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Free Anti-Virus Software

AVG Free Anti-Virus is well respected and has been available for more than a decade. Best of all, it is absolutely free.

If Symantec, McAfee or Norton has cut off your virus updates, give AVG a try. It is suitable for most home and small office users.

Learn more about AVG Free in the Knowzy Software Library.

Microsoft's Free Anti-Spyware Program

Microsoft's Windows Defender is a free anti-spyware program. It is easy to use and has free updates of spyware definitions.

Windows Defender protects your system as you surf the net and read e-mail. It prevents threats before they have a chance to steal your information or damage your system.

It's an excellent choice to have running in the background, though there are more thorough, free scanners such as Lavasoft Ad-Aware and Spybot Search & Destroy.

Audio CD to MP3

Store your CD collection on your hard drive. Transfer the songs to your iPod. It all starts with converting your CDs to computer files.

Knowzy shows you how it's done. All of the software is free. Our simplest technique can be mastered in 10 minutes.

The Knowzy Software Library

Welcome to the Knowzy catalog of software. This is a hand-picked library of useful and often free software. Each software title has a detailed review and has crucial information on security, download location, maturity and competing software. If the software is featured in a Knowzy topic, links to those topics are included.

The software featured here represents the programs I recommend most often to accomplish a task I'm asked about. From free anti-virus to CD ripping, it is all listed here.

All programs in the library are for Windows unless otherwise noted.