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The best free antivirus and security software

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At Accredited design, our passion is in providing stellar web design quality and client support. In that spirit, we are posting this information which contains software resources for good network and individual PC health which we commonly urge our clients to utilize. 

In a day and age when spyware and keyloggers are becoming more of a threat than the average virus, these basic but essential tools help protect your PC's structure and private information from malicious threats.
 
All of the software listed below is FREE !
Updated 04/02/2012

Comodo Internet Security Suite

FREE Comodo Internet Security Includes:

  • Antivirus: Tracks down and destroy any existing malware hiding in a PC.
  • Anti-Spyware: Detects spyware threats and destroys each infection.
  • Anti-Rootkit: Scans, detects & removes rootkits on your computer.
  • Bot Protection: Prevents malicious software turning your PC into a zombie.
  • Defense+: Protects critical system files and blocks malware before it installs.
  • Auto Sandbox Technology™: Runs unknown files in an isolated environment where they can cause no damage.
  • Memory Firewall: Cutting-edge protection against sophisticated buffer overflow attacks.
  • Anti-Malware Kills malicious processes before they can do harm.

  You may leave the generic Windows Firewall running while using Comodo Firewall, but uninstall any other firewall and antivirus applications before installing Comodo Internet Security.

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Comodo Cleaning Essentials

Comodo Cleaning Essentials (CCE) is a set of powerful security tools designed to help users identify and remove malware and unsafe processes from Windows computers. Designed as a portable application, the software requires no installation and can be run directly from removable media such as a USB key. 

Comodo Cleaning Essentials

 

SUPERAntiSpyware

  • Detect and Remove Spyware, Adware and Remove Malware, Trojans, Dialers, Worms, KeyLoggers, HiJackers, Parasites, Rootkits, Rogue Security Products and many other types of threats.
  • Light on System Resources and won't slow down your computer like many other anti-spyware products. Won't conflict with your existing anti-spyware or anti-virus solution! 

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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware (MBAM)

 MBAM is a very sensitive and effective detection and removal tool. 

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SlimCleaner

SlimCleaner is the world's first software that lets you clean and optimize Windows systems using a crowd-sourced approach. SlimCleaner uses aggregated-cloud feedback to recommend optimal settings for programs, start-ups and services. 

SlimCleaner

 

FBackup

FBackup is FREE backup software which protects your important files and folders by backing them up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. The backed up data can then be quickly restored or backed up again with one click! FBackup also allows you to schedule automatic backups of your data on a daily, weekly or monthly basis giving you peace of mind. You can also password encrypt your backups so that over-curious individuals never see your private data. 

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Eraser

Eraser is a secure file deletion tool which permanently and irrecoverably deletes files on your computer.  Did you know that using the windows "delete" command and clearing the recycle bin DOES NOT permanently delete your files?  It simply makes windows forget that they are on your hard drive.  Hackers and bots can still find and access those "deleted" files.  Eraser NUKES the files so they are useless and irrecoverable! 

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7-Zip

7-Zip is by far the most robust file(s) compression engine available.  Files and folders zipped with 7-zip ultra compression are smaller than any other available archive solution.  Why post this here?  7-Zip also includes an option to lock zipped files with the very strong "AES-256" password and file encryption method. 

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The best free photo editing software

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There are many free photo editing softwares available, but the best overall is GIMP:

GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program. It is a freely distributed program for such tasks as photo retouching, image composition and image authoring.

It has many capabilities. It can be used as a simple paint program, an expert quality photo retouching program, an online batch processing system, a mass production image renderer, an image format converter, etc.

GIMP is expandable and extensible. It is designed to be augmented with plug-ins and extensions to do just about anything. The advanced scripting interface allows everything from the simplest task to the most complex image manipulation procedures to be easily scripted.

GIMP is written and developed under X11 on UNIX platforms. But basically the same code also runs on MS Windows and Mac OS X.

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An awesome open source office software suite

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OpenOffice is FREE, powerful, and can read and "save as" all common MSOffice formats including .doc, .xls, .ppt, etc.  It can also save any work as an Adobe Acrobat Document (.pdf):

OpenOffice.org is the leading open-source office software suite for word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, graphics, databases and more. It is available in many languages and works on all common computers. It stores all your data in an international open standard format and can also read and write files from other common office software packages. It can be downloaded and used completely free of charge for any purpose. CLICK HERE to get it!

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The best free audio editing software

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As with many common task related softwares, audio manipulation is no exception and there are several to choose from.  Among the best is "Audacity":

Audacity is a free, easy-to-use and multilingual audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:

    * Record live audio.
    * Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
    * Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
    * Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
    * Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
    * And more! See the complete list of features.

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The best free cd/dvd burning software

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There are many to choose from, but the best for Windows OS PC's is Infrarecorder:

InfraRecorder is a free CD/DVD burning solution for Microsoft Windows. It offers a wide range of powerful features; all through an easy to use application interface and Windows Explorer integration.

InfraRecorder is released under GPL version 3.
Features:

    * Create custom data, audio and mixed-mode projects and record them to physical discs as well as disc images.
    * Supports recording to dual-layer DVDs.
    * Blank (erase) rewritable discs using four different methods.
    * Record disc images (ISO and BIN/CUE).
    * Fixate discs (write lead-out information to prevent further data from being added to the disc).
    * Scan the SCSI/IDE bus for devices and collect information about their capabilities.
    * Create disc copies, on the fly and using a temporary disc image.
    * Import session data from multi-session discs and add more sessions to them.
    * Display disc information.
    * Save audio and data tracks to files (.wav, .wma, .ogg, .mp3 and .iso).

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Free Bible Study Software

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Use the power of your computer to read, study & search the Bible !

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"E-Sword" is an amazing GPL (Free) Bible study program which alows you to take verse and chapter specific notes, quickly search for keywords or phrases in the Bible, and much more.  The download at E-Sword comes with the main program, the KJV Bible and some add-ons. More Add-ons are available using the "Download" menu from within the installed program.

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e-Sword Demo 3

e-Sword Demo 4

We believe the 1769 King James Version (KJV) of the Bible and it's 1611 predecessor (KJV-1611) to be the most accurate English language Bible translation. Why? We stumbled across this well written explanation in the following link which states our beliefs on the issue fairly well: http://www.av1611.org/kjv/knowkjv.html


The best free FTP client

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Hands-down it's "WINSCP":

WinSCP is an open source free SFTP client and FTP client for Windows. Legacy SCP protocol is also supported. Its main function is safe copying of files between a local and a remote computer.
Features:

    * Graphical user interface
    * Translated into several languages
    * Integration with Windows (drag&drop, URL, shortcut icons)
    * U3 support
    * All common operations with files
    * Support for SFTP and SCP protocols over SSH-1 and SSH-2 and plain old FTP protocol
    * Batch file scripting and command-line interface
    * Directory synchronization in several semi or fully automatic ways
    * Integrated text editor
    * Support for SSH password, keyboard-interactive, public key and Kerberos (GSS) authentication
    * Integrates with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) for full support of public key authentication with SSH
    * Explorer and Commander interfaces
    * Optionally stores session information
    * Optionally supports portable operation using a configuration file in place of registry entries, suitable for operation from removable media

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FBackup Tutorial

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FBackup is FREE backup software which protects your important files and folders by backing them up automatically to any USB/Firewire device, local or network location. The backed up data can then be quickly restored or backed up again with one click! FBackup also allows you to schedule automatic backups of your data on a daily, weekly or monthly basis giving you peace of mind. You can also password encrypt your backups so that over-curious individuals never see your private data.

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Lock your USB Stick with Pcrypt!

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Pcrypt is a small and extremely fast encryption utility that uses Blowfish encryption algorithm in CBC mode. It is easy to use and support multiple files drag-and-drop. In addition, it is portable, you can put it on your USB memory stick and run it anywhere you go! Very useful for users who want to keep their document secure on their computer or transfer over Internet using unsecure channel.

It uses a 128-bits key that is the MD5 message-digest of user password.

No installation is needed. Just download and saves the executable file into your desktop or any other directories of your choice. You can even run it on your USB memory stick!

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Organize your windows desktop with Fences

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So do you or someone you know wish there was some better way to organize your Windows Desktop icons?

Maybe you know that person who is a desktop icon "pack rat" who has more overlapping icons on their desktop than they have files on their hard drive?

Well, here's a GREAT free solution, and it's called "Fences".  Fences is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It creates transparent adjustable and customizable boxes to categorize and organize your desktop icons and folders.  Watch this brief video to get the idea:

 

You may download "Fences" here: Click Here

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Organize your windows desktop with Fences

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So do you or someone you know wish there was some better way to organize your Windows Desktop icons?

Maybe you know that person who is a desktop icon "pack rat" who has more overlapping icons on their desktop than they have files on their hard drive?

Well, here's a GREAT free solution, and it's called "Fences".  Fences is compatible with Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. It creates transparent adjustable and customizable boxes to categorize and organize your desktop icons and folders.  Watch this brief video to get the idea:

 

You may download "Fences" here: Click Here

The developer's site is HERE

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