Tips & Software

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Free Online Security Scanners

• BitDefender Quick Scan
• ESET online scanner
• EMSISOFT online scanner
• Trendmicro Housecall
• Kaspersky online scanners
• F secure Easy Clean
• Panda cloud cleaner

General Security help sites

• Bleeping Computer
• Malware Tips

General Security info sites

• Security Xploded
• Spyware Warrior's Rogue Anti-Spyware List
• Hosts file lookup -- allow simple, and quick confirmation of a site's listing in the hpHosts HOSTS file

Web Browsers

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Mozilla Firefox
• Opera
• Safari

Graphics & Multimedia

• Adobe Flash Player
• Audacity
• CD Burner XP -- free CD & DVD burning software
• KompoZer
• Media Player Classic
• VLC Media Player
• ManyCam -- free Webcam software

Design: Graphics and Engineering

• DraftSight: Free CAD drafting software
• Paint.net
• Gimp
• Inkscape

Office & Productivity

• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• 7-Zip
• Cute PDF Writer
• Mozilla Lightning
• Mozilla Thunderbird
• Mozilla SeaMonkey
• Mozilla Sunbird
• Libre Office - office software suite

Software Download Sites

• Major Geeks
• Ninite
• All My Apps
• FileHippo

Multimedia

• Understanding TV Tuners
• HDMI vs DisplayPort: which is best?
• HDMI - High-Definition Multimedia Interface

Video Cards

• Hardware Compare: Compare video card capabilities side-by-side
• PassMark Software: Video Benchmarks
• GPU Review