Security is an essential part of your computer or PC life. Unsecure PC means higher risk of losing your important data. The good thing is, there are many programs on the web that can provide us with an extra protection to our precious machine. Here are 8 of them, that I personally consider the best (hey, they’re free too!).

Top 8 PC Security Freeware

1. McAfee Rootkit Detective — reveal hidden malware rootkit easily and provide advice on how to deal with them.
2. Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) — detect potensial security holes on your software and provides the latest secure update for the software.
3. Comodo Firewall Pro — extra protection layer for your PC, block unauthorized access to your computer.
4. Avira AntiVir Personal Edition 8 — protect and scan your PC from malware.
5. ThreatFire AntiVirus — additional protection layer for your antivirus software, add behavioural-analysis protection that can identify Trojan horses and other malware based on their behaviour.
6. Spam Fighter Pro — filter incoming email from spam, works with Outlook, Outlook Express, and Microsoft Mail.
7. TrueCrypt — create a virtual disk on your PC in which you can store and encrypt any data.
8. Spyware Doctor Starter Edition — part of Google Pack, scan your PC from spyware and provide several real-time protection