For a while now, computer users have been waking up to the real threats that exist while browsing the web. Every day, more turn their back on the established vulnerabilities of Internet Explorer and opt for the hottest open source project on the net, Mozilla’s Firefox. But there are plenty of alternatives that offer great features, and one of those is Avant Browser.

Based on Internet Explorer, Avant will import all your favorites automatically and also keep your settings intact. As such it makes a good alternative to the popular Firefox browser, which shuns all things IE, and may seem slightly too foreign from the conventions that many users have built up while using Microsoft’s browser. Although Avant Browser is based on the Internet Explorer engine, it doesn’t fall victim to the same security vulnerabilities (although no-one is claiming that it’s invulnerable), and while it’s at it, adds some great tools designed to enhance your browsing experience.

The Flash blocker is an effective way to keep memory usage of the browser to a minimum or to simply cut out those over-elaborate ads that invade and take over many web sites. To appeal to a wider audience, there are quick links that let you quickly translate pages to a wide selection of languages, or you can customize the look of the browser using the many skins that are included by default. Of course, no modern browser could claim to be complete without tabbed browsing and Avant really delivers the goods with a system that allows you to even reload tabs after you’ve closed them.

In fact, this browser has some of the best extras that we’ve seen to date, in particular the system whereby tabs can be resized like normal program windows letting you display multiple site windows side-by-side, within one browser window. There‘s also a useful toolbar item that displays tags describing the page that you’re on. Click on a tag and you open a list of site that result from a search using that tag or keyword; brilliant! And the piece de résistance is an automatic session saver that lets you open up all the sites you were browsing when you last closed the program.

Avant Browser is relatively unknown as a mainstream browser and as such is not restricted from experimenting and taking the best ideas from the big hitters, as well as adding its own nuggets to the mix. What you get is a very impressive selection of tools in a browser that will even run your Microsoft update without objections. Definitely worth consideration if you are thinking of changing browser.

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High speed Internet connections are quite common now but that doesn’t mean we don’t sometimes need some help when it comes to downloading game demos, videos, MP3 collections and other big files. So, even if you’re enjoying the fastest router in the neighborhood, take a look at Internet Download Manager, because it really has a lot to offer.

This excellent app will take care of all your downloads from the moment you install it on your PC. You can add new download tasks from the program’s interface but the usual thing is to let it capture the links. This means that every time you click on a certain file type (which can be specified through configuration options), IDM will handle the download for itself rather than letting the browser do the job. It’s a really handy option because everything is automatic: no changing from one app to another, no copying and pasting links, just no hassle at all. Also, it works with all major web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Firefox and Opera.

Once IDM captures the link, you can either start to download the file right away or add it to a download list for later, which can be a good alternative if you need all of your bandwidth for the moment and plan to leave the computer on during the night. Downloads can be classified into custom categories right before starting them and can also be resumed if the connection is lost or broken for some reason.

As regards download speeds, Internet Download Manager does meet expectations, although it all depends on your Internet access. That is, don’t expect to download at the speed of light if you’re still using one of those old-fashioned 56K modems. Anyhow, IDM achieves quite satisfying download rates as a result of establishing multiple thread connections to servers. Also, it displays a small window with some interesting information about the download process: transfer rate, data downloaded so far, time left and a neat progress bar for each thread.

The program’s configuration menu displays a wide range of functions and tools devoted to handling your downloads, such as checking files for viruses directly from IDM with your own antivirus system or limiting the amount of bandwidth used by the program. There’s also support for server authentication and proxy, FTP and HTTPS servers.

The fact of the matter is, we couldn’t really find anything wrong with Internet Download Manager. It does its job and does it pretty well, so even if your Internet connection speed is far beyond the usual limits, you should definitely give it a try.

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Wash N' Go is an astonishing leading system-cleaning tool that securely wipes your system and Internet surfing traces such as the web sites you have visited and other sensitive private data (passwords, credit card data).

Wash N' Go fully supports ten browsers (Internet Explorer, Advanced, Avant, Enigma, Firefox, Maxthon, NetCaptor, Netscape, Opera and Slim Browser). The program cleans more than thirty Windows system areas, ten MS Office programs and more than fifty popular Internet related software programs.

Wash N' Go has eight integrated levels of secure deletion such as #0 overwrite, Military (US DoD 5220.22-M, NISPOM, NSA) and claims to be the only program that supports the full 39 steps of Dr P. Gutmann.

Wash N’ Go has an IE Cookie, IE Active X / Spyware, Mail and Task Manager for automatic washes. You can create your own objects to wash and it is accompanied by the file/folder shredder Vanish, also available as a right click menu option in Windows Explorer. It is multi language and supports multiple users.

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PC James Bond 007 software lets you know exactly what others do on your PC while you are away. It allows you to secretly monitor and record all activities on your computer to ensure that it is being used properly. Such monitoring is so stealthy that the user won't suspect a thing. PC James Bond 007 records keystrokes, websites visited, windows opened, applications run, Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ, AIM, Yahoo! Messenger, Windows Messenger, MS Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, AOL Explorer, Avant Browser, Maxthon, NetCaptor, SlimBrowser, clipboard activities, passwords typed, emails read, douments opened, and even take screen snapshots at your set interval like a surveillance camera.

In Stealth Mode, PC James Bond 007 is completely invisible to computer users - No trace in Add/Remove Programs, Start menu, Applications, Windows Task Manager, and no icons, shortcuts or other items. You can either view the record secretly via PC James Bond 007 Control Panel on the monitored computer, or receive all logging records from a pre-set email address! These reports can be sent as often as you wish. PC James Bond 007 can be password protected to prevent others from terminating or uninstalling them.

Possible usages of PC James Bond 007 include: monitor employees, children, spouse, acquire others' passwords, chat records, websites visited and investigate crimes. While PC James Bond 007 is the perfect tool for catching a cheating spouse, it is also perfect for long-term child monitoring. Imagine being able to see exactly what your child is doing online. Are they being safe online?

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Download Accelerator Manager (DAM) Free Edition is a free, fast and easy download manager for resuming and managing Internet downloads. Unlike other downloader programs of this kind, it is completely free; it does not contain any form of adware, spyware, malware or viruses. DAM is dedicated to all Internet users world wide.

With DAM, you may easily download and well manage your favorite programs, games, music, movies, documents and any files. Its resume capability will recover broken downloads due to unexpected events or errors, such as lost connections, computer shutdowns, power outages, or network problems. DAM is very easy to use and user friendly by its comprehensive interface.

DAM can retrieve files from password-protected sites, support Web cookies, proxy, HTTP, HTTPS and FTP protocols, firewalls, and redirects. DAM integrates seamlessly with Internet Explorer, MSN Explorer, Avant Browser, Maxthon (MyIE2), Firefox, Netscape, Mozilla, Opera, and other browsers, to handle downloads.

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