SCRTC Technical Support

Anti-Virus Programs

AVG Virus Protection (FREE)
FREE anti-virus software for home users. This seems to work as well as some of the commercial "pay for" programs.

Norton Antivirus (costs)
Anti-virus software for home users. This seems to work as well as some of the commercial "pay for" programs.

McAfee VirusScan (costs)
Anti-virus software for home users. This seems to work as well as some of the commercial "pay for" programs.

PC-cillian (costs)
"Trend Micro™ PC-cillin™ Internet Security 2005 protects your PC and home network against all types of viruses, worms, Trojans, and blended threats—including network viruses, like MYDOOM and SASSER. It also blocks hackers, detects and removes spyware, guards against phishing attacks, filters unwanted content, and minimizes spam. New features include Home Network Control and Wi-Fi Intrusion Detection—extending desktop security to your home and wireless networks." (trendmicro.com) view video demo

Spybot
Stop those nosey web companies from tracking you! This program detects and removes adware files and modules from your computer. It also protects you from future adware downloads.

Adaware
Manf. Desc.: "With its ability to comprehensively scan your memory, registry, hard, removable and optical drives for known datamining, aggressive advertising, and tracking components, Ad-aware will provide the user with the confidence to surf the Internet knowing that their privacy will remain intact. Let Ad-aware protect your privacy." (more info.)

HijackThis
"HijackThis is a tool, that lists all installed browser add-on, buttons, startup items and allows you to inspect, and optionally remove selected items. The program can create a backup of your original settings and also ignore selected items. Additional features include a simple list of all startup items, default start page, online updates and more. Intended for advanced users." (spychecker.com)

Spy-Ad Exterminator
"Spy-Ad Exterminator looks through your computer's memory, hard drives, and registry for spyware, adware, worms, hijacks, keyloggers, IE Toolbars, BHOs, etc . Items found are possible to be deleted, ignored, or quarantined." (oreware.com)

Virus Scanners
Command On Demand
"Command on Demand™ is an on-demand anti-virus scanner for web users that provides the latest technology for preventing the spread of computer viruses. Command on Demand (COD) is easy to use. Just select a file or folder and click scan to detect and disinfect any virus-infected file." (commandondemand.com)

Trend Micro
FREE online anti-virus scan. This will detect most viruses, but will only clean a few. Their web site offers a virus library which will provide removal tools or removal instructions.

Panda Active Scan
FREE online anti-virus scan. This will detect most viruses, but will only clean a few. Their web site offers a virus library which will provide removal tools or removal instructions.

McAfee FreeScan
"McAfee FreeScan helps you detect thousands of viruses on your computer. Based on the award-winning McAfee VirusScan engine, FreeScan searches for viruses, including the latest known "in the wild" viruses, and displays a detailed list of any infected files. Should viruses be found, FreeScan even provides links to more information about the viruses and what you can do to clean your system." (mcafee.com)