Best IT Tools or Free Utilities THAT I USE and Highly Recommend

The best IT tools or free utilities, THAT I USE, and highly recommend.

• 7zip 
• easy to use, great file compression and extraction of any file format
• CCleaner 
• cleans registry and old cookies
• AVG  (download)
• virus protection I let monitor and protect my computer ~ I use the free version and only for virus protection
• Beyond compare 
• excellent file copy and folder comparison, I use an old version and wish it could copy long filenames (see Microsoft RichCopy below)
• Eusing Free Registry Cleaner 
• the newest addition to my tools
• K9 Protection 
• peace of mind with porn protection for me and my family, without slowing down my internet connection
• Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File 
• excellent protection with very fast performance
• Black Viper’s Windows XP x86 (32-bit) Service Pack 3 Service Configurations
• Twenty Critical Controls for Effective Cyber Defense: Consensus Audit Guidelines
• Mcafee Stinger 
• virus cleaner I use as-needed
• Microsoft Syssinternals Suite 
• many great very advanced tech tools, top 10 downloads: Process Explorer, AutoRuns, Process Monitor, PsTools, PageDefrag, RootkitRevealer, TcpView, BgInfo, BlueScreen, and Desktops
• Microsoft Robocopy GUI
• the absolute best tool and only free copy utility that does not choke on long filenames (includes valuable backup features too), with special thanks to an intelligent engineer Derk Benisch for developing the GUI version for our non-geek friends and relatives
• Microsoft RichCopy
• more powerful than copy and paste, with granular control and excellent usability thanks to from Ken Tamaru
• Startup Applications List 
• good resource to screen Windows startup programs - Database search
• Pareto logic
• I used this to help my son recover from the terrible Apple iTunes auto sync features that deletes music instead of syncing.  It is not free, but it worked great. 
• Spybot
• best free spyware cleaner! --- I use the above host file instead of the Spybot immunize feature because it is faster
• Lavasoft Adaware
• good spyware cleaner (free version) --- I do not use these as monitors because they slow down the system
• Trend Micro House Call Launcher 
• virus cleaner I use as-needed
• Trend Micro HijackThis 
• used as-needed

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