Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsahome.mspx IIS Lockdown Tool: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/locktool.mspx To subscribe to the Microsoft Security Notification Service go to: http://register.microsoft.com/regsys/pic.asp log in to your passport then select: Newsletters - Microsoft Security Notification Service

	Anti-Virus
	Some good online scanners can be found here: http://security.symantec.com/ssc/vc_scan.asp http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp Free download antivirus scan program: http://www.grisoft.com Subscription antivirus, downloadable from: http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_9xnt/

	Firewalls
	WinXP users - SP2 Firewall is excellent and free: WinXP SP2 General Information WinXP SP2 Firewall Information A free online firewall can be found here: http://www.zonealarm.com Subscription firewall download from: ZoneAlarm Pro: http://www.zonealarm.com Norton's Personal Firewall: http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/npf/ Combination Firewall and Antivirus Nortons firewall and antivirus: http://www.symantec.com/sabu/nis/nis_pe/

	Spyware Removers
	Adaware: http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ SpyBot: http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html [Please take care with this product. It is quite aggressive and may list files that should not be deleted.] CoolShredder: http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html Originally created by Merjin this is now owned by InterMute Merjin: http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

	System Backup
	Symantec's Ghost: http://www.symantec.com/sabu/ghost/ghost_personal/

	Trojan Scanners
	A trial version for trojan scanner: http://www.moosoft.com/thecleaner/ Retail version download from: http://www.moosoft.com/thecleaner/

	Vulnerability Scan
	Free online scan for Security vulnerability may be done here: http://security2.norton.com/ssc/home.asp?