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Here's a list of software that I've found really helpful. They need a PC + WinXP. All the software listed here is free and available for download. And free from malware / spyware / popups to the best of my knowledge.

1) AdAware - An excellent spyware / malware / dialware cleaner. The basic version is free.
http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/

2) CCleaner - Crap cleaner. Do you know how much space 'temporary' and cache files occupy? This is a great, free general purpose cleaner that removes stuff like internet explorer temporary files, the pesky index.dat files, and MRUs/ caches of a whole raft of applications.
http://www.ccleaner.com/

3) Firefox - Safe, fast, secure and totally cool web-browser. You don't have to be stuck using Internet Explorer (buggy and exploit ridden), plus enjoy tabbed browsing.
http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/

4) Everest - Tells you everything you need to know about your PC. Period. The home version is free.
http://www.lavalys.com/products/overview.php?pid=1〈=en

5) tcpview - monitor all network connections on your PC, and close unwanted ones. Great tool.
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/TcpView.html

6) Process Explorer - Another great utility from Sysinternals. Shows processes task manager won't show, view which processes have which files opened, and just about every kind of process info
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

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