Google Pack is a FREE software package provided by Google.

We all remember in 2005 when google was just an enormously popular internet search engine. Today Google is more than an internet giant. Google is working its way onto desktop applications, and Google Pack is Google's first serious attempt at establishing iteself as a computer software provider. Google Pack is an essential mix of software that your computer seriously needs.

1. Ad-Aware SE Personal
   • Safely detect and remove spyware
   • Protect your privacy with powerful features
2. Firefox with google toolbar
   • Browse the web quickly and securely
   • Switch between pages quickly with tabbed browsing
3. Six month trial of Norton Antivirus.
   • Protect your PC from viruses, worms and trojans
   • Includes 6-month subscription to protection updates

This FREE browser is far better than any browser I've ever used, including the Internet Explorer that comes pre-installed in every Windows system. With Firefox, browsing the internet is safer, faster, and more secure.

We've said it before: spam bots are only one way that spammers can get your email address. Another very big way is your unsafe browser *accidentally* downloading some nasty spyware. Just visiting a site can get some malicious stuff on your browser. Unsafe browsing is the leading causes of introducing spyware onto your computer, and spyware can be used to steal your email address, or worse

Firefox is more secure against spyware, and it's more secure against viruses. Firefox can even recognize URLs and sites that look like phishing sites so that you know what to look for.

Remember, you're smart, but the people writing the crazy programs to try to get into your computer or information are smarter. Using Firefox might not make you as smart as a hacker genius, but it gets you close.

McAfee Internet Security Suite

McAfee Internet Security Suite

McAfee is an antivirus and virus scan software company. Their software protects you from downloading viruses and trojans, and it searches your computer in case any new and advanced ones snuck by.

Recently McAfee has improved their software to become one of the best, and they now have antispyware software as well as privacy protection software.

The minimum protection software you should have is an antivirus program. I recommend the McAfee Internet Security Suite. It includes their VirusScan®, SpamKiller®, Personal Firwall Plus, and Privacy Service software.

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