33 performance and security applications you didnt know you needed…
Peew! This took a while to compile, hope you will enjoy my effort. Welcome to the first part of the 33 security and performance applications that you didn’t knew that you needed! For all of you out there that looking to secure your computer against either personal information theft, virus, trojans, worms or just want to boost your computers speed you have come to the right place! In this three piece article I have tested exactly 33 applications ranging from anti-virus to firewalls to registry cleaners. All have been graded from 0 to 5 making it easy for you to choose the best product out there! Lets start of with the first 11!
Registry Cleaners
Sloow! My computer feels so slow! Don’t worry, you are not alone. Windows has it share of flaws and the registry is one of them. Luckily there are tools that will cure this, bringing your computer back to life in no time! These registry cleaners amongst other things scan and delete any of the faulty, broken or obsolete registry entries in your computer, at times boosting performance up to 50%.
Registry Fix
Award winning free registry cleaner software with well over 13 million downloads thus far. In my review I talk about the software beeing so easy to use that anybody can handle and benefit from it. All in all its about installing the software, pushing a button and reaping the benefits. For me this software found and fixed 78 different errors in under 5 minutes. Download here!
Error Fix
No frills application for the advanced user seeking to gain as much as much performance and speed as possible from their computer. Found, identified and repaired over 300 errors on my computer. Vista certified, custom scan and and automatic scan among its main features. A good suite for anyone seeking improve the performance and and speed of their computer and feel that their computerskills might apply and come to use with a bit more advanced set of tools. Download here!
Registry Easy
Enormous application with well over 70 different features at hand, ranging from computer speed and performance to internet security and computer customization. Even with that amount of different features, with just a basic understanding of computers you will be able to attain great results. All in all I found well over 1500 errors with this software across all the different areas of this application. Great application! Download here!
My Registry Doctor
My Registry Doctor was my first ever review. This software was as easy as a pie to use. Even for those not familiar with these kind of software there is a way out, since they provide free customer support . Perfect for anyone that get stuck. Feature and resultwise this software is well on par with what one can expect from this kind of software. Download here!
Anti Virus
Trojans, Worms, Viruses, they are all called malware and can seriously damage you as a person or you computer itself, loosing all data. There are a way to overcome all these threats, using a proper anti-virus solution. Install one today and you don’t have to worry about your data being shipped of to criminals anyday soon.
Kaspersky Anti Virus
Great application that will give you full protection agains any malware and spyware out there. It will scan all of your files, emails and internet traffic for any sign of malware. Fully automatic updates daily will ensure that you are always one step ahead of the viruses. This is a must get if you want to tweak all setting by yourself! Truly no holds barreld! Download here!
F-Secure Anti Virus
F-Secure Anti Virus is ideal for anyone that feel that they lack the type of skill needed for these type of applications. The install is easy and fast and configuration is one click of a button, literally. Updates are automatically and on the fly. Install and you are all set, protected against virus, worms, malware and rootkits. Download here!
Trend Micro Anti Virus
This application has one big ace up it sleev. It will not drain your computers resources as other solutions might do. I hardly noticed it even when it performed a search of my entire harddrive, and that was while I watched a movie. A neat added feature is that it will delete any and all temporary files that your webbrowser will leave, protecting your privacy. Download here!
Firewall
Every day there is thousands if not millions of attacks on unprotected computers all over the internet. The attackers seek to either steal valuable information such as personal information or take control of your computer, using it for illigal activities such as spam. Seize control of your own computer and block any possible attack in the door with a firewall.
Zone Alarm Pro
Easy to use Zone Alarm will gives you an solution that fit any knowledge level yet providing state of the art technoly that will protect you from virtually any threat. Features include Network and Program protection including identity theft protection. Download here!
F-Secure Internet Security
F-Secure provides an all in one solution to anyone that feel that they just need one solution. Every possible feature is included in this package that are surprisingly easy to use despite it’s wealth of features. One of the main features are the DeepGuard 2.0 that will protect you against yet to be found and identified threats in the wild. Download here!
Trend Micro Internet Security Pro
As F-Secure above this is an all in one solution that just about anyone will feel comfortable with. The interface is well designed and will fit anyone at any knowledge level. Comprehensive tools that will not only protect your computer today but also tomorrow. Also included is a tools to prevent identity theft. Download here!
Kaspersky Internet Security
The Kaspersky Lab has up until now been mostly know for their antivirus solutions have brought together this great application that combine a personal firewall and an anti spam-filter into a powerful tool. During my testing I personally blocked a lot of hacker attacks of various kind. Great interface that will allow you tweak every setting possible. Great for anyone looking for a application careing to the more technically advanced! Download here!
Slow computer fixes
Having a slow computer either in your home or at your office can be quite frustrating. Having to spend minutes on tasks that otherwise just takes seconds can make anyone lose their temper. Let me suggest some slow computer fixes. The good thing is that you don’t need to be an expert to perform these fixes. They are all easy understandable – in the end saving you much valuable time.
First step would to be to delete any and all of you files that you don’t really need. You might not believe me but having many files spread across the system will cause your computer run slow. By that I mean that your hard drive will be forced to seek across its surface, seeking data. If you already didn’t know a hard drive is mechanical thus it isn’t as fast as one would believe.
Secondly, browse through your system and identify any software that you don’t use. There is no use for these programs to sit on your computer. They will just fill up valuable hard drive space and hog performance.
Next in line of our fixes is to run some kind of disk-cleanup software. In essence this program will delete all the obsolete files that the unused software that you just de installed. Trust me; there are a lot of different files they leave behind. Examples are temporary data files and/or configuration files. Although not reviewed here on my page, I have tried and used Advanced Defrag with great success.
Next I would suggest that you either find your own host of software that protect, maintain and manage your system or read my post below, My Computer Slows down – the answer where I guide you to a few of them.
Now, there you have it. The suggestions above are just some of the the slow computer fixes that are out there. I will try to add some tip every day so that you guys always can have a fresh computer acting as it was supposed to.
Why my computer slows down – the answer
You know what, your are not the only one who wonder why your computer slows down. I can assure you that there probably are a million reasons to why that happens, but I believe some are more common then others.
As my blog name suggest the registry is one reason, but I believe that there are more to it. Therefor I have written this post to sum up a few of the main reasons that you by yourself can handle with some free ready available tools.
Reason: Virus – Not having proper Anti-Virus solution installed and up to date is way more common than you believe. But be vary, even with today’s modern technology any software will not find almost 50% of all virus out there. Still, a solution is needed and will spare you a lot of grief.
Cure: Any kind of Anti-Virus. I suggest MicroAntiVirus. Key feature to look for are real time scanning and a virus database that update on a daily basis.
Reason: Spyware – With more and more of our personal life on the internet there are a host of different software that criminal minded people will try to install on your computer. These kind of software will try to steal your personal information – some times they succeed and sometimes they don’t. But, they will also cause any computer to slow down becouse of their often bad programming.
Cure: There are a million of applications around that can fend of these kind of problems. I recommend Spyware Cease for a good all around solution.
Reason: Adware – Adware will install on your system and once again steal your personal information. This time by tracking what you do and show relating ads on you computer, violation your personal space. These kind of programs are often poorly written to, causing your system to run slow.
Cure: There is only one option here, Ad Alert - as mentioned on CNN.
Reason: Registry Malfunction – Well, just surf around here on my blog and you will get why these kind of problems will cause your computer to slow down. They are one of the main reasons for you wondering why my computer slows down.
Cure: Check out my Registry Cleaner Overview for a complete selection with reviews.
My opinion is that all of these application might not get you out of all trouble, but they will take you far. Combine these and you will never ask yourself; my computer slows down, never ever.
