Free Software
Comodo Personal Firewall
- It keeps hackers out and unauthorized programs off the Internet & resists being terminated. It works as well the best paid for firewalls, it's a kick-ass free firewall!
ClamWin Free Antivirus
- If you want a clean & mean antivirus program that does just one thing well (protect against viruses) you'll want this program. It has a small footprint, and doesn't take up much system resources.
- If you don't currently use Firefox, and you're sick of spyware, popup windows and viruses, you may want to consider switching to Firefox for a safer and easier way to browse the Web. In addition to being fast and user-friendly, it is also free. In light of seemingly never-ending security problems with Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE), many experts advise using the Firefox browser instead.
Spybot - Search and Destroy
- Effectively detects spyware, adware, key loggers, Internet dialers, browser hijackers, and even some trojans. Modules chosen for removal can be sent directly to the included file shredder, ensuring complete elimination from your system.
Spyware Terminator
- Is a full-feature adware and spyware scanner with real-time protection that can remove or quarantine spyware, adware, Trojans, keyloggers, home page hijackers and other malware threats.
SpywareBlaster
- SpywareBlaster doesn`t scan and clean for so-called spyware, but prevents it from being installed in the first place. It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage.
SpywareGuard
- Provides a real-time protection solution against spyware. It works similar to an anti-virus program, by scanning EXE and CAB files on access and alerting you if known spyware is detected.
- The Google Pack is "a one-stop software package that helps you discover, install, and maintain a wide range of essential PC programs".
7-Zip
- Is an open-source file archiver, that offers the highest compression ratio, using the new f7z format, which delivers compression results that are usually 30-50% better than the standard ZIP.
ZipGenius
- Is a powerful zip tool that offers support for more than 20 different compression formats, including 7zip, ZIP64, UPX and many others. The program also comes with a built in FTP client & a signature features allows you to add your signature and contact information to any zip file you create.
Xvid
- XviD is the best currently available MPEG-4 video codec solution, XviD is a video codec just like DivX. Most new movies and videos are being encoded with XviD, the XviD Codec is needed to play movies encoded by XviD.
VideoLAN - VLC media player
- Is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, Ogg, OGM, MOV, wma, wmv...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
KMPlayer
- Is a versatile media player which can cover various types of container format such as VCD, DVD, AVI, MKV, Ogg Theora, OGM, 3GP, MPEG-1/2/4, WMV, RealMedia, and QuickTime among others. It handles a wide range of subtitles and allows you to capture audio, video, and screenshots in many ways.
Blender
- Blender is a free software 3D animation program. It can be used for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, skinning, animating, rendering, particle and other simulating, non-linear editing, compositing, and creating interactive 3D applications.
- AdSense is an ad serving program run by Google. Website owners can enroll in this program which will display advertisements on your sites, it is one of the most effective ways of monetizing your traffic.
OpenOffice
- Is a free office suite of tools to create documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It is compatible with MS Office, so you can read and edit existing Word, Excel and Accessdocuments in it. You can also convert your materials into PDF files for free.