There are tons of free tools out there that can help your computer run smoothly and without problems for the life of the equipment.  Here are a few of the “absolute musts” for any PC.  They are not the only options, but at a $0 price tag they are hard to beat!  I use every one of these on my own equipment and recommend you do the same!

Spybot Search & Destroy

Spyware, adware, popups and malware in general are some of the most time consuming, annoying and expensive problems to fix.  The easiest way to prevent these is by installing Spybot Search & Destory before your computer gets infected.  Granted it can remove many problems, it is far better at preventing them.  Download Spybot Search & Destroy right now and use it religiously!

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner)

I have been asked on more than one occasion “How do I erase my Internet usage tracks?”  There are so many other “tracks” you need to clear though to prevent others from rebuilding your online usage activity.  Anyone who wants to keep their Internet habits private and wants to remove tons of unneeded junk from their computer absolutely needs to install CCleaner.  Simply running it every so often can help free up so much space that you will notice everything from the time it takes your computer to start to the time it takes to load a web page to speed up.  If you don’t already, install and run CCleaner immediately!

AVGFree AntiVirus

If you don’t have antivirus software installed already, you need to download AVGFree.  It doesn’t cost a cent and is as powerful as the “big guys” (Norton and McAfee.)  If you already have antivirus software installed you will need to remove it before you install AVGFree.