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I would like to.....
Have one tool to tweak, repair or enhance my pc
Scan & protect my computer for malware
Remove specific or stubborn malware
Protect my computer from viruses
Check for rootkits
Block spam or make better use of my email
Protect my computer with a firewall
Monitor or run diagnostics to find a problem
Test the memory in my PC
Free up hard drive space
Clean my registry
Better defragment my hard drive
Find a better browser
Find out what is inside my computer
Recover deleted files or photos
Backup data including CD's or DVD's
Find tools to manage or play my multimedia collection
Edit or organize my photos
Find tools to improve office productivity
Know what other freebies you guys love?

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Have one free tool to tweak, repair or enhance my pc:
Advanced System Care 3
X-Setup
Glary Utilities

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Scan & protect my computer for Malware - Malicious software (Pick at least two):
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
SUPERAntiSpyware
Spybot Search And Destroy
Comodo BOClean Anti-Malware
Sandboxie
PC Tools ThreatFire
SpywareBlaster
BugOff

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Protect my computer from viruses : (Pick only one)
AVG Free Edition
AntiVir
Avast! Home Edition

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Remove specific or stubborn malware: (Pick at least two)
Assassin
Kaspersky Free Cleaner
avast! Virus Cleaner Tool
Kill2me
CWShredder
Trend Micro CWShredder
WinPatrol
Pocket Killbox
Hijack This!

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Check for Rootkits: (Pick at least one)
Sophos Anti-Rootkit
Trend Micro RootkitBuster
F-Secure BlackLight
Gmer

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Block spam or make better use of my email: (Pick one)
SpamFighter Standard
Magic Mail Monitor
SpamPal
MailWasher
K9
Outlook on the Desktop

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Protect my computer with a firewall: (Pick only one)
Online Armor Free
PC Tools Firewall Plus
Zone Alarm Free
Outpost Free
Comodo Personal Firewall

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Monitor or run diagnostics to find a problem: (Pick as many as needed)
UBCD4Win
Sysinternals Troubleshooting Utilities
Speedfan
Ultimate Boot CD
Bart's PE Builder
Prime95
Bootzilla
XS SysDetect

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Test the memory in my PC: (Pick one or more)
Memtest86
Memtest86+
Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic
Video Memory Stress Test

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Free up hard drive space: (Pick one or more)
Comodo System Cleaner
CCleaner Slim (Also registry cleaner, startup manager)
MRU-Blaster
Empty Temp Folders
Duplicate Cleaner
CleanUp!

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Clean or manage my registry: (Backup first, registry editing can be dangerous)
RegSeeker
RegCleaner
Registry Distiller

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Better defragment my hard drive: (Pick one or more)
JKDefrag
Iobit SmartDefrag
Defraggler
Lexun DrvCareXP
Power Defragmenter GUI
Diskeeper Lite

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Find a better Browser: (Pick one or more)
Maxthon
Avant Browser
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome
Opera without Java

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Find out what is inside my computer: (Pick one or more)
Everest Free Edition
AIDA32
PC Wizard
SIW (System Info)
WinAudit
SIV (System Information Viewer)
Belarc Advisor
Process Explorer
WinAudit
SiSoftware Sandra Lite

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Recover deleted files or photos: (Pick one or more)
Recuva File Recovery
Undelete Plus
PC Inspector Smart recovery
Free Undelete
Unstoppable Copier

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Backup data including CD's or DVD's: (Pick one or more)
BurnAware Free
FinalBurner
Yadis!
DVDFab HD Decrypter
CDBurnerXP
DriveImage XML
Karens Replicator
Cobian Backup
ShrinkTo5
ImgBurn
RipIt4Me

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Find tools to manage or optimize my multimedia: (Pick one or more)
iTunes Agent
Zoom Player Standard
1by1 - The Directory Player
WinAmp Full
Audiograbber
mp3DirectCut
Mp3tag
JetAudio
MediaMonkey
Super@
QuickTime Alternative
K-Lite Codec Pack Full
Vista Codec Package
myFairTunes (DRM removal)

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Edit or organize my photos: (Pick one or more)
XnView
FastStone Image Viewer
Picasa
IrfanView
Paint.NET
PicSizer
WinSnap

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Find tools to improve office productivity: (Pick one or more)
OpenOffice.org - Complete office suite
OxygenOffice Professional - Complete office suite
Abi Word - Wordpad replacement
Notepad 2 - Notepad replacement with HTML support
Notepad++ - Notepad replacement that supports many programming languages
Qjot - Notepad, Wordpad replacement that can be portable
Money Manager Ex - Personal finance software like MSMoney
EverNote - Note taking application
FoxIt Reader - Create, edit and read .PDF files
Mobysaurus Thesaurus - off-line English thesaurus
Tomahawk PDF - Create, edit and read .PDF files

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Know what other freebies you guys love?: (Pick one or more)
DVD Flick - Turn your video files into a DVD.
Secunia Personal Software Inspector - Scan software on your PC for updates.
Revo Uninstaller - Remove any unwanted application installed on your computer.
JavaRa - Update Sun Java, remove older versions and tweak install.
Norton Removal Tool - Remove Norton including things the uninstaller might miss
McAfee Consumer Product Removal Tool - Remove Mcafee including things the uninstaller might miss
Windows Error Messages - Look up those weird Windows error messages
AI RoboForm - A killer password manager for websites
ieSpell - spell check text input boxes on a webpage
Google Toolbar - Search and use Google features from your browser
3DMark 06 - (Benchmark and compare your PC
RemoveWGA - Remove the Microsoft "Windows Genuine Advantage Notifications" tool
Skype - Make phone calls over the internet
KeyFinder Thing Lite - Retrieve many Microsoft program serial numbers
Protected Storage PassView - Reveals Internet Explorer and Outlook passwords
BootVis - Speed up XP boot times. Note, it is heavily debated whether this helps.
Clipdiary - A freeware utility for keeping the clipboard history.
DriverMax - Export and reinstall your drivers.
Trillian - IRC, AIM, ICQ, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger in one client.

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