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Monday, August 22, 2011

Best Free System Optimization Software

The second most useful software after anti-virus for general home user is the System Optimization Tool. Where a good anti-virus software protects your PC from latest online threats like Viruses, Trojan Horses, Rootkits etc., a good system optimization software cleans your PC and optimizes its settings and helps it to achieve its peak performance.

Built-in System Optimization Tools available under Windows

  • Free Up Disk Space - There are a lot of unwanted files, documents, error reports generated by windows etc. occupying your PC’s valuable disk space which you don’t need anymore. If you do not remove them, their size keeps on increasing and thus occupies a large portion of your system’s hard disk space. By running Free Up Disk Space tool on a regular basis you can recover your precious disk space in case you run out of space which also speeds up your system’s speed in that case.
  • Defragment Your Hard Drive - Defragmentation is the process of rearranging the contents of disks or drives so that it can be accessed more efficiently by the CPU. Disk Defragmenter Tool available under windows speeds up your system by defragmenting its  content.
Although these tools are quite useful in some situations but they are not enough. In spite of using these tools some of you might have experienced blue screen errors or slowdown in your pc’s performance or other unexpected errors. So what should you do to prevent this? I think I have an idea. Please allow me to introduce you an all in one system optimization tool – Advanced SystemCare Free. Here are some of the excellent tools it contains:
  • Registry Cleaner - Cleans your registry
  • Privacy Sweeper - Erases your recent activity and surfing history
  • IObit Uninstaller - A more advanced program uninstaller
  • Disk Cleaner - Works same as windows' Free Up Disk Space Tool
  • File shredder - Makes sure that none of your important data a thief can get his hands on
  • Smart RAM - Free up your system's memory in case you need it
  • Internet Booster - Optimizes internet settings for faster connectivity
  • Startup  Manager - Controls what programs should run at system startup
  • Registry Defrag - Defragment the registry
  • Smart Defrag - Defragment your hard drive
  • Game Booster - Optimizes your system's settings which is best for running PC games
  • Undelete - Recovers files deleted from recycle bin
  • Shortcut Fixer - Search your system for ineffective shortcuts and fix them
  • Disk Doctor - Check the hard disk for errors
  • Win Fix - Fix minor problems found under windows
  • IE Helper - Manages internet explorer's add-on and settings
  • Security Hole Scanner - Finds and fixes security holes under windows
  • Process Manager - Shows running processes and performance of your system
  • Driver Manager - Update and backup your drivers
  • IObit Malware Fighter - Removes malwares and spywares from your system
  • Cloned Files Scanner - Finds duplicate files in your system
  • Disk Explorer - Shows a summary of the big files and folders occupying your valuable disk space
  • System Information - Shows your system's important information
  • Empty Folder Scanner - Search and delete empty folders in your system
  • System Control - Helps you change different system's settings
You can either choose to control each of these aspects of your system one by one or you can choose to optimize its important settings with a single click of a button. I think it is the best system optimization software available for free.
Click here to get this tool from its official website
Note: Advanced System Care comes in two versions. One is free and other one is not. The free one is called Advanced SystemCare Free and the premium version is called Advanced SystemCare Pro. Some of the features discussed above are only available in pro version. There is no denying that the premium version is better than the free one but I think free version would be enough for a general home user like me.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Best Free Anti-Virus Software

I have tried trials of many antivirus software with full functionality for a limited time. But paying for these security softwares I think is really a waste of money. I tried AVG antivirus enterprise edition still my computer got infected with viruses. So I think free security software will be a wise option because no security software will provide you 100% protection from the latest online threats. The options available to us for good free antivirus software are as follows:
 I tried trials of following security software:
If you are going to get a paid antivirus security solution for your pc, I recommend you buy "Norton Internet Security" because it has been on the top ranking of all the security software for many years. I have tested this software myself as a home user and I found no problem working with this software. Its latest version of the software doesn’t slow down your computer. The special feature I like about this software is its optimization tool. My PC was working fine but when I used its optimization feature, the performance of my PC was greatly improved.
But if you want to get a free antivirus solution for your PC, I recommend you take either Avast Free Antivirus or AVG Antivirus Free Edition. I recommend you Avast because I am currently using this software and it works just fine like a paid version of the software. It is a newcomer in the security solution software marketplace and has been able to win the faith of millions of home user like me. In many security organizations' independent test it has secured the best ratings. In competitions it's free edition of antivirus software has beaten up many paid antivirus software solutions. I started using this software when I saw too many positive reviews of it on many websites and after installing it I never felt they were wrong.
I also recommend AVG Antivirus Free Edition because I had been using this software before I use Avast Free Antivirus. The best feature what I like about this antivirus software is that its threat detection rate is highest and it's scanning process is the fastest. After all it is the second best antivirus security solution available today after Norton.