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Avast Free Antivirus 17.9 Minor Update released

December 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Avast Free Antivirus 17.9 comes with UI changes and bug fixes. Avast software has removed the Quick Scan function in this version.

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AVG Free Antivirus 17.9 : Avast Removes Zen

December 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Now if you install AVG 17.9, Zen will no longer be installed, it has been removed by Avast from AVG Free Antivirus, AVG Ultimate and AVG Internet Security

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Bulk Crap Uninstaller 4.0 Major Update released

December 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Bulk Crap Uninstaller 4.0 adds treemap to main window, brings UI changes, uninstallation improvements and bug fixes

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Foxit Reader 9.0.1

Foxit Reader 9.0.1 Integrates OneNote, offers Protected View

December 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment
Foxit Reader 9.0.1

Foxit Reader 9.0.1 comes with Microsoft OneNote Integration, Protected View and online ink features. With OneNote Integration, you can send PDF documents to

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Avira Free Antivirus 2018 Offline Installer

October 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Avira Free Antivirus 2018 released with a new user interface and next generation AI technology, you can find the offline installer for it here

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CCleaner 5.36 adds Emergency Updater and changes Cleaning rules

October 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu 1 Comment

CCleaner 5.36 has got emergency updater and no longer cleans recently used files and browser sessions without user explicit consent.

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Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 Offline Installer

October 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Download Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.1 offline installer for Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1. Windows 10 Anniversary Update and Windows 10 Creators Update.

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Revo Uninstaller 2.0.4 improves leftovers Scanning

October 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Revo Uninstaller 2.0.4 adds Edge support to Browsers Cleaner tool and improves leftover files scanning.

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Unchecky 1.1 comes with Important Changes

October 1, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

Unchecky 1.1 release brings selected programs exclude option and Microsoft Edge support for browser offers.

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First Look at IObit Advanced SystemCare 11

July 13, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

IObit has released the first beta of Advanced SystemCare 11 and is available to public for download. Current Advanced SystemCare 10 has FaceID and … [Read more…]

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IObit Uninstaller 7 review

June 28, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment

The first beta of the next version of IObit Uninstaller 7 is now out and available for testing. The UI remained the same, but the … [Read more…]

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Freeware
Notepad document peeking

Notepad++ 7.4 adds document peek feature

May 16, 2017 by Venkat Eswarlu Leave a Comment
Notepad document peeking

Inspired from Microsoft Edge browser tab previews feature, Notepad++ developer has added document peek feature to version 7.4 and is available for download with … [Read more…]

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