VirtualBox is a family of powerful x86 virtualization products for enterprise as well as home use. Not only is VirtualBox an extremely feature rich, high performance product for enterprise customers, it is also the only professional solution that is freely available as Open Source Software under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL). See "About VirtualBox" for an introduction.

Presently, VirtualBox runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh hosts and supports a large number of guest operating systems including but not limited to Windows (NT 4.0, 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista), DOS/Windows 3.x, Linux (2.4 and 2.6), and OpenBSD.

Download: VirtualBox 2.0
View: Change Log
Homepage: VirtualBox

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is a full-blown anti-malware program that has recently left the labs and can be considered the next step in the detection and removal of malware. Malwarebytes Team put together a host of new technologies that were specially designed to quickly detect, deter and destroy any malware that could reside in your computer.

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware monitors every process and actually stops malicious processes before they even start. It uses an impressive technology that is in fact a completely novel way of heuristic scanning and it is the teams response to the increasingly complex malware threats. And, as they did with Malwarebytes' RogueRemover we also have added a threats center. You can simply check online which pests are removed the most and thus are the most prevalent.

Changes:

• (FIXED) Problem repairing certain registry keys.
• (FIXED) Converted log file names to ISO standard.
• (FIXED) False positives on limited user accounts.
• (ADDED) Safeguard to prevent users from losing scan results.
• (ADDED) Brand new header logo.

Download: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware 1.26
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Homepage: Malwarebytes
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Pidgin (formerly Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, and Zephyr networks. Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, and typing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more. Pidgin runs on a number of platforms, including Windows, Linux, and Qtopia (Sharp Zaurus and iPaq).

Download: Pidgin 2.5.1
Homepage: Pidgin.im

FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) client with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. Some of the useful features include drag and drop support, filename filters, network configuration wizard, powerful site manager, transfer queue, and it even supports resume and transfer of files larger than 4GB. When FileZilla v3 was released a built in updater was introduced. This allowed users to update their FileZilla Client faster and easier. Included are options to check for nightly and beta builds of the FileZilla Client.

Changes:

3.1.2 (2008-08-29)

• Allow drive labels with more than one letter for servertype DOS.
• Slight speedup of transfer queue, defer redrawing of UI elements to idle time.

Download: FileZilla 3.1.2
Homepage: FileZilla on SourceForge
Link: Digg This

CCleaner (Crap Cleaner) is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. CCleaner can also clean very quickly, usually taking about ten seconds to run.

Changes:

• Optimized startup and closing of application.
• Improved Registry cleaning on 64-bit OS.
• Improved memory usage on Windows Vista.
• Added System Tray icon status.
• Internal refactoring of code for efficiency.
• Improved Uninstall Tool accuracy with MSI installers.
• Fixed bug in Uninstall Tool on 64-bit OS.
• Fixed bug in INI file folder recursion.
• Fixed bug in INI file OS detection.
• Added Live Messenger cleaning for .sqm files.
• Added Vietnamese translation.

Download: CCleaner 2.11.636 Slim
Screenshot: Image Previews
View: Version History
Homepage: CCleaner

SUPERAntiSpyware is an anti-spyware program that is known for taking care of a majority of malware that most other scanners miss. Besides protecting the browser's home page, it can repair more than 20 other settings that malware change to reduce a system's security. These include restoring the security settings for the Internet Explorer Internet Zone, restoring the normal Windows Explorer Shell, and restoring access to the Windows Task Manager.

Changes:

• Enhanced diagnostic interface and submissions
• Resolved rare issue where update would not be allowed if interface was open
• Resolved/Improved various interface issues/text
• Over 50 technology additions to the scanning engine - new definitions being created to take advantage of this new format - this will GREATLY increase detection for new threats
• Enhanced DDA (Direct Disk Access) and improved compatibility with various NTFS formats
• Enhanced detection of rootkits
• Enhanced Process Interrogation Technology
• Enhanced Multi-Dimensional Scanning to handle various packed formats
• Enhanced detection of hidden registry keys
• Improved performance of the First Chance Prevention (Coming Soon for Vista)
• Scanning speed increase under certain conditions

Download: SUPERAntiSpyware 4.20.1046
Screenshots: SUPERAntiSpyware Screenshots
Homepage: SUPERAntiSpyware

Pidgin (formerly Gaim) is a multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) client for Linux, BSD, MacOS X, and Windows. It is compatible with AIM and ICQ (Oscar protocol), MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, IRC, Jabber, Gadu-Gadu, SILC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, Lotus Sametime, and Zephyr networks. Gaim users can log in to multiple accounts on multiple IM networks simultaneously. This means that you can be chatting with friends on AOL Instant Messenger, talking to a friend on Yahoo Messenger, and sitting in an IRC channel all at the same time.

Pidgin supports many features of the various networks, such as file transfer, away messages, and typing notification. It also goes beyond that and provides many unique features. A few popular features are Buddy Pounces, which give the ability to notify you, send a message, play a sound, or run a program when a specific buddy goes away, signs online, or returns from idle; and plugins, consisting of text replacement, a buddy ticker, extended message notification, iconify on away, spell checking, tabbed conversations, and more. Pidgin runs on a number of platforms, including Windows, Linux, and Qtopia (Sharp Zaurus and iPaq).

Download: Pidgin 2.5.0
Homepage: Pidgin.im