The links below are to sites that will allow you to download useful shareware and freeware programs for use on your personal computer. Because of the rapidly changing nature of the World Wide Web, you may occasionally find that a link points to a site or file that has been moved or no longer exists. If you do, let us know and we will fix it. If you have suggestions that you think others will find useful, let us know and we will add it.
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Ad Blockers
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Ad blocking and Internet privacy |
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Panicware's completely FREE pop-up and pop-under ad blocking product. |
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A comprehensive list of many different freeware and shareware Ad Blocking tools. |
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Antivirus / Privacy Protection
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Avast! 4 Home Edition is a free antivirus package designed for home users. |
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A free antivirus system from GRISOFT that is available for all single home and office end users. |
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Download the All-Free Internet Security Suite 2.0 from CyberDefender |
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A popular anti-Trackware software product provided by Lavasoft, an industry leader and respected provider of online privacy tools. A FREE version is available, Paid version offers ad blocking. |
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A FREE service designed to help you understand your computer's exposure to online security intrusions and virus threats. |
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A FREE online virus scanner |
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FREE online antivirus to combat viruses, spyware, and other Internet threats. |
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This powerful spy-ware detection tool from Webroot scans your entire PC using a database of thousands of known threats. FREE and licensed versions available, also includes FREE online scan.. |
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A FREE downloadable program for spyware detection and removal.
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A powerful security and personal Internet privacy tool that detects destructive pests like Trojans, spy-ware, ad-ware and hacker tools on your computer. |
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(See also: Firewalls ) |
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Web Browsers
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Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser |
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A FREE web browser from Mozilla.org. |
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A FREE web browser from Opera Software, which is a 1995 branch that started from Telenor, Norway's largest telecom company. |
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A FREE web browser from Apple, originally designed for Mac computers, now available for Windows XP and Vista operating systems. |
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E-Mail Software
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An advertising-supported e-mail software for Windows that offers e-mail backgrounds. |
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Microsoft's e-mail software that automatically download with Internet Explorer |
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Free e-mail software from Mozilla, who also makes the Firefox web browser (see above). |
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Moving Large Files
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Bypass e-mail and send files larger than 10 MB. |
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Free sharing of up to 50 GB from a website. |
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Download Sites
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Download software from the web, including free Firewalls. |
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Software downloads |
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Search for software on the web |
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A worldwide distribution network for Shareware, Freeware, and Public Domain software. |
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Winsock and other utilities |
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Popular firewall software that is FREE for home Internet users. |
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New firewall software that is FREE for home Internet users. |
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FREE for home/personal use, otherwise $39 for single license. |
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Open Architecture firewall for Windows, both FREE and "pro" versions available. |
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Keeps hackers out and personal data in. It makes robust firewall protection easy by automatically hiding your PC on the Internet and blocking suspicious connections. |
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Web Tools and Utilities
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View and search PDF files common on the web |
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A FREE file transfer protocol (FTP) client software for Windows. |
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If you have a problem with any of the links on this page or suggestions about this page, please send an email to: mrtc@midrivers.com
