AVG Mobilation is a free Chrome extension from AVG that allows you to scan Android apk files downloaded from third party app stores and PC files for possible virus infection from within the Chrome browser using its cloud Anti-virus service. The extension also includes AVG secure search and AVG Mobilation remote control panel for Android phone.

Looking for a free, professional PDF creator to make secure PDF documents from your Word, Excel, PowerPoint, HTML, and image files? Simpo PDF Creator Lite might be a best choice. This free virtual printer can print any printable files to PDF format with password protection and supports widely using PDF/A format.

Of course, YouTube is the best place to watch videos of different categories, but one thing that annoying me is useless or off-topic comments displayed below the video player. Often, these non-sensing comments distract users from the video. If you’re looking for a way to hide the comment section from YouTube video page, here is how you can do that.

Of course, today’s computers are quite powerful and are able to perform multitasking, but when it comes to copying or moving big files like DVD movies between a directory, hard disk, or USB drive, it tend to slows our PC and we have to terminate some of our tasks to complete the process. If you are looking for an alternative to your Windows file copy tool, you can consider SuperCopier.

Large files often pose as a problem when you have to move them from your computer to a removable media or to a CD/VD. NoVirusThanks File Splitter & Joiner comes to your rescue in such situations with its capability to fragment large files and later unite the fragments flawlessly.

Websites often place restrictions on what you can access, based on your location. For example, you cannot watch video on Hulu outside the US or do not get to see programs on iPlayer outside the UK. The only solution is to use a virtual private network (VPN) software, but the problem here is to find a reliable and easy to use VPN service.

There are numerous encryption and decryption tools available for download and we had mentioned many of them in previous articles. Here is a tiny (just 150KB) but powerful application called Victor's Encryption Tool that will help you encrypt your files and text using different encryption methods and algorithms such as AES, Base64, etc.

Duplicate files, especially multiple copies of music files, occupies most of our hard disk space and unnecessarily cause a large number of files to accumulate. Manually removing them is a cumbersome job. To help you, here is a simple application called Dupe Guru ME (Music Edition) that lets you removes duplicate audio files, tags and content from your Windows, Mac OS X and Linux systems.

Some of you might have often needed to burn an ISO image file to physical media such as a CD/ DVD or USB flash drive to test out and install software. If you are looking a very simple application for that, you may just try ISO2Disc. This tiny (below 1MB) app is handy whenever you want to burn discs directly from ISO and IMG files.

Looking for an easy way to convert your favorite web pages into PDF document and archive them for later use? Then, here is an extension for Google Chrome called Web2PDFConverter that lets you easily convert any website (including most SSL based sites) to PDF document.

If you can add Firefox’s menu bar items such as File, Tools, History, Bookmarks, etc on Firefox title bar, it would be more easy to access them without clicking the new Firefox button. To help you do so, here is a handy add-on called Personal Titlebar to personalize your Firefox title bar.

For security reasons, you need to encrypt and password protect your private or secret text messages while sending it to somebody via email or any other ways. If you are looking a free, yet powerful encrypting and decrypting software, Scrambled-Egg might be a best choice. It supports all popular encrypting algorithms such as AES, ARC2, Blowfish, CAST, DES3 or RSA.

Some malware can turn your computer into a bot (also known as a zombie) and enables malware owners to access your computer’s resources and information without your knowledge. It is estimated that one quarter of all personal computers connected to the internet are part of a Botnet.

Google Docs Viewer is a handy Opera extension that allows you instantly preview documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and image files from Google Docs - no need to download the file to your PC or launch another application just to view it. Just click on a link for a supported document format you will be taken to the Google Docs Viewer.

One of the most interesting features of Google’s fastest growing open source Android platform is that it offers developers the ability to build their own rich and innovative apps. Majority of these apps may be downloaded free of charge, which unfortunately spells out possible danger for some who downloaded and try out all kind of apps, as it is uncommon for cyber criminals to trojanize apps for their own gain.

There are many tests (for example, Acid3 tests) available for browsers to check its performance, compatibility and security, but deciding which browser is the best can get a little dicey, as each one has its own ins and outs. Here is a new test, which helps you understand how well your browser supports the new web standard HTML5.

By using keyboard shortcuts, you can boost up your work. For example, you can quickly open a program, input text in document, write email address, insert special characters, open a folder, or launch a website with shortcuts keys. Here is how you can do all that in Windows with a freeware tool called Clavier+.

inSSIDer is a popular, open-source Wi-Fi scanning software that scans the Wi-Fi networks that reaches your computer or laptop and tracks the signal strength in dBm over time, determines the security settings ( whether it is password-protected or not), highlights access points for areas with high Wi-Fi concentration, etc.

If you are going to publish your personal photos or other photos taken by you on internet or send to others via email, you need to make sure that, you do not expose your personal information to strangers, because your photos may have your personal details – location, date, time, camera, details of editing app, etc.

Symantec has released a new free Android mobile security software -Norton Mobile Security Lite – to protect your Android device against loss, theft and malware. The lite, free version offers a reliable anti-malware protection along with a remote phone lock feature.

Not all websites are safe to visit. Some might have embedded invisible trackers on their website to track your activities. If you are looking a way to identify the trackers on a webpage and block the one that you suspect, the Ghostery browser add-on can help you.

Wish you could add your own items to your Windows 7 desktop context menu (right click menu) to access your applications more faster. Here is how you can do that with a little tool called Win 7 Context Menu Customizer. This portable tool, just weighs only 54Kb, offers a function to add and remove your own application files and internet links to the Win 7 context menu.

As you all know, Microsoft Office Web Apps is a ‘web version’ of Microsoft Office suite, which includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote. With Web Apps, you can create and edit documents online, access them directly from anywhere within a browser, share and collaborate with other users online. The Office Web Apps Browser Plug-in allows you open documents directly from Firefox into desktop office application.

If you are looking a way to monitor and control your PC remotely via your mobile phone (iPhone, Android or Windows Mobile) or from another computer or web browser, here is a simple application called PC Monitor to help you.

Online free anti virus scanners have been around for a while, and of course, they are no match for standalone antivirus apps, but can be useful in some tough situations. For example, if you find your computer acting a little strange, or if the existing software has been disabled by malware, you can utilize an online virus scanner to remove threat.

Windows ‘Send To’ option helps you instantly transfer your file from one location to a specified location. Just right click on a file and choose Send to option. Easy like that. However, by default, the Send To menu has only a few commands as shown in the images below. Do you know how to add more entries to the Windows “Send to” menu?

If you have a habit of changing your desktop wallpaper every so and often, but at the same time want a way to keep a smaller image (for example your loved one’s photo) on your desktop at all times, here is how you can simply do that with Overlap Wallpaper.

A Firewall is must have security tool that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic on a network and prevents unauthorized access from other sources. Windows 7 has a good built-in firewall, but many users don’t know how to use it well. Here is a simple to use tool called Windows Firewall Notifier that lets you create firewall rules on the fly.

If you are looking for an all-in-one utility to regain lost performance of your computer, Kingsoft PC Doctor might be the one you are looking for. This comprehensive utility scans and removes malware, patches Windows vulnerabilities, cleans traces, registry errors and deeply optimizes Windows OS.