(download all and put on flash drive in a folder titled computer and network tools, most downloaded from ) Handy bunch of test programs for fixing computers O SD Card Recovery - Recover lost files on an sd card, very good product. O Notepad – Part of Windows, a great place to make notes as you go through troubleshooting steps. O Open Office - An office suite like Microsoft office. Handy Site: – allows creation of an inbound dns, also has feature to block access to bad sites. (Direct Download Link) will appear below the download now button.

Note: Do NOT use the CNET Downloader, download plain copy without the downloader assistance. Example: CNET Irfanview will yield a link to the CNET download. To find the download via CNET put the CNET and Name of the download in a Google search window. For some of the utilities, like Malware Bytes Pro, it may be worth buying the full version as it has become an industry standard for virus removal.ĭownloads: A good site for clean downloads is CNET.

Note: In some cases there is a trial version and a free version, do not install the trial or it will try to get you to buy it later. Some, like Irfanview you only need to unclick a couple of things like the ASK toolbar etc. KMPlayer is an excellent player for all forms of videos, however, it has an extremely aggressive installation process which tries to load all sorts of stuff. As you install go to the custom mode, unclick everything except install and install desktop icon, also “Decline” any offers as you go through the install process. Use extreme care not to install any of that as it can be an annoying task to remove it. Good link to show an example of removing malware from Browsers:Ĭaution!: As most of these programs are free, there is adware associated with them. The download link is in this document to allow the most current version to be obtained if necessary. This group of utilities are (in most cases) free and have been proven to be of help in the use and maintenance of Computers and Networks.

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