Anti Malware Software (prevents or removes Malicious Software)

• Ad- aware (removes malware)  (thanks, Lonny!)
• Spybot - Search & Destroy (removes malware)  (thanks, Lonny!)
• SpywareBlaster (prevents malware)           (thanks, Lonny!)
   
• Defining Malware: FAQ
• Anti-Spyware Guide
  
  (see Computer Security)

Free, Inexpensive, and/or Evaluation Software

• Paint Shop Pro (photo editor; evaluation available) *
• GIF Construction Set (creates animations) *
• WinZip (compresses files for archive) *
• Macromedia HomeSite (HTML editor; evaluation available)
• MAPEDIT (Web imagemap editing software)
• CNET Download.com (choose from several categories)
• WinPlanet Software Index (misc. software)
• Tucows (misc. software)
• HTML Coloring Guide Software (Ability to select colors using scroll bars, windows color dialog box, preset named colors, pictures, or the safe color set)
• MathML Software (current MathML software and info)
• WebCT Quiz Parser (version 2; converts plain text, Multiple-Choice Quizzes into WebCT Question Database Categories)
• Absolute Background Textures Archives: Customized Graphics Software

Players, Viewers, and Web Browser Plug-Ins

• RealPlayer (plays audio and video files; look for free player) *
• Apple Quicktime Player (plays video files)
• Macromedia Flash and Shockwave Players 
• Microsoft Office Viewers (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) *
• Web Browser Plug-Ins from Netscape

Site includes links to other sites                                                                               updated 11/17/04

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