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9 Handy Utilities for Optimizing Your Desktop and Display

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September 5, 2011
Desktop Essentials
9 Handy Utilities for Optimizing Your Desktop and Display
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Best Free Utilities and Security Apps

Utilities and security apps are two of the most important categories of software that PC users can download. From keeping your operating system slim and bloatware-free to eradicating cookies and spyware, these apps amply reward you for downloading them. And best of all, they're free!

--Megan Geuss

avast! Free Antivirus   927669 Downloads  |  Free  |  Filed Under Antivirus
Free antivirus protection just as good as the 'big boys.'
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This free utility explains your PC's configuration and performance in more detail than you may ever need.
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