Home security help, in plain language
HouseShepherd is a Windows program that looks after the computers and Wi-Fi in your home and tells you, in everyday words, what needs attention and how to fix it. No security background needed.
For Windows home PCs.What HouseShepherd does for you
Overview and advisories
One screen shows how your home is doing, with plain-language advisories about anything that needs your attention.
Device list and new-device alerts
See the phones, laptops, TVs and gadgets on your network, and get told when something new joins.
Basics checklist
A short list of the security basics for your home PC and Wi-Fi, so you can see what is done and what is left.
Explain and Fix-it walkthroughs
Explain tells you what a finding means in everyday words. Fix-it walks you through sorting it out, one step at a time.
Weekly summary
A short weekly recap of what changed and what, if anything, to look at next.
Made for people who aren't “computer people”
You don't need to know what a port or a firewall rule is. HouseShepherd checks for you, explains what it found, and walks you through each fix.
Runs on your computer
HouseShepherd is a program on your Windows PC, nothing you have to sign up for online. Your scans, your device list and your passwords are not sent to us. Read the privacy notice for exactly what stays and what is sent.