- Utilities and Other Freeware -

Please be advised that we can not provide support for these utilities.
We have tested them and found them helpful in many cases, but we simply can not provide help with them.

Avast! Home Edition is a complete anti-virus package, that is is free for registered home non-commercial users. It contains an on-demand scanner with two interfaces (simple for novices and advanced for experienced users), an on-access scanner with Standard Shield (which protects against execution and opening malware programs) and an embedded e-mail scanner which scans incoming and outgoing email messages. avast! Home integrates with the Windows Explorer right click menu and also includes a special screen saver which is able to scan your system while your computer is not in use. Updates are incremental and frequently made available for manual or scheduled download. You will download a 60 days demo, if you would like to continue free usage beyond that time, you`ll need to register from the home page to obtain a free activation key by email.

Spybot - Search & Destroy is an adware and spyware detection and removal tool. SpyBot-S&D allows you to exclude selected cookies, programs or extensions from being reported, allowing you to prevent false positive messages for items that you dont want to be alerted of every time. It can even scan your download directory for files that have been downloaded, but not yet installed, allowing you to detect unwanted programs before you even install them. SpyBot produces a detailed and easy to understand report before it deletes any files and allows you to deselect any item that you do not want to be processed. In addition, a recovery feature allows you to restore your settings if needed. This is the best Spybot removal tool we've found!

Ad-Aware is designed to provide advanced protection from known Data-mining, aggressive advertising, Parasites, Scumware, selected traditional Trojans, Dialers, Malware, Browser hijackers, and tracking components. With the release of Ad-Aware SE Personal edition, Lavasoft takes the fight against Spyware to the next level. (*Free for non-commercial use only.)

ZoneAlarm provides essential protection for Internet users. Combining the safety of a dynamic firewall with total control over applications Internet use, ZoneAlarm gives rock-solid protection against thieves and vandals and makes ironclad Internet security easy-to-use. ZoneAlarm gives you control over the door to your computer. With Stealth Mode enabled, this Firewall renders your computer invisible to the Internet and potential intruders. If you can't be seen, you can't be attacked. Because you tell ZoneAlarm how you use your computer, the firewall only allows traffic that you understand and initiate. ZoneAlarm s firewall provides the ultimate intrusion security for your personal computer. ZoneAlarm also introduces MailSafe which enables users of ZoneAlarm to detect and control Visual Basic Script attachments to emails they receive while it is running. Free for personal and non-profit use.

Fadsoft Popup Blocker is a small popup blocker that automatically blocks popup windows. We're not sure what happened to Fadsoft's website. It used to be available from their site, but the site has disappeared. Luckily we kept a copy on hand as this was really liked by our users. The price is right at a whopping $0 and it works like a champ! It's easy to use and effective. You will see a tiny "flash" in some cases when it blocks a pop-up.

Popup Manager is a small popup stopper add-on for IE that automatically disables all popup windows. It works a little different from most others, by adding a small color coded area to the bottom left corner of IE and displays a small icon for each popup closed. Clicking on them allows you to open the blocked popup and right clicking provides access to several options. Easy to use, effective blocking. Useful if you want to keep an eye on blocked windows, with quick access to re-open them if needed. Has a short delay with some popups, so you`ll see a tiny "flash" in some cases.

AceFTP 3 Free is an all-around FTP client with a user-friendly interface. It delivers speed, reliability and powerful features, including a built in Explorer-style site manager, server-to-server file transfers, simultaneous site browsing, concurrent file transfers, integrated file preview viewer and more. The program also allows you to resume broken transfers and monitor them graphically with the Transfer Rate Viewer. For webmasters, it supports setting of file permission on the remote server, using an easy to use properties dialog. Additional features include firewall support, auto-dialup, logging, support for external viewers and more.

Eudora is a popular email program for people who get lots of email. If you're not one of those people today, you will be soon. So, take control of your email before it takes control of you. Eudora 5.2 is more than a way to send and receive messages - it s a powerful management tool with features to increase your productivity and enhance your communications.

Download Express is a download tool that allows you to download individual files from Web and FTP sites at the maximum possible speed. Using multiple download channels technology significantly decreases time necessary to download files. Download Express is a small (less than 200 Kb) browser plugin application that automatically takes over as soon as you click on a specified link type (.exe, zip,msi etc) and replaces the standard IE download dialog. Besides the multi channel download function, it offers you to stop and resume the download and displays the process in an attractive display. Download Express supports Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 and higher.