tool and software you can't live without

Hi
well the 2009 is over ,almost over

why don't make recap , a summary

Outside security software , which are the tool or program you can't live without?

well i would like to share with you the essential program , maybe with a limit of 3 for security program

but it would be great to read your list about the really tools and program (security program at maximum 3 item) you can't live without them

for one time , talking about not security software

have great holidays

 

Please define security software.

 

Ad Blockers: AdBlock Plus/Element Hiding Helper with EasyList subscriptions and Ad Muncher Pro
Anti Virus: Microsoft Security Essentials
Backup: Windows Backup
Browsers (+ Extensions): Internet Explorer (+ WOT) and Mozilla Firefox (+ ColorfulTabs, Download Manager Tweak, DownloadHelper, SmoothWheel, TV-Fox and WOT)
Desktop Mail: Windows Live Mail
Firewall: Windows Firewall and Router Built-in Firewall
Feed Management: FeedBurner
Encryption and File Management: Windows BitLocker, Windows Explorer, Windows Double Explorer and WinZip Pro
Finance Management: AceMoney
Games: Atrativa Sinuca Bola8, Garena (+ Half Life 1 with Counter Strike 1.6, Half Life 2 with Counter Strike Source, sXe Injected and Warcraft 3 TFT with war3 map pack) and PokerStars
Instant Messaging: Windows Live Messenger (+ Messenger Plus! Live with scripts NudgeTools and TypingInvisible)
File Sharing: FrostWire
Image Editing: Paint.net and Windows Paint
Password Management: Syber Systems RoboForm Pro + GoodSync Pro
PC Manutention and Tune-up: DigitalVolcano Duplicate Cleaner, MyDefrag, PC Tools Registry Mechanic, PCWinTech CleanMem, Piriform Ccleaner Slim, Windows Task Manager, Windows Task Scheduler and xp-AntiSpy
PDF Management: Adobe Reader and AnyBizSoft PDF Password Remover
Photo Management: Windows Live Photo Gallery
Plugin Runtimes: Adobe Flash Player, Microsoft Silverlight and Sun Java RE
Math Operations: Windows Calculator
Media Converter: ImToo MPEG Encoder Ultimate
Media Tools: Daemon Tools Lite and ImgBurn
Media Player: VLC Media Player and Windows Media Player
Mega Wipe: Jetico BCWipe Total WipeOut
Mobile Phone Tools: SonyEricsson PC Suite
Office Suite: Sun OpenOffice.org
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x86
Security Tools: JavaCool SpywareBlaster and MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Tag Editor: Mp3tag
Tibia: Blackd Proxy, Cipsoft Tibia Client (+ tibia map pack) and Tibia OT Loader
Torrent: uTorrent
Update Management: KC SUMo, Microsoft Update and Secunia PSI
Video Editing: Windows Live Movie Maker
+ all the rest of Win7 Ultimate built-in software not mentioned

 

PE of some kind (bartPE,liveXP, etc)
imaging of some kind (macrium, ghost, etc)
teracopy

Sul.

 

For Windows:

- Partition Wizard disk

- ShadowProtect Recovery disk

- VirtualBox

For Linux:

- Clonezilla disk

- GParted disk

- Partition Wizard disk (because this does some things better than GParted)

 

Pop Peeper for mail
Everything for searching files
KeePass for storing passwords
Process Explorer,Puran Defrag,Sandboxie are the programs which I can not do without.

 

FD-ISR (original)
Nothing else is indispensable.

 

Non-security software?
The first non-security app I install on an OS is 7zip. I'd be hard pressed to find something I use more.

Non-Windows, a GPARTED live CD. Mine gets used a lot.

 

My security software of 2009: Linux
My overall favorite software of 2009: Linux

 

WinRAR, because I download way too much stuff, lol.

 

utorrent
sandboxie
returnil2008
media player classic
k-lite codec pack

 

Karen's Replicator
CCleaner
Norton UAC Tool

 

uTorrent
AltBinz
Winrar
HJ-Split - file splitter and joiiner
Steam
World of Warcraft
Curse Client - warcraft addon updater
Pidgin
Skype
VLC
LogMeIn
Webex
Image shack Uploader

 

Exactly the same here plus Opera.

 

Opera
Avast
IZArc
Windows Media Player 11
Live Messenger
Messenger Plus+Nudge Tool Script
CCleaner
Ad Aware

 

Knoppix 5.1.1, it's full set of console tools and a browser - no matter which.

 

Opera
MediaMonkey
MP3 Gain
PhotoShop
RollBack Rx
Lotus 123
Trend Micro

 

Hey Mantra, which are yours?

 

Protection/Recovery: ShadowProtect(2 licenses) Shadow Defender(2 licenses) Anti-Executable (2 licenses).

Others: Google Chrome, MS Office 2003, StarOffice 9, Photoshop.

 

Autohotkey

Firefox

Directory Opus

Malware Defender

Sandboxie

FD-ISR

Imgburn

Internet Download Manager

PopPeeper

Roboform

 

CCleaner, WinPatrol, Keyscrambler, Malwarebytes, and Sandboxie (all free versions).

Edit: Add Macrium Reflect and Comodo time Machine.

 

firefox, Eset SS, MBAM, Hitman pro, Rollback RX, tuneup utilities 2009, ccleaner, foxit reader , Office suite , unlocker .

Also most valuable" Windows XP "

 

openoffice
foobar2000
keepass
pstart
skype, xfire and pidgin
pdf-xchange viewer
Sully's Safer zone
syncback
Paragon Drive Backup 9 pro
7-zip

 

Eset
Malwarebytes

 

well i forget it

Firefox +adblock plus + Brief +piclens
total cammander
irfanview
miranda
babylon translator
nnCron (an amazing program)
nero but i'm moving to imgburn(because it free)
writer (from open office)
foobar
gomplayer

it think that's all