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Published on September 3, 2011 By DrJBHL In Personal Computing

Ok!

This idea was inspired by Wizard1956, Richie31 and coffeegrinder by their participation in threads. My thanks should go as well to tazgecko and willistuder and many others (like RnD - yeah, even hillbillies have good tips, though rarely ) whose pm's or ideas were the fertile ground (polite for 'compost') from which this weed flower sprouted.

This is a Community Driven Thread: It's yours, not mine.

Just a few suggestions:

  • Your app should be one you yourself found useful. Post the OS you use it with as well as any good or bad points.
  • Make sure you put in the URL where to find it.
  • Hopefully it'll be free, but that's not a must.
  • Please add to your mini review "This comment may not be used on any commercial site, nor for any commercial purpose." to avoid the spammers.
  • At the top, put on "Utility". "Image Processing", "File Management", "Security App" or some label to help folks scan quickly to what they need.

If you see something on "Giveawayoftheday" or other time limited offer, please put that in red or a larger than usual font to make it stand out (within reason).

If I missed something here or in one of my threads, please point it out in that thread and add it here!

 

You guys and girls are just great! Thank you so much for this idea. Hope it helps folks searching for whatever!


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on Sep 06, 2011

irrevenant
MalwareBytes    (www.malwarebytes.org/)

This thing (the freeware version, though there's also a paid one with realtime protection) cleared up a really annoying browser hijacker that Spybot and AdAware seemed unable to locate and deal with.

Note: When I was infected with the browser hijacker, it was devious enough to notice my search for MalwareBytes and to redirect that search to its own (presumably full of malware) download page!  So if you're already infected, be careful.

Yep........Agree..............Most probably one of the best malware scanners and destroyers out there. 

on Sep 06, 2011

Zip utility

7-Zip...........

Easy uncomplicated zip utility..........

Get it here http://www.7-zip.org/


on Sep 07, 2011

"Security App" : WinPatrol, both free and paid versions.

 

From the web site:-
You don't have to be doing anything wrong on the Internet to become a casualty of malware. WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge. WinPatrol was the pioneer in using a heuristic behavioral approach to detecting Zero-Day attacks and violations of your computing environment. WinPatrol continues to be the most powerful system monitor for its small memory footprint.

 

http://www.winpatrol.com/

 

I have been using WinPatrol for a number of years now and find it to be a great little application.

 

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on Sep 07, 2011

coffeegrinder
WinPatrol was the pioneer in using a heuristic behavioral approach to detecting Zero-Day attacks and violations of your computing environment

http://books.google.com.au/books?id=sVEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA43-IA3&lpg=PA43-IA3&dq=%22In+Defense%22+antivirus&source=bl&ots=3HlkqPjW0m&sig=78uwTiw2HcnsaPa2wUl93WPtfLo&hl=en&ei=04tnTvuEL6SiiAek_endCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBTgK#v=onepage&q=%22In%20Defense%22%20antivirus&f=false 

Ick re the link...but it's ancient and likely older than 'WinPatrol'....I used to Beta test it....

on Sep 07, 2011

Just like to add that WinPatrol is also a startup manager. You can add,remove,disable and delay your startup programs with it.

on Sep 08, 2011

Campaigner
Filemanager

Unreal Commander

Similar to Norton Commander (back in the day)!  Cool!

on Sep 09, 2011

"Antiviral Uninstall"

1. "AppRemover" - Will uninstall antivirals using oricinal tools sparing other security apps. Excellent ratings. Also will uninstall bad installations. Excellent documentation of software which can be removed: http://www.appremover.com/supported-applications

Very clear instructions on site: http://www.appremover.com/about/using-appremover.html

Download linkhttp://www.appremover.com/

2. "AntiVirus Uninstaller Tools Pack 2011" - Will uninstall many security and av apps with original uninstallers.

Reviewed: http://www.thewindowsclub.com/uninstall-antivirus-security-software-uninstaller-tools-pack#more-30556 

Download link: http://www.uninst.ru/

Both apps explained here: https://forums.wincustomize.com/411831

 

 

 

 

      

 

on Sep 26, 2011

Well, not sure this qualifies as an app, but it is a handy tool!!  It's actually a hidden tool built into Windows 7!  This would be very handy for troubleshooting someone else's PC, conveying what happens on yours to someone else, etc.

 

I just tried it here on WC and it works wonderfully!!

 

Just hit the start button and type PSR....it's that simple!!

 

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-do-I-use-Problem-Steps-Recorder

 

 

Below is a screencast of the results.  If anyone knows how to resize this, let me know please.

 

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on Sep 26, 2011

Sorry it's so big....

 

PS..Thanks to Wiz for pointing me to this! 

on Sep 26, 2011

I stumbled onto this and thought it would be helpful. I'm on XP at the moment, so thanks to RnD for trying it out.

 Who knows what else MS has hidden away in Win7.

on Sep 26, 2011

Wizard1956
Who knows what else MS has hidden away in Win7.

Some here... although no promises as to what's in the final RTM  http://drjbhl.joeuser.com/article/412025/WinRumors_Shows_Full_300_Features_under_development_for_W8_From_MS_Teaser_S

on Aug 06, 2012

 If you use Portable Apps, there is a Windows Error Lookup Tool available for that platform. You can download or get more info from HERE.

If you've never tried Portable Apps, and you have a flash drive laying around in a drawer somewhere, give PA a look, there are some very handy apps available. I'm running Chrome Portable and it works great.

on Aug 06, 2012

Utility : SHORTCUT OVERLAY MANAGER

This little FREE utility will remove, restore, or change the Shortcut Arrow on shortcuts. It will also enable or disable the Shortcut name extension when new shortcuts are created. 32 bit & 64 bit versions are now available. Works on Vista and Win7.

I've been using this utility for a couple of years now, so that should tell you how reliable and stable this utility is. You can dowload it here : http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/67615-shortcut-arrow.html

 

 

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on Sep 04, 2012

Use Vista/7 sidebar gadgets on Windows 8!

Once again, a third party software company steps up to replace what MS has gutted from their newest OS.

http://8gadgetpack.bplaced.net/

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on Oct 14, 2012

From the makers of CCleaner - Defraggler

I use the free versions of both with my laptop.  This app can replace default defragmentation tool, which I allowed.  Also would recommend free version of Speccy to anyone who would like to see their rigs' stats and temps.

DL here: http://www.piriform.com/defraggler

TeraCopy

Learned about this one from a MaximumPC article. Short version is that it is very efficient at moving files. 

Link: http://codesector.com/teracopy

Notepad++

What you wish the original notepad should be.  I say the ultimate text editor.  Extremely useful for coding / modding. 

Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepad-plus/

 

 

 

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