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Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool

Have you ever been in the horrible situation where you know your computer is infected by viruses but your antivirus program can't get rid of them? That happened to me. The virus I had made the CPU run at almost 100% all the time. So the fan was constantly running and my notebook was unbearably slow. I was starting to think of formatting the hard drive to get rid of it but then I found this antivirus utility from Kaspersky. It is not their main product. It actually just scans the computer and then uninstalls itself. And to my enormous relief it deleted and removed my virus as well as some others I did not even know about.

This excellent antivirus utility is called Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010. It is a utility designed to remove all types of threats from computers, including:

Advantages:

Simplified interface.
Can be installed to an infected computer (Safe Mode supported).
Composite scan and disinfection system: signature detection and heuristic analyzer.
Gathering system information and interactive creation of scripts for disinfection.
General functions:

Automatic and manual removal of virus, Trojans and worms.
Automatic and manual removal of Spyware and Adware modules.
Automatic and manual removal of all types of rootkits.
Kaspersky Virus Removal Tool 2010 is Freeware.

Known issues:

System memory scan is unavailable in x64 versions of Windows XP / Vista / 7 due to specific features of application system drivers.
Impossible to rename application folder if User Account Control is enabled in Windows Vista settings and application Self-Defence disabled.

Download

Direct Link: http://devbuilds.kaspersky-labs.com/devbuilds/AVPTool/
Website: http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility
Size: 70 MB
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 7

WordWeb Dictionary and Thesaurus Freeware

WordWeb is a one-click English thesaurus and dictionary for Windows that gives you the definition, synonyms, and antonyms of any given word without requiring you to go online, though it can connect to the Internet for expanded functionality such as looking up words in web references such as the Wikipedia encyclopedia.

You can look up words in almost any program by simply selecting them and pressing control alt W. Features of the free version include:

Millions of people from all over the world use this top-rated software.

The software has a full dictionary and thesaurus for American, British, Canadian, Australian, Indian, and global English.

The interface feels like an expanded version of any major word processor's dictionary function, giving users an instant familiarity - even if they've never used WordWeb. After you type a term into the Lookup dialog box, the word's definition will appear in the interface's top pane, along with tabs that link to various wiki functions.

This is a really nifty application to have on your system.

The bottom pane offers tabs for such items as synonyms, antonyms, and related words. The app's most notable feature is its hot key support; you simply use a hot key combo when the cursor is pointed over any word, and WordWeb will pop up onscreen with all pertinent information.

There are tools for changing the database to one of several English variations, altering the text size, and disabling WordWeb from recognizing offensive terms. The depth and functionality of WordWeb would be worth paying for, but thankfully you don't have to redefine your budget to get it--it's free.

Download

Direct Link: WordWeb 6.1
Website: http://wordweb.info/free
Size: 17.79MB
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

Notepad++ Text and Code Editor

Notepad++ is a Text and source code editor. One main advantage of Notepad++ over the built-in Windows text editor, Notepad, is tabbed editing, to easily work with multiple open files.

Notepad++ has won the Community Choice Award for Best Developer Tool twice.

Some of its general features include :

• Tabbed document interface
• Drag-and-drop
• Multiple clipboard
• Split screen editing and synchronized scrolling
• Spell checker (requires Aspell) (Spell checker doesn't distinguish between text and code)
• Supports file formats such as Unicode, for international writing systems
• Find and replace over multiple documents
• File comparison
• Zooming

Download
Website: http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus
Size: 3.3 MB
Operating Systems: Windows 98 or later (2000/XP/Vista/7)

Free Operating System on CD

Are you thinking of upgrading your operating system? Do you still use Windows XP? Well one option you definitely must consider is using the Linux based operating system called Ubuntu.

Ubuntu is fast becoming a very good alternative to Microsoft Windows. In its latest version it has undeniable become as good or even better than Windows in almost all aspects. For the first time  top-tier computer suppliers like Dell, HP and Lenovo are offering it to customers who might not be happy with the Microsoft standard.

Ubuntu means "Humanity towards others" and is sponsored by Canonical Ltd, started by South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth, founder of the Ubuntu project.

The Ubuntu Logo and Desktop

Widespread familiarity with open source programs like Firefox and OpenOffice has fueled much of the adoption. Other projects, like Wikipedia, have brought open source into the mainstream and shown just how effective community driven projects can be.

Still young, Ubuntu is already the most popular Linux derivative with around 30% of the desktop Linux market. Its focus on simplicity, community and long-term support has made it a firm favorite with old and new users alike.

Ubuntu focusus on usability and current features. It as a very fast development cycle with a new version released every six months. Te version number is derived from the year, followed by the month of release. Canonical Ltd, which coordinates the development of Ubuntu, supports each new release for a minimum of 18 months. There are also long term releases which have guaranteed support for over 4 years. There are a number of different flavours of Ubuntu. For example Edubuntu is aimed at children and comes with a suite of  learning applications pre-installed. Other official releases are Kubuntu, which uses the KDE desktop environment; Xubuntu, which is aimed at slightly older machines and Gobuntu, which only includes software released under an open source license

Getting Ubuntu

You can download Ubuntu from www.ubuntu.com or visit http://shipit.ubuntu.com to have it shipped to you for free. If you are downloading you will have to burn the ISO file to a CD. You can use Nero or any other CD-burning proggram to do this. After creating the install disc, place it in the CD-tray and reboot. Ubuntu should load automatically.