
Useful Utilities
Worthy Downloadables
Free Online Scans
Multimedia
Others
Useful Utilities
Gibson Research Corporation -
a must-visit site for many free, compact and useful utilities to keep your
system secure. Free online security checks provided too.
MajorGeeks.com -
contains many serious software for the not so serious geek
EasyCleaner
- searches Windows registry for entries that are pointing nowhere. Also lets you
delete all kinds of unnecessary files like temps.
TuneXP
- free and powerful tool to tweak Windows XP, complete with a reader
- friendly
documentation.
Registry Mechanic for Windows
- Windows registry cleaner designed to quickly scan and repair any invalid
entries in the Windows registry that may cause computer crashes and system
errors.
TweakNow RegCleaner -
user-friendly Windows registry tweaking utility.
Registry Medic -
a free utility from Iomatic to help fix your registry & improve your PC's
performance.
Fresh UI -
fresh solution for configuring and optimizing Windows operating system.
Loaded with hundreds of useful hidden settings in Windows XP/2000/NT4/98/
95/Me, it covers many customizing and optimizing techniques that are usually
denied those who are not familiar with the Windows registry.
HijackThis -
provides download for the program that examines certain key areas of users' computer
registry and hard drive and lists their contents to help clean their system.
CCleaner -
a freeware system optimization tool that removes unused and temporary
files from your system - allowing it to run faster, more efficiently and giving you more hard disk space.
Windows Inspector -
a program that will assist you to analyze and warn third party software
installed on your computer.
RegCleaner - a
program to help get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by
software that you have destroyed long ago.
RegShot 1.61e5 Final
- a small registry compare utility that allows you to take a snapshot of your
registry and then compare it with a second one - done after doing system changes
or installing a new software product.
Recover My Files Data Recovery 2.7 - data recovery tool that recovers deleted files after they have been emptied from
the Windows recycle bin.
Eraser 5.7 -
allows you to remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several
times
7-Zip - Command-line and Windows shell utility for manipulating ZIP archives. Supported formats: ZIP, CAB, RAR, GZIP and TAR.
Winzip - shareware
utility with support for ZIP, TAR, gzip, and Unix compress files, and ARJ, LHA,
and ARC via external programs.
Data Recovery Tools v1.0
- freeware developed by ADRC Singapore that allows users to backup
confidential data easily. Deleted files can also be recovered with this
software. Additional functions included are disk image creation and
restoration, boot sector editor or builder.
Worthy Downloadables
Mozilla Firefox -
free source browser that is reputed to surpass the popular Microsoft Internet
Explorer in terms of speed, security, stability and more.
Mozilla Thunderbird
- free source emailing software that boasts features such as intelligent spam
filters, built-in RSS reader, quick search, and many more.
OpenOffice.org
- a free alternative to Microsoft Office.
AVG - free
antivirus software from Grisoft Inc.
Avast! - free
antivirus software from Alwil Trade Ltd.
ZoneAlarm - free
firewall software from Zone Labs.
Spybot - Search & Destroy
- detects and removes a multitude of adware files and modules from your
computer, and more.
Spybot - Search and Destroy DSO Exploit Fix 1.3.1 TX
- Note: SpyBot - Search & Destroy 1.3 Final must be installed for this update to
work properly.
Ad-Aware
- scans your PC's RAM, registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for
known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components.
NoAdware
- program to detect adware, spyware and popups. Detection is free for the trial
version though removal requires the paid version. Manual removal is possible.
Webroot Spy Sweeper
- detect and safely remove spyware and adware from your PC, and block new unwanted programs before they can infect your machine.
Spyware Doctor
- top-rated malware & spyware removal utility that detects, removes and protects
your PC from thousands of potential spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers,
spybots and tracking threats.
SpyBouncer - to
detect and remove serious spy activity like key loggers, activity monitoring
software, web site loggers and also common adware, web parasites, tracking
cookies and many other annoying devices used to invade your privacy.
ICQ - Know if your
friends are on the net in real time, and launch peer to peer applications with
them.
MIRC - by the #mIRC
ops for new releases, technical support, downloads, help files, addons, bug
reports, events and IRC information.
Yahoo! Messenger -
see when your friends are online, send instant messages, and talk online for
free.
MSN Messenger -
provided by Microsoft.
Trillian -
a multi-network chat client that supports mIRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo Messenger
.
Acrobat Adobe Reader
- free software that allows viewing of Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF)
files.
NJSTAR Chinese/ Japanese
Software
- a quality software for Chinese and Japanese
language processing on English version of MSDOS and MS Windows.
FineCrypt - a free tool that is surprisingly impressive with its arsenal of encryption algorithms
and features.
Blowfish Advanced CS
- a file encryption solution that offers multiple algorithms, efficient data
compression, and safe key handling for content protection. It also wipes out
unwanted sensitive data on files and disk media.
Skype - P2P
telephony that allows you to connect with other users online to make free
telephone calls.
Fresh Download -
easy-to-use and very fast download manager software that turbo charges
downloading files from the Internet, such as your favorite mp3 files, software,
picture collections, video, etc.
Screen Print & Capture 32 -
allows you to print and/or capture to disk or clipboard, the full desktop, active window, predefined area, or user selected area of the screen.
UnFREEz 2.1 -
high-speed Windows application that will take any number of images,
saved as separate GIF files, and create a single animated GIF from
those images. Free and nifty.
iColorFolder - enables you to easily customize the color of each Windows XP folder icon.
SnapFiles - download freeware and shareware programs, fully reviewed and rated by SnapFiles staff, and user opinions. Established in 1997.
SourceForge - resources for open-source developers and a directory of in development open-source software.
Giveaway of the Day
- offers a free licensed software for download everyday.
DOSBox
- DOS emulator for BeOS, Linux, MacOS X, and Windows. Primarily focuses on
running DOS Games.
Virtualdub
- free video capture and AVI/MPEG-1 processing utility.
VirtualDubMod
- a variation based on Virtualdub.
mpTrim
- removes silent or unwanted parts from music.
Free Online
Scans
Trendmicro
- provides virus and spyware scan.
Symantec (Norton)
- provides virus scan and security check.
Kaspersky Virus Scanner
- provides virus scan.
Panda Software
- provides virus and spyware scan.
ZoneAlarm
- provides spyware scan.
Multimedia
Windows Media Player
- download for the player that handles MPEGs, AVIs, QuickTime, and other
formats.
Winamp - download
for the windows audio player.
Quicktime -
multimedia architecture used to store, edit and play synchronized graphics,
sound, video, and music.
RealOne Player -
offers a download for the all-in-one media player, music jukebox, and media
browser. Previously known as RealPlayer.
Others
SETI@Home
- program that helps search for extraterrestrial intelligence together with
hundreds of thousands of Internet-connected computers worldwide. Displays an
unique screensaver while analysis is in progress.
Webshots -
provides screen savers, wallpaper, electronic greeting cards, and photograph
hosting.
AndreaMosaic -
freeware program to help you create photomosaics from your own pictures.
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