Impressive and free antivirus and antispyware package

Platform : Windows XP

Type:

Manufacturer: Distributed by Google

Size: Variable

Rating: 4

Verdict: A great antivirus and antispyware program at no cost

System Requirements:
Firefox 1.0+ or Internet Explorer 6.0+

Google Pack, provided by Google, is actually just a number of good quality and, in the majority of cases, free software that Google has decided to promote via its website.

All the software is available separately, and many of the included programs are Google's own (so the cynic may suggest that this is purely a piece of Google self-promotion).

The programs included in the Pack are Google Earth, Picasa, Google Desktop, Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox (with Google Toolbar), Ad-Aware SE Personal, Adobe Reader 7, Norton Antivirus 2005 Special Edition and Google Pack Screensaver.

Of the above titles, only Norton Antivirus comes at a price, although you do get six months' free virus definitions. The Google Pack Screensaver lets you display photos from your hard drive as a slideshow or collage.

You can download the entire package, or simply select the software you actually want.