Best Free Software and Anti Virus

Free Software. Sounds good doesn't it, but how do you know whats good and what isn't? Can free anti-virus solution really by any good, and how can I clean a Windows 7 PC and keep it running smoothly. What about that cool video I saw on Youtube, wouldn't it be great if there was some sort of "Youtube Downloader?" If you have asked yourself any of these questions, do yourself a big favor and read on, all shall be revealed.

If you grab yourself a selection from the following 5 items of software, not only are you going to be well protected from Viruses and spyware, but you can do it easily and best of all, for free!

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Simple to install, lightweight, addware free, this wonderful little free piece of software will download any Youtube or similar videos directly to you hard drive. Simply find what you want, copy the URL into the space provided in the software and hit the download button. It really is that simple! The picture quality is as good as watching it on the original website, and all definition options are catered for.

This item of free software is a feature rich photo editing suite. Think Photoshop but less flash and hundreds of dollars cheaper (being free and all that)! It can also handle RAW files, as well as the more common Jpeg and Gif files, so you really don't need anything more as an amateur than what's on offer here.

VLC has been around for a long long time, and is my trusted free media player. It will handle just about any type of video and audio formats, from dual audio track films and DVDs to OGG, MP2, MP3, MP4, DivX, HD codecs like AES3, Raw Dirac, and even has support for playing back zipped files.

This really is something of a one stop shop for tuning your PC, be it Windows XP, Vista or Win 7. It cleans junk files, tunes up your system, clears out the registry, defrags hard drives, protects against known malware and even helps you with privacy issues, all within an easy to use graphical interface.

A word of warning, it is an extremely powerful and versatile piece of free software, but when it asks you if you want a backup, say yes, and be careful making changes if you don't fully understand them!

That aside, I love it and use it weekly.

It has just been updated, and is even more versatile and easy to use, brilliant stuff !!

Fast and easy install, doesn't take up much in the way of resources, this is a great little package. There are still a few issues with false positives (where it thinks it has found a virus but hasn't) but overall 2011's new version is miles ahead of last years version. And of course it's still free, which is awesome when you think of who much some anti-virus solutions cost.

It even has a widget for windows 7 and Vista users.

There is an absolute abundance of free software available these days.  Of course not all of it is great, but if you pick and choose carefully, you can save so much money without affecting your security and productivity.  So surf away, and look out for those bargains, because it does seem possible that at this moment in time there is such a thing as a "free lunch."

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