There are thing in life that are almost to good to be true. The sun for instance can make us feel warm and it gives us light during the day. And how about Shooting stars, Hugs and the incredible beauty that surrounds us if we just took the time to look once in a while? And let’s not forget WindowsInstructed! What does al these random thing have in common? They are all completely free! You don’t have to pay a cent to enjoy them and on that bombshell (kudos’ for who get the reference here) let me introduce you to this list. I have spent the last month (night after night) to try to create an almost complete list of must have freeware programmes for your Windows computer. The Windows Instructed ‘Must have Windows 8 Free and Useful Applications’ list part one – safety. But please, do feel free to contact me if you have a great app that I might have forgotten.
To make all the information as easy and accessible as possible, they have been divided into multiple pages. It aren’t that many pages, but if you don’t really feel like going to all of them, the content of all the pages is
- The Best Free Anti Virus
- Must have Freeware Malware Removal
- Firewall Apps for Free
- Security Software at no cost
Anti Virus
 Avira Free Antivirus – Now includes protection cloud technology Built upon the same award-winning technology found in our premium products, Avira Free Antivirus helps keep your PC malware-free while protecting your privacy. Lightweight and powerful, Avira Free Antivirus offers Real-Time malware detection, privacy tools and safety ratings for your search results. |
 Comodo Antivirus is the free way to rid your computer of viruses, malware, Trojans, worms, hackers, and other Internet threats. Scan any drive or file. Get in-depth reports on viral activity. Detect suspicious files that behave like viruses do. Even scan compressed .zip files, where viruses often hide. Comodo Antivirus is the intelligent virus defense system that offers multiple layers of hi-tech protection against known and unknown threats. |
 Bitdefender Antivirus Plus builds on the best antivirus technology for Windows to silently stop e-threats, secure online transactions, and defend your privacy on social networks. |
 Removes viruses, spyware, rootkits and fake antivirus AND works along your existing antivirus. Sophos know all about viruses and they’re a pain. They can slow down your computer or try to steal your data and you might not even know you’ve got one. Even if you already have antivirus installed on your computer you can install our tool to find and clean up infections your antivirus might have missed. |
The best Antivirus Solutions (including all the non-free options)[/alert-announce]
Malware Removal
 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware combines powerful new technologies built to seek out, destroy, and prevent malware infections. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an easy-to-use anti-malware application available in both a Free and Premium version. The Free version is well-known for its detection and removal capabilities, and the Premium version uses advanced protection technologies to proactively stop malware infections. |
 Spybot – Search & Destroy can detect and remove a multitude of adware files and modules from your computer. Spybot also can clean program and Web-usage tracks from your system, which is especially useful if you share your computer. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system. For advanced users, it allows you to fix Registry inconsistencies related to adware and to malicious program installations. Spybot – Search & Destroy information |
 Kaspersky Lab has developed the TDSSKiller utility that allows removing rootkits. The utility can be run in Normal Mode and Safe Mode. It detects and removes the following malware: malware family Rootkit.Win32.TDSS; bootkits; rootkits. |
 SuperAntiSpyware will remove all the spyware, not just the easy ones. Quick, complete and custom scanning of hard drives, removable drives, memory, registry, or individual folders. Includes trusting items, and excluding folders for complete customization of scanning. Detect and remove spyware, adware, malware, Trojans, dialers, worms, key loggers, hijackers, parasites, root kits and many other types of threats.
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Firewall Apps
 ZoneAlarm Free Firewall blocks viruses that antivirus alone misses, stops hackers attempting to break into your computer, and unlike the default Windows firewall, provides outbound firewall protection to stop spyware from phoning home and botnets from taking over your PC. ZoneAlarm Free Firewall is easy for anyone to use. It operates automatically, due to its powerful DefenseNet cloud service, so users are not interrupted with unnecessary alerts. |
 Comodo’s free Firewall is your first layer of defense against viruses, worms, Trojans, hackers and all Internet threats. Comodo’s Firewall uses Default Deny Protection to prevent threats from occurring, rather than just detecting them when it’s already too late. Whenever an unknown piece of software is introduced to your system, Comodo Firewall cross-references it with a white-list of over 15 million trusted files and applications. |
 Designed to harden and control the advanced firewall built into Windows, TinyWall includes a combination of features that sets it apart from both commercial and freeware firewalls. TinyWall does not display popups that “urge users to allow”. In fact, it will not notify you of any blocked action. Rather than displaying popups, TinyWall allows users to whitelist or unblock programs via various methods. |
 Windows Firewall is a software component of Microsoft Windows that provides firewalling and packet filtering functions. It was first included in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. Prior to the release of Windows XP Service Pack 2 in 2004, it was known as Internet Connection Firewall. |
Security Software
 The Secunia PSI allows you to scan, detect, check, and secure the applications installed on your computer. Get an assessment of the applications installed on your computer are they insecure, end-of-life, or patched. The Secunia PSI enables you to secure your applications, and to quickly and easily upgrade to new and secure versions of applications installed on your computer. |
 Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows that allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. The patterns used for overwriting are based on Peter Guttmann’s paper Secure Deletion of Data from Magnetic and Solid-State Memory and are selected to effectively remove magnetic remnants from the hard drive. |
 WinPatrol monitors and exposes adware, keyloggers, spyware, worms, cookies, and other malicious software. WinPatrol’s goal is to help you understand what programs are running on your computer and to alert you to any new programs added without your permission. Unlike traditional security programs, WinPatrol doesn’t scan your hard drive searching for previously identified threats. |
 LastPass is the last password you will ever need. It allows you to: Create strong passwords, knowing you only have to remember one. LastPass has addons for: Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari (for Mac), Google Chrome, and works with other browsers with Bookmarklets (e.g. Opera). LastPass uses Host Proof Hosting techniques to synchronize your passwords all while LastPass never has access to your sensitive data. |
 As Partition Magic alternative, EaseUS Partition Master Home Edition is a ALL-IN-ONE partition solution and disk management freeware. It allows you to extend partition (especially for system drive), manage disk space easily, settle low disk space problem on MBR and GUID partition table (GPT) disk under Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Windows 7 (SP1 included) and Windows 8 32 bit and 64 bit system. Easeus Partition Master Home Edition is an all-in-one partition solution and disk management freeware. |