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| subcat | PW | W | URL | Program | Co. & Author | Ware | I | OS | Notes | c | |
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| 1.00 Anti-Virus | PW06x | . | Link | AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic (AntiVir Personal Edition) | Avira GmbH (was H+BEDV Datentechnik GmbH) | (Liteware) (Nagware) (Registerware: keyed) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | Link | AV Defs Updater for F-PROT for DOS | Overself Research Ltd. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | PW08 | . | Link | Avast! | ALWIL Software | (Liteware) (Registerware: keyed) (Trialware: time limited (1 year) renewable) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | Link | avast! Virus Cleaner | ALWIL Software | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | PW07 | . | Link | AVG Anti-Virus System | Grisoft | (Liteware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) (unsupported) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | c | |
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | Link | BitDefender Free Edition | SoftWin | (Liteware) (Trialware: renewable) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | Link | Comodo Antivirus | Comodo | (Betaware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | eScan Antivirus Toolkit Utility | MicroWorld Technologies Inc. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | |||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | PW07 | . | Link | F-Prot Antivirus for DOS (v 3.16f) | Frisk Software International | (Freeware) (free for personal use) LFW (v 3.16f) | CLI | Windows 3x; 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | PW00 | . | xxx | InoculateIT Personal Edition | Computer Associates Inc. | (Freeware) (discontinued) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | Link | McAfee AVERT Stinger | (McAfee) | (Freeware) | (n.r.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.00 Anti-Virus | . | . | Link | Trend Micro System Cleaner | Trend Micro | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | PW04 | . | Link | Agnitum Outpost Firewall (Free) (v 1.0.1817) | Agnitum Ltd. | (Freeware) (free for personal use) LFW (v 1.0.1817) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | Ashampoo FireWall FREE | Ashampoo GmbH & Co. KG | (Registerware: product key) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | Comodo Firewall | Comodo | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows XP; Vista [2000 (v 2.4)] | notes | . | |
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | Filseclab Personal Firewall Professional Edition | Filseclab Corporation | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | Jetico Personal Firewall | Jetico Inc. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | PW08 | . | Link | Kerio Personal Firewall (v 2.1.5) | Kerio Technologies Inc. | (Liteware) (free for personal use) LFW (v 2.1.5) earlier version | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | c | |
| 1.10 Firewall | . | $W | xxx | Omniquad Personal Firewall | Omniquad Ltd | was (Liteware) (free for personal use) LFW (v 1.1)? | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Primedius Firewall Lite (v 1.6) | Primedius Corp. | (Liteware) (free) LFW (v 1.6) | . | Windows 2000; XP | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | SensiveGuard | BrightTime Technologies Inc. | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall (was) Kerio Personal Firewall | Sunbelt Software (was Kerio Technologies Inc.) | Liteware (free for home and personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall | PW07 | . | Link | Sygate Personal Firewall (v 5.6.2808) | Sygate Technologies Inc. | (Liteware) (free for personal use) LFW (v 5.6.2808) (was Registerware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.10 Firewall | . | . | Link | Tiny Personal Firewall (v 2.0.15) | Tiny Software | (Freeware) LFW (v. 2.0.15) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 1.10 Firewall | PW08 | . | Link | ZoneAlarm (Zone Alarm) | Check Point (Zone Labs) | (Liteware) (free for personal use) bundled with Trialware (installation is optional). | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 1.10 Firewall Helper | PW01 | GONE | eSTOP! | Northwest Performance Software | (Registerware: optional) (free for personal use) LFW (v 2.0)? | . | notes | . | |||
| 1.10 Firewall Helper | . | . | Link | VisualZone Report Utility | Visualize Software | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.10 Firewall; Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | Safety.Net | NetVeda | (Liteware) (Registerware) (free for personal use/ some non-commercial uses) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | PW07 | . | Link | Ad-Aware | Lavasoft | (Liteware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | Ad-aware Authenticity Check | Lavasoft | (Betaware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | Ad-aware Cloak | Lavasoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | Ad-Aware SE referencefile | Lavasoft | (free) reference update file | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | PW01 | GONE | Ad-Search | Lavasoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | |||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | PW08 | . | Link | HijackThis | Trend Micro (Merijn Bellekom (original author)) | (Betaware) (free) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | HijackThis (v 1.99.1) | (Merijn Bellekom) | (Donationware) (free) (v 1.99.1) | (n.i.) | .. | notes | . | |
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | RapidBlaster Killer | Javacool Software LLC | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | SnoopFree Privacy Shield | SnoopFree Software (Stephen Nichols) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | SpyBlocker (v 4.75) | SpyBlocker Software | (Freeware) LFW (v 4.75) | . | .. | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | PW07 | . | Link | Spybot Search & Destroy | PepiMK Software (Patrick M. Kolla) | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | Spyware Terminator | Crawler LLC | (Liteware) (free) the optional Web Security Guard Toolbar is Adware | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | PW08 | . | Link | SpywareBlaster | Javacool Software LLC | (Donationware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial uses) | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | SpywareGuard (was) Browser Hijack Blaster | Javacool Software LLC | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | PW07 | . | Link | SUPERAntiSpyware | SUPERAntiSpyware.com (Nick Skrepetos) | (Donationware) (Liteware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | VX2 Cleaner | Lavasoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.20 Anti-Spyware | . | . | Link | XP-AntiSpy | XP-AntiSpy.org (Christian Taubenheim) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | a-squared Anti-Dialer (sucessor to Yet Another Warner (YAW)) | Emsi Software GmbH | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2000; 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | a-squared HiJackFree (a˛ HiJackFree) | Emsi Software GmbH | (Freeware) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | $W | xxx | BHO Cop (bhocop.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | PW01 | . | Link | BHOCaptor (v 0.5) | (Adam Stiles) | (Freeware) LFW (v 0.5) | (n.i.) | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | BHODemon | Definitive Solutions Inc. (Larry Leonard) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | BugHunter | (Dustin Cook) | (Freeware) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | Bugnosis | Privacy Foundation (Adil Alsaid) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | Comodo BOClean | Comodo (Kevin McAleavey) | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | CWShredder | InterMute Inc. (Merijn Bellekom (original author)) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | CWShredder (original) | (Merijn Bellekom) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | DarkSpy | DarkSpy Group (CardMagic) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | DriveSentry | DriveSentry Inc | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | Dynamic Security Agent (DSA) | Privacyware (a division of PWI Inc.) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial uses) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | GMER | GMER | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | IceSword | (PJF_) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | ID-Blaster Plus | Javacool Software LLC | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | JPEGScan | Diamond Computer Systems Pty. Ltd. | (Freeware) (public domain) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | Keylogger Hunter (v 1.0) | Styopkin Software (Alexander G. Styopkin) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.0)? | . | Windows 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware | Malwarebytes Corporation | (Liteware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial uses) scan and remove (no realtime protection) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | MessageSubtract | InterMute Inc. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | PSMAntiKeyLogger | PSMKorea (Do Duc Truong) | (Donationware) (free) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | RootKit Hook Analyzer | Resplendence Software Projects Sp (Daniel Terhell) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Rootkit Unhooker | UG North | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | |||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | RootkitRevealer | Microsoft (was Sysinternals) (Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell) | (Freeware) | . | Windows NT4; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | RunScanner | (Geert Moernaut) | (Donationware) (free) | (n.i.) | Windows 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | SmitRem | (noahdfear) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | Sophos Anti-Rootkit | Sophos Plc | (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Malware | . | . | Link | SpyCatcher Express | Tenebril Inc. | (Litrware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.30 Anti-Trojan | . | . | Link | a-squared Free (a˛ Free) | Emsi Software GmbH | (Freeware) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2000; 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Trojan | PW02 | . | Link | ANTS (v 2.1) | E-Brainstorm | (Freeware) LFW (v 2.1) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 1.30 Anti-Trojan | . | . | Link | Swat It! | LockDown Corp. | (Liteware) (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.40 Packet Filter | . | . | Link | CHX Packet Filter | IDRCI | (Registerware) (free for personal use/ some non-commercial uses) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.40 Packet Sniffer | . | . | Link | AnalogX PacketMon | (Analog X) | (Freeware) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Packet Sniffer | PW02 | . | Link | Analyzer | Politecnico di Torino | (Freeware) (open source: BSD-style licence) | . | Windows "all" | notes | c | |
| 1.40 Packet Sniffer | . | . | Link | EtherSnoop | ArechiSoft | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.40 Packet Sniffer | . | . | Link | Packetyzer | Network Chemistry (Chris Waters) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Packet Sniffer | . | . | Link | SmartSniff | NirSoft (Nir Sofer) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | Windows 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Packet Sniffer | PW08 | . | Link | Wireshark (was) Ethereal | (Gerald Combs and others) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Port Monitor | . | . | Link | Active Ports | SmartLine Inc | (Freeware) | . | Windows NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Script Defense | PW06 | . | Link | Script Defender | (Analog X) | (Freeware) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Script Defense | PW03 | . | Link | Script Sentry | (Jason Levine) | (Donationware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.40 Script Defense | PW03 | . | Link | ScripTrap | (Robin Keir) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Script Defense | . | . | Link | WMP Scripting Fix | Javacool Software LLC | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.40 Security Patch | . | . | Link | AnalogX DHCP Fix | (Analog X) | (Freeware) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Security Patch | PW04 | . | Link | DCOMbobulator | Gibson Research Corporation (Steve Gibson) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Security Tool | . | . | Link | GUIDClean (v 1.1) | (Marek Jedlinski) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) (v 1.1) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.40 Security Tool | . | . | Link | UnPlug n' Pray (UnPNP) | Gibson Research Corporation (Steve Gibson) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.40 Windows Security Tool | . | NR | xxx | Safe XP | (Theorica Software) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | PW01 | . | Link | Black Screen | RJL Software | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | Boot Sentry (v 4.0a) | Science Inc. | (Freeware) LFW (v 4.0a) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | CompuSec | CE-Infosys | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | PW01 | . | Link | Desktop Enforcer | (Stephen Sagers) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | DesktopShield (v 2000.02) | (Stéphane Groleau) | (Freeware) LFW (v 2000.02) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 1.50 System Security | . | $W | xxx | FaveLock (favelock.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | FOFF | Ally.Ru | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | Hide Files (v.2.3) | Spydex | (Freeware) LFW (v.2.3) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.50 System Security | . | NR | xxx | Lock Folder | Leo van Opstal (Topdownloads Network) | (Malware) LFW (v 5.0) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | LockIt! | Khalil Future Software (Khalil Haddad) | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | PW08 | . | Link | Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) | Microsoft | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | NoDelete (v 1.5.5) | Welshware (Carl Harrison) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.5.5) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | Password Lock | (Robert Hidasi) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | RogueScanner | Network Chemistry (Andrew Lockhart; Chris Waters) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | Seconfig XP | (Davis Moshenkovs) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | PW08 | . | Link | Secunia Personal Software Inspector (Secunia PSI) | Secunia | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Sentinel (v 1.1) | (Derek de Oliveira) | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.1) SentinelFull.zip (915 KB) (contains 947 KB setup.exe file) | . | Windows 95; 98; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | Stardust Screen Saver QuickStart | Stardust Software | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | System Security | AE Software Technologies (Andres Eisele) | (Donationware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.50 System Security | . | . | Link | Toddler Keys | (D. Schaeffer) | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Computer Use | . | . | Link | Child Proof | (Mark Overmars) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 1.60 Control Computer Use | . | . | Link | Home Keylogger (Home Key Logger) | KMiNT21 Software | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Computer Use | . | . | Link | Kid Proof | Analogue Information Systems Ltd. (Peter Balch) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Computer Use | . | . | Link | NetUnits | Noonsoon SIBE Software | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Computer Use | . | . | Link | PC Restrictor (v 1.1a) | Ethridge Software | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.1a) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | B Gone | Ur I.T. Mate Group (Steven Burn) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | Dial Guard (v 2.25) | (Japson Leow) | (Freeware) LFW (v 2.25) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | iProtectYou (v 3.06) | SoftForYou | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.06) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | KidRocket | KidRocket.org | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | Naomi | Radiant Morning | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | Parental Filter | NWSP Software Design | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 1.60 Control Internet Access: Content | . | . | Link | Parents Friend | (Michael Müller) | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Generator | . | . | Link | PWGen | (Christian Thoeing) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | Acerose Password Vault | Dexadine Inc. | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW04 | . | Link | AI RoboForm (v 4.6.8) | Siber Systems | (Freeware) LFW (v 4.6.8) last uncrippled version. Note: disable auto-update | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP; (Vista) | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | ALPass | ESTSoft | (Betaware) (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW06 | . | Link | Any Password | RomanLab Software (Roman Nikolaev) | (Liteware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | Comodo i-Vault | Comodo | (Registerware) (free for personal use)? | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW08 | . | Link | KeePass Password Safe | (Dominik Reichl; project team) | (Donationware) (free) (open source: Artistic License) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP; Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | KeyWallet | KeyWallet GbR | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW04 | . | Link | Oubliette (v 1.9.5) | (Marek Jedlinski) | (Freeware) (open source: Mozilla Public License) (v 1.9.5) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | PassKeeper | (Brad Greenlee) | (Donationware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | PassPack | (Dariusz Stanislawek) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | Password Agent | Moon Software (Ahto Tanner) | (Liteware) (free) | . | Windows 95; 98; ME; 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW01 | . | Link | Password Corral | Cygnus Productions (David M. Fornalsky) | (Donationware) (free) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW07 | . | Link | Password Safe | (Bruce Schneider.(original author); project team) | (Freeware) (open source: Artistic License) | (n.i.) | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP; Vista | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | $W | xxx | PasswordPrompter (passprom.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | . | . | Link | Passwords Database | (Sergey Kolchin) | (Freeware) (open source: Mozilla Public License) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW04 | . | Link | PINs | Mirek's Free Windows Software (Mirek Wojtowicz) | (Donationware) (free) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Manager | PW03 | . | Whisper | ivory.org (Shaun Ivory) | (Freeware) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | ||
| 2.20 Password Recovery | PW02 | . | Link | 123 Password Recovery (Password Recovery) (v 3.01) | iOpus | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.01) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Recovery | PW03 | . | Link | Open Pass (v 1.1) | S&A Company | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.1) openpass.zip (4 KB) | . | Windows 95; 98 | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Recovery | . | . | Link | Protected Storage PassView | NirSoft (Nir Sofer) | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT4; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Recovery | PW07 | . | Link | Revelation | SnadBoy Software | (Donationware) (free) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.20 Password Recovery | . | . | Link | X-Pass (v 2.2) | (Weird) | (Freeware) (free for personal use/ some non-commercial uses) LFW (v 2.2) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Advanced File Security (AFS) | Osborn-Software (Eric Pörsel) | (Donationware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Atronic's File Security (v 2.3b) | (Eric Pörsel) | (Freeware) LFW? (v 2.3b) German language | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW07 | . | Link | AxCrypt | Axantum Software AB (Svante Seleborg) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW01 | . | Link | Blowfish Advanced CS | (Marcus Hahn) | (Donationware) (free) (open source) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Camouflage (v 1.2.1) | Twisted Pear Productions | (Freeware) LFW (v 1.2.1) | . | Windows 95; 98; NT; ME; 2000 | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW00 | . | Link | Citadel Safstor (v 1.0) | Citadel Data Security | (Freeware) (free for personal use) LFW (v 1.0) | . | Windows 95 | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | ClipCrypt | Chesterway Web Services (Brian Shepherd) | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | ClipSecure | ArgosY (Andrew Ferguson) | (Freeware) (open source) | (n.i.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Cryptext (v 3.40) | (Nick Payne) | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.40) | . | Windows 95; NT4 | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Dekart Private Disk Light | Dekart | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | dsCrypt | (Dariusz Stanislawek) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW04 | . | Link | Encryption for the Masses (E4M) (v 2.02a) | (Paul Le Roux) | (Freeware) LFW (v. 2.02a) | . | Windows "all" | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | EncryptOnClick | 2BrightSparks | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG) | (- project team) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | CLI | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | LockTight | Welshware (Carl Harrison) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Mooseoft Encrypter (v 3.0) | Mooseoft | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.0) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Mp-Crypt (v 0.5b) | Noware | (Freeware) LFW (v 0.5b) | . | .. | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Omziff | (Xtort) | (Freeware) | (n.i.) (n.r.) | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW05 | . | Link | PGP Freeware (was) Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) (v 8.1) | PGP Corporation (Phil Zimmermann (original author)) | (Liteware) (free for personal use/ non-commercial use) LFW (v 8.1) last version without bundlng | . | Windows 98; NT; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | PGPdisk (v 6.02i) | PGP Corporation (Phil Zimmermann (original author)) | (Freeware) LFW (v 6.02i) included with PGPfreeware v 6.0.2i | . | Windows 95; 98; NT | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | SafeGuard PrivateCrypto | Utimaco Safeware AG | (Freeware) (free for personal use) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW02 | . | Link | ScramDisk (v 3.01a ) | (Sam Simpson ) | (Freeware) LFW (v 3.01a) | . | Windows 95; 98; ME | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | $W | xxx | ShellCrypt (shlcrypt.zip) | PC Mag | was (Registerware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Steganos LockNote | Steganos GmbH (Leonard Ritter) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows NT; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | SureCrypt | (Dariusz Stanislawek) | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | TCExplorer | (Yap Chun Wei) | (Freeware) (open source: public domain) TrueCrypt helper app | . | Windows XP | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | PW08 | . | Link | TrueCrypt | TrueCrypt Foundation (Ennead; Syncon) | (Donationware) (free) (open source: TrueCrypt Collective License) | . | Windows 2000; XP; Vista Windows Server 2003 | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool | . | . | Link | Windows Privacy Tools (WinPT) | (Fabián A. Rodríguez S. (project leader) and others) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | Windows 98; ME; 2000; XP | notes | . | |
| 2.30 Encryption Tool: Email | . | . | Link | A-Lock Encryption | PC-Encrypt Inc. | (Liteware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool: Email | . | . | Link | Secure Email Attachments | iOpus | (Freeware) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool: Steganography | . | . | Link | Bon Kyu Bon | Pmcc (Pedro Cardoso) | (Freeware) | NET | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool: Steganography | . | . | Link | Steghide | (Stefan Hetzl) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | notes | . | ||
| 2.30 Encryption Tool: TCP connections | . | . | Link | Stunnel | (Michal Trojnara) | (Freeware) (open source: GNU GPL) | . | notes | . | ||
| 9.99 Malware | . | NR | xxx | comet cursor | . | (Malware) (free) | . | notes | . | ||
| 9.99 Malware | . | NR | xxx | Hot Bar | hotbar.com | (Malware) (free) | . | notes | . |
Notes and abbreviations:
These pages include some of the programs have been mentioned in ACF posts. Several thousand programs are listed. Minor differences in spelling, hyphenation etc. sometimes have a large affect on the alphabetical location. Use "find" or the Google search box to locate programs quickly.
Pricelessware programs past and present are listed. The PW column shows the most recent year a program was selected for the Pricelessware List. An x following the PL year indicates a program was removed during the year (most commonly because it became $ware).
Column I shows installation and interface information:
n.i. = no install,
n.r. = no registry entries,
CLI = Command Line Interface
Column W notes ware status changes:
LFW = last freeware version (the program has been abandoned or discontinued or become $ware).
$W = no longer freeware (no last freeware version available).
NR = NOT RECOMMENDED (search Google's archive of ACF posts for more information)
Notes column: The notes pages are in ACF's wiki. Links are provided for all programs to facilitate creation of the pages. If a notes page exists it will be shown when you click on the link. If you click a link to a non-existent page the wiki assumes you want to create/edit that page and you will see a login message. (Any ACF participant can create/edit the notes pages. Post a question in the newsgroup if you need how-to information.)
