Free Windows Desktop Software Security List [1]

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Security List Index

Security Category:

Backup [5]

Browser Security [6]

Data Rescue [7]

Encrypting [8]

Firewalls [9]

HIPS [10]

IP-Blocking/Hardening [11]

Malware Removal Tools [12]

Miscellaneous [13]

My Choices [14]

Network Traffic Monitoring [15]

Not Recommended [16]

Online Scanners [17]

Privacy [18]

Realtime Protection [19]

Sandboxing / Virtualization [20]

Scanners [21]

Software and Services [22]

System Cleaning [23]

System Hardening and Protection [24]

System Monitoring [25]

System Rescue [26]

Tests and Analysis Tools [27]

Vulnerability Scanning [28]

Keys

Discontinued or not updated recently (for at least three years). If there are both free and paid versions, this key applies only to the free version.

 Item links to a Gizmo's Freeware 'Best Free' page.   

 Item or this icon links to a Gizmo's Freeware page.

 Web application. Use of this key doesn't mean that there isn't a Windows application also available.

Browsers: FF = Firefox; Ch = Chrome; IE = Internet Explorer; OB = Other browsers; AB = All browsers.

 About

This list (earlier "Probably the Best Free Security List in the World") contains thousands of links to free security-related Windows desktop applications [29] and web applications, with the goal of listing everything available that's not malicious or of low usefulness. This list doesn't include Windows desktop applications that work on only pre-Windows XP operating systems. This list also contains links to pages that contain security-related information. This list does not give recommendations ( except for the My Choices page [14] ), but it contains links to other Gizmo's Freeware pages that give recommendations.

Use the Windows desktop applications or web applications on this list at your discretion. We usually don't test the Windows desktop applications or web applications on this list, and we usually don't scan the Windows desktop applications on this list with antivirus software. Some of the links in the Related Links section on this page give tips on deciding whether a given Windows desktop application or website is safe to use.

We periodically check all links on this list with Web of Trust [30]. Only links that are rated by Web of Trust as green or unrated are shown as hyperlinks. Links that are rated by Web of Trust as yellow are shown as obfuscated links. Links that are rated by Web of Trust as red aren't allowed on this list. Links that directly link to files are shown as obfuscated links. To change an obfuscated link into a valid link, copy and paste the obfuscated link to your browser's address bar, then replace [COLON] with : and [DOT] with a period.

Use the comments section below, or this [31] (or this [32]) forum thread, to let us know about issues, or suggestions for items that could be added to the list.

Short URLs for this page: http://tinyurl.com/free-security [33], http://bit.ly/DQNn0 [34], and http://goo.gl/nw5c [35].

Related Links

• All articles in security category #1 [36]
• All articles in security category #2 [37]
• Computer Security Guides and Articles [38] (contains some articles that aren't in either security category)
• What Else Have You Just Downloaded? [39]
• How to Make a Quick and Easy Online Antivirus Check of a File or App Before Downloading it [40]
• How to Tell if a File is Malicious [41]
• How to Tell If A Website Is Dangerous [42]
• Best Free Antivirus Software [43]
• Best Free Trojan Horse Scanning And Removal Software [44]
• Introduction to Light Virtualization [45]
• Best Free Virtualization Solutions [46]

Editor

This list is maintained by volunteer editor ako (Antti Koponen)

(c) 2009-2020 Antti Koponen