Viruses
- Worms - Spyware - Hijacks - Spam |
| Viruses |
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AVG:
Free Anti-Viurs software. Much better than the resource
sucker that Norton is.
Avast:
Another free Anti-Virus software. Just as good as AVG.
Bitdefender:
Very popular anti-virus software. Updated and free of
charge.
AntiVir:
An anti-virus that has been around for a long time - still
free for home use.
NOD32:
The obsolute BEST anti-virus protection. (I know, I clean
scumware for a living). 30day trial.
Or purchase.
Kaspersky:
A very sweet anti-virus software with a 30day
trial. It's very worth the trial!
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| Worms/Trojans |
TheCleaner:
This finds/prevents trojan horses. This is on a 30day
trial, however very recommended - try it.
DiamondCS:
Many high-end programs for worm/Trojan detection, 30day
trial.
Windowsecurity:
Free online Trojan scanner.
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| Spyware/Hijacks/Malware |
Ad-Aware
SE: Great for getting rid of spyware and malware
- the items that can cause annoying pop-ups.
SpyBot:
Similar to Ad-Aware, however more aggressive. Clean up
spyware and hijack attempts.
Microsoft
Anti-Spyware: Active prevention that does a
really good job (M$ did not make it - so it works.)
CWShredder:
Takes care of many hijacking software - run if you get
many pop-ups/redirecting pages.
HijackThis:
Tool to find out if there is "hijack" software or advanced
spyware on your system. Please read how to use.
Kill2me:
Another stomper of spyware - bring it on.
KillBox:
Very nice for taking care of "Abetterinternet" and other
n00bish software.
aČ
free: This bridges the gap with anti-virus
and malware. This free scanner cleans Trojans, worms,
spyware (all malware).
SpywareBlaster:
Active prevention against spyware, adware,
browser hijackers and dialers.
HitmanPro2:
Incorporates all major Anti-Spyware software and updates/runs
them all for you. Too cool.
WinDiz:
Windows updates with FireFox. Great if ActiveX is damaged
by spyware.
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| Spam |
POPfile:
Perfect/Free ani-Spam tool. Involved installation, but
once it's set - it's good.
SpamBayes:
is a tool used to segregate unwanted mail (spam) from
the mail you want (ham).
SpamPal:
Mail classification program that separates your spam from
the mail you really want to read.
OSpam:
A great and simple spam solution for any POP account.
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| Firewall |
Zonealarm:
Great free firewall. They offer some higher-end to purchase,
but the free on is decent.
Sygate.
Sygate is a free firewall. Similar to ZoneAlarm, and free.
Tiny:
Tiny is a free firewall. It is designed for the more advanced
due to the heavy features included.
OutPost:
An Opensource based firewall. Works very well protecting
against worms, trojans and hackers.
Kerio:
Smart, easy-to-use personal security technology that fully
protects PC's against hackers and internal misuse.
Protowall:
Very small application that blocks IP address. Very cool.
Prevx:
Stops the attacks that bypass anti-virus and firewall
products.
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| Data
Encryption |
PowerCrypt
2000: Encrypted files, folders and E-mails.
This free file lets you hide all your data.
PGP:
"Pretty Good Privacy". Actually it's probably the best
encryption software out there. Free - PC/MAC
Cryptainer
LE: Secure your data and ensure absolute privacy
with Cypherix's powerful 128bit encryption.
BitCrypt:
A sophisticated tool allowing for encryption of plain
text within a bitmap image.
EasyCrypto:
Encrypt both standalone files and entire folders. Many
cool options here.
MD5HashGen:
Simple application that can generate one-way MD5 hashes
- Great for password generations.
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| Data
Destroyers |
Eraser:
FBI just kick in the door? This little program will erase
data to a level that the Dept. Of. Defense uses.
KillDisk:
KillDisk conforms to US Department of Defense clearing
and sanitizing standard DoD 5220.22-M.
AutoClave:
Hard drive sterilization on a bootable floppy.
SuperShredder:
Shred's individual files. It's stronger than DOD specs.
DBAN
("Darik's Boot and Nuke") is a self-contained boot floppy
that makes it an appropriate utility data destruction.
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| IP
Spoofing |
Anonymizer:
Installs a small toolbar into your browser. Moves your
connection to proxies around the word. Slows connection.
Proxify.com
Spoof your IP address without installing software. The
paid version is much faster.
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| Monitor
System Resources |
SpeedFan:
Allows you to see your CPU temperature. Good for overclockers
and modders.
Motherboard
Monitor: Like speedfan, reads temperature and
fan RPM data - alerts you when there's trouble.
Si
Meter: Great/free/small application that does
live monitoring on system resources.
TDIMon:
Lets you monitor TCP and UDP activity on your local system.
InterMapper:
Gives a visual in real-time view of traffic flows through
and between critical network devices and links.
WinBar:
A compact program that lets you monitor your system and
provides easy access to frequently used controls.
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| System
Cleaning |
RegSupreme:
Clean up the registry from old entries, speed up your
system. 30day trial.
RegscrubXP:
A great free registry cleaner for XP. Fix those "weird
issues" with Windows.
Beclean:
is the complete suite of system cleaner. Registry to history
- cleans many things.
CCleaner:
Removes unused and temporary files from your PC - allowing
it to run faster, more efficiently and saving space.
MyUninstaller
1.0: Uninstall anything,clean out old video
drivers, uninstall programs that are not in "add/remove".
DriverCleaner:
Made to fully clean out the drivers of
ATI and NVIDIA.
MSconfig:
Get rid of startup programs that slow your PC down. This
would be for Windows 2000.
Starter:
It's better than Msconfig. Also works with Windows 2000,
which is nice due to the fact that 2k doesn't have msconfig.
CleanCache:
Clean up all the recent activity on the drive.
PreFetch
cleaner: A pre-fetch scrubber to clean out
files that are used commonly - can be corruption or spyware
hiding.
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| Diagnostics |
Belarc:
Takes a snap-shot about a PC (hardware-software) with
a full profile report. This is very handy.
EVEREST:
(recently AIDA32). Like Belarc, gives full system summary
of hardware and software/keys.
IP
subnet calculator: A diagnostics tool to calculate
your network latency and subnet information.
CPUid:
A very small application that tells you about your specific
specs. (FSB, core clock, dual channel etc.).
PC
Pitstop: A good site to check how your doing
on fine tuning your computer. It will also help you fix
your issues.
PowerMax:
Diagnostics for hard drives made by Maxtor. Download,
put on a floppy or CD and test your HDD.
MemTest86:
Diagnostics for your RAM. Download, put on a floppy or
Cd and test your RAM.
Sygate
PortScan: Scans your ports while looking for
Worm activity.
ShieldsUP:
Port scanning of all ports or custom scans. See how good
your firewall is doing.
BandwidthTest:
Test your internet connection speed.
BandwidthTest2:
Test your internet connection speed.
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| Customizing |
TweakUI:
Perfect for somebody who really wants to customize there
XP. (5th one down, made my Microsoft).
X-Setup:
Like TweakUI but with more functionality and options.
Very slick.
ResourceHacker:
Get in and really tweak or fix Windows. Great registry
GUI hacking.
RenameRecycleBin:
I made this registry value in notepad, download/double-click/"yes"/throw
away, rename your recycle bin.
Matrix
Screensaver: Best (only) Matrix screensaver
out on the web. Great options. Here
is actual text (change name for you)
FOOOD's
Icons: Great free icons for XP. Default
is boring.
Strokit:
Advanced mouse gesture recognition engine and command
processor.
ReForce:
Windows 2k and XP have an issue with Hz in games. This
will allow you to set all games at a specific Hz setting.
Keyboard
Remapper: Remap your keyboard keys. Easy
enough.
ClocX:
Analog clock for the desktop.
Nlite:
Remove or add Windows components to your Windows CD
- for next time you re-install Windows.
AutoStreamer:
Just like Nlite, this is specifically for adding Service
Packs to your Windows install CD's.
Digital
Blasphemy: Probably the best wallpapers and
images on the net.
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| Data
Recovery |
File
Recovery: This is free software made by PC
Inspector. Really, Really nice if you lost or trashed
a file and need it back.
Smart
Recovery: Recover data from flash drives: CF,
SM, Thumbdrives, micro drives - etc.
Disk
Investigator: Discover all that is hidden on
your computer hard disk, recover lost data.
File
Scavenger: Undelete
and data recovery utility for NTFS volumes. 64KB or smaller
files can be recovered with free trial.
CDCheck:
Utility for the prevention, detection and recovery of
damaged files on CD-ROMs and error detection.
Restoration:
Tiny program that doesn't install. Perfect if you trashed
a file (even emptied the recycle bin) and you need it
back.
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| Browsers |
FireFox:
Drop Internet Explorer and get a superior browser. Great
pop-up blocking features. (no more spyware!!)
Reload
Every: Extension for FireFox. Allows you to
set reload times on your browser windows so you won't
be logged out.
Maxthon:
A skin for IE. If you really think using Internet Explorer
is a good thing and want tabbed browsing.(MyIE2)
Google
Toolbar:
The best search engine on this planet~ Now in your browser.
Also it is a Pop-up blocker.
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| FTP/Remote
Administration |
FileZilla:
An FTP program that is superior to "Cute", and is Free.
WinSCP:
Open source SFTP client for Windows using SSH
and SCP protocol's. Secure FTP.
FireFTP:
If you use FireFox browser (like you should be) - use
this plug-in for FTP functionality in your browser.
Gmail
Drive: If you have a Gmail account you can
use this to create a drive on your system to drag-n-drop
files for backup.
TightVNC:
Remote control software- see the desktop of a remote
machine and control it with your local mouse and keyboard.
RemoteDesktop:
Microsoft remote desktop client side installer for older
Windows versions.
eMando:
Client/server package which you can use to control and
manage a computer over a LAN or the Internet.
Gserver:
A very small remote control software - does not install,
just run the .exe. Made for slow connections.
DirectUpdate:
Get an Email of your WAN IP address changes even behind
a router (for dynamic ISP's). 60day
trial ($15.00 - buy).
DynDNS:
A full list of dynamic IP administration software tools.
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| CD
Burning/Ripping |
CDBurner-XP
Pro: Just like it sounds, burning program for
Windows. Free.
ISORecorder:
Small program to burn images of CD's. Once installed,
right click an .ISO's or a ROM drive and "create CD image".
DeepBurner:
A full featured Burning app for CD's, DVD's and ISO's.
Much like Nero only totally ~~Free
CDex:
A free tool allows you to Rip you CD's into MP3's.
DVD
Decrypter: Rip DVD's to your hard drive. This
will decrypted DVD's to files to be stored (as .VOB files).
DVD
Shrink: Remove extra features and compress
to fit a DVD (VOB file) to a single blank DVD.
DVDbackup:
Free DVD backup tool.
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| File
Sharing/Communications |
LimeWire:
Great GNU file sharing application. Works fine with SP2.
Shareaza:
Like kazaa, however it combines all good P2P networks
into one. This is an open source application (GPL).
Azureus:
A great torrent client to download "items". Offers multiple
torrent downloads, queuing/priority systems.
Skype:
Make phone calls for free (VOIP). Sounds better than your
normal phone.
Spontania:
Video for Skype.
iTalk2U:
Basically like Skype, but with some advanced features.
WebClick2Call is great for site admin's.
Trillian:
Perfect for friends and family who use different instant
messaging clients. This combines them all into one.
GAIM:
The Open Source AOL IM client -but without the ad's. Combines
IM clients all into one.
TeamSpeak:
Talk to one another with voice. 1on1 or a bunch of people.
Great for multi-player games.
AllSeeingEye:
(ASE)- Find your friends playing any popular multi-player
game.
XFire:
Like "Messenger", however for gamers. Find your friends
and join the game they are playing- all in real time.
Agent
Newsreader: The best newsreader there is. free
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| Office
Applications |
OpenOffice:
It's a free Office suite and is back-ward compatible with
Microsoft Office.
Palm
Organizer: Now have the awesome Palm organizer
for Windows. Easy to use and nice for free.
WinRAR:
Superior to WinZIP.
PDFcreator:
Create PDF's. Download a ghostscript and the patch - print
to PDF.
ZipGenius:
Zip tool suite - all the functions of a typical compression
utility plus extra features.
ThunderBird:
ThunderBird replaces that Outlook mail client with a real
mailbox.
SunBird:
Want the nice calendar in Office 2003? This stand-alone
calendar is very sweet.
TinySpell:
A very small application that spell checks for you while
you type anywhere - I need it. ;)
AceMoney:
A freeware personal finance manager. Like MS Money or
Quickbooks -free.
CopyX:
This little customizable backup/copy utility is in Windows
by default - but this makes things easy.
SyncBack:
Powerful program that backups and synchronizes your files
to: same drive, different drive, CDRW, Network, Zip.
ESBCalc:
is a Freeware Scientific Calculator.
BackRex:
Outlook Express and Outlook backup tool.
Most features in the free version.
Attachment
Options: Outlook add-in that provides an interface
for changing which file types are restricted as Level
1 attachments which are hidden by Outlook.
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| Text
Editors/HTML Editors |
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Crimson
Editor: is a professional source code editor
for Windows.
jEdit:
is a mature and well-designed programmer's text editor
that has been in development for over 5 years.
Vim:
is a highly configurable text editor built to enable efficient
text editing. - voted best text editor
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HTML
kit: A full featured,
highly customizable Website builder. It's GUI like Dreamweaver.
Matrix
Y2K: A free and very slick GUI Website builder
like Dreamweaver.
Nvu:
Web editing environment based on the Mozilla platform
and its Gecko layout engine.
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| Misc. |
FSRaid:
Want to read and reconstruct your PAR files? Get it now.
Bootdisk.com:
Good if you need a fresh DOS boot disk to Fdisk that HDD.
SystemRescue:
This combines "Image drive/Ghost" and "Partition Magic"
and many other tools. Free.
NetStumbler:
Find WiFi access points. Test signal strengh of hotspots.
AirSnare:
AirSnare is an intrusion detection system to help you
monitor your wireless network.
WiGLE
and Jwire:
WiFi Access Locators. Before traveling, take a look at
access points you can get on for free.
RoboForm:
A free password manager and one-click web form filler.
Just be carefull who uses your PC.
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| Media
Players |
QuickTime
Alternative: No need to download and install
"QuickTime", use this instead. Much smaller application.
RealPlayer
Alternative: Don't ever install "real one
player", just use this instead.
Winamp:
Winamp is a great audio player with radio and TV tuner.
VLC
DVD: VideoLan is a perfect DVD/Divx media player.
Much like PowerDVD.
iTunes:
A digital jukebox with a download music store inside.
Musicmatch:
A good alternative to Windows Media Player. It's just
preference at this point.
DivX:
Play MPEG2 files. Great player.
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| Codecs/Rippers/Converters |
Audacity:
Audio/sound mixer, that is of course FREE.
SLD
codec pack: All Dvix, Xvid etc. codecs combined
in one install. Great for using Windows Media Player for
these file types.
K-Lite:
KL is a large "all-in-one" codec pack.
Bink
Rad Video: Perfect tool to rip movie's into
an executable player. End-users don't need special codecs
to use.
RockNTuneRipper:
Record those downloaded music files to high quality MP3
or WAV file format. (edit MP3 ID tags).
VCDgear:
Designed to extract MPEG streams from CD images, convert
VCD files to MPEG, correct MPEG errors and more.
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| Photography/Imaging |
UnFREEz:
Make animated .GIF's very easily and free.
Movie13:
.GIF animator with 98 animation wizards including text
and actor wizards.
The
Gimp: Want PhotoShop but don't want to pay
for it? Get the Gimp.
Paint.NET:
Image and photo manipulation software designed to be used
on computers that run Windows XP.
IrfanView:
Modify, organize and add effects to almost any image format.
Picasa:
Photo organizer that allows you to share photo's easily
online with others- very powerful program made by Google.
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| Video
Editing/Ripping
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Pivot:
Make stick figure animations!. This is cool.
Wink:
Make flash tutorials for websites or software "how-to's".
'Teach mom how to use OpenOffice by watching.'
Anim8or:
A free "Maya" program. Very tight software that lets you
make your own "Toy Story".
Blender:
A free GNU 3D manipulation tool. Make movies and effects.
Avid:
Perfect for students, DV camera owners, video enthusiasts
or anyone exploring video editing.
Zwei-Stein:
A non-linear, non-destructive video compositing and editing
system which offers many advanced features.
ABC
VideoRoll: Easy to use, free video editing.
Company no longer exists and some experience bugs with
it. Seems ok.
WAX:
High performance and flexible video compositing and special
effects software. Look at there other free software too!
VirtualDub:
Great for capturing and editing your .AVI movies and converting
to Divx. Many more features.
Doom9
and Videohelp:
Both are great sites to get any other software/help you
may need for video encoding.
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Enemy
Territory: A free and
great multi player FPS game. The best in my opinion. (system
intensive)
Americas
Army: A very good FPS game that is absolutely
free. Play online, sharpen your skills. (system
intensive)
Tux
Racer: Race downhill
on your belly. A solid and pretty game.
Netrek:
multi-player battle simulation with a Star Trek theme,
team-oriented strategy game with a first person perspective.
Pocket
Tanks: Remember Gorilla with the bananas? This
is an all new 3D graphical war with a friend or PC-Turn
based fighting.
Civilization
II: It's "just like" old skewl Civ. Under the
GPL licence. Open is everything.
BZFlag:
A free multiplayer battele tank action game. They even
have a CTF leage.
Aqua
Bubble: "Tetris like", launch colored bubbles
to match like colors.
Head
over Heels: More of a platformer (ala Mario).
Graphic and cool.
Think
Tanks: Comical fast action. Play against online
buddies or against the PC.
Ricochet
Xtreme: "Breakout" like. - Cool graphics.
SubmarineS:
Blowing up stuff is cool.
Dark
Throne: massively multiplayer online fantasy
game you can play right through your web browser.
PacMan
in the office: Yes, a "mini" Pac-Man game.
SolorWolf:
is an action/arcade game written in Python. Gather blocks
and avoid fireballs.
Many
Flash games: Don't need to download or install,
just fun flash games.
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