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Most Popular New Versions of Old Favorites in Q3 2009

Usually we look at the most popular downloads of a month, but sometimes it's good to take a broader view. These new versions of old favorites made impressive debuts from midsummer through early fall 2009. Some are easy, some are expert-level. Almost all are security-oriented, and all but one are free (and even that one offers a free trial).

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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.
Prices from $29.00 License: Trial

win.rar GmbH WinRAR (32-bit version)

WinRAR is a powerful archive-creation utility that remains the only way to create .rar files.

Full Review - Rated: March 13, 2010
License: Free

Belarc Belarc Advisor

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

Full Review
PCWorld Rating
License: Free

Secunia Secunia PSI

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

Full Review - Rated: January 24, 2011
License: Free

Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell Autoruns

What's loading at startup? Find out with this utility, which improves on MSCONFIG.

Full Review
PCWorld Rating
License: Free

IObit Advanced SystemCare Free

Anti-spyware, privacy cleaner, PC optimizer...this all-in-one tool does a great deal, though the paid version does more.

Full Review - Rated: May 03, 2011
License: Free

YIWO Tech Ltd EASEUS Partition Master Home Edition

FREE and ALL-IN-ONE magic partition solution and disk management utility.

Full Review

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  • avast! Free Antivirus Free antivirus protection just as good as the 'big boys.'
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  • 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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