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A-Squared Free 3

Freeware

Your personal data and information is worth a great deal of money to certain advertising companies. They have no qualms about smuggling software into your system, recording information and spying on everything you do. Adverts that change the start page of your browser also belong in the Spyware/Adware category. a-squared Free completely removes Spyware from your PC.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me, XP or Vista

Ashampoo ClipFisher 1.01

Freeware

Thousands of videos have been made available via applicable online portals. They offer amusing fun videos, film trailers, snippets of cult movies and serious documentations. However, on the Net there is frequently a view-only policy û download not possible. Download them with ClipFisher.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP, Vista

Autoruns 8.71

Freeware

Fantastic tool that will show a comprehensive list of every item that launches when you boot your computer. It will display the origin of the items, the order in which they launch and which items start every time or occasionally, such as an antivirus application that systematically checks for new updates.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP, Vista

Ashampoo ClipFinder 1.12

Freeware

Ashampoo ClipFinder shows diverse information which fits each film in the results, including the length, the name of the film and its assessment. A click of the mouse is enough and the Ashampoo ClipFinder plays a film. It is however not a problem to transmit it completely to the hard drive. Then it is always available - and not only with an existing internet connection.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP, Vista

Auslogics System Information 1.0.5

Freeware

Provides comprehensive and easy to understand information about your system configuration. It can show hardware configuration, video-card information, OS details, list of running processes and other information. The information can be saved as a file and sent to technical support.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

Bandwidth Monitor 2.0.107

Freeware

Solution for metering the applications on your system that are accessing the internet. How much data are you submitting to and downloading from the internet? Useful to know if you're on a broadband connection with a cap. An ideal tool for the bandwidth conscious. Keep a close eye on the amount of bandwidth accumulated.

Requires: Windows 98SE, 2000, Me or XP