If you use your computer regularly then it’s likely you leave a clutter of files behind. These temporary or even unwanted files have the possibility of slowing down a computer or even cause serious conflicts with software programs that are installed.

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Every computer that connects to the internet should be protected by a firewall, either a software firewall or a hardware firewall, although a hardware solution can provide better protection if it is configured right.

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Recently I posted about the free software called Microsoft Security Essentials (available to download from here) and how I have been testing it for a couple of days.

I still have it installed and have been running scans every couple of days. The Security Essentials software has been downloading updates regularly from Microsoft, which is a good thing.

A recent article published on windowsecurity.com asks Does it have a Place in the Business World? The article provides some advantages and disadvantages for business use that I recommend taking into consideration if you are ever thinking of using it.

Personally I believe it can have its place it the business world however, I don’t believe it should be used to replace your current anti-virus software but more to be used as an extra software tool for battling against an infected computer. Is it too basic for enterprise level businesses? probably.

For now I’m going to keep Microsoft Security Essentials installed alongside my other security products just to see how things go.

Microsoft has recently released a free ant-virus application called Microsoft Security Essentials. The good thing about Microsoft Security Essentials is that it’s 100% free and will work on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7.

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You could spend hours trying to locate all unnecessary or unneeded files on your hard drive so they can be deleted, more so when you are not 100% sure on what you are doing.

running out of disk space. Thankfully there are applications available out there to help us delete unwanted files that may reside in folders such as Temporary Internet Files, Temp and cookie. Microsoft Windows even comes with Disk Cleanup, an easy to use utility that scans various locations on your hard drive so unwanted files can be deleted.

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