| Welcome to our download centre. Some
items (marked ext) are not directly available from us and the link will
take you to the supplier's website - please follow the supplier's instructions
to download the file. Items directly available from us can be downloaded
by clicking on the underlined area. We recommend you select the save
to disk option from the download dialog box. All tools and utilities
in sections 1 and 2 on this page are provided for the Windows™ operating
system. There are some cross
platform items in section 3 |
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Section 1 - Anti-malware software for Windows™ |
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| Ad-Aware (ext) |
Anti-spyware software, free for personal
use. Use this in conjunction with your anti-virus software if it doesn't
have built in anti-spyware protection to keep your computer free from infection.
The link takes you to the supplier's website. |
File size: 17MB
approx |
| Zone
Alarm (ext) |
Firewall protection from Zone Labs. If you're on Broadband
then some kind of firewall is recommended. If you are using a modem a software
firewall is recommended. This is a good one, and it's free for non commercial
use - 2 stage download. If you are using a router a firewall is normally
built in so it's generally not needed, but please check manufacturer's
specifications to make sure. |
File size:
201KB + 39.6MB
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| AVG
AntiVirus (ext) |
Anti-virus software from Grisoft, free for personal use.
The link takes you to the Grisoft website. Once their page loads click
one of the links to download the software. |
File size:20MB approx |
| Avast
AntiVirus (ext) |
Anti-virus software from Alwil, free for personal
use. The link takes you to their website. We cannot comment on which of
the free anti-virus software is the best. |
File size: 42.6MB |
Avira Antivirus
(ext) |
This is a cross platform anti-virus program (Windows,
Mac, Linux). The link takes you to their download centre where you can
select the free or paid for versions for your operating system. Again we
cannot comment on which of the free versions is the best for the Windows
platform. |
File size: depends on version/OS |
| BitDefender (ext) |
Highly recommended. This
link takes you to the BitDefender Antivirus download page. BitDefender
is in fact much more than Antivirus, it is complete Anti-malware software,
and will scan for viruses, worms, trojans, dialers, spyware, adware and
rootkits. The prices from the US site are very reasonable and cheaper than
from the UK site. If you are using a modem, maybe you need to add a firewall.
More options can be found at www.bitdefender.com |
File size: 30.9MB |
| BitDefender
Free (ext) |
This is an on demand scanner and does not run continually
in the background. We often use this to sort out customers computers if
we suspect they are infected, a handy tool. |
File size: 21.0MB |
| PC
Tools (ext) |
This link takes you to the PC Tools website. They have
a number of tools to keep your PC running problem free. The free tools
won't fix everything, but registered versions will and the prices are very
reasonable. |
File size: Depends on tool |
| HijackThis |
In depth tool for scanning your computer for Spyware.
HijackThis scans areas of your registry and hard drive and returns a log
of items which it detects. As this tool is recommended for advanced users
only, we suggest you run a scan and then post your log file on a support
forum, where someone will be able to suggest which entries
to remove. 793kb |
File size: 793KB |
| WinsockFix |
Sometimes when an infection is removed by an anti-malware
program, the dying act of that infection is to corrupt the Winsock registry
entry. This can often prevent Internet access. This tool should fix that
problem. After you run it you need to reboot your computer. |
File size: 1.34MB |
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Section 2 - General Purpose Software for Windows™ |
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| Autoruns |
This utility shows you what programs are configured to
run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order
Windows processes them. Click
here for more info. |
File size: 484KB (zipped) |
| Aida32
SysInfo |
System information tool. Very handy for telling what's
inside your computer without having to take it apart! |
File size: 3.10MB (zipped) |
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alternative to Aida32 - coming soon |
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| Imgburn (ext) |
Free comprehensive DVD/CD copy/write software. The latest
version now allows you to create audio CD's and DVD video discs as well
as data discs, iso images etc. |
File size: 2.1MB |
| Word
Viewer |
This utility allows you to view files in Microsoft Word® format
if you don't have Word installed on your PC. |
File size: 11.7MB |
| Powerpoint
Viewer |
This utility allows you to view files in Microsoft Powerpoint® format
if you don't have Powerpoint installed on your PC (All versions from 97
to 2007). |
File size: 25.7MB |
| USB
disk format tool |
USB flash drives are becoming ever more popular,
but formatting them using Windows may not always work and can occasionally
even destroy them! This utility, courtesy of HP, does the job properly. |
File size: 1.97MB |
| Switch |
This handy utility allows you to convert audio files
from one format to another. Supports all popular formats: Wave, MP3, Ogg,
WMA, etc. |
File size: 431KB |
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video converter - link coming soon |
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| XPcodecpack (ext) |
If your computer is fitted with a DVD-ROM or DVD-RW
drive, but you have no DVD playing software installed then you'll need
some codecs in order to play DVD's - this pack should do the trick. |
File size: 6.89MB |
| Dimension
4 |
If you are using earlier versions of Windows (prior to
XP) then this little utility can be used to correct your computer clock
when you connect to the internet. |
File size: 292KB |
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Section 3 - Cross Platform Software (Windows, Mac,
Linux) |
File sizes for Windows |
Avira
Antivirus
(ext) |
This is a cross platform anti-virus program.
The link takes you to their download centre where you can select the free
or paid for versions for your operating system. |
File size: depends on version |
| FileZilla (ext) |
Excellent FTP Client which we find both comprehensive
and easy to use. The link takes you to the download page where you can
choose the appropriate version for your operating system. |
File size: 3.68MB |
| OpenOffice (ext) |
Cross platform office suite, includes equivalents
of all main components of Microsoft Office® (Word, Excel, Powerpoint
etc.) except Outlook and can load and save files in Microsoft Office format. How
much does it cost? Nothing, it's free! The download size is quite
big, so unless you have a connection speed of 2Mb or greater it's worth
considering ordering the CD (see our products - software page). |
File size: 127MB |
| Mozilla
Firefox (ext) |
Cross platform secure web browser. Available for Windows,
Mac and Linux, with anti-virus, anti-spyware, pop-up and phishing protection.
The link takes you to the Firefox download page. |
File size: 5.50MB |
| Mozilla
Thunderbird (ext) |
Cross platform Email client, available for Windows,
Mac and Linux in over 30 languages. Includes built in spam controls. The
link takes you to the Thunderbird download page. |
File size: 6.20MB |
