Recommended Windows Downloads

Malware – Virus/Adware/Spyware Cleanup Tools and Protection

• Microsoft Security Essentials: Free Microsoft Antivirus (home use)
• Malwarebytes Anti-malware Free Edition: Freeware Malware Scanner (the best malware scanner)
• Spybot Search and Destroy: This is one of the two best antispyware tools available.
• McAfee Site Advisor: Free browser protection. It warns you if you go to a infected website.
• Secunia Personal Edition: Free (for personal use) patch management tool. Secunia scans all the software on your computer (like Flash, Java, Windows Updates, etc) to make sure they are at the latest version, which lowers your chances of getting infected. To download, go to the site above, and click Download PSI at the top.

Applications

• CutePDF Writer: Freeware PDF creator. It allows you to print any document to this fake CutePDF printer. It will then prompt you to save the document as a PDF file.
• OpenOffice: This is one of the best Free office suites available. It will open and save documents in the Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint formats and more. It will also allow you to export the documents to PDF. The best part? Its free verses $150 for Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition.
• Adobe Acrobat: VIew PDF documents (make sure to keep this updated; Secunia, above, will keep you notified of updates).

Media Players

• VLC Media Player: This is a really good media player. it will play most media formats and even DVDs.

Other

• Citrix: For those who need Citrix. Download the latest Citrix client here. It is now called Citrix XenApp.

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