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Free Reliable Programs

It's sometimes hard to figure out which programs you should be using for which purpose, with so many options online. This is a guide to help you find the right program that works for you, and at no cost!



System Maintenance

AVG Anti-Virus: Free Edition
AVG is by far the most reliable virus detection and removal program available to you for free. In fact, it holds it's own and outlasts many of the higher profile paid programs. Not only is it incredibly reliable, but it's lightweight and won't suck up your system resources, causing your computer to lag and respond slower than it should. This program is an absolute necessity for routine system maintenance.
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CCleaner
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization, privacy and cleaning tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. Additionally it contains a fully featured registry cleaner.
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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a high performance anti-malware application that thoroughly removes even the most advanced malware and spyware. With one of the fastest, most effective quick scans and malware removal capabilities on the market, this program is the perfect addition to your PC's defenses.
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Trend Micro HijackThis
HijackThis lists the contents of key areas of the Registry and hard drive - areas that are used by both legitimate programmers and hijackers. The program is continually updated to detect and remove new hijacks. It does not target specific programs and URLs, only the methods used by hijackers to force you onto their sites. BHO (browser hijackers) are a thing of the past with this program.
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Winrar
Winrar is an archiving and extracting program, allowing you to unzip files from various formats or package several files into one packed file.
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Internet

Firefox
Firefox is the most stable and secure internet browser available online. Not only is it the best protection your computer has against hijackers, malware and other threats, but it has thousands of addons and plugins available to help customize your internet surfing and make it just perfect for you.
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Awesome Firefox Addons
If you've downloaded Firefox (and if you haven't, why not?!?), then these addons may be useful to you. These are the ones I install almost immediately after installing Firefox; I won't use the internet without them.

Adblock Plus
Ever been annoyed by all those ads and banners on the internet that often take longer to download than everything else on the page? Install Adblock Plus now and get rid of them.
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Download Statusbar
View and manage downloads from a tidy statusbar - without the download window getting in the way of your web browsing.
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AnyColor
Change Firefox to Any Color and create your own personalized theme.
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GooglePreview
Inserts preview images (thumbnails) and popularity ranks of web sites into the Google and Yahoo search results pages.
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Fast Dial
Offers you a front page view of your favorite bookmarked tabs for one click access, much like the main page in an Opera browser.
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New Tab Homepage
A very simple tabbed browsing extension that loads your homepage when you open a new tab. If you have multiple homepages, the first is chosen.
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Sxipper
Forget your passwords! Sxipper accurately fills in forms, manages passwords and your OpenIDs.
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Greasemonkey
Allows you to customize the way a webpage displays using small bits of JavaScript. Visit Userscripts.org after installing Greasemonkey to choose customized scripts that work for you. For instance, you can install scripts that change the look and feel of your favorite websites, like Facebook or Myspace. You can choose scripts that offer larger previews for images, scripts to place auto download links under Facebook audio pages, etc.
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Audio & Video

Limewire
LimeWire is a P2P file-sharing application for all types of computer files, including music, video, pictures, games, and text documents. Other features include dynamic querying, file previews during download, advanced techniques for locating rare files, and an easy, clean user interface. Unlike most P2P programs you can find online, Limewire is free of adware or software supported programs, so you're getting just the program itself, and not a bunch of junk with it that slows down your computer.
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YouTube Downloader
This is software that allows you to download videos from YouTube and many others and convert them to other video formats. The program is easy to use, just specify the URL for the video you want to download and click the Ok! It also allows you to convert downloaded videos for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Cell Phone, Windows Media, XVid and MP3. It allows you to access YouTube videos for which you need to be 18+ years of age. You can also playback videos downloaded with this program.
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Winamp
Winamp is a free multimedia player made by Nullsoft. It supports numerous audio and video formats. It also plays streamed video and audio content, both live and recorded, authored worldwide. It has an extremely customizable media library, and allows you to rip and burn your favorite music CDs. Winamp has thousands of skins and plug-ins that allow you to change the look-and-feel of the player, as well as add new features.
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Images

Photoscape
PhotoScape is an all-in-one style photo editor with fun and ease of use. Major capabilities are: viewer, editor, batch editor, page, combine, animated GIF, print, splitter, screen capture, color picker, rename, raw converter, resizing, brightness/color/white-balance adjustment, backlight correction, frames, balloons, text, drawing pictures, cropping, filters, red eye removal and blooming. Not only can you add amazing effects and text to your photos, but you can work with one photo at a time or dozens, using the batch editor.
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Chat & Email

Paltalkscene
Chat Rooms, Instant Messaging & Video Chat – All in One. Talk privately to other members or chat in the main room, with or without cam and voice.
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Windows Live Messenger 9
Still by far the most universal and reliable instant messenger on the internet. Exchange messages with one person or ten, engage in video and voice calls, play games and activities with your chat partner, change the look and feel with backgrounds, smilies and animations.
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Messenger Plus Live
An addon for Windows Live Messenger that changes certain key elements about the program, like allowing you to lock and hide the program, timestamp it, tab all instant messages into one box with several tabs, etc. A must have for WLM users!
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