Utilities For Performance, Privacy & Security

 

Firewall: If you have a hardware router installed to share a broadband internet connection among several PC's, you probably don't need one as it's built-in.  If not, you should consider a software-based firewall to control access both into and out of your PC.  A very effective free version of ZoneAlarm can be found at: http://www.zonealarm.com.  A comparable product, BlackICE, can also be found at http://blackice.iss.net/