Free Software
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Anti-Virus
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Avast! - www.avast.com (free, requires registration) Recommended for Newer Computers AVG “ free.grisoft.com (free) Recommended for older machines (1GHz or less) |
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Online Anti-Virus/Anti-Spyware Scans (not a replacement for an Anti-Virus program. Useful for scanning if you think your PC may be infected) |
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F-Secure - www.f-secure.com (free - Link on Lower Left of Page) Microsoft safety.live.com (free) |
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Firewall (Windows XP includes the Windows Firewall for free) |
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ZoneAlarm www.zonelabs.com (free edition) |
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Anti-Spyware |
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Spyware Doctor Starter Edition www.pctools.com (personal edition) Spyware Doctor Starter Edition w/AntiVirus www.pctools.com (personal edition) |
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Office Suite |
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OpenOffice.org www.openoffice.org (free and compatible with MS Office files eg. .doc .xls .ppt) |
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Browsers |
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Mozilla Firefox www.getfirefox.com (free, more secure, faster) |
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Spam Filtering |
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Spampal www.spampal.org Free Mozilla Thunderbird www.getthunderbird.com (free, secure and has built in spam filtering) |
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Email Clients |
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Mozilla Thunderbird www.getthunderbird.com (free, secure and has built in spam filtering) |
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** These software packages are free to download and use. However, Widomaker Communication Services, Inc. does not provide technical assistance for these products. Support may be available from the Software Vendor’s webpage. Widomaker Employees have used and have found the software titles recommended above to be reliable, of good quality, and useful. |