Free Software!
This is a list of good free software that WONT infect your computer with spyware.
Anti-Virus
AVG Free Free AV Program. This one I recommend.
http://free.grisoft.com/
Avast Another very common free antivirus program.
http://www.avast.com
Firewalls
Zone Alarm: This is the most common free firewall people use.
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp
Commodo Firewall: Another very common free firewall program.
http://www.personalfirewall.comodo.com/download_firewall.html
Anti-Spyware
Adaware2007: Most popular free spyware cleanup program.
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007/3000-8022_4-10045910.html
Spybot Search and Destroy: My favorite Spyware tool.
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
Internet Browsers
Firefox: Best and safest browser in my opinion
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
Opera: Another very common free internet browser.
http://www.opera.com/download/
Music and Video
K-lite Codec Pack: Having trouble playing certain video files? This should have you covered.
http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
Winamp: Very popular music and video player..
http://www.winamp.com
Word Processors
Open Office.org: Very good Microsoft Office alternative. Compatable too!
http://www.openoffice.org/
ConTEXT: This is used for Code Editing.
http://www.contexteditor.org/
Windows
Windows Update: Keep your Windows Operating System Updated.
http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
Misc.
CDex: Program to Rip your CD's into MP3's onto your hard drive..
http://cdexos.sourceforge.net/?q=download
GIMP: A program to edit and create pictures. Very similar to Photoshop
http://www.gimp.org/
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