GPU-Z 0.3.8 techPowerUp - 449KB (Freeware)

• Description

GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

• Support NVIDIA and ATI cards
• Displays adapter, GPU and display information
• Displays overclock, default clocks and 3D clocks (if available)
• Validation of results
• No installation required
• Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista (both 32 and 64 bit versions are supported)

• Technical

Title:	GPU-Z 0.3.8
Filename:	GPU-Z.0.3.8.exe
File size:	449KB (460,112 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US
License:	Freeware
Date added:	December 1, 2009
Author:	techPowerUp www.techpowerup.com
MD5 Checksum:	A5444F5EDBC9C1BCD1D703AD97E13088

• Change Log

* Added framework for translations in GPU-Z, to do that we need your help. Please go to tpu.me/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=72 to submit contributions in your language
* Added sensors to monitor GPU load percentages on NVIDIA
* Fixed startup on Windows 2000 (DLL not found)
* Improved detection/added sensors for ATI M86
* Fixed several NVAPI crashes
* Fixed crash when PhysX not available
* GPU-Z can now be set in its system menu to be always on top of other windows

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Sandra Lite 2010c (16.26) SiSoftware - 23.64MB (Non-Commercial Freeware)

• Description

SiSoftware Sandra (the System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant) is an information & diagnostic utility. It should provide most of the information (including undocumented) you need to know about your hardware, software and other devices whether hardware or software.

It works along the lines of other Windows utilities, however it tries to go beyond them and show you more of what's really going on. Giving the user the ability to draw comparisons at both a high and low-level. You can get information about the CPU, chipset, video adapter, ports, printers, sound card, memory, network, Windows internals, AGP, PCI, PCI-X, PCIe (PCI Express), database, USB, USB2, 1394/Firewire, and so on.

• Technical

Title:	Sandra Lite 2010c (16.26)
Filename:	san1626.exe
File size:	23.64MB (24,791,032 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US
License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
Date added:	December 29, 2009
Author:	SiSoftware www.sisoftware.co.uk
MD5 Checksum:	D378821B4BF46F65D13534612604BC0C

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Speccy 1.00.108 Beta Piriform - 1008KB (Freeware) -

• Description

Speccy will give you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer. Including CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Graphics Cards, Hard Disks, Optical Drives, Audio support. Additionally Speccy adds the temperatures of your different components, so you can easily see if there's a problem!

• Processor brand and model
• Hard drive size and speed
• Amount of memory (RAM)
• Graphics card
• Operating system

At first glance, Speccy may seem like an application for system administrators and power users. It certainly is, but Speccy can also help normal users, in everyday computing life.

If you need to add more memory to your system, for example, you can check how many memory slots your computer has and what memory's already installed. Then you can go out and buy the right type of memory to add on or replace what you've already got.

• Technical

Title:	Speccy 1.00.108 Beta
Filename:	spsetup100.exe
File size:	1008KB (1,032,344 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US
License:	Freeware
Date added:	February 12, 2010
Author:	Piriform www.piriform.com
Homepage:	www.piriform.com/speccy
MD5 Checksum:	B858AE216BCB5BC6B0E5CEE4FE930E4E

• Change Log

* Added text highlighting and copying.
* .Speccy files now contain a checksum.
* Improved filtering of duplicate peripherals.
* Improved support for graphics temperatures.
* Added /debug mode to help with bug fixing.
* Lots of small stability fixes and graphics tweaks.

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SpeedFan 4.40 Almico - 1.80MB (Freeware)

• Description

SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures.

SpeedFan supports SCSI disks too. SpeedFan can even change the FSB on some hardware (but this should be considered a bonus feature).

SpeedFan can access digital temperature sensors and can change fan speeds accordingly, thus reducing noise.

SpeedFan can find almost any hardware monitor chip connected to the 2-wire SMBus (System Management Bus (trademark belonging to SMIF, Inc.), a subset of the I2C protocol) and works fine with Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Windows Vista. It works with Windows 64 bit too.

SpeedFan can handle:

• almost any number of South Bridges
• almost any number of hardware monitor chips
• almost any number of hard disks
• almost any number of temperature readings
• almost any number of voltage readings
• almost any number of fan speed readings
• almost any number of PWMs

• Technical

Title:	SpeedFan 4.40
Filename:	installspeedfan440.exe
File size:	1.80MB (1,891,864 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows (All Versions)
Languages:	en-US
License:	Freeware
Date added:	November 30, 2009
Author:	Almico www.almico.com
Homepage:	www.almico.com/speedfan.php
MD5 Checksum:	D94C3E2E33168B6037A7C60008F85DF1

• Change Log

- improved identification of Winbond W83667HG
- W83667HG has its own support code now
- W83667HG PWM MODE settings now work properly and can be used to change fan speeds
- fixed a minor bug in temperature readings of EMCT03
- fully included data from TPWS002 Intel Document about Tjmax values
- added support for ADP3228 fan reading
- AdvSmart no longer links a drive if SMART data has bad checksums

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AVG Free Edition 9.0.730 AVG Technologies - 76.61MB (Freeware)

• Description

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is trusted antivirus and antispyware protection for Windows available to download for free. In addition, the new included LinkScanner® Active Surf-Shield checks web pages for threats at the only time that matters – when you're about to click that link.

AVG Anti-Virus Free has these following features:

• Award-winning antivirus and antispyware
• Real-time safe internet surfing and searching
• Quality proven by 80 million of users
• Easy to download, install and use
• Protection against viruses and spyware
• Compatible with Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows XP

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition is only available for single computer use for home and non commercial use.

• Technical
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Title:	AVG Free Edition 9.0.730
Filename:	avg_free_stf_en_90_730a1834.exe
File size:	76.61MB (80,328,144 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US, es-ES
License:	Freeware
Date added:	January 18, 2010
Author:	AVG Technologies www.avg.com
Homepage:	free.grisoft.com/doc/avg-anti-virus-free/
MD5 Checksum:	45C555F2CB5EB775DBF059FDA60013C1

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AntiVir Personal 9.0.0.418 Avira GmbH - 29.49MB (Non-Commercial Freeware)

• Description

Avira AntiVir Personal - FREE Antivirus is a reliable free antivirus solution, that constantly and rapidly scans your computer for malicious programs such as viruses, Trojans, backdoor programs, hoaxes, worms, dialers etc. Monitors every action executed by the user or the operating system and reacts promptly when a malicious program is detected.

• Detects and removes more than 150,000 viruses
• Always among the winners of comparison test featured in computer journals
• The resident Virus Guard serves to monitor file movements automatically, e.g. downloading of data from the internet
• Scanning and repair of macro viruses
• Protection against previously unknown macro viruses
• Protection against trojaner, worms, backdoors, jokes and other harmful programs
• AntiVir protection against viruses, worms and Trojans
• AntiDialer protection against expensive dialers
• AntiRootkit protection against hidden rootkits
• AntiPhishing protection against phishing
• AntiSpyware protection against spyware and adware
• NetbookSupport for laptops with low resolution
• QuickRemoval eliminates viruses at the push of a button
• Easy operation
• Internet-Update Wizard for easy updating
• Protection against previously unknown boot record viruses and master boot record viruses

• Technical

Title:	AntiVir Personal 9.0.0.418
Filename:	avira_antivir_personal_en.exe
File size:	29.49MB (30,921,096 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US
License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
Date added:	December 8, 2009
Author:	Avira GmbH www.avira.com
Homepage:	www.free-av.com
MD5 Checksum:	A77811459AA31CA41693F2494111250F

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Avast! Free Antivirus 5.0.418 Alwil Software - 42.46MB (Non-Commercial Freeware)

• Description

avast! Free Antivirus represents the best free antivirus protection currently available on the market. This edition is FREE OF CHARGE for non-commercial & home use. Its features include:

• Anti-spyware built-in
• Web Shield
• Anti-rootkit built-in
• Automatic updates
• Strong self-protection
• Virus Chest
• Antivirus kernel
• System integration
• Simple User Interface
• Integrated Virus Cleaner
• Resident protection
• Support for 64-bit Windows
• P2P and IM Shields
• Internationalization
• Network Shield

• Technical

Title:	Avast! Free Antivirus 5.0.418
Filename:	setup_av_free.exe
File size:	42.46MB (44,518,776 bytes)
Requirements:	Windows 2000 / XP / 2003 / Vista / Windows7 / XP64 / Vista64 / Windows7 64
Languages:	en-US, es-ES, ja-JP, pl-PL
License:	Non-Commercial Freeware
Date added:	February 12, 2010
Author:	Alwil Software www.avast.com
Homepage:	www.avast.com/free-antivirus-download
MD5 Checksum:	92F1D2715FAC45FFC9B88CBC2BE352B6

• Change Log

- stability improvements in the Behavior Shield
- improved compatibility with MBAM Pro (Windows XP)
- improvements in the rootkit scanner
- solved a vulnerability in AavmKer4.sys (Windows 2000/XP only) - special thanks to Tobias Klein
- ProAV + IS: solved a problem with Acrobat hanging when opening pdf files directly from IE
- firewall: low-level packet rules are back in the Expert settings
- improvements in the licensing engine
- new languages: Traditional Chinese, Swedish, Korean, Bulgarian, Hungarian. This makes the current number of supported languages 16

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