Avira tops latest AV-Comparatives Protection test
Security lab AV-Comparatives has announced the results of its August 2015 Real-World Protection Test.
AVIRA took first place this time, although it was a very close contest. AVIRA, Bitdefender, Panda and Trend Micro all detected 100 percent of threats, and it was only the number of false positives which set the packages apart.
O&O Defrag 19 adds new DiskCleaner, SSD Optimizer
O&O Software has unveiled the latest edition of its comprehensive drive optimizer, O&O Defrag 19.
The new release now includes O&O DiskCleaner, an integrated app which tracks down and deletes temporary files, internet histories, crash dumps, thumbnail drives and more.
Get reading with these three free ePub viewers
EPub is a popular format for eBooks, but PC viewing support is still a little patchy, and the files can be hard to open.
Fortunately there are plenty of free ePub readers around which make it easier to build and browse your own eBook library.
Bitdefender 2016 brings new ransomware protection
Bitdefender Labs has unveiled its 2016 consumer line, including Bitdefender Antivirus Plus 2016, Bitdefender Internet Security 2016 and Bitdefender Total Security 2016.
New ransomware protection prevents untrusted applications from tampering with your personal documents, while enhanced behavioral monitoring looks for any ransomware-like activities.
Encryptr is a cloud-based password manager and e-wallet
Storing personal data in the cloud makes it convenient to access, but there might be security and privacy concerns. Can anyone else access your information during transmission? On the server? Will the company get hacked one day, compromising your account details?
Encryptr is a cross-platform (Windows, Android, OS X and Linux) cloud-based password manager and e-wallet, which might offer a better way.
Extend Paint.NET with 5 free Photoshop filters
Paint.NET is a great freeware image editor, easy to use and with a stack of essential features.
The program isn’t updated as often as we’d like, but if you need more functionality then it’s easy to extend the latest 64-bit edition with free Photoshop filters.
Take full control of the Windows clipboard with CLCL
If you’ve been using PCs for longer than 5 minutes then you’ve almost certainly run into the limitations of the Windows clipboard, and tried a few clipboard managers to keep a complete history of your copy-and-pasting.
Testing out yet another example in CLCL probably isn’t high on your list of priorities, then. But wait -- it’s way more interesting than you might expect.
Image batch processor ImBatch adds script engine
High Motion Software has extended its batch image processor ImBatch with a new scripting engine.
ImBatch 4.20’s Tools menu now includes a Script Editor, enabling users to dynamically change the current batch task based on any criteria, then maybe skipping one task, running something else, whatever they need.
Ashampoo AntiSpy is yet another Windows 10 privacy protector
German developer Ashampoo has shipped Ashampoo AntiSpy for Windows 10, yet another free tool for tweaking Windows 10’s many privacy and security settings.
There’s support for tweaking 40+ options covering browsing, updates, location features, webcam/ microphone access, Cortana, Contacts and Calendar, and assorted telemetry settings.
madVR 0.89 offers black bar detection
DirectShow video renderer madVR 0.89.1 has shipped with a host of new features and configuration options.
Anamorphic lens support allows the video image to be scaled correctly for even more screen sizes and ratios.
Registry Finder: a smarter registry editor
From PC novices to Windows experts, just about everyone needs to access the Windows Registry occasionally. But the standard REGEDIT doesn’t exactly make this easy, and it hasn’t seen any significant changes in years.
Registry Finder is a free tool which improves on the editing process with a strong set of extras and enhancements.
How secure is your PC? Try this quick test
It’s easy to get complacent about your PC’s security. You checked your browser settings a while ago, you’ve a good antivirus suite installed, that should be enough -- right?
Well, maybe, but it’s still wise to test your defenses occasionally, and security researcher Didier Stevens has crafted a special file to help you do just that.
Spybot Anti-Beacon quickly closes Windows 10 privacy holes
Spybot developer Safer Networking has released Spybot Anti-Beacon, a portable free tool which makes it easy to disable a host of Windows 10 tracking technologies.
Just launching the program displays the current status of 10 "problem" areas: Telemetry Hosts/ Services/ Group Policy, Consumer Experience Improvement Program Group Policy/ Scheduled Tasks, Application Impact Telemetry, Steps Recorder, WiFi Sense, "Apps use advertising ID" and P2P Windows Updates.
8GadgetPack brings gadgets back to the Windows 10 desktop
Windows gadgets made their first appearance in Vista as a convenient way to install tiny desktop tools like clocks, system monitors or weather applets.
The technology was retired in 2012 due to security vulnerabilities, but these days any danger is minimal, and if you were a fan then 8GadgetPack provides an easy way to run more than 50 gadgets on Windows 8, 8.1 and 10 PCs.
View, search, edit, repair and convert CSV files with CSVed
Download a large dataset from just about anywhere and there’s a good chance it’ll available as a CSV file, which you can then open in just about any spreadsheet or database.
And if you don’t have access to any heavy-duty data processing packages right now, you could always try CSVed, a tiny free Windows tool for browsing, editing and generally processing CSV files.
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