Preventing Software

AdBin is a free, easy to use windows hosts file editor, well suited for blocking ad servers which aids in preventing annoying ads and in preventing web browser hijackings. Web browsing made faster and safer. Merge lists easily with interface. Features include No spyware, no ads, no banners. Easy to use menus, convenient right mouse clicks on the windows system tray, drag and drop file merging, tip of the day, help. Link for hosts files.

Anti-Peeper Key is an easy to use tool for hiding windows and programs in one second in order to prevent uninvited persons from seeing them. If you habitually chat or surf the Web at work against your boss's wishes, this utility will help preserve your nerves. You can run your IM clients, Internet browsers, e-mail program, games on a separate "Private" desktop so if your boss approaches you, you can quickly switch to your 'Work' desktop.

IP Hider is a privacy protection tool that mask your IP address preventing your surfing habits and your internet activity form being tracked by websites or Internet Service Providers. IP Hider is blocking invasive codes that may harm or use inadvertently information on your computer, and provides a good online privacy protection by cleaning all online traces

Available in this download is the latest BIOS update for MSI 745 Ultra motherboard operating under Windows 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP. This update features support for AMD Athlon XP2400+ and XP2600+ and fixes an issue preventing the system to use a Broadcom LAN card. The BIOS contained here is exclusively for the MSI motherboard...

Stop-the-Pop-Up Lite is a free pop-up blocker preventing all annoying pop-up windows from appearing as you surf the Web. The pop-up stopper has full support for both pop-up and pop-under ads and will kill them even before they appear on the screen. Each time a pop-up is closed you will hear a cute sound effect. To allow pop-up windows, you can temporarily disable the pop-up killer by holding Control, Shift, or

PDF Password Remover can be used to decrypt protected Adobe Acrobat PDF files, which have "owner" password set, preventing the file from editing (changing), printing, selecting text and graphics (and copying them into the Clipboard), or adding/changing annotations and form fields. Decryption is being done instantly. Decrypted file can be opened in any PDF viewer (e.g. Adobe Acrobat Reader) without any restrictions -- i.e. with edit/copy/print etc

Are you tired of those annoying unsolicited pop-up windows when you're surfing the web? BanPopup assists by preventing unwanted pop-up windows from displaying while you browse the Internet. BanPopup supports the most popular browsers. You can decide when to activate/de-activate Ban Popup by simply depressing the SHIFT key.

SyncGuardian is a freeware developped by CopyTrans to protect your iPod music content (songs and music data such as playlists, ratings, playcount, etc. ) by preventing iTunes from unwanted synchronization / wipe thanks to its ability to easily set your iPod in manual or automatic update mode. With SyncGuardian, your iPod will never be accidentally wiped anymore.

Active work tracker is a PC events tracker that surveys the time you spend working on your PC.The program also can remind you to take regular breaks to prevent computer-related tiredness. You can see the results of your work as a graph of your activity and statistics information for the current day or for the previous days.

MacBreakZ is a personal ergonomic assistant which monitors our keyboard and mouse activity and helps us structure our computer use in a healthy and constructive manner, thus preventing computer-related injuries from developing. The main applications for MacBreakZ are to prevent repetitive strain injuries (RSI) and promote healthy and pain-free computing, to aid the recovery from repetitive strain injuries