Computer Help

Useful sites to keep you safe online

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ADW Cleaner	ADW Cleaner. When things still seem slow, better check you are clean for free.
Annika's Survey Tools Page	Annika's Survey Tools Page. Payment Processors, Apps used for interviews and more.
Google Alerts	Google Alerts. Great, free easy way to track anything posted online. Set up your own alerts with information to track.
Keep Awake	Keep Awake. If you have a Chromebook, this will keep it from going into standby.
Ublock Origin Swagbucks White List My Points White List	Ublock Origin. Fully supported by Annika's and CAN be used on such sites as Swagbucks and Mypoints once you their safe lists.
http://mplayerhq.hu/design7/news.html	MPlayer. Proper media player free to use.
http://www.annikaswfh.com/aboutblacklist http://www.annikaswfh.com/ptsuabout	Annika's. These two pages are basically the same. They help you in the event of being scammed, or if you have been a victim of fraud.
http://www.bootdisk.com/	Boot Disks. Excellent link for any OS boot disks.
http://www.oldversion.com/windows/spybot	Spybot Search and Destroy. Be careful using this. Always make backups. Free to use Spyware cleaner.
http://www.oldversion.com/windows/spybot	Spybot Search and Destroy. Be careful using this. Always make backups. Free to use Spyware cleaner.
http://www.oldversion.com/	Old versions. Place to look for just about anything you need.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865/ http://adblockplus.org/	Adblock Plus. Blocks advertisements on websites which makes your surfing faster, smoother, and spam free. Be sure to download the pack so it works.
https://brave.com/	Brave. 3x faster than Chrome. Better protection from Google and Big Tech.
https://filezilla-project.org	Filezilla. Best free FTP client.
https://free.avg.com/us-en/homepage	AVG. Free virus scanner. COPYRIGHT Annika's 1999 - 2025 www.annikaswfh.com
https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2	Shields Up! Test your firewalls and see if they are up to par. And learn more about your firewalls too.
https://haveibeenpwned.com/	Have I been Pwned. An easy, FREE way to keep track of if your email addresses and or passwords have been posted online.
https://helpcenter.trendmicro.com/en-us/article/TMKA-18741?utm_medium=SolutionLink&utm_source=gen&utm_campaign=ikb https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/forHome/products/housecall.html	Trend Micro Tools. All kinds of free tools including virus scan for Android users.
https://join.komando.com/63c70c3a/	Kim Komando. Tech news made easy but someone who you can trust!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/	Debugger. Fix your computer with windows free debugger.
https://msfocus.org/Get-Help/MSF-Programs-Grants/Computer-Program	MS Free Computer. Free computer for those with MS. Must be willing to share medical records of proof of condition.
https://noscript.net/ Script No for Chrome	No Script. This is used with Firefox and Chrome, the best browser to use for paid to read and Surveys. No Script blocks a lot of viruses from loading.
https://optout.aboutads.info/	WebChoices. Opt out of third party spam/ads online. It's free.
https://pidgin.im/	Pidgin. Free messaging tool. Works with nearly everything. Facebook, Skype, etc.
https://sourceforge.net/	Source Forge. Loads of free programs. COPYRIGHT Annika's 1999 - 2025 www.annikaswfh.com
https://swisscows.com/	Swisscow. Awesome no tracking search engine.
https://strongpasswordgenerator.com/	Strong Password Generator. Be safe, not sorry.
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hjt/	HiJackThis. A free utility that finds malware and other threats.
https://thenai.org/	Network Advertising Initiative. Cookie opt out.
https://sdi-tool.org/	Snappy Driver Installer. Keep yoru drives up to date!
https://socialfixer.com/	Social Fixer. Make your Facebook your own!!!
https://zoom.us/	Zoom. Video interviewing software.
https://www.auditmypc.com/	Firewall Test. Another firewall test.
https://www.adaware.com/	Ad-Aware. Free Spyware scanner. Don't forget to update it before you run it as well as run a full scan.
https://www.avast.com	Avast. They have a free virus scanner which we can't directly link to because they are constantly changing the web address.
https://www.avira.com/	Avira. They have a free virus scanner which we can't directly link to because they are constantly changing the web address.
https://www.bitdefender.com/	Bitdefender. Antivirus and other security tools.
https://www.ccleaner.com	CCleaner. Smart and simple way to take care of your computer. Free, easy to use tool removes cookies, and any possible Trojan that you may have entry stored in your registry. This is meant to be used in combination with virus software.
https://www.ccleaner.com/defraggler/download	Defraggler. Free program that used to defrag your computer and better then windows default defragger.
https://www.dll-files.com/	DLL files.
https://www.dnsstuff.com/	DNS Stuff. Stuff that can be DNSed.
https://www.firewallguide.com/	Home PC Firewall Guide. Best site I have seen yet pertaining to firewalls.
https://www.gimp.org/	Gimp. Better than PSP and it's free. Yes there is a Windows version.
https://www.hitmanpro.com/en-us/hmp.aspx	HitmanPro. AntiMalware AntiRansomware.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download-center/home.html	Intel Driver Update. Free driver updates by downloading their app and running it.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/software-download/windows11	Windows 11. Get the latest windows.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/	Malwarebytes. Great virus / Spyware program for free that should clean just about anything.
https://www.mypoints.com/MyPoints-Rewards.txt	MyPoints Whitelist. This is directly from MyPoints. You are ALLOWED to use ADBLOCK of any kind so long as you add their permit list. Regardless of what jealous users will claim. Feel free to contact support they will confirm this.
https://www.mysms.com	MySMS. Send and receive texts on your computer or tablet just like on your Android phone. Kind of like Google voice how you can download the ad on for Chrome so you can use it on your laptop.
https://www.memtest86.com	MemTest86. Windows memory test.
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onedrive/online-cloud-storage	One Drive. Used for storing files you may need to send to freelance clients.
https://www.oo-software.com/en/ooappbuster	O&O AppBuster. Bust Apps you do not want!
https://www.openoffice.org/	Open Office. Free fully functional office suite.
https://www.pierschel.com/en/software-blog/23-spamcop-addin-en	SpamCop Addin. Free addin to report spam to spamcop. SpamCop Addin is an extension for Microsoft Outlook 2010, 2013, 2016 or 2019 version for simplified reporting spam to SpamCop.
https://www.pcpitstop.com	PC Pitstop. Test and fix and set up your pc.
https://www.rarlab.com	WinRar. Another zip program.
https://www.roboform.com/?affid=a1701	Roboform. Free program that helps you fill out web pages, IE passwords, usernames. etc. Very helpful, and free is always good.
https://www.spamcop.net	Spam Cop. Great place to report spam.
https://www.speedtest.net/	Speedtest. They even have a mobile app so you can test your cellphone. If you have problems with this one, there is this one https://pcm-intl.speedtestcustom.com/
https://www.spamgourmet.com/	Spam Gourmet. - free disposable email addresses, spam blocker, short learning curve.
https://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/	Speakeasy. Speed test your comp.
https://www.swagbucks.com/content/components/whitelisting/swagbucks-earn-free-gift-cards.txt	Swagbucks Whitelist. Ages 13 and up. This is directly from Swagbucks. You are ALLOWED to use ADBLOCK of any kind so long as you add their permit list. Regardless of what jealous users will claim. Feel free to contact support they will confirm this.
https://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/	Eraser. File eraser, free.
https://www.tweaking.com/	Tweaking. This program does not help you download drivers but helps let you know what the hardware is so you know what drivers to find.
https://www.ultimatebootcd.com/	Ultimate Boot CD. Totally free to use.
https://www.winzip.com	Winzip. Free zip program.
https://www.zemana.com/	Zemana. Anti Malware Anti Ransomware.

       
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