The Arsenal of the ModemGod
Freeware apps that all Windows users should not go without. Not even shareware apps will be listed.
Data Security
File Shredder (by Teknum Systems)
http://www.handybits.com/shredder.htm
True Crypt (by TrueCrypt Foundation)
Malware Scanners and Cleaners
a-squared Free (by Emsi Software)
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
Ad-Aware SE Personal (by Lavasoft)
http://www.lavasoft.de/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
AVG Anti-Virus Free (by Grisoft)
HijackThis (by Merijn)
Spybot - Search & Destroy (by Patrick M. Kolla)
Web Browsers
Firefox (by Mozilla Corporation)
http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/
Opera (by Opera Software)