Here you will find links to software that you can use to clean up and maintain peak performance of your Windows PC. These programs are all free, or at least have a free version available.
TeamViewer Remote control any computer over the internet within seconds or use TeamViewer for online meetings.
Sky Ping A free program developed to allow theSPECnet, Inc. support staff additional functionality that the "ping.exe" from Microsoft does not offer. The free copy allows you to ping specific points in our network and has time stamps, log functions and the ability to only show successful or failed pings along with a more information. Available NOW.
The free copy has a pop-up screen that you have to pick 1,2 or 3 and then the program is yours.
The licensed copy does not have the pop-up screen and costs $20.00 dollars. I hope you like the program, please let us know what you think of the it.
Email us at: service@thespecnet.com with your comments. We are still adding more functionality to the program. This program is far from being done.
Ad-Aware Ad-Aware Free Edition is provided by Lavasoft of Sweden, and is the #1 free spyware scanning program in the U.S. It is downloaded anywhere from 600,000 to 2,000,000 times a week! We recommend everyone updates and runs Ad-Aware weekly to keep your machine clean of all spyware threats.
AVG AVG Free offers a free antivirus progam for your computer. It detects and removes viruses, worms and trojans. Very similar to the popular Norton & McAfee Antivirus programs, but completely free.
CCleaner CCleaner is a free PC optimization tool that removes unnecessary files from you computer, making it run faster and freeing up valuable hard drive space. It also removes internet history, temporary internet files, and tracking cookies. Plus, their Registry Analysis finds and removes broken registry entries and improves the overall performance of your computer. It is a must for any heavy internet/computer user.
CleanUp! CleanUp! is the most thorough file system clean up program we have ever seen. It removes every single temporary file on every user account on the computer it is run on, making it a great program to have. However, unlike CCleaner which only takes a few seconds to run, CleanUp! can take up to several hours.
MalWareBytes Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware is considered to be the next step in the detection and removal of malware. In our product we have compiled a number of new technologies that are designed to quickly detect, destroy, and prevent malware. Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware can detect and remove malware that even the most well known anti-virus and anti-malware applications fail to detect.
Spybot Spybot is another free spyware scanning program that was created in Germany. It is not downloaded quite as much on a weekly basis as Ad-Aware, but still provides amazing spyware protection, and even catches a few that Ad-Aware doesn't. Updating and running it weekly along with Ad-Aware will provide you with the best possible protection, all free of charge.
TrendMicro Housecall Trend-Micro.com also offers a free virus and security scan for you computer. It detects and removes viruses, worms, trojans, spyware, adware, malware, and just about any other kind of "ware" you can think of.