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Security Software / Antivirus Software / AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

AVG Anti-Virus antivirus program offers rock-solid protection. AVG Free provides the bare necessities, including a real-time shield to prevent infections, anti-virus and anti-malware wrapped up in one engine, and a link scanner for Web surfing with care.

AVG Anti-Virus is the well-known antivirus protection tool. AVG Free is available free of charge to home users for the life of the product.

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Security Software / Antivirus Software / Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus

Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus 9.0 fast scans, very customizable with advanced mode, very high detection rates, good heuristics analysis, user interface though a little boring, is very easy to navigate, very low on system resources, extended threat categories and rootkit scans.

Avira offers: Extensive Malware Recognition of viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, worms; Automatic incremental updates of antivirus signatures, engine and entire software; Permanent virus protection, with Virus Guard real time monitoring; Install and configuration in just a couple of steps, setup to protect your PC in minutes; Virus protection against known and unknown threats, using an advanced heuristic system; Scheduler where you can set the scanner to make automatic virus scans or updates on your system; Forum and phone support; Knowledge Base with virus descriptions available on web site; Rootkit Detection and Removal; A modularized AV-search engine for improved scan performance.
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Security Software / Antivirus Software / Avast Home Edition

Avast Home Edition guards your PC and the network with multiple shields that scan executables and files. You can select parameters for scanning, and even choose wildcards to exclude specific file types. To adjust the sensitivity level for the program’s detectors when it comes to scanning downloaded files, instant messages, e-mails, and a host of P2Ps. Its efficient interface opens up window after window to tweak its settings to your liking, for novice to advanced level protection.

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Security Software / Spyware Removers / Ad-Aware Anniversary Edition

Аd-Aware Anniversary Edition one of the first applications built to find and remove adware and spyware, Ad-Aware’s excellent reputation is well-justified. The Anniversary Edition continues the publisher’s tradition of adroitly addressing user concerns, but is still not quite perfect.

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Utilities & Operating Systems / Diagnostic Software / Advanced SystemCare Free

Advanced SystemCare offers a one-stop-shop for cleaning and maintaining your computer for better overall system performance. The interface is very simple, featuring only a few buttons, which makes it easy to get down to cleaning immediately (in fact, it automatically runs on start-up) and doesn’t confuse you with multiple steps.

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Internet Software / Download Managers / YouTube Downloader

YouTube Downloader is one of the lightest editors around, but the simplistic interface belies its functionality and it performs exactly as advertised. Still, the YouTube Downloader is proof that not only is video-making accessible to everyone, so is video downloading and editing. See support in future editions for hunting down missing codecs, and earlier won’t work because of embed code changes on YouTube itself.

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Security Software / Spyware Removers / Spybot - Search & Destroy

Spybot - Search & Destroy checks your system against a comprehensive database of adware and other system invaders. It also features several interface improvements, including multiple skins for dressing up its appearance. Scan results now appear arranged by groups in a tree, and a sliding panel lets you instantly view information about a selected item to help you decide whether to kill it or not.
Spybot - Search & Destroy has been in the antispyware game for a long time offering features we’ve come to expect in the best apps in the category, but bugs and false positives make it difficult to recommend.

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