This is a list of (Windows) software I use or think is useful (I prefer Debian GNU/Linux for most work):
Security
:
Ad-aware
- Spyware remover
AVG
- Virus scanner
PGPdisk
- Disk encryption utility
SpamBayes
- Spam filter
SpamPal
- Spam filter
SpyBotSD
- Spyware remover / realtime monitor
Windows Privacy Tools / GnuPG
- Encryption utility
ZoneAlarm
- Firewall
Internet
:
Mozilla Firefox
- Internet browser
Mozilla Thunderbird
- Mail client
Multimedia
:
Audacity
- Sound editor
GIMP
- Image editor
Video Lan Client player
- Video viewer
XnView
- Image viewer
Productivity
:
CutePDF
- PDF printer
OpenOffice
- Office applications
FreePDF
- PDF printer
Tools
:
Ethereal
- Network sniffing
IzArc
- ZIP/RAR/ARJ/etc program
PuTTY
- SSH client
TightVNC
- Remote access (VNC)
WinSCP
- File transfer using SSH
Xvi32
- Hex editor
System
:
Cygwin
- *nix-style commands on Windows
DAEMON tools
- use disk images as just another drive
Editor
:
vim
- My editor of choice
Misc
:
Azureus
- BitTorrent client
Trillian
- Instant messaging: ICQ, MSN, Yahoo, AIM, IRC