You don’t need a personal IT staff or even a geeky family member to help keep your home computer safe from viruses, hackers, and other threats.

Microsoft offers the following free security tools and scans:

·         Microsoft Security Essentials

Downloadable software that helps protect against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software.

·         Windows Live Safety Scanner

Web-based service that gives you quick, on-demand PC health and security scans to help you diagnose and solve problems in Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Also see the Windows Live Safety Scanner for Windows XP.

·         Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool

On Demand service that checks your computer for specific and prevalent strains of malicious software.

To compare these products and others, see Free Microsoft products help protect your computer from malware.

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