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10 Freewares to Keep Your PC Efficient |
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by valli, Apr 25, 2008 |
After the increase in the number of free wares available, it is often confusing to know what to download and what not to download. Here are ten free wares that can increase the efficiency of your computer. Try them out and see the difference for yourself. |
Omziff is a free encryption program that splits files and does secure file deletion. It also generates random passwords for files to keep them more secure. Moreover, it doesn't need to be installed. Unzip it and it is ready to serve.
Comodo Firewall Pro is an excellent PC firewall. It gives complete protection from hackers, Trojans, spyware and identity theft. It stops malware from being installed and allows only applications that you approve to be installed on your computer.
RoboForm2Go is the most recommended free password management software. It generates random passwords that hackers cannot guess and encrypts the information (given by you) with AES. It helps you log in automatically by memorizing your passwords and fight against Phishing. 
Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, missing Microsoft hotfixes, anti-virus status, CIS (Center for Internet Security) benchmarks, and displays the results in your Web browser. With Belarc Advisor, you will instantly know if your PC is missing some critical, Windows security patches.
CurrPorts is a port scanner. It is very beneficial in tracing system and network slowdowns and finding the root cause of it. It scans local windows open ports and the processes using them. You can save the findings by exporting it into a HTML report. You can terminate any malicious processes you find.
Magic transfer is a free PC backup program that helps you transfer windows settings to another PC. This freeware backs up your windows settings including Windows system settings, Internet Explorer settings, Mozilla Firefox settings and Microsoft Outlook settings and restore them each time virus or spyware messes up your system.
FreeMeter is a powerful system monitor for windows without slowing down the system itself. This freeware monitors disk space, CPU usage, physical memory usage, page file usage and alert you when your system is low on disk space.
LanSpy is a PC auditing software as well as a network security scanner. It is an effective port scanner too. It helps you learn more on the networked computers around you, not your PC alone.
Unlocker, as the name suggests, unlocks any locked files and folders to ease deletion. It deletes stubborn, annoying file and folders.
Eraser is a free secure deletion tool. It helps you completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
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