The Best-ever Freeware List 1 Best Free Web Browser [1] http://www.mozilla. org/products/ firefox/ (5.6MB) [2] http://www.techsupp ortalert. com/firefox. htm [3] http://www.opera. com/ (4.6MB) [4] http://www.maxthon. com/index. htm (1.9MB) [5] http://www.avantbro wser.com/ (1.86MB) [6] http://kmeleon. sourceforge. net/ (6MB) 2 Best Free Anti-Virus Software [1] http://free. grisoft.com/ freeweb.php/ doc/2/ (16.0MB) [2] http://www.avast. com/eng/avast_ 4_home.html (8.8MB) [3] http://www.activevi russhield. com/antivirus/ freeav/index. adp? (13.9MB) [4] http://www.free- av.com (8.7MB) [5] http://www.bitdefen der.com/PRODUCT- 14-en--BitDefend er-8-Free- Edition.html (13.2MB) [1] http://www.microsof t.com/downloads/ details.aspx? FamilyID= 435bfce7- da2b-4a6a- afa4-f7f14e605a0 d ( 6.4MB) [2] http://www.spywaret erminator. com (2.3MB) 4 Best Free Browser Protection Utility [1] http://www.sandboxi e.com Free for personal use, Win2K and later, 310KB [2] http://www.javacool software. com/spywareblast er.html Freeware, all Windows version, 2.5MB [3] http://www.javacool software. com/spywareguard .html Freeware, All Windows versions, 913KB 5 Best Free Firewall [1] http://www.sunbelt- software. com/Kerio. cfm (7.3MB) [2] http://www.personal firewall. comodo.com/ (8MB) [3] http://www.jetico. com/index. htm#/jpfirewall. htm[ (2.7MB) [4] http://www.netveda. com/consumer/ safetynet. htm (6.3MB) [5] http://www.zonelabs .com/store/ content/company/ products/ znalm/freeDownlo ad.jsp (9.0MB) 6 Best Free Trojan Scanner/Trojan Remover [1] http://www.ewido. net/en/download/ (6.17MB) [2] http://www.emsisoft .com/en/software /free/ (13.2MB) 7 Best Free Rootkit Scanner/Remover [1] http://www.f- secure.com/ blacklight/ Free beta, Windows 2K/ XP/Vista, 879KB [2] http://www.sysinter nals.com/ Utilities/ RootkitRevealer. html Freeware, All Windows versions, 231KB [3] http://www.sysinter nals.com/ Forum/default. asp [4] http://www.gmer. net/ Freeware, Windows NT/ 2K/XP, 480KB [5] http://majorgeeks. com/Icesword_ d5199.html Freeware, Windows NT/2K/XP, 2.1MB [6] http://www.softpedi a.com/get/ Antivirus/ DarkSpy-Anti- Rootkit.shtml Windows 2K/XP/2003, 626KB [7] http://www.techsupp ortalert. com/rootkits. htm <= How to deal with the threat of rootkits 8 Best Free Intrusion Prevention and Detection Utility for Home [1] http://www.novatix. com/cyberhawk/ Freeware, Windows 2000 and later, 4.7MB[2] [2] http://www.eeye. com/html/ products/ blink/personal/ index.html Free for personal use,Win2K and later 26.7MB 9 Best Free Anonymous Surfing [1] http://anon. inf.tu-dresden. de/index_ en.html Freeware, Any Windows system with Java, 107KB [2] http://tor.eff. org/ Free BSD License, All Windows, 4.6MB [3] http://www.torrify. com/software_ torpark.html Freeware, Windows NT and later, 11MB 10 Best Free Software Suite [1] http://theopencd. org [2] https://shipit. ubuntu.com/ [3] http://www.paulstam atiou.com/ 2005/10/24/ how-to-ubuntu- linux-for- novices/ (Sponsored Links) The Best Windows Backup Software We are in the process of updating all the backup reviews at our site but I can tell you right now that the top product has blitzed the field for a second year in row. In fact, it's improved so much that it's now a one horse race for our "editor's choice." The updated review of the top product is now online. If you have been looking for a backup program, this is the one. http://www.backup- software- reviews.com/ The Best Remote Access Software Our reviewer had given this product category away as "too slow, tool clumsy and too unreliable" but after reviewing this product he's changed his mind; "... at long last a remote access solution that actually works! Quite frankly we agree with him, it's an impressive product. Read the full review here: http://www.pcsuppor tadvisor. com/best_ remote_access_ software. htm The Best Spam Blocker for Dummies Most spam filters require you to be a computer expert. Our Editor has found two spam filters for average users that will remove the spam from your email and yet are simple to use. http://www.techsupp ortalert. com/best- antispam. htm The Best Drive Imaging Program In this race there are really only two runners worth considering. This review provides an in- depth comparison of the top contenders but in the end, one product is the clear winner. http://techsupporta lert.com/ drive-imaging- reviews.htm The Best Free Kids Craft Projects Keep your children engaged and amused with healthy, creative arts and craft activities that won't cost you a cent. Free weekly newsletter packed with easy kids craft projects. http://kidscraftwee kly.com/ 11 Best Free File Manager [1] http://zabkat. com/x2lite. htm Free for private use, Win 95 and later, 899KB [2] http://www.xyplorer .com/ Free for private use, Win 98 and later, 623KB. [3] http://www.xyplorer .com/download/ xyplorer_ full_lfv. zip All Windows versions, Free for private use, 633KB [4] http://www.priceles swarehome. org/2006/ PL2006FILEUTILIT IES.php#FileMana ger [5] http://www.freecomm ander.com/ Freeware, Windows 95 and later, 1.61MB 12 Best Free Email Client [1] http://www.mozilla. org/products/ thunderbird Free Open Source software, Win 98 and later, 6.0MB [2] http://webmail. mozdev.org/ index.html [3] http://opensourcear ticles.com/ introduction_ to_thunderbird [4] http://www.softpedi a.com/get/ Internet/ E-mail/E- mail-Clients/ Foxmail.shtml Freeware, Win 95 and later, 5.5MB. [5] http://www.hazelege r.net/psjs_ faqs/index. html 13 Best Free Web Mail Accessory [1] http://www.ypopsema il.com/ Free GPL license, Win95 and later, 1.48MB [2] http://www.freepops .org Freeware, Windows 98 and later, 813KB [3] http://www.freepops .org/en/tutorial /index.shtml [4] http://mrpostman. sourceforge. net/ Free Open Source, 1.5MB [5] http://2mod2. com/mohot/ <= Installing Mr Postman [6] http://sourceforge. net/forum/ ?group_id= 68124 <= MrPostman forum [7] http://www.poppeepe r.com/ Freeware, Windows 95 and later, 818KB 14 Best Free Clipboard Replacement Utility [1] http://www.lw- works.com/ Windows 98 and later, 382 KB [2] http://ditto- cp.sourceforge. net/ Windows 95 and later, 422KB [3] http://ditto- cp.sourceforge. net/dao_setup. exe .3MB 15 Best Free HTML Editor [1] http://www.nvu. com/ Free Open Source, Windows 98 and later plus Linux, 6.57MB [2] http://kompozer. net/ [3] http://www.evrsoft. com [4] http://www.voodoofi les.com/4836 Free, Windows 98 and later, 5.2MB [5] http://www.pspad. com/en/ Freeware, All Windows versions, 3.4MB 16 Best Free Spam Filter for the Average [1] http://www.mailwash er.net ( 3.05MB) [2] http://www.321downl oad.com/LastFree ware/page2. html#Mailwasher (1.57MB) [3] http://www.artplus. hr/adapps/ eng/xterminator. htm (1.87MB) [4] http://www.techsupp ortalert. com/best- antispam. htm <=brief review of the best spam blockers [5] http://www.spamfigh ter.com Windows ME and later, Outlook Express 5.5 and later or Outlook 2000 and later, 842KB, 17 Best Free Spam Filter for Experienced Users http://popfile. sourceforge. net/old_index. html (4.3MB) http://spambayes. sourceforge. net/ (3.6MB) http://www.keir. net/k9.html (113KB) 18 Best Free Popup Stopper [1] http://proxomitron. info/ Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.38MB [2] http://accs- net.com/smallfis h/prox.htm [3] http://www.sankey. ws/proxomitron. html [4] http://toolbar. google.com/ 19 Best Free Desktop Search Utility [1] http://www.x1. com X1 Enterprise Client, Free for personal use, Windows XP, 12.9MB. [2] http://desktop. yahoo.com Freeware, Windows 2000 SP3 or later, 5.3MB [3] http://desktop. google.com Freeware, Windows 2000 SP3 or later, 2MB [4] http://corporate. exalead.com/ enterprise/ l=en?p=produits_ exalead-desktop_ screenshots Freeware, Windows 2000 or later, 8.7MB [5] http://www.copernic .com/en/products /desktop- search/index. html Freeware, Windows 98 and later. 3MB 20 Best Free Digital Image Viewer [1] http://www.irfanvie w.com/ (874KB) [2] http://perso. wanadoo.fr/ pierre.g/ xnview/endownloa dwin32.html (3.3MB) [3] http://www.fastston e.org (3.0MB) 21 Best Free Digital [1] http://gimp- win.sourceforge. net/stable. html (7.7MB) [2] http://www.gimpshop .net/ (7.4MB) [3] http://getpaint. net/index2. html Freeware, Win2K and later, 3.6MB [4] http://www.freeseri fsoftware. com/software/ PhotoPlus/ default.asp Freeware, all Windows, 19.4MB [5] http://www.photofil tre.com/ Free for personal use, Windows 98 and later, 1.6MB [6] http://www.inkscape .org/ Free Open Source, Available for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X, 20.7MB. 22 Best Free Digital Photo Organizer http://picasa. google.com/ 23 Best Free Text Editor [1] http://www.editpadp ro.com/editpadli te.html Free for non-commercial use, Windows NT and later, 2.9MB [2] http://www.flos- freeware. ch/notepad2. html Freeware, Windows 98 and later, 241KB [3] http://www.notetab. com/ntl.php Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.4MB [4] http://notepad- plus.sourceforge .net/uk/site. htm Open Source Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.03MB [5] http://www.pspad. com/ Freeware, all Windows versions, 3.4MB [6] http://www.context. cx/ Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.6MB [7] http://www.crimsone ditor.com Freeware, All Windows versions, 1.2MB 24 The Best File Archiver/Zip Utility http://www.izarc. org/download. html Windows 9x and later, 3.1MB http://www.7- zip.org/ Windows 9x and later, 1.05MB 25 Best Free Hotkey Utility [1] http://www.autohotk ey.com/ Freeware, all Windows versions, 1.75MB [2] http://www.pssoftla b.com/pshl_ info.phtml Freeware, all Windows versions, 707KB [3] http://qliner.