do you mean why it is not on here? Because it is "shareware", not "freeware". this is a "freeware" list...
yea i ment why its not on it but what exactuly is share ware sorry if im being a problem with these questions
no problem... Shareware is a marketing method for software, whereby a trial version is distributed in advance and without payment, as is common for proprietary software. Shareware software is typically obtained free of charge, either by downloading from the internet or on magazine cover-disks. A user tries out the program, and thus shareware has also been known as 'try before you buy', demoware, trialware and by many other names. A shareware program is accompanied by a request for payment, and the software's distribution license often requires such a payment. Payment is often required once a set period of time has elapsed after installation. The term shareware was coined by Bob Wallace to describe his word processor PC-Write in the mid-1980s. Freeware (also called gratis software or "free as in free beer" software) is computer software which is made available free of charge and is not necessarily free to be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed. This contrasts with "free software" (also called libre software or "free as in speech" software) which can be used, copied, studied, modified and redistributed but may or may not be free of charge.
^wikipedia In a nutshell, Shareware- Free for 30-120 days Freeware- Free for life (sorry, it times out when i tried to edit it...)
What's the best recomended anti-virus and anti-spyware programs on that list? My laptop really needs it and it does not have nothing what so ever.
Anti-Spyware ---------------------------------------- Microsoft AntiSpyware - http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...re/default.mspx Ad-aware - http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/ Hijackthis - http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html SpyBot Search & Destroy - http://spybot.safer-networking.de/ SpywareGuard - http://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html Anti-Virus ---------------------------------- Avast - http://www.avast.com/i_idt_1018.html AVG - http://free.grisoft.com/ ^those are all excellent ones I have personally used myself. (i origionally tried to rank these, but theyre all good) No, I have heard of it... the reason it is not on this list is because both AIM and MSNM have known problems, like viruses and such. these free/open source ones have few or no issues.
