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This free antispyware program with a solid scanning engine has a significantly improved UI.
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15222795 | Free | Feb 2008 |
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Perennial favorite antispyware tool has lots of settings.
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8002549 | Free | Mar 2007 |
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Protect yourself from Web nasties with this free utility.
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1855662 | Free | Jul 2007 |
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Now the king of first-person shooters is optimized for multiplayer gaming.
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1371219 | Free | Aug 2005 |
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Find out if your PC is overheating with this free utility.
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1191438 | Free | Jun 2006 |
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Download and play music and video free with the 30-day trial version.
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1182294 | Trial | Oct 2006 |
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Use your PC to create, edit, and share home movies.
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1129833 | Free | Nov 2006 |
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Have your monitor emulate the trickling green glyphs from the sci-fi adventure film.
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1088408 | Free | Aug 2005 |
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