The Computer Services department provides its students with some links to recommended software solutions. Downloading these tools may solve some problems that you may be experiencing on your computer.

Free Anti-Virus Tools   

Software	Reason for Download and Use
Grisoft's AVG Free Anti-Virus Software	Detect and remove unwanted computer viruses and worms
Microsoft Security Essentials	Provides Comprehansive virus and spyware protection
Mcafee Stinger	Remove viruses attacking Microsoft vulnerabilities
Avast! Free Antivirus	Excellent Tool for PC real-time virus protection
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus	Another great free antivirus tool
iAntiVirus	Free Anti Virus protection for MACs

Free Anti-Spyware Tools

Software	Reason For Download/ Use
Windows Defender	Get rid of and detect unwanted spyware in real-time
Malware Bytes Anti-Malware	An excellent tool to get rid of computer malware
Combofix	Scan for unwanted Malware and Spyware
Ad-Aware	Great tool to get rid of many spyware issues
Spybot Search and Destroy	Another great tool to get rid of many spyware issues
Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection	Anti-Spyware protection for MACs

Other Tools and Software

Software	Reason For Download/ Use
Windows Updates	Protect your computer with the latest Microsoft security patches
Winsockfix	Remove bad 169.xxx.xxx.xxx IP Addresses
TrueCrypt	Protect important files by encrypting files and folders on any drive
Microsoft Office Training	A great site for self-paced training of various Microsoft Office products
College of Mount Saint Vincent Screensaver	A Screensaver displaying the College of Mount Saint Vincent's Beautiful Campus