Technical/Download
Area
Technical
problems with jfo? Link to jfo Computer
Security Free
Software
Technical
Issues
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To report any technical issues, please email us.
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Computer
Security
We recommend you use the
most up to date versions of internet browsers, firewall,
anti-virus, adware and spyware removal tools. Here
are links to download recommended software and tools.
jfo links to FREE versions where available.
Free
Anti-Virus Software
Anti-Virus software from Grisoft available
for free downloading for personal use
only - Link;
please always ensure that you regularly update the
software for the latest virus definitions to
remain protected - Link;
if you find yourself with a virus, they also offer a
free virus remover tool - Link
Free
Firewall Software
Zonelabs is probably the best in internet
firewall protection. They offer a basic version of their personal
firewall free of charge - Link;
there are two paid for versions that more options but
for most home users, the basic version should be more
than sufficient. If you use the internet a lot and want
the best in security, the other versions are highly recommend.
Pest
Scan
Zone Labs offer a free online PestScan that detect
bugs your antivirus doesn't even look for.
Do you already have spyware, unwanted cookies or other Internet security breaches
on your PC? Find out by taking the free PestScan online detector and get
the status of your machine. Link
Tracker Cookie Scan
This important free scan from ZoneLabs
looks for cookies that track your internet use. You can manually
delete
these
cookies
once they
are
identified
or if you have ZoneAlarm Pro, it can remove them automatically.
Who is tracking your internet use without you even knowing?
Find out now! Link
Others
Tools
The recommended free spyware removal tool is Spybot;
the recommended free adware removal tool is Lavasoft.
Get
the Latest Internet Browser Versions Free
To get the most out of jfo, the latest internet browser
is recommended. We recommend you to use spyware removal
and adware tools as well, see sections
below. To download the latest browser versions of:
Microsoft
Internet Explorer (available for Windows)
PLEASE
NOTE THAT INTERNET EXPLORER HAS 'SIGNIFICANT VULNERABILITIES',
ACCORDING TO US-CERT.
WE RECOMMEND CHOOSING AN ALTERNATIVE BROWSER.
Mozilla
Firefox (available
for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
Opera (available
for Windows, Linux, Mac OSX)
Netscape (available
for Windows, Mac OS X, Linux)
Adobe
Reader Software
Free software download to view and print Adobe
PDF files (Portable Document Format). Link
Zip
Programs compress and decompress large
files for
easy download or transfer. For exmaple, this software
would be needed to unzip the Forces
Helpline poster
WinZip - This free trial program enables
you to quickly and easily compress and decompress files,
folders, and entire folder trees to save storage space
and dramatically reduce e-mail transmission time, as well
as encrypt and decrypt your sensitive documents. Link
TUGZip -
a powerful award-winning freeware archiving utility
for
Windows® that
provides support for a wide range of compressed, encoded
and disc-image
files,
as well as very powerful features; all through an easy
to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.
Link [with
thanks to Dimitri]
QuickTime
Player
The free QuickTime Player is an easy-to-use application for
playing, interacting with, or viewing any video, audio, VR, or graphics file
that is compatible with QuickTime. This includes MPEG-4, the standard for digital
media on the Internet, and 3GPP and 3GPP2, the new standards for wireless multimedia,
now available in QuickTime 6.5. Available for all platforms. Link
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