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| Free Web Browsers | |||||||||||||||||||
| Avant Browser | Free Webbrowser for Windows which also runs from USB disk. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chrome - Google | A free open-source Webbrowser created by Google. Chrome has been designed to make the Web faster, simpler and safer. Available for Windows and soon also for Linux and MAC. | ||||||||||||||||||
| K-Meleon | Good freeware open-source Web browser for Windows; it consumes less memory than Explorer or Mozilla/FireFox. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Maxthon Browser | Free Webbrowser for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Microsoft Internet Explorer | Microsoft's Web browser, freeware. It becomes part of your operating system after installation and it runs ActiveX controls, making it less secure than e.g. Mozilla. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mozilla Firefox | Freeware open-source Web browser. We can recommend it as a stable, safe and efficient Web browser which runs
on Windows, Linux, MacOS X and a number of other platforms. There is also a version which comes with a newsgroup reader and email program. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opera | Freeware Web browser for Windows, Mac, Linux, OS/2, Solaris, FreeBSD, QNX and Symbian. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Safari | Freeware Web browser for MAC and PC created by Apple. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Anonymous Surfing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Privax | A network of free web proxy sites. It enables anyone in the world to surf anonymously online. By using any of the affiliated sites, you can surf the net under an anonymous IP address. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Proxify | Free anonymous websurfing, handles SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and HTTPS for free. It also includes options for: Javascript / no Javascript, cookies / no cookies, ads / no ads, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Site Todd.com | Free anonymous Websurfing. You have to scroll down the page to find the place to enter the URL. | ||||||||||||||||||
| the Cloack | Free anonymous Websurfing. Excellent service. | ||||||||||||||||||
| beHidden.com | Anonymous Websurfing which includes Javascript / no Javascript, Java / no Java, cookies/no cookies. Free service, but you might get a nag-screen once in a while to sign up with the non-free service. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Web-browser add-ons | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hitware Popup Killer Lite | Running in the system tray Hitware Popup Killer Lite quietly eliminates all unwanted pop-up and pop-under ads
even before they appear and preventing pop-up and pop-under ads from stealing bandwidth or locking up your browser with multiple windows opening. Freeware for Internet Explorer. | ||||||||||||||||||
| RoboForm | Password Manager and Web Form Filler that completely automates password entering and form filling. Freeware for Mozilla FireFox Internet Explorer, AOL/MSN. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Email Programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| eMailaya | Free email program for Windows. It also has the ability to preview and delete emails directly on the mail server. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Eudora | Good email program for Windows, MAC and Palm. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Incredimail | Free program for writing and sending nice-looking emails (including backgrounds, animated icons, etc.). | ||||||||||||||||||
| JBMail | A small, portable email client which can read and delete individual messages directly from a POP3 server, leaving all mail on the server. Also: SMTP + authentication, SSL/TLS, attachments, PGP, view mail as plain text. Freeware for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mulberry | Free email program for MAC, Linux and Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Pegasus | Freeware email program for Windows and DOS. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Phoenix Mail | An open source email client for Windows (and Linux?). Developed using Delphi. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thunderbird | Free email program for Windows, MAC and Linux with spam filtering, message search, and customizable views. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Web based email services | |||||||||||||||||||
| Receive, read and send email using your Web browser. You don't need to have a local email account or email program.
Please see also the category Free POP email providers elsewhere. Most of the services mentioned there offer free Web-based email as well. | |||||||||||||||||||
| GlobePoint.net | Free Web-based e-Mail, junk filter, share up to 50 photos, live chat with other members, make blogs, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gmail | Free Web-based and POP email from Google. Also: 2 Gb storage space, no advertisements, email forwarding, email search engine. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hushmail | Free email account with encryption, virus scan and spam-filter. Easy signup procedure! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Lycos mail | Free Web-based email with 5 Mb storage and spamfilter. | ||||||||||||||||||
| MSN Hotmail | Free email service from Microsoft. | ||||||||||||||||||
| My Way | Free Web-based email account with 125 Mb email storage space and spam filter. | ||||||||||||||||||
| openmail.cc | Free web-based email without any advertising. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opera Web Mail | Web based email service from the makers of the popular Opera Web browser. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SoftHome | Free advertising supported Web-based email. | ||||||||||||||||||
| TheDoghouseMail.com | Free email account providing 25MB of storage, webmail access, spam/virus filter, 10 MB attachments. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WowMail | Free Web based email service. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Yahoo! Mail | Free Web-based email account with 1 Gb email storage and spam filter. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Email Protection | |||||||||||||||||||
| SpamDel | This very useful freeware program enables you to delete virus emails and spams directly on the mail server before download. This not only saves costs and time, but also reduces the risk of virus infection. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Inbox | Inbox deletes and filters spams, viruses and other unwanted emails directly on the mail server before they reach your email program. Freeware for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| GFI Email security test | Due to the unsafe design of some email programs, email viruses now are able to infect computer systems just by email.
Once infected, a computer system can spread the virus further by sending malicious emails to other systems without any human interference.
Well designed email programs do not display these vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, commercial success is not related to good design... Virus scanners (please see above) can offer good protection against email viruses by scanning each incoming mail, but will never protect against 100% of all attacks, since it is impossible to know and detect each and every possible type of virus. Therefore, even when you have a real-time virus scanner, it is wise to get some information on the vulnerabilities and strengths of your email program. The GFI site tests your email program by sending you number of emails that probe your mail system. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Protecting Microsoft Outlook against Viruses | Some Outlook and Outlook express versions are very vulnerable to virus attacks through email. Several versions of Outlook and Outlook Express can execute malicious scripts or programs hidden inside emails sent to you without warning. This site provides information on how to protect your computer from Outlook-related viruses. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Free UseNet Newsreaders | |||||||||||||||||||
| NewsXPress | Free newsreader for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 40tude dialog | Freeware newsreader for Windows. Multi-server, multi-threaded and with Unicode support. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SuperGravity | Free Usenet newsreader for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| XNews | Free Usenet newsreader for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-free UseNet Newsreaders | |||||||||||||||||||
| Agent | Newsreader + email program for Windows for $US 29.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free FTP Programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Core FTP Lite | Free FTP client for Windows with SSH/SFTP, SSL/TLS, browser integration, site to site transfers, drag and drop support, file viewing, file editing, transfer resuming, firewall support, custom commands, URL parsing, etc | ||||||||||||||||||
| FileZilla | Freeware, open-source FTP program for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| FTP Wanderer | FTP Wanderer is a multithreaded FTP client with the look-and-feel of Windows Explorer, which makes moving files between the remote server and your computer as simple as local file manipulation. | ||||||||||||||||||
| JFTP | Graphical FTP client, freeware for personal use. Runs on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Solaris, HP-UX, OS/2, UNIX, provided Java is installed. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Right FTP | Free FTP client for Windows, with multi-threaded data transfers, firewall support, ability to change remote file/directory attributes, passive data transfer and more. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SmartFTP | FTP program for Windows. Free for personal and non-profit use. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WinSCP | Open source SFTP and FTP program for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Non-free FTP programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| FTP Commander | Windows FTP Client, freeware for non-commercial use. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free and non-free HTML editors | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Page 2000 | Free HTML editor for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Arachnophilia | Freeware HTML editor. Since it has been created in Java it runs on almost any operating system. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cobalt Web Builder | Cobalt Web Builder is ANOTHER WAY of authoring HTML documents than WYSIWYG editors or simple text editors. The software uses TEMPLATE and SUBSTITUTION, which helps editing web document EASY and QUICK, especially when using CSS and JAVASCRIPT. | ||||||||||||||||||
| KompoZer | Free HTML editor for MAC, Linux and Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| NVU | Free Web authoring system for Linux (also Windows and MAC) in the tradition of DreamWeaver and FrontPage. | ||||||||||||||||||
| TreePad | With only a few mouse-clicks, TreePad can generate a complete Web site,
including HTML pages, dynamic Javascript tree pane, images (GIF, JPEG, PNG), hyperlinks and index page.
Please click here for an example. Websites generated with a special TreePad edition called TreePad X Enterprise also include a PHP search engine. Shareware for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Trellian WebPage | Free WYSIWYG html editor for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WebPlus | Free HTML Editor for Windows created by Serif Software. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Telnet Programs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Putty | Free implementation of Telnet and SSH for Win32 and Unix, along with an xterm terminal emulator. Recommended! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Better TelNet | Freeware open-source TelNet program for MAC. | ||||||||||||||||||
| EasyTerm | Careware. Sockets-enabled Telnet terminal program, supports telnet, SMTP, POP3. Emulates a DEC VT100 terminal, supports ANSI colors. Logs your entire session, can print the current display, remembers up to 32 hosts and protocols. | ||||||||||||||||||
| The Java Telnet Application/Applet | Freeware Telnet application/applet for any operating system that can run Java programs. The Java Telnet Applet is a fully featured telnet program that allows users to connect and login to remote hosts via Internet or Intranet using their WWW-Browser only. Not only does it include telnet compliant connection services, but also the ability to dynamically load additional Terminal Emulations and Modules. | ||||||||||||||||||
| TeraTerm | Freeware for Windows and Pocket PC. Does not seem to be updated anymore. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Chat, Phone, Video, Messaging | |||||||||||||||||||
| Free IPN | Receive Internet Calls from your web page visitors, Talk with your friends and business associates online, by Voice, Video and text chat, joint web surfing with your caller, Internet Auto-answering Machine. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Globe7 | Free internet phone software which enables you to make free phone calls from PC to PC, and low-cost calls to traditional phones and mobiles (to almost anywhere in the world). | ||||||||||||||||||
| ICQ | Very popular chat program with large connected online community. Available for free for Windows, MAC, Palm, Pocket PC or browser-based (any platform). | ||||||||||||||||||
| PalTalk | Free instant messaging and internet phone application with live video conferencing possibility, instant messenger with buddy list, voice/video E-mail. It is compatible with AOL, Yahoo!, and MSN. | ||||||||||||||||||
| QIP | A freeware chat program for Windows and Windows mobile. Advertisement-free! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Skype | Free Internet phone for MAC, Linux and Windows. Call anyone, anywhere in the world which also has a Skype account for free. Make international phone calls (to regular phones) at local rates. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stealth Chat | Free chat program specifically designed to chat whithout anybody knowing it. | ||||||||||||||||||
| TalkByPC | Free internet phone and video-phone program (+ service). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Virtual Private Networking | |||||||||||||||||||
| A Virtual Private Network (or VPN)
is a private communications network to communicate confidentially over the Internet. A VPN basically is a Local Area Network (or LAN), except that - instead of physical wires - the Internet is used to create connections between computers. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hamachi | Creates a secure virtual network through the Internet. Freeware for Windows and Linux. | ||||||||||||||||||
| OpenVPN | A full-featured SSL VPN Linux, Windows 2000/XP and higher, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris. | ||||||||||||||||||
| UltraVPN | UltraVPN is a client/server SSL VPN solution based on OpenVPN. It encrypts and anonymize network connections. | ||||||||||||||||||
| VPNTools.com | Website dedicated to providing information on virtual private networking. | ||||||||||||||||||
| WallCooler | Free VPN software for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Virtual Conference Rooms | |||||||||||||||||||
| Let'sPowow | Free virtual conference room software for Windows and Mac. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Internet Connection Software | |||||||||||||||||||
| FreeProxy | Freeware program for Windows, which enables you to share one internet connection among multiple computers. | ||||||||||||||||||
| HTTP Tunnel | Freeware HTTP-tunnel application for Windows, acting as a socks server, allowing you to use your Internet applications safely despite restrictive firewalls. It functions as follows: your Internet application sends data to the HTTP-Tunnel Client, which in turn tunnels the data over HTTP (port 80) to the HTTP-Tunnel servers. The servers then send the data to the intended destination and forward the responses back to the HTTP-Tunnel client. This effectively bypasses firewalls, permitting you to successfully use most Internet applications without being monitored at work, school. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Free Firewalls | |||||||||||||||||||
| Netdefender | Freeware open-source firewall for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Firestarter | Freeware open-source firewall for Linux with graphical user-interface. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sunbelt Personal Firewall | Free firewall for Windows. The version offered for download is the full 30-day trial version as well as the feature-limited free version. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Omniquad Personal Firewall Freeware | Free firewall for Windows. Although the site looks like it has been abandoned you can still download the firewall. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comodo Firewall | Free firewall for Windows 2000 and Windows XP SP2. | ||||||||||||||||||
| R-Firewall | Freeware firewall for Windows, with many features. | ||||||||||||||||||
| SensiveGuard | Free firewall for personal use. Windows 2000, XP. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zone Alarm (Basic version) | Free basic PC desktop firewall for Windows. | ||||||||||||||||||
| AppArmor | Security suite for Linux, freeware, open-source. AppArmor is also very useful for preventing scripts and programs running on Webservers from being hacked and exploited. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home PC Firewall Guide | Independent reviews of Internet security and privacy-related products. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Computer Vulnerability Tests | |||||||||||||||||||
| These services test whether your computer is open for attacks from other computers connected to the Internet through a process called 'port scan'. You can protect your computer against these attacks through a firewall. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shields Up! | Shields Up! tests your computer for vulnerabilities from outside attacks through the Internet. You do not need to install anything. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Free Radio Online | Listen to thousands of free online radio channels from around the world using just your computer. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Email Addresses | A large listing of services that provide free but also non-free email addresses. Web based email, email forwarding, pop email, etc. Also: add email services to your domain. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Home pages | Publish your own Web pages for free! Find the best service to host your home page. Create your Web page without any knowledge of HTML. Free services which enable you to run your own CGI scripts (PHP, ASP, Perl, etc.). | ||||||||||||||||||
| Internet Search Engines | Internet search engines, meta search engines, newsgroup-, image- and font-search engines, Web directories, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Anti-Spam Tools | Free spam-filter services, free anti-spam software, free spam-reporting services, free anti-spam email services, free server-side anti-spam tools, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Anti-Spyware | Free utilities to detect and remove spyware. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Anti-virus Software | Believe it or not, there are many good anti-virus programs you can download and use for free! Also: free firewalls, very useful trial anti-virus program versions, anti-virus software tests, links to specialized anti-virus sites, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Website Promotion | Get more visitors. Free Website submission services and software, free mailing list services, free banner exchange services, web promotion tips and tutorials, search engine tips, online marketing tools, free advertising, free resources for Webmasters. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Website Tools | Free Website tools: Web counters, Web statistics, polls to put on your site, guest books to put on your site, URL forwarding services, site search engines, HTML editors, HTML and link validation tools, tutorials, resources, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Business and Office Software | Free office suites, word processors, text editors, personal databases, currency converters, accounting software, calculators, document viewers, PDF utilities, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Games | Free chess, free checkers, free go, free card games, free puzzle games, free arcade games, free games CD-roms, free online games, free games for download, cheats, virtual pets, role playing, and more! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Graphics Software | Free Paint Programs, Free Image Viewers, Free Photo Albums, Free graphics converters, 2-D Animation Software, 3-D / Animation software and more! | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free images, icons, clipart, backgrounds, photos | Download images and clipart for free, royalty-free stock photographs, thousands of free fonts, free icons, free GIFs, animated GIFs, free backgrounds, wallpapers, etc. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Screensavers | Free screensavers, cursors, ringtones and desktop themes. Free 3D screensavers, nature, funny and artistic screensavers, screensaver construction packages which don't require any programming, and more. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Free Software created by Freebyte | Free Personal Information Managers, free File and Disk Utilities, free Address Books, free eBook Software and more. All created by Freebyte.com. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated on June 11, 2009
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