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CNET's Top 5 Most popular security apps

2008-04-28
welcome to see that top five or each time we meet we count down another hot CNET list I'm agent Merritt Smith agent Smith your safety is important to us so this week we're looking at the most popular security-related downloads at CNET's download.com we're about to count them down at number five avira antivir personal edition classic relative newcomer to the free antivirus clan oh yes antivirus protection for free also includes anti-malware also for free no wonder it's busting its way up the charts coming in now at number four the old Spybot Search and Destroy we recommend running more than one anti spyware app that this is still one of the ones you should run but our editors have found it a tad buggy sometimes just so you know up to number-3 Avast Home Edition this free antivirus yes another free one has gained in popularity because of its customization options if you're facing a bill for your pre-installed antivirus give this one a shot sliding in at number two ad-aware spybots life-long comrade-in-arms in the fight against spyware on your PC be aware it runs constantly in the background now our download crew still gives it four out of five stars though and it speaks Spanish before we get to number one let's check in on the top 5 most popular non-security downloads what a surprise LimeWire alright let's get to our number one the most popular security download and as a matter of fact the most popular download overall at number one it's AVG Antivirus Free Edition simple navigation and rock-solid protection make it a favorite of users and editors alike just remember it's only free in a non corporate setting and they have ways of knowing if you're cheating and they will send you a nag screen well that's it for this edition of Cena top 5 you can find all these downloads and more at
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