Active Security Monitor  Now there's an easy way to know if you're protected from computer viruses, spyware, identity theft, network intrusions and other security threats. An amazing product courtesy of AOL (free even if you do not have AOL)!

VisualZone  This is an intrusion analyser and report utility for computers already using ZoneAlarm firewall. It displays a clear overview of all intrusion attempts and allows you to analyse the information in a variety of ways. VisualZone can even perform a backtrace to try to find even more information about the intruder. ZoneAlarm is a great product but does not give you much info about attacks. VisualZone completes the picture!

ProcessGuard (Free Version) ProcessGuard is a powerful new cutting-edge program that greatly increases the security of your computer by preventing processes from being able to attack each other. It is considered by experts to be a must-have program for all users of Windows, and is the only program available that can prevent the infection of all known rootkit trojans. The first and best anti rootkit software! The free version is feature limited. Windows 2000/XP/2003  

SECRETMAKER  This product is designed for everyone who wants to avoid the unpleasant experiences of using a PC, protect their privacy and use the Internet efficiently. It combines 7 powerful tools including a Spam Fighter, Pop-Up Killer, Cookie Eraser, History Cleaner, Privacy Protector, Banner Blocker and Worm Hunter.

Winsonar 2006  This is a program specifically designed for process monitoring and system protection from unknown processes. The program detects new processes running in memory and alerts the user. The on-line status is also detected, asking then the user if an automatic termination of any unknown process is desired (can set as default), this leads to active protection against trojans and spyware.

AOL Safety and Security Center  A complete set of automatically updating tools that protect your whole PC. Includes the following types of protection: virus, phishing, spyware and firewall. (You will need to create a free AOL email account.)

Winpooch   Anti spyware and anti trojan, it gives protection against local or external attacks by scanning the activity of programs in real time.  If run with ClamWin antivirus, it will also have an antivirus action thereby increasing your overall virus protection.

Finjan SecureBrowsing 1.07   This product provides you with safety ratings of URLs showing in your browser. Utilizing innovative security technologies, proven in large enterprise environments, it helps keep you safe from online scams as you search and browse the web. Internet Explorer and Firefox versions.

Roboform  This is a top-rated Password Manager and Web Form Filler. It completely automates password entering and form filling. RoboForm was named PC Magazine Editor's Choice, and CNET Download.com's Software of the Year. Free version works for up to 10 passwords.

i-Vault This product from Comodo saves time by providing instantaneous logins to any username/password secured web pages such as online banking and email account sites. It also doubles up as a 256 bit secure storage for private and confidential information such as credit card details and social security numbers and protects against the very latest key-logging Trojan Horse viruses. Better than many products that you have to pay for!

RootkitRevealer  This is an advanced rootkit detection utility. It runs on Windows NT 4 and higher and its output lists registry and file system API discrepancies that may indicate the presence of a user-mode or kernel-mode rootkit. RootkitRevealer successfully detects all persistent rootkits published at www.rootkit.com.

WinPatrol 2007   Eight programs in one small utility.  WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge.

AirDefense Personal Lite  This product protects users of hotspots and other public Wi-Fi networks from wireless-specific risks that could expose private data and transactions. AirDefense Personal is a software agent that runs on Windows PCs and monitors for malicious or accidental wireless activity and wireless configuration issues that may cause security exposures. It complements personal firewalls that don’t protect the client against wireless attacks.

AMUST 1-Defender 2.0  This offers the first line of defense against malicious web sites and rogue emails which target user computers with spyware, keyloggers, rootkits, viruses and other malware. Works by allowing users of Windows XP to work with Internet Explorer, Microsoft Outlook and Windows Messenger in a unique SafeInternet mode which does not downgrade users’ Internet experience yet makes the Internet experience safer and much more secure.

Panda IT At Home  Free Panda Platinum Internet Security Software (1 yr trial intended for IT professionals only).

VerificationEngine This anti-phishing and identity assurance tool for Microsoft Windows developed by Comodo, offers an extremely simple way to differentiate legitimate web sites from fraudulent ones. Place your mouse cursor over a site logo. If it is authentic, a green border will appear around your browser. Bank, shop and surf with confidence! Windows 2000/XP

SpoofStick  This is a simple browser extension that helps users detect spoofed (fake) websites. A spoofed website is typically made to look like a well known, branded site. SpoofStick makes it easier to spot a spoofed website by prominently displaying only the most relevant domain information. It's not a comprehensive solution, but it's a good start.

Tor  This is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications.

Xdrive  This "free gift" from AOL gives you an 5GB of online storage that you can use to back up important documents, emails etc. Can save you in the event of data loss due to a virus (among other uses). Another popular free online storage service is MediaMax which offers 25GB of free storage.