PC World Picks

These vital tools, selected by PC World’s editors, will protect your PC and will help you rid your computer of a variety of threats.

Ad-Aware 2008 Free
Remove spyware and protect your privacy with this popular free anti-spyware program.

Spybot Search & Destroy
This anti-spyware program is free, provides proactive protection, and is largely effective.

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition
Free program [...]

The top ten filesfor May of ‘08 on PCWorld.com include an eclectic mix of fun applications and productivity tools. Here, we share five of ‘em:

Ad-Aware 2008 Free
Remove spyware and protect your privacy with this popular free anti-spyware program.

Spybot Search & Destroy
This anti-spyware program is free, provides proactive protection, and is largely effective.

Quake III: Arena
Now the king [...]

These seven tools selected by PC World’s editors will save you, and your data, after a disaster strikes. Here are five of ‘em:

DeepBurner Free
This CD/DVD burning program is effective, but it’s limited to basic tasks.

HoboCopy (2000 and Vista version)
Copy files that are in use with this clever utility.

Active@ Boot Disk
This useful and elegant boot disc [...]

PC World proudly proclaims a dozen of its newest downloads, as reviewed its editors. Here are five of ‘em!

Microsoft WorldWide Telescope
Stroll through the sky with this celestial software.

Avira AntiVir Personal
Detect and eliminate viruses, get free protection for home users.

Firefox
Firefox 2 adds polish but no earth-shattering improvements over version 1.5.

DeepBurner Free
This CD/DVD burning program is effective, [...]

These apps, selected by PC World’s editors, will help you find and connect to networks, set up a virtual private network, and even do some social networking via Wi-Fi.

Wireless Wizard
Display a great deal of information about your current wireless connection.

Plug and Browse
Easily move between wireless networks, and retain important settings.

Wi-Fi Guardian
Surf securely through Wi-Fi Hotspots [...]

Use these tools selected by PC World’s editors to get the most out of your audio and video files.

Windows Movie Maker
Use your PC to create, edit, and share home movies.

MP3&WAV Converter
This collection of three utilities aims to help you manage your audio files.

Morpheus
Peer-to-peer software in transition means many unfinished downloads.

Nero 7 Ultra Edition
Burn your own [...]

Ready for a pulse-pounding brain workout? Thrill to these arcade-style games selected by PC World’s editors. You never saw these fresh picks down at the arcade. And hey, you don’t worry about having a big stack of quarters handy.

Nanotron
Blast germs into oblivion in this arcade-style game.

Peggle
Knock out pegs and enjoy whimsical backgrounds [...]

PC World’s editors selected these top utilities that’ll help you optimize, improve, and protect your PC.

Cygwin
Add some Linux features to your PC with this freebie.

RegClean
Clean your Windows Registry of corrupted or unused Registry keys.

Motherboard Monitor
Find out if your PC is overheating with this free utility.

WinPatrol 2007
Kill off unwanted background programs like worms, adware, [...]

PC World’s editors have collected the newest versions of very popular products.

3S Accounting
Take care of your small-business finances with this tool.

AceMoney Lite
Track your spending habits, manage your budget, and monitor investment performance.

Paragon Partition Manager Personal
Create, delete, and manipulate hard drive partitions with this excellent software.

Outlook Express Attachment Extractor
Saving a bunch of attachments out of Outlook [...]

Many recently posted, as well as long-time favorites, made the list of most popular downloads at PC World this month.

Ad-Aware 2007 Free
This free anti-spyware program with a solid scanning engine has a significantly improved UI.

Windows Movie Maker
Use your PC to create, edit, and share home movies.

DVD Shrink
Back up your movies on DVD to your hard [...]