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Avast Home Edition

Version: 4.7.1001

We should all thank "Alwill" for this one.

Pros: In comparison of the free anti virus programs available, this is the stand out app of the group by far. It provides excelent guard technology thet makes "AVG Free" look bad. It has six shields in all and they include email and p2p. This thing is great with trojans as well as viruses. Updates daily and tells you audibly. LOL!, cool to say the least. Thru the "Alwill" website you can get some great skins . All you have to do is select, download and it comes on. Switching skins is easy thru the menu. It's lite on memoty for all you get. Great app, recommended. Although there are a few paid anti virus apps that are better none in freeware come close. Thanks "Alwill"!

Cons: Default interface ie terible.

Posted: 21-May-2007 06:56:25 AM

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Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition

Version: 3.0.0.16

Its a little different.

Pros: This app performs pretty good when tested against other free firewalls. The interface is easy to figure out and configure. It puts all ports in stealth except ping by default. It loads on startup quickly, unlike "Zone Alarm Free" and is a smaller app. What I like is that it remembers. Theres not the constant, ongoing nag screen like "Comodo" even after month's of use. This thing passed all the tests I threw at it but had questionable results with DLL injection. I'm thinking the DLL injection questions are due to the fact that it hasn't had a new release in a long time. Recommended over all other free firewalls.

Cons: Needs an update!

Posted: 21-May-2007 05:56:35 AM

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Google Pack

Version: beta

Great freeware!

Pros: Ever heard the saying, "you can never be over protected"? Well, it's true. This free app has several nice programs that you can pick and choose from. Download and install the ones you might need and the ones you want. "Adobe Reader", "Picassa", "Spyware Doctor" and "Norton Scan" are some usefull things available in this app. Why, the cheapskates "PC Tools" and "Norton" became involved only shows the power of "Google". Both are fully functioning apps and both are free. Thanks to "Google" for another great freeware. I can recommend this app without reservations.

Cons: The normal. "The "Spyware Doctor" and "Norton Scan" apps afiliated with this program are heavy on recources. If youve got them this app is good. If not. don't bother!

Posted: 20-May-2007 05:51:16 AM

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ZoneAlarm Pro

Version: 7

If you can push it, get it!

Pros: This firewall is diferent than "Zone Alarm" free. The whole app which includes what they call anti-spyware is smaller. I have been using it for the full trial period and bought it yesterday. What I find is a strong firewall "that remembers your settings", stealths up your machine and has many configurable features and levels of protection. Great interface, user friendly reguardless of your expertise. The so called anti spyware app that comes with it looks to me, more like an anti trojan app. If you watch it scan, you can see that the vast majority of the nasties it is looking for are win32 trojans. I like it, own it and recommend it if you have the power to push it.

Cons: The first restart is like my 90 year old grandma getting going in the morning. I'll admit I was nervous then, wondering if the darn thing was going to start at all. But my patients paid off. It's kind of heavy so if youve got the power good, if you don't, it's not good.

Posted: 20-May-2007 06:06:25 AM

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Netscape

Version: 8.1.2

Whats all the complaining about?

Pros: The browser works good. It's no faster or slower than IE 7 or Firefox. It has one great feature, easy navagation. Opens multiple tabbs at one time with one click. Only Opera 9.2 does that as easy as Netscape. It has yet to crash on me once and has a cool new skin. So, it sets up with the tools on the right instead of the left, no big deal at all. More people should have an open mind and not be so ***** set in there ways. I did not download the browser here, but at Netscapes homepage. Oh. did I forget the free security and that it's based on the Firefox engine? Recommended but get it from Netscape and give the darn thing a fair chance.

Cons: Psging is slower than Slim Browser! LOL! Whos isn't?

Posted: 18-May-2007 07:14:02 PM

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Avast Home Edition

We should all thank "Alwill" for this one.

Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition

Its a little different.

Google Pack

Great freeware!

ZoneAlarm Pro

If you can push it, get it!

Netscape

Whats all the complaining about?

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