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Most Popular Introductions of August 2009

Summer has a reputation for being the fun, laid-back time of year--but in August, PCWorld.com visitors were all business. The most popular new and updated downloads of August 2009 fall into two categories: security, and serious system spelunking. All of these, from antivirus scanners to spyware disablers, are free.

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License: Free

AVAST Software avast! Free Antivirus

Free antivirus protection just as good as the 'big boys.'

- Rated: June 06, 2011
License: Free

AVG Technologies AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

Free program protects against viruses and hackers.

License: Free

Safer-Networking.org RunAlyzer

Speed up system startup and search your systems for spyware.

License: Free

Belarc Belarc Advisor

This super-handy hardware/software enumeration utility will even list your installed software keys.

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License: Free

Secunia Secunia PSI

Identify program security leaks and batten down the hatches with this free software.

Full Review - Rated: January 24, 2011

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  • avast! Free Antivirus Free antivirus protection just as good as the 'big boys.'
  • Kaspersky Anti-Virus Protect your PC with an expert antivirus solution specially created for home use
  • Quick Heal AntiVirus 2010 32Bit Lighter | Faster | SmarterQuick Heal AntiVirus 2010, with its intuitive and easy-to-use interface, provides hassle-free protection for your system. Once installed it acts as a shield against viruses, worms, trojans, spywares and other malicious threats. It also provides protection against new and unknown viruses using Quick Heal's renowned DNAScan technology, and blocks malicious websites. Quick Heal AntiVirus 2010 is very low on resource usage and gives enhanced protection without slowing down your computer.AntiVirusThe powerful virus detection engine of Quick Heal AntiVirus scans and removes viruses, worms, trojans and many other threats that may try to sneak into your system through removable drives, email attachments and Internet downloads.AntiSpywareSpyware is malicious software that is installed on the system without the userâs knowledge to gather personal information of the user and to monitor the critical information such as user name, passwords, bank account details, credit card details etc. The AntiSpyware feature blocks spywares before they get installed on your PC. It also protects your privacy by detecting and cleaning spywares, and blocking their activities of identity theft automatically.AntiMalwareA new advanced malware scanning engine scans registry, files and folders at lightning speed to thoroughly detect and clean Spywares, Adwares, Roguewares, Dialers, Riskwares and lots of other potential threats in your system.Anti-RootkitDetects and cleans rootkits proactively by doing deep system scan. Scans running processes, registry and file system

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