I bought a used laptop and need to get anti virus, cleaning and tweaking software, and audio video software. I’m talking about legal downloads, and not the free-trial crap.
I bought a used laptop and need to get anti virus, cleaning and tweaking software, and audio video software. I’m talking about legal downloads, and not the free-trial crap.

I feel that this site is about the best out there. Some of the other download sites such as FileHippo.com have you download Beta versions for various software by default. DO NOT use Beta versions, as it is usually unstable and can cause your system to crash. All software on this site is 100 percent free and the very latest stable version available. It is updated every day:
http://software411.blogspot.com
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If you want a free anti-virus I recommend in order of popularity, but please choose the right one for you (install only one):
1. AVG Free
a. A simple interface (easier to use than Avast! and Avira)
b. Can detect about 82.82% of viruses
Cons: low virus detection
2. Avast!
a. Real-time protection
b. It has an option to delete a virus once found
c. Can detect about 87.46% of viruses.
Cons: Too many icons and confusing user interface
3. Avira AntiVir
a. It can detect malware better than Avast and AVG
b. It’s cute umbrella icon
c. Can detect about 94.26% of viruses
Cons: A very sluggish update
Antivirus’: Avast!, Spybot SD, and Adaware. (I use them all together, they all pick up what the others wont)
legal, but not trial?
so your talking about open software.
here is a small list:
http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
just search for open software. eventually you might want to check a version of linux
I like ubuntu (http://www.ubuntu.com/)
Not all free but a good share are.
You can get a great reg defrag and disc defrag for free here,http://www.auslogics.com/en/software if its no good you can remove them without it stuffing your system up like others do. and of course windows catalogue has a lot of free tweaking software that has ratings so check that out too.http://www.windowsmarketplace.com/category.aspx?bcatid=3300&dl=1just select what it is your after and it will show you a lot of free programs.
http://www.filehippo.com/
http://www.majorgeeks.com/
http://www.download.com/
http://www.softpedia.com/
http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/
http://www.coolutils.com/
http://www.myzips.com/
http://www.sun.com/
http://sourceforge.net/
http://www.zdnet.com/
http://software411.blogspot.com/
http://www.turbocash.co.za/
http://www.tucows.com/
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total free software at
http://www.daniusoft.com/free-download.html