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This page is designed to offer you additional choices for security tools and programs for your computer. All of these tools and programs are for personal (non-commercial) use only, unless stated within the description. Time Warner Cable/Road Runner does not own, distribute, support, or reproduce any of the said products on this page, nor are we responsible for any issues resulting in the use of these tools or programs, damages to your computer, or financial charges to you. It is your responsibility to read the terms and conditions of the vendors Web site and product before using them. We will do our best to provide you with the most up to date information regarding these products mentioned below, however products and prices may change without any notice, therefore it is your responsibility to identify any changes that have been made before downloading or purchasing any product mentioned on this page. Installing any of these software products on an unstable computer may result in a hard drive crash or failure. By unstable we mean; a virus/Trojan Horse infected computer, a computer that has a tendency to crash, freeze, or blue screen on a regular basis, a slow running computer that is not due to insufficient memory installed, or insufficient hard drive space on your computer.

The products outline below have been researched and used by our department to help our customers find security products that are easy to use and that are free of charge. Our goal is to help our customers with their security & PC needs, and to help make their Internet experience as safe as possible. There are no requirements or expectations for you to use any products mentioned below. If you use any product from this page you hereby agree to these terms.

Trojan Scanners

A Trojan Scanner is a tool designed primarily to remove Trojan Horses, but may also be to identify variants of worms or viruses. Below are several different Trojan cleaner products that are free to use. There are no limits on the amount of products you can try when cleaning your PC. Since each Trojan Cleaner is designed to search for different Trojans you may find that one may find some things while others find nothing.

A-squared (30 Day trial)

To download A-squared click here.

Moosoft's The Cleaner (30 Day Trial)

To download The Cleaner click here.

PC Flank Trojan Scanner (Free)

To use PC Flank click here.
For more information about PC Flank's tests click here.

WindowsSecurity.com (Free)

To use Windows Security Trojan Scanner click here.

Port Scanners

A port is a software based opening connection point to your PC's operating system's software that allows access to different Internet communications such as e-mail, Web sites, FTP, downloading and so on. You can think of a port like a window in your home. When the window is closed nothing can get in, thus when it is open you can have everything come in. The screen that fits over the window is like a firewall on your PC. The screen can filter out things that you do not want to be in your home. And the port scanner is compared to a thief that comes to your home and checks to see if there is anyway to gain access into your home. If you have a window open the thief has easy access to your home, but if there is a screen on the window the thief may have to do a little work to gain access, however if your windows are closed the thief may think twice before trying to gain access to your home.

A port scanner is used to scan another PC on the Internet, and will if successful notify the person scanning of which ports are either opened or closed. When a port is opened it may be accessed by another computer or program for malicious reasons. Many of the programs we use everyday access the Internet via ports on the PC. You can think of this like a private connection between the program and the end source. Using one of the scanners listed below may help you discover if your PC is vulnerable to unwanted access.

Shields Up (Free)

To try Shields Up security scanner click here.

Symantec Security Check (Free)

To use Symantec's Security Check click here.

PC Flank Advanced Port Scanner (Free)

To use PC Flank's Port Scanner click here.
To use PC Flank's Vulnerability Scanner click here.
For more information about PC Flank's tests click here.

Virus Scanners

Virus Scanners are exactly the same as the Anti-virus software you currently have on your PC. A virus scanner is usually free to use and many of them are Web-based meaning that you would need to visit their Web site to have your PC scanned and cleaned. Virus scanners are different from Trojan scanners as their forte is scanning for viruses foremost, secondly worms, and some Trojan Horses. There are no guarantees that a virus scanner will discover all PC infections, there fore using multiple scanners is advisable. All of these scanners are free to use.

McAfee's Stinger Tool (Free)

To download Stinger click here.

Panda's Active Scan (Free)

To use Panda's Active Scan click here.

Symantec Virus Scan (Free)

To use Symantec's Virus Scan click here.
To use Symantec's Security check click here.

Avast Scanner (Free)

To download their free Avast Port Scanner click here.
To download their free Avast 4 Home edition Anti-virus software click here.

Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (Free)

To use and download their tool click here.
To visit Microsoft's Malicious Software Web page click here.

Popup Blockers

A Popup Blocker acts exactly the way it sounds, it blocks popups. If you are experiencing a high volume of popups then a Popup Blocker is one product that might help. There are no Popup Blockers available that will stop every popup you may encounter, a large majority of the popups should be blocked. The downside to a Popup Blocker is blocking those popups that you either want to see or need to see. The good news is many of the Popup Blockers have the ability to allow those popups you wish to see with some configuration. Below we have listed some Popup Blockers that we have tested and know that work effectively and are easy to use.

Stopzilla Popup Blocker (30 day trial)

To download Stopzilla click here.

Yahoo Toolbar (Free!)

To download Yahoo Companion's Toolbar click here.

Google Toolbar (Free!)

To download Google's Toolbar click here.
To take a tour of Google's Toolbar click here.

AOL Toolbar (Free)

To download AOL's Toolbar click here.

EMS Free Surfer (Freeware)

To download EMS Free Surfer click here.
To product support information click here.

KillAd Popup Blocker (Freeware)

To download KillAd click here.
To product support information click here.

E-mail Spam Filters

Unfortunately spam has become a major part of everyone�s Internet experience. For many of us, it is seen as a major plague and certainly makes using e-mail a very tedious and frustrating activity. Fortunately there is something you can do to minimize the amount of spam you see in your in-box. Below are a selection of tools that you may wish to try.

Cloudmark Desktop (30 Day Trial)

To download Cloudmark click here.

CA Anti-Spam Plus (15 Day Trial)

To download CA Anti-Spam Plus click here.

A-squared SpamBully (14 day trial)

To download A-squared SpamBully click here.

Spam Extract(14 Day Trial)

To download Spam Extract click here.
To use their FAQ's click here.

Crystal Graphics Spam Filter (30 Day Trial)

To download Power Plugs Spam Filter click here.

Did you know that we had a Spam Control Web page? Visit our Spam Control Web page for more information on Spam, Spam filters, Spam resources, and so much more!

Web Browsers

You may feel that a alternative Web browser may make your Internet experience both a safer and more enjoyable one. Here are links to download some of the more popular Web browsers.

Firefox (Free)

To download Firefox click here.

Netscape (Free)

To download Netscape click here.

Internet Explorer 7 Enhanced for Road Runner (Free)

To download Internet Explorer 7 click here.

Other Security & PC Support Products

Below are other security products that may offer additional security or cleanup benefits for your computers. All products will either be free for personal use or offer a 30 day trial. If you have any questions regarding the feature products, please contact the product support for the Web site you are visiting.