Spybot - Search & Destroy can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer. Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes, or if your browser start page has changed without your knowing, you most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped into your computer, too :)  (See Details...)

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• Computer Information
  gives you every detail CPU, TIME, PORTS, MEMORY, POWER, USB, NETWORK and so on a handy tool to see whats ...
  http://www.sofotex.com/Computer-Information-download_L15712.html

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• Cool Beans System Info 2.0.0.10
  0.80 MB, Freeware.
  System resource monitor - CPU, RAM, Network, etc. Internet Meter & Task Manager
  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/60492.shtml

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• SysInfoMyWork
  Is system tool for monitoring state of memory and CPU load. In comfortable way showing count of free and occupied ...
  http://www.sofotex.com/SysInfoMyWork-download_L15092.html

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• Unknown Device Identifier 3.01
  0.82 MB, Freeware.
  Identify unknown devices in your system and search for workable drivers.
  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/64968.shtml

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• Fresh Diagnose v6.10
  Platform: Win 9x/ME/2K/XP
  This free software can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard information, and many more.
  Key features of Fresh Diagnose:
  System Information: Scanning your system and give you a complete report about computer´s hardware and software, for example: mainboard information, video system information, buses information, peripheral (keyboard, mouse, printer, etc.) information, network information. System Benchmarks: Testing system performance, such as processor, hard disk, multimedia, memory and compare it with other systems.
  http://www.freewarefiles.com/programs.php?ProgramID=1765&categoryid=9&subcategoryid=91

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• Unknown Device Identifier
  Identify unknown devices in your system especially after you reinstall your system and cannot figure out what all those yellow ...
  http://www.sofotex.com/download/software/12490.html

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• PCISniffer v1.0 - (700kb)
  PCISniffer scans all PCI busses on your system and detects automatically which busses and devices are present. It reports device and vendor names as well as other PCI device information in plain text. This information can also be transmitted over a serial port. Being operating system independent, it displays the PCI header data of all PCI devices on the
  BUS unaltered.
  http://www.freewareweb.com/cgi-bin/archive.cgi?ID=1671
  http://www.sofotex.com/download/software/9815.html

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• Informer
  Informer is a program that monitors your CPU usage, processes count
  and available memory. Informer has no window and takes ...
  http://www.sofotex.com/download/software/11940.html

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• Monitor Calibration Wizard
  Category:  WinME / Win98 / Win95 / Misc. Graphics Programs & Utilities
  Publisher:  Hex2Bit  - Website:  http://www.hex2bit.com/products/product_mcw.asp
  Program Name:  Monitor Calibration Wizard, Version 1.0
  File Name:  mcw10.exe
  Ware Type:  Freeware
  System:  Win95,Win98,WinME,WinNT 3.x,WinNT 4.x,WinXP,Windows2000
  File Size:  771.1 KBytes
  File Date:  2003-03-18 20:32:00
  Description:  Monitor calibration wizard, 3D game support.
  Monitor Calibration Wizard is an easy-to-use tool for calibrating the colors displayed by your monitor. Most monitors have flaws, they may be too dark, too bright, or they may have a color tint like green or blue. All these problems can be easily fixed through Monitor Calibration Wizard. Features include a 9-point calibration curve for exceptional color correction, unlimited profiles, and a persistent profile feature for 3D games.
  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/61876.shtml

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• Monitor Tester 2.0.1
  295Kb -  F - For testing monitors.
  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/62109.shtml

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• SpeedFan
  Rated: 3 Cows -  Category: TUCOWS > System & Utilities > System Maintenance
  Version: 4.05
  License: Freeware
  This program monitors fan speeds, temperatures and voltages in computers with hardware monitoring chips.
  http://click.topica.com/maaamJUaaSaZha3AkBNb/

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• TrayMeter v 1.33
  File Name:  tm133.zip    Collection:  win95 util
  Program Name:  TrayMeter v 1.33
  System:  Win95,Win98,WinME,WinNT 4.x,WinXP,Windows2000
  File size:    536092    File date:  2002-04-09  Distribution Type:  Freeware
  Description:  The TrayMeter shows your computer's CPU usage
  More Information: http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/58581.shtml
  Publisher:  Thomas Mundt TrayMeter

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• Hot CPU Tester Pro v 3.4.1
  File Name:  hotcpu.exe    Collection:  win95 util
  Program Name:  Hot CPU Tester Pro v 3.4.1
  System:  Win95,Win98,WinME,WinNT 4.x,WinXP,Windows2000
  Description:  System health and stability tester
  More Information: http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/57948.shtml
  Publisher:  OpusWare Enterprise, Inc.

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• Parallel Port Customizer v 2.0
  File Name:  ppc20.zip    Collection:  win95 elec
  Program Name:  Parallel Port Customizer v 2.0
  System:  Win95,Win98,WinME
  File size:      9510    File date:  2002-03-19  Distribution Type:  Freeware
  Description:  Toggle single pins of your parallel port
  More Information:  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/56690.shtml
  Publisher:  obock.de

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• LJConfig v 1.1
  File Name:  ljconf11.zip    Collection:  win95 print
  Program Name:  LJConfig v 1.1
  Description:  Lets you modify settings of LaserJet printers
  File size:    220727    File date:  2002-02-06  Distribution Type:  Freeware
  More Information:  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/57823.shtml
  Publisher:  VicTech Software     email:  victech@victechsoftware.com
  Posted to the Simtel.Net collection on 2002-02-07

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• rmaa.zip
  Collection:  win95 sound
  Description:  Test the audio quality of your sound card.
  File size:    488381    File date:  2001-10-24  Distribution Type:  Freeware
  More Information:  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/56588.shtml
  Publisher:  iXBT & Alexey Lukin     email:  lukin@ixbt.com
  Posted to the Simtel.Net collection on 2001-10-24

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• scan20.zip
  Collection:  win95 sound
  Description:  Test the quality of your sound card
  File size:    465754    File date:  2001-06-05  Distribution Type:  Freeware
  More Information:  http://www.simtel.net/pub/pd/54691.shtml
  Publisher:  Digital Illusions     email:  lukin@ixbt.com
  Posted to the Simtel.Net collection on 2001-06-05

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• Laptop Help file for Windows. Freeware
  Laptop.hlp is a Windows-style Help file meant for laptops/notebooks using Win3.x/95/98/ME/2000 with tips to optimize the user's system. There is a searchable index with topics including peripherals, troubleshooting, upgrading, software, hardware, networking, older systems, portable drives and the Internet.
  Changes: Additional tips & OS support added.
  Freeware. Oja Warten, ojatex@aol.com, http://user.aol.com/ojatex/.

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• Photocopier: Turns scanner & printer into photocopier. Free
  Got a scanner and a printer?  Why not combine those two into a copy machine?  Photocopier helps you: just put a document on your scanners platen, start Photocopier and press its Copy button.  After a few moments your printer produces a copy of the document.
  Photocopier takes the hassle out of scanning.  No difficult settings to make, very user friendly.
  Special requirements: Windows 95/98/NT/2000 system.  Scanner that complies to the Twain standard (most scanners do). Printer installed in Windows.
  Freeware. Nico Cuppen, nico.cuppen@icu.nl, http://www.nico2000.com/.

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• JoyKeys: Use your Joysticks with any program
  JoyKeys v2.00 is a DOS TSR that lets you use your Joysticks with virtually any program, including Windows.  As you move the Joystick and press the buttons, JOYKEYS will automatically "type" keystrokes for you.
  You tell JOYKEYS what to type for each action of the joystick.  It can even type unusual keystrokes like <CapsLock>, <PrintScreen>, and <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Del>.
  JoyKeys will work on any computer with any CPU/speed combination.  You can also adjust the sensitivity of the joystick (how far you have to move it from the center before JOYKEYS will respond to it), and how fast JoyKeys will type if you hold the handle to one side or press a button for a long time.
  Special requirements: Game port & Joystick.  ~3100 bytes memory.
  Freeware. Bret Johnson, bretjohn@juno.com, bretjohn@aol.com, http://bretjohnson.us.

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• SDWRGMPD: DOS driver for Microsoft SideWinder GamePad
  SDWRGMPD v1.00 is a DOS driver (TSR) for a Microsoft SideWinder digital GamePad.  Microsoft only distributes drivers for Win95+.  They do not distribute, or even make, SideWinder drivers for DOS, or even for older versions of Windows.  With SDWRGMPD, you can use your SideWinder GamePad with more programs than ever before.
  Special requirements: Microsoft SideWinder GamePad. ~1100 bytes in memory.
  Freeware. Bret Johnson, bretjohn@juno.com, bretjohn@aol.com, http://bretjohnson.us.

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• Heavyload: Simulates heavy activity on a PC for testing
  Heavyload simulates heavy activity on a PC, it allows you to test if a workstation or server PC is working stable under heavy load. It stresses processor, memory and hard disks, operating system, etc.
  Freeware. Joachim Marder, JAM Software, marder@jam-software.com, http://www.jam-software.com/.

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• CD-Bench: Small, fast benchmark for CD-ROMs
  Many people think that the data transfer rate of CD-ROM drives is constant from the beginning to the end of the disc, but this is true only for old-and-slow models. CD-Bench is the only benchmark that reads the disc in six different points and displays six results, so you can see if and how the speed varies. High resolution timing, 99% of asm code.
  Changes: Eliminated an incompatibility with some poorly designed driver, added two command line switches, improved support for the /A (read All) switch, added RTC drift detection.
  Freeware. Pino Navato, pnavato@hotmail.com, http://digilander.libero.it/pnavato/#utils.

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• Scancode v4.31: Computer types automatically
  Scancode v4.31 is a DOS TSR that "types" for you automatically when you are in the middle of another program.  It can be used to automatically respond to input prompts, to create macros, to "remap" the keyboard, or simply to automatically type those annoying keystrokes some programs make you type at the beginning or end of them.  Scancode can type any key on the keyboard, including things like <CapsLock>, <PrintScreen>, and <Ctrl>-<Alt>-<Del>.
  You control exactly when Scancode types.  It can either wait for a certain amount of time (a relative time), wait for a certain time of day (an absolute time), wait for a certain string of text to appear somewhere on the screen, or wait for a signal from the keyboard (or from another Scancode).  You can also control how quickly Scancode "types" the keystrokes.
  There can be several Scancodes in memory at the same time, each waiting for different things to occur or typing different things at the same time.  There are Looping capabilities so that the same Scancode can keep doing the same thing over and over again, and different Scancodes are able to "communicate" with each other.  It is possible to have a small series of inter-communicating Scancodes type thousands or even millions of keystrokes for you automatically.
  Freeware. Bret Johnson, bretjohn@juno.com, bretjohn@aol.com, http://bretjohnson.us

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• Serial: Shows status of COM ports on screen
  Serial v2.00 is a DOS TSR that shows the status of a SERIAL (COM) port on screen all the time.  It shows the real-time bit rate, data/parity/stop bit information, and status of the control leads (DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, RI, and CD).  It can show any of the standard COM ports (COM1 - COM4) or a special serial port of your choosing.
  It can be controlled either with command line options or with a configurable Hot-Key.  Hot-Key controls include moving around on the screen, hiding/showing itself, and changing the COM port, among others.
  Freeware. Bret Johnson, bretjohn@juno.com, bretjohn@aol.com, http://bretjohnson.us

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• File Wizard ver 1.35
  
  Freeware file manager program for DOS/Win9x/WinME/Win2000
  
  - Win9x,Win2000 Long File Names support
  - colored files
  - drag and drop copy, move, delete
  - shows archives as directories
  - advanced file finding
  - advanced panel comparing
  - advanced file(s) renaming
  - mp3 renamer and editor
  - shows and updates file descriptions; shows mp3-TAG, htm-TITLE as description
  - tree storing and updating on HDD (CD-tree too)
  - CD player
  - editor with Win9x clipboard support, text/hex/mp3 viewer, user menu
  - extension associations
  - unique screensavers (in fullscreen mode only)
  - customizable panel columns and status rows
  - Y2K compliant
  - more than 100 text modes in fullscreen (up to 200 columns),
  variable screensize in windowed mode (up to 132 columns)  Download FW135.zip

• Spybot - Search & Destroy (Safer Networking Ltd)
  http://www.safer-networking.org/ 
  Spybot scans and cleans a multitude of spyware from your PC. The author, Patrick M. Kolla, and a group of student volunteers, are continually improving and updating Spybot. This is the Spybot, the original, not to be confused with imitations trying to profit from Kolla's product name. An integrated update feature keeps your system protected and uptodate automatically, or the user can opt for manually checking for and downloading the latest definitions. It's a fantastic piece of freeware – get it now. Highly recommended.

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  AntiVir Personal Edition (H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH)
  http://www.free-av.com/ 
  This free antivirus application is top notch and can stand toe-to-toe against any commercial personal antivirus product that I've ever used. It detects over 80,000 viruses and even found a macro virus on my home computer that Norton failed to detect. You can turn on the Virus Guard feature to stay resident and actively monitor for viruses, trojans, worms, backdoor holes and more. Naturally, it includes an easy Internet update wizard for downloading the latest virus definitions. The good folks at H+BEDV even offer a free support forum. This product is for home use only – get it now. Highly recommended.

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  IE-Spyad (Eric L. Howes)
  http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm 
  As the name infers, IE-Spyad is designed to work with the Internet Explorer browser. This isn't an application, but a registry import file that adds more than 4,000 domains to your browser's restricted zone. You simply merge this file into your registry and these irresponsible companies can no longer use ActiveX controls, Java applets, pop-ups, cookies or tricky scripts on your PC. IE-Spyad can't protect you from every bad site, only what's known and on the current list, but being protected from 4,000 known offenders is a great start, wouldn't you say? Be sure to uninstall IE-Spyad before adding an updated version. Highly recommended.

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  SpywareBlaster (Javacool Software LLC)
  http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html 
  SpywareBlaster prevents spyware from installing on your PC by disabling known ActiveX-based spyware, hijackers, dialers and other nasties. A database of rogue ActiveX controls is easily updated by the user, providing protection from new threats. The nice thing about SpywareBlaster is that it doesn't have to stay running in the background like an antivirus to do its job. This great little app is freeware for personal and educational use. Highly recommended.

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  Bazooka (Roger Karlsson, Kephyr)
  http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/ 
  Bazooka quickly scans your system for spyware, adware, trojans, keyloggers and other types of tracking bugs. It doesn't automatically remove anything, but provides step-by-step instructions on how to uninstall the offending component. Like the other products mentioned, it also features a one-click update method. The author maintains a very handy online encyclopedia describing every threat that Bazooka is capable of detecting, along with complete instructions for manual removal. Very nice. Recommended.

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  Google toolbar with pop-up blocker (Google)
  http://toolbar.google.com/ 
  Are you as sick of pop-up windows as I am? The free Google toolbar adds a lot of cool features to your Internet Explorer browser, not the least of which is blocking the dreaded pop-up windows. This one feature alone is worth the installation. And it's not all-or-nothing either, if you visit sites that have useful pop-ups that you wish to see, then a simple button toggle allows pop-up windows to come through. Get it now. Highly recommended.

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  • Belarc Advisor - Free Personal PC Audit - The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.  Operating Systems: Runs on Windows 95/98/Me, NT 4, Windows 2000, XP and Windows Server 2003.
    Browsers: Requires IE 3 or Netscape 3, and higher versions. Also runs on Opera, Mozilla, and Firefox.
    File size: 831 KB. Belarc

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