ShieldsUP!

Not to turn this into a tech blog but I feel this is a great tool for everyone online. Unless you happen to be a tech geek you've probably never heard of SpinRite which probably the BEST! data recovery tool available. The author, Steve Gibson, also has several other excellent programs that are available free to test you computer's vulnerable to online threats. ShieldsUP! is the Internet's quickest, most popular, reliable and trusted, free Internet security checkup and information service with almost 50 million system tests preformed. I would recommend everyone give their system a test to help prevent the spread of the numerous viruses out there.