Computer Realm

Today being the last day of the year, I thought I’ll give you a list of the top 5 software of different software categories for this year that I have used and tested personally.

Anti-Virus

These ratings are based on detection rate, memory consumption, price and ease of use.

1. Kaspersky 7
2. Kaspersky 6
3. Norton
4. NOD32
5. McAfee

Anti-Spyware

These ratings are based on detection rate, memory consumption, price and ease of use.

1. Ad-Aware 1.06
2. Spyware Doctor
3. Ad-Aware 2007
4. Webroot Spy Sweeper
5. AVG

Web Browser

These ratings are based on speed, memory consumption, plug-ins available, privacy, ease of use and compatibility.

1. Mozilla Firefox
2. Opera
3. Internet Explorer 7
4. Avant Browser
5. Internet Explorer 6

Media Player

These ratings are based on codecs, memory consumption, playlist navigation, ease of use and interface.

1. VLC Media Player
2. Windows Media Player 10 + K-Lite Codec Pack
3. Windows Media Player 11 + K-Lite Codec Pack
4. KM Player
5. GOM Player

Download Manager

These ratings are based on the speed, the interface, features and price

1. Internet Download Manager
2. DAP (Download Accelerator Plus)
3. Firefox Downthemall plugin
4. Flashget
5. Free Download Manager

Updated - 03rd April ‘08

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