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Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware 1.21

Freeware

Full-blown anti-malware program that has recently left our labs and can be considered the next step in the detection and removal of malware. We put together a host of new technologies that were especially designed to quickly detect, deter and destroy any malware that could reside in your computer.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

Mini Map Sidebar 0.3

Freeware

This extension comes with two mapping components, the main and most powerful one being a minimap sidebar. In this sidebar you can drag and drop addresses or locations you find on web pages and they will be automatically located, and added to your saved address list.

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

NoScript 1.7.7

Freeware

One security risk when browsing the internet is that many websites include scripts, small programs for particular tasks. NoScript will prevent websites from running potentially dangerous code Even though Firefox is generally more secure than Internet Explorer, this is still worth installing on any computer using Firefox.

Requires: Windows 2000, XP or Vista

MediaPortal 1.0 RC

Freeware

Enables you to listen to your favourite music and radio, watch and store your videos and DVDs, view, schedule and record live TV as a digital video recorder. You get MediaPortal as Open Source software. This means you can help in developing MediaPortal or tweak it for your own needs with lots of plugins.

Requires: Windows XP or Vista

Miranda 0.7.8

Freeware

If you have friends on all of the instant messaging services, Miranda will make your life much simpler. With support for MSN Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Jabber and Yahoo and all versions of Windows from 95 onwards. Miranda is also very small and can even fit onto a floppy disk.

Requires: Windows NT, 2000, XP or Vista

Notepad++ 5.0.1

Freeware

Completely replace the standard Notepad. This does involve some manual editing of the Registry, so take a backup first. Extra plugins installed automatically include a file browser, spell checker and a function list. More plugins can be downloaded from the Notepad++ website for features such as code completion.

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