Here is a listing of software (All
Freeware) that can help you when you use your PC.
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of the site.
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| Firewalls |
| ZoneAlarm is designed to protect your
DSL or cable-connected PC from hackers. This program includes
four interlocking security services: a firewall, an Application
Control, an Internet Lock, and Zones. The firewall controls the
door to your computer and allows only traffic that you understand
and initiate. The Application Control allows you to decide which
applications can and cannot use the Internet. The Internet Lock
blocks Internet traffic while your computer is unattended or
while you are not using the Internet, and it can be activated
automatically with your computer's screensaver or after a set
period of inactivity. Zones monitor all activity on your computer
and alert you when a new application attempts to access the
Internet. |
Minimum req:
Win 98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Number of ratings: 11
Rating: 4.27
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| The Award-Winning Comodo Firewall Pro Unfortunately, most firewalls leak. But Comodo's Firewall is unique in that it passes all known leak tests to ensure the integrity of data entering and exiting your system. Comodo has put firewall through all kinds of sophisticated tests to ensure its firewall powerful enough to ward off these attacks with default settings. No other firewall has had to work this hard. Take this test yourself. |
Minimum req:
Win 2000/2003/XP
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Number of ratings: 5
Rating: 4
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| Anti-Virus |
AVG Anti-Virus system, is a reliable tool
for computer protection against computer viruses.
With AVG, you will get the high-end software solution for
reliable protection against the threat of computer viruses. This
software product is equipped with revolutionary technologies like
Virus Stalker and Active Modular Core. |
Minimum req:
Win95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP
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Rate AVG Anti-Virus
Number of ratings: 8
Rating: 4.38
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| Spyware Removal |
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| Spybot - Search & Destroy searches the
hard disk and Registry for adware, spyware, and other similar
threats to security and privacy. In addition to the basic
information that is provided on the results screen, other
information such as URLs can be found in an information
section. |
Minimum req:
Win 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP
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Rate Spybot - Search & Destroy
Number of ratings: 6
Rating: 4.17
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| File Compression |
| Zip Genius is the file compression suite you were searching for: it is free and easy to use, plus it supports more than 20 formats of compressed archives, including RAR, ARJ, ACE, CAB, SQX, OpenOffice.org documents and the excellent 7-zip. ZipGenius now can precompress executable files going to be added to a ZIP archive through the UPX compressor |
Minimum req:
Win9x/ME/Win2k/XP
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Rate Zip Genius
Number of ratings: 3
Rating: 3.67
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| Faster Downloads |
MetaProducts Download Express (DE) is a
Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME program that allows you to download
individual files from Web and FTP sites at the maximum possible
speed. Multiple downloading channels technology significantly
decreases time necessary to download files.
MetaProducts Download Express is a small (about 200 Kb) browser
plugin application. Currently it supports Microsoft Internet
Explorer 4.0 and higher. |
Minimum req:
Win 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP
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Rate Download Express
Number of ratings: 2
Rating: 2.5
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| Optimize Your Internet
Connection |
| CableNut is a tool for optimizing your
Internet Connection. We have provided a way to tweak any option
you may want to in the adjuster. You can load "CableNut Custom
Setting" files that are included with the program to tweak your
Internet connection. |
Minimum req:
Win 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP
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Rate CableNut
Number of ratings: 1
Rating: 5
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| Want to close all those
advertising popups? |
| Advertising Killer. If your looking for a
pop up window killer this could be the one for you. Easy to
install and configure, you pick the pop ups you want to kill and
only 690kb in size. We have tested it for over a month and its
run without causing a problem, runs on Internet Explorer,
Netscape and Opera. |
Minimum req:
Windows 95/98/Me/2000/NT/XP
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Rate Advertising Killer
Number of ratings: 3
Rating: 3.67
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| Email Notification |
| PoP Peeper is an email notifier that runs in your Windows task bar and alerts you when you have new email on any of your POP3, Hotmail, MSN, Yahoo, Mail.com, MyWay, Excite, Lycos.com, or RediffMail accounts. Send mail using your SMTP server or through your webmail account directly from POP Peeper. POP Peeper supports HTML email, so you can see your email the same way as you would in your email client. Several options are available that will decrease or eliminate the risks of reading your email (viruses, javascript, webbugs, etc). If you share your computer, you can password-protect your accounts or password-protect access to POP Peeper. |
Minimum req:
Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP
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PoP Peeper
Number of ratings: 3
Rating: 3.67
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| Are you looking for an effective
e-mail filter |
| SpamPal sits between your email program and
your mailbox, checking your email as you retrieve it. Any email
messages that SpamPal considers to be spam will be "tagged" with
a special header; you simply configure your email client to
filter anything with this header into a separate folder and your
spam won't be mixed up with the rest of your email anymore! |
Minimum req:
Win 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP
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Rate SpamPal
Number of ratings: 2
Rating: 3
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