Spyware Doctor 5.5.0.204 is available

The new version 5.5.0.204 of Spyware Doctor has been released recently. The program designed to protect your computer from a variety of malicious applications. Spyware Doctor is very powerful antispyware program that will detect and clean thousands of potential spyware, adware, keyloggers, Trojans, spybots and other malware from your computer.
Spyware Doctor provides comprehensive protection for your computer through advanced system scanning, real-time threat blocking, and immunization against known infections.



New features include improved OnGuard real-time protection tool, significantly enhanced scanning tools. For example, now Disk Scanner tool are able to detect and remove threats that attempt to avoid detection by using alternative character formatting. The Browser Activity Scanner has the ability to detect potentially malicious cookies stored by Mozilla Firefox web browser.
New version of Spyware Doctor also has new Ignore List with enhanced security that is able to prevent some threats from adding themselves to the Ignore List. Now such threats can’t compromise Spyware Doctor’s effectiveness in that way.
There are some others improvements and bug fixes.
I think Spyware Doctor is one of the best spyware removal applications. It is very popular and is top-rated by many software authority publications.

Download Spyware Doctor (16.8 MB, shareware, Windows All)

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jv16 PowerTools 2008 - Very Good Optimization Software

The new version of jv16 PowerTools 2008 is available. This software is amazing set of 22 different tools which allow you to keep your computer error free and running smoothly. jv16 PowerTools 2008 lets you fix, repair, optimize and tune up your computer easier than ever.
The program has well designed interface that gives a quick access to all its functions and features. It is very easy to use. The multilingual user interface of jv16 PowerTools allows the software to be used in all major languages, while safety features and automatic backup help you to use the program as risk free as possible!



jv16 PowerTools provides an efficient tool for controlling and uninstalling applications on you PC. It also allows you to remove all traces of software you have thought you have already uninstalled ages ago.
This software helps you optimize the performance of your system by cleaning your Windows registry from obsolete and unneeded data. It can easily fix many registry problems, increasing the stability of your system.
jv16 PowerTools includes privacy tools that can detect and remove unneeded MRU objects and history data that can contain your privacy information.



Such file tools as file organizer, cleaner, and duplicate finder can help you to manipulate and remove unneeded files on your system.



There are many others very useful tools that help you maintain your computer optimized.
The new version 1.8.0.435 Beta 2 of jv16 PowerTools includes new user interface, improved Registry Cleaner, fully rewritten and supercharged Startup Manager, and some other minor improvements and bug fixes.
I think jv16 PowerTools will be the right choice for anyone who is looking for all-in-one software that can easily optimize their PC.

Download jv16 PowerTools 2008 v.1.8.0.435 Beta 2 (without handbook, 2.2 MB, shareware)

The current non-beta version of jv16 PowerTools can be downloaded here.

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FastStone Capture 6.0 – Powerful Screen Capture Software

The new version of powerful, flexible and intuitive screen-capture utility has been released recently. I talk about FastStone Capture 6.0.
Taking a screenshot of your desktop is quite easy if you simply want to capture the entire screen, using the 'Print Screen' key on your keyboard.
But what if you want to capture a specific area of the screen? Of course, you still can use the 'Print Screen' key to copy your screen to the Clipboard and then paste it into the image editor where you can crop a certain area of the image. However, it is not very convenient. There is also a Snipping Tool for Vista users that allows them to grab a particular area of the screen.
If you don’t have Vista or don’t like its Snipping Tool, I recommend you to try FastStone Capture. It is fast and easy to use screen-capture software.
FastStone Capture allows you to capture anything on the screen including windows, objects, selections, scrolling windows or web pages as well as full screen. It has integrated image viewer and capture editor where you can modify the captured image before saving. FastStone Capture’s editor enables you to apply additional editing tools like resizing, sharpening, brightening, cropping, rotating, text, watermarks, sepia and more.


You can select the destination for the captured image. This image can be sent to image editor, clipboard, print dialog, default email client program or directly saved to file. FastStone Capture also can sent captured images to Microsoft Word and PowerPoint documents or even to a Web (FTP) server.
FastStone Capture saves captured image in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF, PCX, TGA, and PDF formats.


FastStone Capture has floating Capture Panel that offers fast access to its capture tools and output options. It’s worth to mention several additional features like global hotkeys, support for external editors, automatic filename generation, a color picker, a screen magnifier and a screen ruler.
The latest version of FastStone Capture offers several improvements and new features like improved "Draw" tool, ability to sent images to Web (FTP) server, enhanced screen ruler and some others. There are also some changes in the user interface and bug fixes.
FastStone Capture 6.0 can be downloaded here. (1 Mb)

Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 – The Best Free Firewall

Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 is free firewall software that is top-rated in three leading computer magazines as the best free firewall. This software can protect your system against external attacks by hackers as well as internal attacks such as malicious software and Trojan viruses.
Comodo Firewall Pro is a powerful firewall with countless features. It continuously monitors your system Internet activity and gives you the ability to control them. The latest version of Comodo Firewall uses new technology architecture platform that prevents malicious software from gaining access to the computer and allows only known programs to be installed. This new technology is a new approach to computer security solutions. It tries to keeps your system virus free versus the traditional, "detection based" security solutions that allow all programs access to the computer system and then try to "detect" infected or damaged files by identifying the file’s signature.
The program has improved user interface that provides easy and quick navigation between each module of the firewall. Comodo Firewall is simple for beginners and at the same time it provides a great number of information and options for advanced users.
There are four main tabs: Summary, Firewall, Defense +, and Miscellaneous. Each of them provides quick access to relevant security tasks.


Summary screen gives you a snapshot of your current security settings and allows you a quick access to all parts of the Comodo Firewall.


Firewall screen are divided into two sections: Common Tasks and Advanced. The first one allows you to create rules for programs and network connections through a series of shortcuts and wizards, and the second enables more advanced users to determine firewall policy and settings at an in-depth, granular level.


The Defense+ tab of Comodo Firewall Pro allows you to quickly configure all aspects of so called host intrusion prevention system that monitors the activities of all applications and processes on your system.


Comodo Firewall Pro gives you the ability to quickly customize the behavior of the Defense system by changing your security level.


Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 is compatible with Windows XP and Vista OS. It offers more features than many paid firewalls for free.
I think Comodo Firewall Pro 3.0 will be the best choice for everyone who looks for quick and reliable firewall that comes for free.
You can download the latest version of Comodo Firewall Pro from this page.

TrueCrypt 5.0 - Best Free Real-time File Encryption

If you want to protect certain sensitive data, the most viable and simple solution is data encryption. There are many encryption programs to choose from, but when it comes to ease of use and value few can compare to the open-source TrueCrypt software.
TrueCrypt can create a virtual encrypted disk within a file and mount it as a virtual disk that can be accessed via a drive letter. It can also encrypt entire hard drive or removable media, such as USB flash drives, floppy disks, and memory sticks.
Any file that is saved on the encrypted virtual drive is automatically encrypted on-the-fly, and can only be accessed while the drive is mounted with the correct password or key.
TrueCrypt supports 11 algorithms for encrypting your private data, including such algorithms as AES-256, Blowfish (448-bit key), CAST5, Serpent, Triple DES, and Twofish.
The best feature TrueCrypt provides for the user is the ability to create a hidden drives. It is the best way to prevent others from discovering that some data even exist.
The program has quite simple interface and the regular user can handle it easily. The useful tips in the comprehensive web help manual and volume-creation wizard provide excellent guidance.



One obvious downside of any strong encryption program is if you forget your password, you should consider any protected files as good as gone. So don’t forget your passwords.
I’ve tried several free and ‘lite’ encryption programs and TrueCrypt is my doubtless favorite. Similar applications cost enough to make you avoid them. TrueCrypt is free.

Compatibility: Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP, and Vista. Mac OS X and Linux operating systems are also supported.
You can download TrueCrypt from this page.

TweakNow RegCleaner v.3.7.0

The new version 3.7.0 of TweakNow RegCleaner has been released recently. TweakNow RegCleaner is very useful software that can remove all Windows registry errors and restore your system to optimum performance.
The system registry is one of the most vitally important parts of any Windows system.
It contains information about your system configuration and determines how Windows looks, how efficiently it works, and what you're allowed to do.
Almost all programs use registry to keep configuration and other information. When you delete a file or uninstall a program, the registry entries of this program are deleted automatically. Unfortunately, it does not always work that way. Sometimes, programs fail to remove their own registry entries. Thus, an obsolete data or error stays in the registry.
Over time your Windows registry becomes saturated with these obsolete entries and invalid data that cause errors and even system crashes. Therefore it is very useful to periodically clean your system's registry.
TweakNow RegCleaner is an excellent utility for this purpose. The program has clean and simple interface. It is very easy to use.



The default settings are configured for immediate use. However, you can adjust them to suit your need.
TweakNow RegCleaner has two scanning modes: Quick Scan and Custom. The first one only scan the most important part of your system’s registry. The second mode allows you to manually select list of registry sections to be scanned.
The user mode section of RegCleaner allows you to select the available options that best describe your understanding of Windows registry. The default Beginner mode only displays scan results that rated as safe to delete, and the Expert mode allows scanning the registry using all available scan methods and all scan results will be shown to user. You can restore the Windows registry, in case something goes wrong after removing some registry entries.
TweakNow RegCleaner available in two editions: standard (free) and professional, which has a more powerful registry scan engine and some advanced features.
I think TweakNow RegCleaner is a very safe registry cleaning software that is perfect for everyone who wants to clean out his Windows registry and doesn’t want to worry about messing up their system.

• Download TweakNow RegCleaner Standard Edition v.3.0.1 (1,0 Мб, Freeware, Windows All)
  
• Download TweakNow RegCleaner Professional Edition (3,3 Мб, Shareware, Windows XP/2003/Vista)

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