Security and Privacy Protection

Ad-Aware 2007 Free

	Anti-spyware program that detects and removes spyware or adware on a user’s computer. It also detects dialers, Trojans, malware, data-mining, aggressive advertising, parasites, browser hijackers and tracking components.
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avast! 4 Home Edition

	Full-featured antivirus package designed exclusively for home users and non-commercial use.
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AVG Free

	The most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers from Viruses, trojans etc.
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Eraser

	Advanced security tool for Windows, which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
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HijackThis

	Spyware-removal tool that takes a heuristic approach on detecting malware - rather than relying on a database of known spyware. Highly effective at detecting and removing spyware and malware on a user’s computer.
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KeePass

	Password manager that helps you to manage your passwords in a secure way. You can put all your passwords in one database, which is locked with one master key or a key-disk. You can also use portable mode, which allows you to store your passwords securely on your USB thumb drive.
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Spybot - Search & Destroy

	Detects and removes spyware.
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33 Responses to “Freeware Applications for Your Every Need”

x_Katie_x says:

Cool list - and its all free :)
SJ86 says:

Good collection here… I didn’t know about some of these
Evan says:

Cool. I didn’t know about Inkscape.
Rich says:

Evan: Inkscape is a great piece of software. A lot of us use it at work.
anil sharma says:

To be honest with you, I have never written any comments or posts in the Internet. This is my first time. Why did I decide to post? The answer is simple – all information here is so amazing and interesting that it’s hard to imagine someone wouldn’t comment it.
Ravi says:

Wow,
I like this site and i am very happy to download so many softwares.
Angad says:

Yeah @ Anil Sharma, Ravi. I agree with you Guys.
Rich says:

I second that
Ashutosh says:

Hey,
Great list. Good to see a compilation of computing essentials (essentials should be free, dont you think?)

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Ashutosh says:

Hey,
I would also recommend,
FreeCommander (Utility - Great replacement to the lame Windows Explorer)
And TrueCrypt (Security - Free open-source disk encryption software)

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Harry Anchan says:

Here are a few more awesome freeware:

1. Encode music from analog as well as digital sources:
http://www.audiograbber.com-us.net/

2. No advertising being forced on you by Real Player. Light, small and plays all your RM/RA files:
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm

3. VERY small, unobtrusive CD player:
http://www.amberror.lt/

4. Multi ID3 Tag Editor allows you to manipulate ID tags to display properly on your iPod:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Multimedia/Audio/Tag-Editors/Multi-ID-Tag-Editor.shtml

6. MagicTransfer to back up critical files and OS settings:
http://www.download3k.com/Install-Magic-Transfer.html

7. VAIOSoft Recovery Manager. Excellent recovery software that worked for me:
http://vaiosoft.com/products/recoverymanager.html

8. DVDShrink. A FREE software solution for shrinking original DVDs onto recordable media:
http://www.dvdshrink.org/

9. DVD Decrypter. The Definitive DVD Backup Resource:
http://www.dvddecrypter.org.uk/

10. IrfanView. Probaly the best image viewer out there:
http://www.irfanview.com/

11. RegCleaner. A great registry cleaner/ Use it with CCleaner:
http://www.worldstart.com/weekly-download/archives/reg-cleaner4.3.htm

12. OverDisk, an amazing freeware utility that displays folder sizes in a multiple level pie:
http://users.forthnet.gr/pat/efotinis/programs/overdisk.html

13. DriveZ is a very small, standalone program that comes useful if you need to list or copy the contents of folders or drives:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/drivez.html

14. LookDisk can search for files using various parameters:
http://www.fxsearch.com/ldw_eng/

15. TaskPrompt is a small task reminder utility:
http://www.skynergy.com/taskprompt.html

16. Eml2html is a program to restore/convert script back to html from eml and nws files:
http://home.chello.no/~cato.salid/Eml2html/Eml2Html.htm

17. Qlock is the leading *FREE* deskop World Clock especially designed for Windows PCs:
http://www.qlock.com/

18. UMark: Watermark freeware for images:
http://www.uconomix.com/Products/uMark/Default.aspx
Rich says:

Thanks for the recommendations Ashutosh and Harry.
YozDude says:

Great list!
Rich says:

Thanks for stopping by YozDude!
Jarret says:

Couldnt agree more with this list. Thank you
Zelda says:

If anyone knows of a freeware that’s similar to eBoostr, I’d be happy to hear. The rest of the list is nice. Freeware makes computers available for more people..
Sarah Byrd says:

seen all these before…
Strickland says:

thx for sharing
DRIFTKING says:

HEYYY……..LOVE THIS SITE AND ADORE THESE FREEWARES
Kennith Gamble says:

Good programs thanks
HARI143 says:

good softwares
jona says:

i think they are very usable
thenetguruz says:

These are good apps, I have used most of them. You forgot to mention Open Office, Thunderbird and many others…
Rich says:

@thenetguruz — thanks

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