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for the week of: November 30Downloads

1.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Antivirus Software1,672,632
2.
Ad-Aware 2008
Spyware Removers530,174
3.
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus
Antivirus Software526,681
4.
Avast Home Edition
Antivirus Software435,109
5.
Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
Spyware Removers259,043
6.
Spybot - Search & Destroy
Spyware Removers184,785
7.
Secunia Personal Software Inspector
Monitoring Software108,644
8.
Trend Micro HijackThis
Spyware Removers49,198
9.
SpywareBlaster
Spyware Removers46,498
10.
CCleaner
Privacy Software42,914

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Release date

32 ReverseCrypt Oct 07
Encryption Software
Xelios Personal Firewall Mar 26
Firewall Software
Omniquad Surveillance Anywhere Dec 06
Privacy Software
OneClick Public Key File Encryption Software Jan 12
Encryption Software
WebEradicator Jan 13
Encryption Software
Advanced Privacy Protector Jan 15
Privacy Software
EyeCU Mar 01
Monitoring Software
pdfCipher Jan 17
Encryption Software
MYmailSAFE Jan 18
Encryption Software
McAfee Desktop Firewall Dec 14
Firewall Software

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1.
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.
2.
ZoneAlarm Firewall (Windows 2000/XP)
Protect your Internet connection from hackers and other security breaches.
3.
Avast Home Edition
Scan your computer for viruses, worms, and Trojan horses.
4.
Avira AntiVir Personal - Free Antivirus
Detect and remove more than viruses from your computer.
5.
Trend Micro HijackThis
Scan the Registry and hard drive for spyware.
6.
AVG Anti-Virus
Protect your computer from viruses and malicious programs.
7.
Norton AntiVirus 2009
Protect yourself from all forms of online viruses.
8.
CounterSpy
Scan your computer for spyware and malware without using much system resources.
9.
McAfee SiteAdvisor for Internet Explorer
Add safety ratings to sites and search results to protect against adware, spam, and online scams.
10.
Comodo Firewall Pro
Protect your PC from harmful threats.

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Featured Freeware: Advanced System Protector Personal

Spyware remover Advanced System Protector looks good and offers security fundamentals, but its efficacy is hard to judge on a clean or already-secure system.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt on Dec 02 2008

Apple deletes Mac antivirus suggestion

Apple removes statement to customers urging them to use antivirus software, saying that Macs are safe "out of the box."

Posted by Elinor Mills on Dec 02 2008

Antivirus firms shrug at Microsoft's free security suite

"Business as usual" appears to be the cautious response from some of Redmond's security competitors, including McAfee, Symantec, AVG, Sunbelt, and Kaspersky.

Posted by Robert Vamosi on Nov 19 2008

Featured Freeware: Laptop Alarm

This simple program will sound an alarm through your laptop's speakers when certain activities occur, helping to thwart laptop theft.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt on Nov 18 2008

Microsoft to offer free consumer security suite

Software giant cans its paid Windows Live OneCare service in favor of a free consumer software focused on protecting PCs against malware.

Posted by Elinor Mills on Nov 18 2008

Featured Freeware: Rohos Mini Drive

There's nothing magical about this partitioning tool, but it does offer password protection along with solid NTFS partitioning sleight-of-hand for your USB thumb drives.

Posted by Seth Rosenblatt on Nov 17 2008