| Useful Software |
Antivirus
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UNC Charlotte offers a free license for Trend Micro Antivirus for Windows Platforms and Symantec Antivirus for OSX systems here. PCS has setup a user guide that can be found here. |
| Microsoft Security Essentials |
Microsoft has released a frre antivirus for all computers with a genuine copy of Windows installed here. PCS has set up a user guide that can be found here. |
Malwarebytes
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Free utility to remove all types of malware (Malicious Software). It is available here. |
| CCleaner |
CCleaner is a general computer care software we use to eliminate temporary files, fix registry errors and generally fix small problems to speed up a computer. It is located here. |
| WinSCP |
Open-source secure file transfer (FTP) and SCP utility. Useful for transferring files between your computer and your UNC Charlotte accounts through an encrypted connection. Available here. |
| PuTTY |
Open-source telnet and secure shell (ssh) client. Useful for command-line connections to Engineering Computing's Linux server. Encrypts your connection for privacy. Available here. |
| OpenAFS Client |
Open-source client that allows you to access files in your Engineering Computing account from anywhere that you have a good connection to the internet. Requires installation of Kerberos for Windows. See our article here. |
| Kerberos for Windows |
Encrypts your password when using OpenAFS to access files in your Engineering Computing account and interacts with our password authentication server. Required in order to use OpenAFS. See our article here. |
| CutePDF Writer |
CutePDF Writer allows the user to "print" to a pdf file allowing for easy viewing for others. It is offered here. |
| Adobe Reader |
Adobe Reader is a freeware utility from Adobe for the Windows platform that can read PDF files. It is available here. |
| Mozilla Firefox |
Mozilla Firefox is a free, cross-platform web browser available here. |
| Google Chrome |
Google has released its own web browser called chrome. You can get it here. |
| Internet Explorer 9 |
Internet Explorer 9 is now available to Windows users. You can read PCS's review here. |
| Mozilla Thunderbird |
Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, cross-platform email and news client available here. |
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