I’ve had a running list of free software for a long time…and I think it’s time to revisit this list and update it. At some point I will also be adding free Mac and Linux software I prefer too…so keep this page bookmarked.

Security

• Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware/Malware: I just want to make a comment here (a FYI kind of thing). Anything FREE is going to have less features than anything you pay for. I use Free stuff because I know how to keep my computer clean. If you don’t know how to keep it clean, I would suggest a paid version of any one of these…so I don’t have to keep cleaning your computers for you!!!

Antivirus

• AVG Free
• ClamWin
• Avast
• Avira AntiVir
• Cloud Antivirus
• BitDefender

Spyware/Malware – Use All Of These!

• Malwarebytes
• Spybot-S&D
• Ad-Aware
• Microsoft Essentials

Cleaners – Use All of These!!!

• HijackThis
• CCleaner
• Defraggler
• PC Decrapifier

Web Browsers: (List of free Web Browsers, and in the order I prefer you use them!)

• Safari
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Opera
• Flock
• IE8

Chat Clients/Messaging/Communication

• Digsby
• Pidgin
• Miranda
• Google Talk
• Yahoo! Messenger
• Windows Live Messenger
• Skype
• Instantbird

Audio & Video

• VideoLan

FTP

• FileZilla