SHAREWARE UTILITIES

DVDFab Platinum v4.0.3.2

2008-01-10T10:22:00.000+05:30

Newest version of this well known & popular DVD ripping-converting tool.

Description:

DVDFab Platinum is all-in-one DVD copying/converting/burning software. In just one or two steps, you can copy any DVD to DVDR/PSP/iPod/etc.

DVDFab Platinum 4 is brand new, is completely rewritten, is based on more than 6 years of DVD copy software development.

Highlights:

Remove all DVD copy protections, like CSS, CPPM, RC, RCE, APS, UOPs, ARccOS, RipGuard, FluxDVD, CORE X2, etc.
Constantly updated to support latest DVD copy protections.
Backup scratched/dirty disc:
- Even if some information (IFO) cannot be read, you can still copy Main Movie or Customize.
- Recovery from DVD reading (VOB) error.
Constantly updated to support latest DVD burners and blank DVD discs.
Constantly updated to support more mobile devices.

Release Name: DVDFab.Platinum.v4.0.3.2.Cracked-F4CG
Size: 6.28MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Dr. Hardware 2008 v9.0.0e

2008-01-10T10:21:00.000+05:30

Dr. Hardware as its name says is (PC) hardware benchmarking & overview tool.

Description:

Since 1994 Dr. Hardware is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. This program is made for beginners and professional users, for your desktop and notebook PC.

Dr. Hardware covers the whole machine and includes not only the common stuff (like processor detection etc.) but also some more sophisticated tests like hardware sensor, ATA/S-ATA/Atapi and network analysis. Also it comes with 7 benchmark tests and provides full support for all 32 and 64 Bit Windows desktop versions: Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, 2003, XP and Vista.

Dr. Hardware 2008 v9.0.0 Highlights:

Detects and analyses the latest processors, mainboard chipsets, PCI devices and much more.
New: Support for AMD Phenom, Dual Core Intel Xeon 7200 and Quad Core Intel Xeon 7300 processor, Celeron 400, AMD Dual, Embedded and Quad Core Opteron for socket 1207+
New: support for Intel 945GME, GM965, PM965, GL960, GME965, GLE960, G31, P31, Q33, Q35, X38, 7300, E8501, nVidia nForce 500 and 630 chipsets, MCP61 chipsets (nForce400/405/420/430); detects AMD 770, 790X and 790FX chipsets
New: Sensor analysis: support for Winbond W83627EHF, W83627EHG and W83627DHG, improved Winbond chip detection and analysis, overall improved ISA connected sensor chip detection
More than just system info: Features Burn-In-test, Rating test, keyboard input test, monitor test screen.
Several bug fixes and much more

Release Name: Dr.Hardware.2008.v9.0.0e-DVT
Size: 2.23MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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LimeWire Pro v4.16.0

2008-01-09T07:36:00.001+05:30

LimeWire is a software package which enables individuals to search for and share computer files with anyone on the internet. LimeWire is compatible with the Gnutella file-sharing protocol and can connect with anyone else running Gnutella-compatible software. At startup, the LimeWire program will connect, via the internet, to the LimeWire Gateway, a specialized intelligent Gnutella router, at startup to maximize the user’s viewable network space.

Features:

NO BUNDLED SOFTWARE OF ANY KIND!
No spyware. No adware. Guaranteed.
Firewall to Firewall Transfers.
Since about 60% of users are currently firewalled, this feature greatly increases the amount of content on the network.
Faster network connections.
Using new “UDP Host Caches”, LimeWire starts up and connects faster than ever before!
Universal Plug ‘N Play.
UPnP support allows LimeWire to find more search results and have faster downloads.
iTunes Integration.
Windows and Mac users can now take advantage of LimeWire’s iTunes integration.

Release Name: LimeWire.Pro.v4.16.0.WinAll.Retail-TUkEY
Size: 6.26 MB (6,563,932 bytes), tulwp41*

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Beepa Fraps v2.9.3.6914

2008-01-09T07:35:00.001+05:30

Fraps is small but powerful (must have) tool for gamers. Why? Read on…

Description:

Fraps is a universal Windows application that can be used with games using DirectX or OpenGL graphic technology. In its current form Fraps performs many tasks and can best be described as:

Benchmarking Software - Show how many Frames Per Second (FPS) you are getting in a corner of your screen. Perform custom benchmarks and measure the frame rate between any two points. Save the statistics out to disk and use them for your own reviews and applications.

Screen Capture Software - Take a screenshot with the press of a key! There’s no need to paste into a paint program every time you want a new shot. Your screen captures are automatically named and timestamped.

Realtime Video Capture Software - Have you ever wanted to record video while playing your favourite game? Come join the Machinima revolution! Throw away the VCR, forget about using a DV cam, game recording has never been this easy! Fraps can capture audio and video up to 2560×1600 on dual-core CPUs (1152×864 single-core) at up to 100 frames per second!

Release Name: Beepa.Fraps.v2.9.3.6914-TWK
Size: 3.00MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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SensorsView Pro v3.1.12271

2008-01-09T07:34:00.001+05:30

Description: SensorsView is a utility, that monitors the temperature of your CPU, northbridge, motherboard, VGA and hard disks, as well as voltages and fan speeds (as supported by your motherboard).
It can alert you if the values reach a critical level, and also provide a complete overview of the measurements.

Release Name: SensorsView.Pro.v3.1.12271.Cracked-SnD-WEB
Size: 3.61MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Program4Pc DJ Music Mixer v3.2

2008-01-08T10:56:00.000+05:30

Description: DJ Music Mixer is a full-featured DJ and beat-mixing system to create your own custom DJ-style music. The application’s features include Audio and Video player with two independent decks and professional sound quality, as well as beat-sync display, pitch control, and fast-seek mode. There is a crossfader for manual mixing and an autofade functionality.

Play multiple files with configurable number of ’sampler’, each of which has its own player and volume control. Also consist of 10-band Equalizer and more than 12 presets to make your work easier and faster. Many wonderful effects such as Chorus, Flanger, and Gargle will rock your parties better. Mix your favorite video clips (DivX, MPEG…) together with audios to have a professional mixing output. Finally record your mixing and save to WAV and MP3. So try it and you will be amazed how easily you can become a beat mixing DJ.

Release Name: Program4Pc.DJ.Music.Mixer.v3.2.WinAll.Incl.KeyGen-NeoX
Size: 11.6MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Mutools MULAB Unlimited v1.0

2008-01-08T10:55:00.000+05:30

MULAB is new name in the world of audio sequencers. It’s easy to use but also with powerful features. Check description below for more info…

Description:

MU.LAB is an alternative, state of the art music application for OSX and Windows, transforming your computer into a rich virtual music studio!
And it does not overwhelm you with a complex feature set, in which you can get lost.
At the contrary, MU.LAB is a user-friendly yet rock-solid musical tool designed to create, finetune and play Your Music!

MU.LAB’s core feature set:

Audio Recording & Playback
MIDI Recording & Playback
Flexible Composition & Sequence Editing
Supports Audio and MIDI VST Plugins
Powerful Audio and MIDI Plugin Routing (up to 100% modular if you want)
Integrated MuSynth: Powerful Modular Sound Engine
Integrated MUX: Powerful Modular Audio/MIDI Effect Engine
Integrated Audio Effects
Audio Engine using 32 bit floats, all usable samplerates
Sample Accurate Sequencing
Multi Undo/Redo

Release Name: Mutools.MULAB.Unlimited.v1.0-AiR
Size: 6.80MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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PolyView v4.38

2008-01-08T10:53:00.000+05:30

PolyView is our fast and powerful image viewer, conversion, and printing utility for 32 bit Windows (95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP). PolyView® is designed to be easy and intuitive to use for beginners, but has the advanced image manipulation, printing, and management features needed for dealing with large image collections.

Program Features:

Automated creation of Web pages from thumbnail/image sets
Interpolated zooming for maximum clarity on magnified images
Powerful batch format conversion to save multiple images in one of many available formats, with optional image resizing and text annotation
Sophisticated animated GIF creation and playback capabilities
Extracts digital camera information from JPEG and FlashPix files (APP12, CIFF, EXIF and FlashPix standards), including playing embedded sound information

Release Name: PolyView.v4.38.Regged-F4CG
Size: 3.14 MB (3,293,026 bytes), f4m0923a

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UltraISO Premium Edition v8.6.6.2180

2008-01-08T10:52:00.000+05:30

Description: UltraISO is an ISO CD/DVD image file creating/editing/converting tool and a bootable CD/DVD maker , it can directly edit the CD/DVD image file and extract files and folders from it, as well as directly make ISO files from your CD/DVD-ROM or hard disk. At the same time, you can maintain the ISO bootable information, thus creating your own bootable CD/DVDs. You now have the power to make and edit your own ISO files, and then burn them to CD/DVD for your own needs.

UltraISO is in sole possession of the intellectualized ISO document format analyzer, it can process at the present time almost all types of image files, including ISO and BIN, it may even support new image files which are yet to be created. UltraISO can open these image files, directly extract files and folders, edit it and convert other image files to the standard ISO format.

UltraISO uses the double window unification user contact interface, you have the choice to only use the quick buttons and/or the mouse Drag & Drops, you can handle any CD/DVD image file easily.

Release Name: UltraISO.Premium.Edition.v8.6.6.2180.Multilingual.Incl.Keymaker-CORE
Size: 3.29MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Digitaction Audio Catalog v3.7

2008-01-08T10:51:00.001+05:30

Description: Audio Catalog is the fast Windows application which is created for the work with music collections. Beautiful adjusted interface and good functionality will help you to put in order any collection quickly and easily.

The fast and comfortable editor of tags supports mp3, ogg, ape, flac, wav and other files…; The ‘FileName to Tag’ utility on the templates chosen by you will get tags from the names of files. And if you have files with names like ‘Track 01.mp3′, ‘Track 02.mp3′ and so on, the program can rename these files using the information from tags. Audio Catalog also supports on-line-database CDDB (FreeDB.org). With the help of this function you can get information about names of tracks, the year of issue, genre. The program can also do the search of identical files (duplicates) in your collection and the quick search on the set criterias will find a necessary song in a few seconds.

Release Name: Digitaction.Audio.Catalog.v3.7.Cracked-F4CG
Size: 4.03MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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XYplorer v6.80.0000

2008-01-08T10:50:00.002+05:30

Description: XYplorer is a multi-tabbed file manager for Windows, featuring a very powerful file search, versatile preview facilities, a highly customizable interface, and a large array of unique ways to efficiently automate frequently recurring tasks. It’s extremely fast and light, it’s innovative, and it’s fun!

XYplorer is a portable file manager. It doesn’t require any installation, nor does it ever change your system or registry. Ideal for a USB drive. Here’s cutting-edge file management using a true multi-tabbed interface. If you like dual pane, you will love multi-tabs! XYplorer features a high-end file search with tremendous power and truly amazing speed. It fully supports Boolean logic, Regular Expressions, content search, and more… Reduce your daily routines to simple keystrokes with User-Defined Commands! One-click previews of all important image, audio, video, web, office, and font file formats. No other file manager offers a favorites panel that’s nearly as powerful as XYplorer’s Catalog. Who else offers an easily configurable New Items menu? Major time saver! Portable File Associations: Home is where your double-click is! Customizable Keyboard Shortcuts for more than 300 functions. Have it your way! XYplorer is continuously enhanced and users are taken seriously. A clean and user-friendly interface makes working with XYplorer easy and intuitive.

Release Name: XYplorer.v6.80.0000-TE
Size: 1.56MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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RegDoctor v1.94

2008-01-08T10:50:00.001+05:30

Registry problems are the common cause of Windows crashes, error messages, and degraded performance! RegDoctor can safely and quickly clean and repair Windows registry problems with a few simple mouse clicks! RegDoctor uses an intelligent, high-performance detection engine to accurately identify missing and invalid references in your Windows registry. Identified registry problems are listed and rated by risk level using an easy to understand color-coded system for your information. You can choose to have RegDoctor automatically repair all identified problems, or more selectively choose which problems to repair immediately.

The auto-start feature of RegDoctor helps to support its regular use. By using RegDoctor regularly to clean and repair your registry, your system should not only be more stable but it will also help Windows and your software run faster.

Release Name: RegDoctor.v1.94.WinALL.Cracked-MAZE
Size: 2.06 MB (2,164,424 bytes), m-rdv194

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PCDJ VJ v1.0.6

2008-01-08T10:48:00.000+05:30

Description: PCDJ VJ is the complete and reliable software package for the entertainer that offers the total live performance. DJ, VJ, and KJ all from one comprehensive interface that’s easy enough to use for the beginner, but with all the features the pros need and want. With our ultra-accurate automatic beat-mixing, your songs will always stay in sync, allowing you to focus on the other aspects of your mix. The seamless loop engine will let you pump out remixes on the fly, whether you’re mixing Video, Audio, or even Karaoke files. With frame accurate cueing and no-latency playback, you have the most realistic feel possible. Choose your method of control: Keyboard & Mouse, any MIDI controller, Time-code, or a HID device such as the PCDJ DAC-3. Mix, Scratch, and Remix - with PCDJ VJ all your performance needs are at your fingertips.

Supported formats:

CD Playback, MP3, MP3Pro, MP4, M4A, WAV, AIFF, CDA, WMA, ASF, OGG, and iTunes ACC (non-DRM)
DVD, VOB, DIVX, MPG (1,2,4), AVI, WMV, and Karaoke (CDG – MP3+G)

Release Name: PCDJ.VJ.v1.0.6-EDGE
Size: 14.3MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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BS Player PRO v2.26.956

2008-01-08T10:46:00.000+05:30

Description: Ever since the very beginning in the year 2000, the BS.Player™ has been one of the world’s most popular video player. It is popular for many reasons, one however should be pointed out: BS.Player™ is the first movie player ever to enable its users to focus on watching the movie instead of dealing with poor computer capabilities or running around looking for a proper setting and codec. Also, it has very low CPU and RAM requirements.

What does the BS.Player™ 2.26 PRO has to offer?

Customizable Equalizer
Support for Capture and Tuner devices (and Teletext support)
Capture Video from capture device to file
Integrated subtitle editor
Network file buffering
Support for Flash playback
Improved subtitles
Improved VMR9 support
DVD support (codecs required)

Release Name: BS.Player.PRO.v2.26.956.Multilingual.Incl.Keymaker-CORE
Size: 8.57MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Protector Plus v8.0.C01

2008-01-02T22:40:00.000+05:30

Protector Plus range of antivirus products are known the world over for their efficiency and reliability. Protector Plus Antivirus Software is available for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 2000/2003/NT server and NetWare platforms. Protector Plus Antivirus Software is the ideal antivirus protection for your computer against all types of malware like viruses, trojans, worms and spyware.

Program Features:

Protector Plus 2008 has been designed with all new interface for easier use. All critical components of an anti-virus software are available at the click of a button. The interface is intuitive, even first time users find it easy to configure Protector Plus 2008 for their needs.
The scan engine is fine tuned for a better scanning performance. To detect the latest viruses a new heuristics scan technology is implemented to provide maximum security.
Improved email scan with the latest technology of stopping infected emails at the incoming port before they reach your Inbox. Email scan configurations are automated to make it easier even for first time users.
Virus database updates which are compact in size are released everyday. Added to this, emergency updates are released whenever there is an outbreak of a virus in the wild. InstaUpdate feature of Protector Plus 2008 will automatically download these updates free of cost.

Release Name: Protector.Plus.v8.0.C01.Incl.Keymaker-CORE
Size: 9.05 MB (9,493,032 bytes)

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Mezzmo v1.1.0.0

2008-01-02T22:39:00.000+05:30

Mezzmo sets the new standard for home entertainment software. No other software provides as many digital media sharing features and is so easy-to-use as Mezzmo. Install Mezzmo onto your PC today and join the new revolution of sharing digital music, movies and photos in your home.

Mezzmo will transform your home entertainment experience by allowing you to share all your digital music, photos and movies from your computer to your TV, home theater, games consoles and digital media appliances. Try Mezzmo today and see the new future of home entertainment!

Supported Devices

Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3)
Microsoft Xbox 360
All popular Network Media Receivers, Digital Media Appliances, Digital Media Players and Network Ready TVs from Sony, Toshiba, Panasonic, D-Link, Buffalo, Netgear and many more.
Full support for DLNA and UPnP AV digital media sharing protocols.

Release Name: Mezzmo.v1.1.0.0-TE
Size: 23.2MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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ConvertHQ Premium v1.1.0.1

2008-01-02T22:37:00.000+05:30

ConvertHQ is your complete audio & video conversion utility. It converts files to all popular audio & video file formats - for your computer, portable media player, mobile phone, digita media appliance, games console and more. If you need to convert an audio or video file, then ConvertHQ is the perfect choice!

ConvertHQ is optimized for high-quality conversions, yet has easy-to-use presets for each file format so you do not have to be an audio/video expert to create great-looking, great-sounding files! Just select your file and the file format to convert to. Then click Start and that’s it!

ConvertHQ Premium is the professional edition that supports all popular formats. Its superior support will mean that you will have a converter for your current and future needs.

ConvertHQ can create files for all popular portable media players (iPod, Zune, PSP, Nintendo DS), mobile phones, PS3, Xbox 360, digital media appliances and much more. In fact, ConvertHQ has among the most comprehensive file format support of all audio & converters available today!

Release Name: ConvertHQ.Premium.v1.1.0.1-TE
Size: 38.3MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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DownloadStudio v4.0.0.1

2008-01-02T18:15:00.000+05:30

DownloadStudio is the award-winning, high performance download manager that lets you get everything on the web! It lets you download programs, games, music, movies, photos, streaming audio & video, flash, documents, RSS feeds, blogs, podcasts, complete web sites, complete FTP sites and much more!

DownloadStudio includes over 12 specialized downloading tools that will let you get any file from the internet that you want. All tools are easy-to-use, integrated into DownloadStudio and have comprehensive online help and tutorials.

Program Features:

Web Site Downloader
DownloadStudio lets you download a complete web site, or to download just certain files that match your criteria from a web site.
Streaming Audio/Video Downloader
Streaming audio and video is not like a typical file on the internet that you can download and save onto your computer.
RSS Feed, Blog and Podcast Downloader
Web sites and blogs have RSS feeds so that visitors can keep up-to-date with the latest information. Podcasts are a very popular way to listen to the latest music or watch the latest videos.
DownloadStudio URL Sniffer
Some URLs (or web addresses) can be very difficult to find - especially for streaming audio or video playing in your media player or web browser. DownloadStudio has solved this problem with a specialized application called DownloadStudio URL Sniffer.
Web Site Explorer
If you are having troubles finding the files that you want from a web site or FTP site, you can use DownloadStudio’s Browse Internet mode. It is a web site explorer that lets you view all the links and images on a web site. By navigating through these links, you can find the files that you want to download.

System Requirements:

Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
Minimum of 512MB RAM
Minimum of 30MB free hard disk space
Minimum of 1024×768, 24 bit resolution display

Release Name: DownloadStudio.v4.0.0.1-TE
Size: 21.49 MB (22,536,062 bytes), tds4001*

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Reaper v2.026

2008-01-01T22:27:00.000+05:30

Description: REAPER is a powerful but sensible Windows application that lets you record, arrange, edit, and render multi-track waveform audio. It provides an extensive set of features, but is a very small and lightweight application (the installer is less than 1 megabyte and includes many effects and a sample project). REAPER supports ASIO, Kernel Streaming, WaveOut, and DirectSound for playback and recording. It reads WAV, OGG, and MP3 files and records WAV files. You can arrange any number of items in any number of tracks and use audio processing plug-ins (DirectX and Jesusonic). REAPER also supports volume, pan controls and envelopes per track multi-layer undo/redo, and user creatable color themes. More Info

What’s New?

more robust project loading (ignoring bad data before project header)

rewire slave mode: more accurate midi outputting

default option to disable source media buffering on tracks with open midi editors

midi editor: view notes ignoring length option (drum mode)

More…

Release Name: Reaper.v2.026-YAG
Size: 3.04 MB (3,185,942 bytes), yagrap2*

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MediaMonkey Gold v3.0.1.1127 Multilingual Incl. Keymaker

2008-01-01T22:24:00.000+05:30

Description:

Manage a music library consisting of small to very large collections (50,000+ ) of audio files and playlists*, whether they’re located on your hard drive, CDs, or a network.

Synchronize with iPods, MP3 phones and other Portable Audio Devices in seconds.

Record CDs to your hard drive with fast on the fly encoding, using a number of high-quality digital audio formats (using the OGG encoder, the LAME MP3 encoder*, the WMA encoder, or the FLAC encoder). MediaMonkey’s CD Ripper rips the CDs, automatically fills in track properties via freedb, and adds the files to your music library.

Automatically organize and rename files on your hard drive into a logical hierarchy.

Release Name: MediaMonkey.Gold.v3.0.1.1127.Multilingual.Incl.Keymaker-CORE
Size: 6.47MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Directory Opus v9.1

2007-12-31T19:45:00.000+05:30

Description:

Directory Opus is the complete File Management and Explorer Replacement Solution for Windows.

A file manager is, at its simplest, a utility program which presents lists of files and allows the user to perform actions of some kind on those files. File managers are useful for moving files between folders, making backup copies of files, viewing pictures and playing sounds, running other utility programs on lists of files, deleting unwanted files and many other “housekeeping” tasks.

Directory Opus goes beyond the simple file manager metaphor, and offers you a complete replacement for Windows Explorer and many other utility programs for handling FTP, ZIP, viewing files and images, running slideshows and more. It provides you with all this within a user-friendly and fully-configurable environment within which you can access and manage your important data with a minimum of effort. Harness the power of your computer like never before!

Release Name: Directory.Opus.v9.1-YAG
Size: 13.9MB
Links: Homepage, NFO
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Complex Evolution v4.0.7

2007-12-28T15:23:00.000+05:30

Complex Evolution is a small, lightweight and powerful portable burning software. We provide simplicity full of functionality.

With Complex Evolution absolutely easily, fast and as comfortable as possible you can:

Burn data cd and dvd from files and folders
Burn data cd and dvd from iso image files
Burn data cd and dvd in UDF format
Burn multisession cd and dvd discs
Create and burn bootable cd and dvd discs
Burn data cd and dvd discs from Alcohol mds image files
Erase rewritable cd and dvd discs
Burn audio cd discs with from wav, mp3, wma and ogg files
Burn audio cd with cd-text
Burn dvd video discs from dvd media content of higher compatibility with hardware dvd players
Burn VideoCD and SuperVideoCD discs
Verify cd and dvd discs after burning
Copy data, audio, video cd and dvd discs
Raw cd copying
Create iso image files both from files, folders, cd and dvd drives and dvd media content
Create Alcohol mds image files from cd and dvd discs
Rip audio files from audio cd
Save track (one or more) from cd/dvd disc
Burn cd and dvd discs without administrative rights under 2000/XP/Vista with our StarOpen driver.

Size: 4.11MB

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Genie Backup Manager Professional v8.0.286.456

2007-12-26T11:40:00.000+05:30

Genie Backup Manager Professional 8.0 (GBM Pro 8.0) is a total system and data protection solution. GBM Pro 8.0 is a reliable and robust backup and data recovery solution yet combines ease-of-use and user-interface consistency - containing everything under one roof. GBM Pro 8.0 is ideal for the computer user who requires additional features not present in GBM Home 8.0.

GBM Pro 8.0 has the power, flexibility and is feature rich to suit single system users to multiple systems within small businesses over LANs and for use in SAN, and NAS backups, resource sharing scenarios and backing up to removable media devices such as USB, REV disks, floppy diskette, all types of optical media remote location using FTP, and tape drive media and online backups using Ajax-based backup technology to Genie Online Backup storage servers. GBM Pro offers better data management and greater data availability than ever before.

Size: 22.4MB

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Your Uninstaller! 2008.v6.1.1231

2007-12-25T11:33:00.000+05:30

Your Uninstaller is windows uninstaller alternative. If you need advanced overview and options when unistalling some app, this one will help.

Description:

Your Uninstaller! uninstaller software is the industry’s leading uninstaller software. It’s the world’s 1st smart Drag&Uninstall™ uninstaller software under the Windows platform, works on all Windows versions including Windows Vista/XP/2000/ME/98/95/2003. It’s as easy as using the recycle bin. Imagine! Just a drag-drop and the program you don’t want will disappear from your computer– as well as everything the unwanted program brings! Your Uninstaller! is a user-friendly way of removing unneeded applications on your computer. It can even remove some annoying spywares!

Size: 3.67MB

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GetRight Pro v6.3c

2007-12-25T11:29:00.000+05:30

GetRight is well known & popular (commercial) download manager. If you download a lot of stuff (who doesn’t?), give it a try.

Description:

GetRight Pro is the even more feature-filled version of the award winning GetRight Download Manager and Download Accelerator software for Windows. GetRight Pro simply improves, optimizes and increases the speed of your downloads and uploads.

Features in GetRight Pro for Professional and Power Users:

Upload Files - GetRight Pro can easily upload files. You can set it so with just a few clicks, it can upload all the changed files for your website.
Smart Replace - A GetRight Pro Exclusive! Ensure your important files are available for your users to download, even when you are in the middle of uploading.
Advanced Scripting - you can program GetRight Pro to automate all of its features in just the way you need.
Web Access - you can control GetRight Pro running on your computer from anywhere in the world.

Size: 4.80MB

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Winamp Pro v5.51.1763

2007-12-25T11:24:00.001+05:30

Winamp can use both Modern and Classic skins, so you can be both hip and retro at the same time. Winamp gives you easy and organized access to your favorite media. Thats what you call mass media Winamp can play a huge variety of audio and video formats right out of the box… err… out of the installation. You get access to hundreds of free audio and video channels in the Media Library. This aint your fathers library.

Winamp can burn your music to CDs. Burn baby burn! Winamp makes it easy to create and manage your favorite songs through playlists. Yes, you can be your own DJ. Winamp allows you to extend its functionality through the use of plug-ins Its like the Mr. Potato Head of music. Winamp allow you to alter the sound of your music through a built-in Equalizer. An audio receiver right on your computer. Winamp allows you to watch visual effects that are driven from your music with Visualizations. From flaming fireballs to screaming strobe effects, its all there.

Some sweet treats you get only with Winamp Pro:

Rip and burn your CDs at your CD burners maximum speed.
Rip your CDs to MP3s.

Size: 11.38 MB

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ESET NOD32 Antivirus v3.0

2007-12-25T10:42:00.000+05:30

NOD32 is a single, highly optimized engine that works as a unified anti-threat system to protect against a broad spectrum of malware.

ESET develops antivirus software and security solutions that deliver instant comprehensive protection against evolving computer security threats.

ESET pioneered and leads the industry in proactive threat detection. Over the past 9 years, ESET has consistently achieved the highest evaluations in comparative testing of antivirus software, both in the lab and in the wild from Virus Bulletin. Our unique ThreatSense® technology automatically collects data from our worldwide user base and immediately sends feedback on new threats, making ESET smarter, while vastly reducing false positives.

ESET Smart Security is a fully integrated security solution whose features include antivirus, antispyware, antispam and personal firewall. ESET Smart Security is a solution that combines proactive protection, precision accuracy, speed of scanning and is lightweight, utilizing minimal computer resources. This powerful combination creates the most effective security solution in the industry.

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uTorrent, the BitTorrent client that is..

2007-12-23T08:24:00.000+05:30

Micro-Sized Yet Feature Filled
Most of the features present in other BitTorrent clients are present in µTorrent, including bandwidth prioritization, scheduling, RSS auto-downloading and Mainline DHT (compatible with BitComet). Additionally, µTorrent supports the Protocol Encryption joint specification (compatible with Azureus 2.4.0.0 and above, BitComet 0.63 and above) and peer exchange.

Resource-Friendly

µTorrent was written with efficiency in mind. Unlike many torrent clients, it does not hog valuable system resources - typically using less than 6MB of memory, allowing you to use the computer as if it weren't there at all. Additionally, the program itself is contained within a single executable less than 220 KB in size.

Skinnable and Localized

Various icon, toolbar graphic and status icon replacements are available, and creating your own is very simple. µTorrent also has support for localization, and with a language file present, will automatically switch to your system language. If your language isn't available, you can easily add your own, or edit other existing translations to improve them!

Actively Developed and Improved

The developer puts in a lot of time working on features and making things more user-friendly. Releases only come out when they're ready, with no schedule pressures, so the few bugs that appear are quickly addressed and fixed.

Kaspersky Anti-Virus

2007-12-15T22:12:00.000+05:30

Kaspersky Lab provides downloadable removal tools, product upgrades, antivirus and antispam databases, extra secure databases and product documentation on our website. You can also try any of our antivirus software products free for 30 days.

This improved easy-to-use solution provides complete antivirus protection that allows you to surf the web safely and keeps your PC free of viruses, Internet and email worms, and Trojans.

Please be aware that only one trial version of Kaspersky Lab products for home users is permitted per computer. You cannot install a trial version twice.

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Foobar2000 - The Best Music Player

2007-12-15T22:06:00.000+05:30

Foobar2000 is an advanced audio player for the Windows platform. Some of the basic features include full unicode support, ReplayGain support and native support for several popular audio formats.

Features

Audio formats supported: MP1, MP2, MP3, MP4, MPC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC / Ogg FLAC, WavPack, WAV, AIFF, AU, SND, CDDA, WMA.
Full unicode support.
Advanced tagging capabilities.
Support for transcoding all supported audio formats using the Converter component (requires external commandline encoder executables for different output formats).
ReplayGain support - both playback and calculation.
Customizable keyboard shortcuts.
Open component architecture allowing third-party developers to extend functionality of the player.

Download version 0.9.4.5

Installer [1.62MB]

Spybot - Search & Destroy

2007-12-15T22:02:00.000+05:30

Spybot - Search & Destroy detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you haven't intentionally installed, if your browser crashes inexplicably, or if your home page has been "hijacked" (or changed without your knowledge), your computer is most probably infected with spyware. Even if you don't see the symptoms, your computer may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm giving it a try to see if something has invaded your computer.

Spybot-S&D can also clean usage tracks, an interesting function if you share your computer with other users and don't want them to see what you have been working on. And for professional users, Spybot-S&D allows you to fix some registry inconsistencies and extended reports. A list of all the application's features is also available.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE : SPYBOT SEARCH & DESTROY V 1.5

Free Antivirus - Avast! 4 Home Edition Download

2007-12-15T21:58:00.001+05:30

Avast! Home Edition is now free of charge for HOME users for NON-COMMERCIAL use. You can find more information here.

To use the Home Edition, you should register it, however, after initial installation you have 60 days to trial the product (as with all avast! antivirus products) before you must complete registration. The registration process is very easy, and will take you only a couple of minutes.

All the setup packages are in the form of self-extracting executables and are digitally signed by ALWIL Software.

avast! 4 Home - English version (length 17.64 MB)

Best Free Registry Editor

2007-12-12T21:10:00.000+05:30

I've used the full version of Resplendent Registry Editor for years and have never had any reason to look for an alternative. Recently a subscriber asked me what was the best free registry editor and that made me realize I've never looked at that particular product category. The first product I checked out was Registrar Lite [1], the free version of Resplendent Registry Editor and I'd have to say it's an impressive freebie. To start with, it works totally reliably - an essential feature for any registry editor. On top of that, the user interface is simple, the functionality excellent and, perhaps most importantly, it has a really fast search. I did, however, miss a "search and delete" option - that's unfortunately only available on the full product. That said, it leaves Regedit for dead. If you know a better free registry editor, drop me an email. NOTE: Locating the Lite version on the Resplendent site is tricky. Go to the download page [1] and locate the heading "Registry Tools." On the right hand side in faint gray letters there is a link "download free lite version." You can also get it though from various download sites including MajorGeeks [2].

[1] http://www.resplendence.com/downloads Freeware, All Windows versions, 2.0MB.[2] http://www.majorgeeks.com/download469.html

Best Free Download Manager

2007-12-12T21:09:00.002+05:30

You have several good choices in this category. To me a good downloader is one that does the job, is well integrated into your browser and is not intrusive.

That's why my top recommendation for some time has been Star Downloader [1]. Unfortunately the freeware version has been effectively frozen at version 1.44 with future enhancements restricted to the shareware version. It is however, still a fine choice.

After trying half a dozen other products, I've settled on "Free Download Manager" [2] as my current top selection. It's fast, stable and integrates well into both Internet Explorer, Opera and Firefox though the later works best with the free FlashGot extension installed. "Free Download Manager" offers simultaneous multi-part downloads, easy restarting and recovery, a powerful scheduler, downloading from mirrors and just about everything else you need in a download utility. Additionally, there is no embedded adware or nag screen. I've had some reports that the author's site shows up red on McAfee site Advisor but I've recently double checked the download file and it is 100% clean. However the cautious may want to download it from Softpedia [3] who also rate it as "spyware free."

[1] http://www.stardownloader.com/downloads.php Freeware, All Windows versions, 2.34MB
[2] http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/download.htm Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.59MB
[3] http://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Download-Managers/Free-Download-Manager.shtml
[4] http://www.flashget.com/index_en.htm Freeware, all Windows versions, 1.43MB
[5] http://www.leechget.net/en/ Free for personal use, All Windows versions, 2.9MB
[6] https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/201/ Free Firefox extension, 425KB

Best Free BitTorrent Client

2007-12-12T21:04:00.000+05:30

It's amazing how quickly BitTorrent has become one of the major download formats. With good reason too: it's fast, equitable and efficient. If you haven't yet installed a BitTorrent client on your PC, you should as there are some great free clients available. I recommend the Open Source program Azureus [1]. It's beautifully implemented, well supported and, being Java based, is available for multiple platforms.

A good alternative is uTorrent [2] which comes in at a tiny 170KB. Small it may be but it's very fast and will show Azureus a clean pair of heels of most downloads. It's also lean on resources, easy to use and requires no installation. It formidable feature list includes trackerless downloads, multiple simultaneous downloads, multi-scrape, UPnP and has an inbuilt RSS reader which is an impressive achievement for such a tiny package .One downside is that uTorrent has recently been acquired by BitTorrent.com, a company that many torrent users feel is uncomfortably close to digital copyright owners and their RIAA enforcers.

[1] http://azureus.sourceforge.net/ Open source, any PC that supports Java, 8.6MB
[2] http://www.utorrent.com/ Freeware, all Windows versions, 170KB
[3] http://bittyrant.cs.washington.edu/ Freeware, any PC that supports Java, 8.1MB

Best Free Registry Cleaner

2007-12-12T21:03:00.000+05:30

In my mind the best registry cleaner is one which reliably fixes problem entries but doesn't itself cause problems in the process. The products most likely to possess these qualities are those that are conservative in operation and confine their cleaning to removing definite and unambiguous errors. I say this because I have seen as many problems created by registry cleaners as problems solved. This view flies in the face of many who consider, for whatever reason, that the best registry cleaner is the one that finds the most problems. To me such products are dangerous and not worth owning.

That said, my top recommendation is Toni Helenius' free EasyCleaner [1]. It's a good reliable, conservative performer that will fix all major problems with a low risk of creating problems of its own. As a bonus, it will also detect duplicate files and help you clean up temp files to make more disk space. One of its best features is a regularly updated "blacklist" of registry values that should not be cleaned. I'm sure this contributes to the products excellent record of causing few problems. Remember though, as with every Registry cleaner, to back up your Windows Registry before use.

[1] http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/ecleane.htm Freeware, All Windows versions, 2.8MB
[2] http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm Freeware, Windows 98 and later, 860KB.
[3] http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm Free for non-commercial use, Windows 98 and later, 457KB
[4] http://www.321download.com/LastFreeware/index.html#jv16 Freeware, All Windows versions, 2.1MB

Best Free Digital Image Viewer

2007-12-12T21:02:00.002+05:30

Three good choices here. First there's the classic IrfanView. Irfan [1] is a first class product but one for which I have mixed feelings. That's why it's been in and out of my "46 Best Freeware" list several times. It's an amazingly capable product but it just doesn't work the way I want it to. Other users though, just love it.

A product I feel more comfortable with is XNView [2]. Like Irfan it is very versatile; it can read and display nearly 400 types of graphic files and convert any of these to over 50 formats. It displays pictures very quickly and these may be viewed full screen, as slideshows or thumbnails. It's quite capable at processing images, too; you can adjust brightness, color, apply filters or effects, crop photos, re-size, convert format and more. These operations can also be carried out from a batch file, which makes it ideal for converting large digital photos to smaller sizes for the web or emailing. It supports drop and drag, has many plug-ins, is available in 44 languages and has full cross-platform support including Mac. XNView has a lot of similarities with IrfanView, so many in fact, that it comes perilously close to plagiarism. Put positively, one may say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery however the developer of IrfanView must feel more than a little miffed. XNView is free for non-commercial use, all Windows versions plus many other platforms. The standard version for Windows is 3.3MB but I suggest you download the complete version with all plug-ins which weighs in at 6.8MB.

[1] http://www.irfanview.com/ (874KB)
[2] http://perso.wanadoo.fr/pierre.g/xnview/endownloadwin32.html (3.3MB)
[3] http://www.faststone.org (3.0MB)

Best Free File Manager

2007-12-12T21:02:00.001+05:30

Windows Explorer is fine for simple file management activities but when you have some serious work to do, you need a multi-pane pane file manager. I use Directory Opus which is IMHO, the best product in this class but costs $59. A good free alternative is xplorer² Lite [1]. It offers a good part of the functionality of Directory Opus and is totally free. As a bonus, its user interface is very similar to Windows Explorer, so most users will find this tool easy to learn and use.

XYplorer is another strong contender. It uses a tabbed view rather than a two pane view which is better when working with multiple folders though not quite as efficient as the two pane approach when working with only two. XYplorer is packed with features included one of the best file-finders I've seen. It's one of those products that impresses more with use. In fact I suspect that if you use it for a month, you'll end up using it permanently. Until the 21st March 2006 it was freeware but has now morphed to shareware but a recent free version (V5.55) is available from the vendor's site [2].

Some folks just love Free Commander [3], a classic two pane Norton Commander style manager. It's certainly powerful but I find the interface a little dated. However it's free for both private and commercial use and that's a big plus.

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[1] http://zabkat.com/x2lite.htm Free for private use, Win 95 and later, 1MBB
[2] http://www.xyplorer.com/free.php Free for private use, Win 98 and later, 836KB
[3] http://www.freecommander.com/ Freeware, Windows 95 and later, 1.61MB

Best Free Software Suite

2007-12-12T21:01:00.001+05:30

The Open CD site [1] offers for free a wonderful collection of just about every application software product you need to run a PC including the latest version of OpenOffice. Many of these freebies substitute admirably for expensive commercial products. There is Abi Word as an alternative for MS Word, OpenOffice for MS Office XP, Thunderbird for Outlook, The Gimp for Adobe Photoshop, 7-zip for WinZip and many more. If you then add to this collection some of the other utilities from my "46 Best-ever Utilities" collection you will have all the software you'll ever need without spending a cent. Note: All of the Open CD utilities can be downloaded for free as a CD ISO image. If you have a slow connection you can purchase the CD for a as little as $1.99.

The Open CD project was a great idea but updates have been slow coming. OpenDisc is a follow-on project with a similar objective, but it aspires to be more up-to-date and responsive to user needs. The early signs look encouraging, with an impressive download package [2] and a reasonably active blog and forum [2]. This is an extraordinary collection of software containing everything you could want to fully set up your PC. Do note, though, that the ISO download [4] is 555MB.

[1] http://theopencd.org
[2] http://theopendisc.com/programs/
[3] http://www.theopendisc.com/forum/
[4] http://theopendisc.com/latest-version/
[5] https://shipit.ubuntu.com/
[6] http://www.paulstamatiou.com/2005/10/24/how-to-ubuntu-linux-for-novices/

Best Free Rootkit Scanner/Remover

2007-12-12T20:59:00.002+05:30

Rootkits are a special kind of software tool used to hide trojans, viruses and other malware from your anti-virus scanner and other security products. Unfortunately, they are extremely effective which means that some of you reading this will be infected even though you believe your PC to be totally clean. Thankfully there is a new class of security product now available called rootkit detectors that use specialized techniques to detect these dangerous intruders.

Most of these detectors require quite a bit of technical skill to interpret the results but two of the simplest to use are also amongst the most effective. The first is called Panda Anti-Rootkit [1]. It's my top recommendation for average users because it not only good at detecting rootkits it also quite effective at removing them. As a bonus it's small and doesn't require installation though you do have register at the Panda website before you can download it. I suggest everyone download this product and scan their PC. The chances of you being infected are small but for five minutes work it's not worth taking the risk.

Panda Anti-Rootkit will detect most rootkits missed by AV scanners but it can't provide perfect detection; no rootkit detector can. That's why I suggest you use more than one.

[1] http://research.pandasecurity.com/archive/New-Panda-Anti_2D00_Rootkit-_2D00_-Version-1.07.aspx Freeware, Windows 2K, XP.353KB
[2] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/utilities/RootkitRevealer.mspx Freeware, All Windows, 231KB
[3] http://www.sysinternals.com/Forum/default.asp
[4] http://www.gmer.net/ Freeware, Windows NT/ 2K/XP/Vista, 450KB
[5] http://majorgeeks.com/Icesword_d5199.html Freeware, Windows NT/2K/XP, 2.1MB
[6] http://www.softpedia.com/get/Antivirus/DarkSpy-Anti-Rootkit.shtml Windows 2K/XP/2003, 626KB
[7] http://www.techsupportalert.com/rootkits.htm <= How to deal with the threat of rootkits [8] http://www.majorgeeks.com/Panda_Anti-Rootkit_d5457.html

Best Free Trojan Scanner/Trojan Remover

2007-12-12T20:59:00.001+05:30

My top recommendation here is AVG Anti-Spyware [1], a product formerly formerly known as Ewido until it was acquired recently by GriSoft.

Ewido started life as an anti-trojan scanner but has been repositioned as an anti-spyware scanner by the new owners and the new name reflects that re-positioning. Whatever ever it is called it is an excellent anti-trojan and a fine anti-spyware program as well.

In my tests Ewido/AVG Anti-Spyware emerged as was one of the few products that could detect polymorphic and process injecting trojans that were totally missed by many anti-virus products. Unfortunately the free version of AVG Anti-Spyware doesn’t have a memory monitor and this omission significantly reduces the level of active protection provided. However the on-demand scanner is excellent.

[1] http://www.ewido.net/en/download/ (6.17MB)
[2] http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/ (13.2MB)

Best Free Firewall

2007-12-12T20:58:00.001+05:30

No other single product class seems to cause as much angst to average users in their installation and day-to-day use as Firewalls. For such users, Sunbelt-Kerio Personal Firewall [1] is my top recommendation as it seems to cause the fewest problems yet manages reasonable protection as well.

Kerio dropped the product in late 2005 but thankfully Sunbelt Software, the makers of the excellent CounterSpy anti-spyware scanner, picked it up and will continue making it available. Note that the free and paid versions of Sunbelt Kerio are the same. If you don't buy the product some advanced features are automatically turned off after 30 days. The product will also nag you every time you start it. For some this is a small price to pay for a great free firewall. For others it's a real turn-off.

If performance rather than ease-of-use is your criterion then the Comodo firewall [2] is the top contender. The firewall itself is very robust and the just released version 3 includes a well designed intrusion detection system and Vista compatibility as well. Comodo also supports internet connection sharing, while the free versions of Kerio and ZoneAlarm do not. On the minus side the IDS is initially rather talkative and this can unnecessarily alarm inexperienced users. There have also been reports that the new version 3 has some new version bugs so it may be better to wait a couple of months until the new version has stabilized before installing. Additionally Comodo has been known to conflict with some other security products. However for the technically initiated who can cope with these annoyances this is an outstanding free product and an easy first choice.

[1] http://www.sunbelt-software.com/Kerio.cfm Windows 2000-XP, 6.5MB
[2] http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/ Windows XP-Vista, 31.3MB
[3] http://www.tallemu.com/Online-Armor.php Windows NT-XP, 15MB
[4] http://www.jetico.com/index.htm#/jpfirewall.htm Windows 98-2003, 2.7MB
[4] http://www.netveda.com/consumer/safetynet.htm Windows 95-XP, 4.3MB
[6] http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp Windows 2K-Vista, 205KB++

Best Free Browser Protection Utility

2007-12-12T20:57:00.000+05:30

There's a scumware plague at the moment. All it takes is a visit to a pushy web site or a "loaded" shareware install and next minute your Internet Explorer homepage has been changed, your default search setting altered, unwanted ads pop up on your screen and worse.

If you use Windows 2000 or later my top recommendation for safe browsing is a free program called Sandboxie [1] that creates a special contained "sandbox" environment on your PC. While browsing within the virtual sandbox provided by Sandboxie you are totally corralled off from other parts of your PC. So any files you download are isolated to the sandbox. Similarly, any programs that are executed only do so within the sandbox and have no access to your normal files, the Windows operating system or any other part of your PC.

Usage is remarkably simple. To start a sandboxed browsing session you just click the Sandboxie icon from the Quick Launch tray and this will launch your default browser in the sandbox. You can then use it in the normal way to browse to sites or download files.

If you download a file it will install normally but again will be corralled off from your real PC as any new processes running in your computer memory or entries in the Windows startup areas will be sandboxed.

[1] http://www.sandboxie.com Free for personal use, Win2K and later, 310KB
[2] http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html Freeware, all Windows version, 2.5MB
[3] http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareguard.html Freeware, All Windows versions, 913KB

Best Free Adware/Spyware/Scumware Remover

2007-12-12T20:56:00.000+05:30

A couple of years ago most folks relied on SpyBot Search and Destroy and Ad-Aware for spyware protection. Alas spyware has evolved so quickly that these once outstanding products are no longer up to the task of providing primary protection though they remain useful as secondary, on-demand scanners.

The new generation of malware requires a new generation of defensive products. Such products need to provide stronger active protection and broader spectrum detection. The best anti-spyware programs, WebRoot SpySweeper, Spyware Doctor and CounterSpy, are all commercial products but there are three capable free products that I can recommend.

The first is a special cut-down version of Spyware Doctor that's available as part of Google Pack [1], a bundle of free software offered by Google. Called "Spyware Doctor Starter Edition the cut down version lacks the full array of real time protection monitors possessed by its commercial big brother but still offers some active protection along with full scan and remove capabilities, scheduled scans, and free signature file updates.

Your second choice is Microsoft's Windows Defender program [2]. Defender is the latest re-incarnation of the excellent Giant Antispyware product that Microsoft purchased late in 2004. Based on my tests, Windows Defender is not as effective as its immediate predecessor but still has solid protective capability. I tested it on several drive-by download sites and its multiple real time monitors provided reasonable (though by no means watertight) defense. It appears to be a little vulnerable to polymorphic malware in particular and for this reason I suggest it should be used in combination with regular on-demand scans from the free AVG Anti-Spyware. My other reservation about Windows Defender is that it consumes quite a lot of your processing power. If you have a modern PC this should not be a problem but older machines will definitely suffer a performance hit.

[1] http://pack.google.com/intl/en/pack_installer.html?hl=en&gl=us
[2] http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=435bfce7-da2b-4a6a-afa4-f7f14e605a0d XP SP2 4.9MB
[3] http://www.spywareterminator.com Windows 98-XP, 7.7MB
[4] http://www.download.com/Spyware-Doctor-Starter-Edition/3000-8022_4-10704508.html Win2K-Vista, 14.7MB

Best Free Anti-Virus Software

2007-12-12T20:55:00.000+05:30

If you are looking for the best possible protection my top recommendation is Avira AntiVir Personal Edition Classic [1]. Although its detection rate is outstanding there are some reservations. First it lacks email scanning; this is only available in the paid version. That means that AntiVir won't warn you about any infected emails before you open them. However should you open an infected email then AntiVir will still spring into action, so not having an email scanner doesn't mean you are not protected from email based infections. My second reservation is that AntiVir is quite an intrusive product - you will certainly be well aware of its presence. Finally AntiVir Personal Edition Classic has a time limited license. It is renewable but be aware you will have to periodically go through the hoops.

If you not prepared to accept the drawbacks to AntiVir I would suggest either AVG Antivirus 7 Free Edition [2] or the Avast! scanner [3]. Neither is quite as effective in detection as AntiVir however they are both more complete products and less intrusive in use.

AVG Free has been continuously refined since it was first released in 1991 and the latest version V7.5 makes further improvements to an already solid product. Additionally, it's relatively small, light on resources, has regular automatic updates and handles email scanning. There is a free and a pro version, the only difference being that the free version has a few non-critical features disabled and has no technical support other than a free user forum .

AVG and Avast! are excellent free products that will meet the needs of most users. However none of these offer the best malware detection available. That title belongs to commercial products like NOD32, F-Secure, the full versions of AntiVir, Kaspersky AV and others. They are however capable packages that offer the financially challenged a real alternative to the major anti-virus suites.

However if you use AVG or Avast! in conjunction with a sandbox for surfing (see section 4) and an anti-spyware product (see section 3) you can achieve a level of protection approaching that offered by the best commercial AV products.

[1] http://www.free-av.com Windows 95-Vista, 20.3MB
[2] http://free.grisoft.com/freeweb.php/doc/2/ Windows 98-Vista, 29.0MB
[3] http://www.avast.com/eng/avast_4_home.html Windows 95-Vista, 16.1MB
[4] http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-8-Free-Edition.html Windows 98-XP, 13.2MB

Best Free Web Browser

2007-12-12T20:40:00.000+05:30

Internet Explorer 7 (IE7) is a competent browser with enough features to meet the needs of most users but is difficult to recommend due to on-going security concerns. In the past IE has been a focus for security attacks and there is little to suggest this will change with the release of IE7. Additionally, Microsoft have a poor track record for speedily fixing IE defects and this has left users open to drive-by attacks and other forms of zero-day exploits.

There are several excellent alternatives with the new Mozilla Firefox V2 [1] a solid first choice. It's safer than IE, so safe in fact that many users have reported no spyware infections since they started using the product. It's also browses a tad faster than IE, is very stable and is more standards compliant. The program loads slower than IE but once running, it positively zips along. With tabbed browsing and over 2000 free extensions (add-ons) that allow you to customize your experience, it provides most users with a major surfing upgrade. Firefox is now my everyday browser though I still leave IE on my PC for the occasional web site that's designed around IE's non-standard features. If you need any further convincing then check out my IE to Firefox migration guide [2].

An equal first choice is Opera [3]. It's a speed demon; probably the fastest of all the common browsers. But it's much more than that; it's full featured, standards compliant and safe. Just as Firefox is extensible through add-ins, Opera can be enhanced using Widgets, though there are not nearly as many of these available as Firefox extensions. Then again, it doesn't need as many extensions as a lot of the features added by Firefox add-ins are already available built into the standard Opera browser. There's just so much to like about Opera V9 that you could easily create a case that it's better than Firefox. Indeed, if I could get an Opera replacement for some of my key Firefox add-ins, I'd probably switch.

[1] http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ (5.7MB)
[2] http://www.techsupportalert.com/firefox.htm
[3] http://www.opera.com/ (4.6MB)
[4] http://www.maxthon.com/index.htm (1.9MB)
[5] http://www.avantbrowser.com/ (1.86MB)
[6] http://kmeleon.sourceforge.net/ (6MB)