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Keeping your computer safe

Firewall Software
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/

Spam for email (outlook / express etc, not webmail) (runs full for 30 days then in free mode)
http://www.spamfighter.com/

Spam Advanced (telnets to server and erases there before downloading also supports webmail on non free version)
http://www.mailwasher.net/

Virus scanner
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-virus/us/frt/0

Spyware (full then free)
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/download-free-anti-spyware/us/frt/0

Spyware (spy bot)
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Spyware adaware
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/products/ad_aware_free.php



Other handy software

Open Office
Want Microsoft Office just can afford it? Use this free software instead, can open and save in Microsoft formats too!
http://www.openoffice.org/

Screen hunter (screen capture software)
http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm

CCleaner – removes all those temp files etc and frees up space.
http://www.ccleaner.com/download

Recovery software for deleted files (supports hard disks and removable media)
http://www.recuva.com/download

Video converter software and its free
http://www.stagegold.com/cinemaforge/default.aspx

Good media player software (can also convert video to diff formats, not designed for it but does work)
http://www.videolan.org/vlc/

Registry cleaner (only use when required – lots of software installed/uninstalled etc)
http://www.eusing.com/free_registry_cleaner/registry_cleaner.htm

Windows washer (looking at web pages ya shouldn’t? run this they will never know)
http://www.eusing.com/Window_Washer/Window_Washer.htm