Recommended software for a PCcompatible with the operating system windows
Introduction
This article covers a set of necessary free software for a personal computer. All software products mentioned in this article have a freeware status and can be used absolutely legally and downloaded from shara-soft.ru website.
Antivirus
As a free antivirus software we advise Avira AntiVir Personal. We have been using it for almost two years and have no complaints on how it works. According to av-comparatives.org resource tests, AviraAntiVir Personal provides the same level of protection as eset nod32 4 and Kaspersky AntiVirus.
Alternatives: as an alternative for Avira AntiVir Personal you can try Alwil Avast! and AVG AntiVirus.
It is worth mentioning that whatever your preferences are, some version of antivirus software needs to be used on your computer, as working without one can be compared to walking on a mine field.
Image Viewers
For viewing and minor image editing we advise using XNView. Among interesting options of this program, ability to edit multiple images, making panoramic images, screen capture, and photoshop CS5 rus plug-in support are worth mentioning.
As an alternative, Farstone Image Viewer and FastPictureViewer can be mentioned.
Download managers
To simplify the download process of multiple files there are download managers. We would recommend installing Download Master. This utility can integrate itself in different browsers. There is also an option to start downloads by schedule, set the number of simultaneous downloads and download speed. It can also adjust the download speed according to activity of other software, which use internet connection. Download Master also includes an FTP-client.