An Excellent and Easy to configure Solution for Home Users

I am sure many of you have no idea that a tech savvy home user can take and convert an old PC in to a firewall, Parental Control device and free Anti-Virus server

Yes this option is available from Sophos for free.

Here is the link to the tool
https://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-utm-home-edition.aspx

You can burn it to DVD or install as Virtual appliance if you Have an old PC you can install it to an older PC you need at least 4GB of RAM and a 40 GB hard drive for nominal Performance

Anti-Virus and Malware Free Useful Tools

This list of tools can help just about anyone solve virus issues from the Novice user to the Expert user

from Sophos Virus Solutions
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools.aspx
This site has tools for both MAC and PC users.

Rootkit Virus Removal tool
http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/free-tools/sophos-anti-rootkit.aspx

Free online Virus Scan solutions
http://www.kaspersky.ca/downloads/free-anti-virus-scan

Malware Removal tools
www.malwarebytes.org
Excellent free Tool for Virus Removal

Stinger by Mcafee for Virus Removal
http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/free-tools/how-to-use-stinger.aspx
Stinger is a standalone utility used to detect and remove specific viruses. It is not a substitute for full anti-virus protection, but rather a tool to assist administrators and users when dealing with an infected system. Stinger utilizes next-generation scan engine technology, including process scanning, digitally signed .DAT files, and scan performance optimizations. It detects and removes threats identified under the "List Viruses" icon in the Stinger application.

Avast Anti-Virus free for home users both MAC and PC
http://www.avast.com/en-ca/index