Updated: 12/29/2005
Web
Ad Aware
Remove spyware. http://www.freeware-guide.com/month/032001.html Spyware detected by AdAware: Adware, Alexa, Aureate - versions 1.0,2.0 and 3.0, Comet Cursor - v1.0 and v2.0, Cydoor, DSSAgent, Flyswat, Gator, OnFlow, TimeSink - v1.0,v2.0 and v5.0, Web3000, Webhancer. [Report a dead link]
http://www.lavasoft.de/

Ad Subtract
Remove ads and prevent cookies. [Report a dead link]
http://www.adsubtract.com/se/download.html

Adextinguisher , 118kb
Blocks web page inline ads for NS and IE and other browsers. Automatically updates the list of ads to be blocked blocking list via the Internet so the user does not have to maintain it or care about keeping it up to date. [Report a dead link]
http://www.bhatt.id.au/adext/

Black widow (Expires)
Site scanner, offline browser. Even scans HTTPS and FTP sites. Shareware. [Report a dead link]
http://softbytelabs.com/Frames.html

DLUL meter
Graphics DL and UL bytes. [Report a dead link]
http://www.utilkit.com/

DNSKong
DNS caching utility. [Report a dead link]
http://accs-net.com/hosts/DNSKong.html

Domain Name Analyzer
Check to see which names have been taken, and which have expired and are available. [Report a dead link]
http://softnik.com/products/dna/

Ecatch
Download and browse websites offline. This is a LITE version. [Report a dead link]
http://www.free-pc.hu/pub/hun/WIN9X/INTERNET/BONGESZO/ ecatch.zip

Fastnet , 1,700kb
Using Fastnet you will speed up your web browser every time you want to connect on Internet, by speeding up DNS lookups. If you have a Windows 95/98/NT based system that runs a TCP/IP stack to communicate, you can enjoy Fastnet. (NOTE: IP addresses do change sometimes, so if you enter an IP address in this program, then the IP changes for that site, you will no longer be able to find that site because the first DNS server you look at (which is Fastnet on your PC) will find an incorrect IP address. This modifies your \windows\hosts.txt file.) [Report a dead link]
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Stadium/1851/

FlowProtector , 4,600kb
This is several things in one: computer protection for Internet with a secure webbrowser that neutralizes spy software, cookies and cache clean up, proxy for parental control + micro firewall that detects Internet activity. [Report a dead link]
http://www.flowprotector.com/usa/#telecharger

Freeshell , Win32asm.exe
Free unix shell. $36 lifetime access. [Report a dead link]
http://freeshell.org/

Guidescope , 898kb
Disable banner ads from INSIDE webpages. Speeds up browsing. Database of known ads is on its server so you don't have to update your software. [Report a dead link]
http://www.guidescope.com

Harvest Man
Website downloader. Requires Python. Multi-threaded so downloads go faster. [Report a dead link]
http://freshmeat.net/projects/harvestman/

Hosts file
Block ads using the hosts file. This web page for windows NT/2000. [Report a dead link]
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html

HTT Track , 3,071kb
Website downloader so you can browse offline. For DOS and Windows. Has DOS or Windows interface. [Report a dead link]
http://www.httrack.com

Internet Junk Buster , 208kb
Blocks unwanted ads and cookies. [Report a dead link]
http://internet.junkbuster.com/

iSpeed , 1,800kb
Speed up your browsing by changing registry settings. This has an explanation next to each option so you know exactly what each value does. More control than EasyMTU and it's free. It can also test the changes right away. [Report a dead link]
http://www.hms.com

JAP
Anonymous browsing service, sends you through proxies. [Report a dead link]
http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/index_en.html

KeeBoo , 4,863kb
Drag and drop web documents and pictures to make your own book. Then add sticky notes and highlight important text. Pack it all up and send to another person who just needs a browser (and no Internet connection) to view it. Shareware. http://www.ded.com/nonags/s_miscu.html [Report a dead link]
http://www.keeboo.com

Kill Ad , 42kb , Rating: 5
Kills popup ads. Very good program. You can add new popup windows if it doesn't kill them the first time. [Report a dead link]
http://wwwwin.wplus.net/pp/fsc/

Marker
Win 9x. FREE. Manage bookmarks, and apply sticky notes to webpages. [Report a dead link]
http://www.softwarewings.com

Naviscope , 558kb
Blocks ads, background images, cookies, java, sounds, and more. [Report a dead link]
http://naviscope.com

Net Vampire
SPYWARE. Download whole websites to your PC for offline viewing. [Report a dead link]
http://www.netvampire.com/index.htm

Netscape Adfree , 255kb
Blocks ads for the Netscape browser. [Report a dead link]
http://www.carpe-media.de/download/download.htm

NoPops , 448kb
Remove popup ads. [Report a dead link]
http://www.jpsoft.dk/uk/freeware.html

Offline browsers
More offline browsers/website downloaders. [Report a dead link]
http://www.moochers.com/w95net.html

Parent's Friend
Monitor internet surfing, disallow por0 images, password protect programs, log program usage, limit time for programs and/or internet surfing, and more. When time limit is reached, terminate internet connection or program. [Report a dead link]
http://www.parents-friend.de/pf1.htm

Popup Killer , 2,700kb
Ad blocker for NS4+, IE, Win ME, and Win 2k. [Report a dead link]
http://software.xfx.net/utilities/popupkiller/index.html

Popup stopper , 354kb
Stop popup ads for IE only. [Report a dead link]
http://www.panicware.com/product_dpps.html

Site popularity meter
Uses the Alexa service to rank your website. [Report a dead link]
http://softnik.com/products/sitepop/

Submitta
Submit your website to many search engines. [Report a dead link]
http://egroups.com/files/workingweb/Webprograms/ submitta-setup.exe

Surf In Peace , 1,900kb
Block unwanted popup ads. [Report a dead link]
http://www.iconlabs.net/

Wackget , 138kb
Windows based program which uses wget to get files. Does not have any options for getting files recursively. Only gets single files that you enter. Comes with their modified version of wget. [Report a dead link]
http://millweed.com/projects/wackget/

Web 2 help , Webhtml
Win 9x. FREE. Converts web pages (HTML) into CHM help files. Note: viewing CHM files on Win 95 requires installing Internet Explorer 5.x and getting the HTML Help update from MS. [Report a dead link]
http://www.htmlhelp-epublisher.co.uk/news.htm

Webalyzer , Rating: 5
The Webalizer is a fast, free web server log file analysis program. It produces highly detailed, easily configurable usage reports in HTML format, for viewing with a standard web browser. For Windows. [Report a dead link]
http://www.mrunix.net/webalizer/

Webgui
Website content manager. FREEWARE. Supports plugin widgets. These widges come with Webgui: message boards, SQL report generation, polls, user contribution system, FAQs, link directories, syndicated news, events calendars, articles, and many other 3rd party widgets. User-level security.

Supports: Win2000, Linux, Tru64, Solaris, AIX. Requires: web server (Apache, IIS, NES, iPlanet); db server (MySQL, Oracle, Postgres). Win 2000 version requires: ActivePerl. [Report a dead link]
http://www.plainblack.com/index.pl/faq

Webreaper
Download whole web sites and browse them offline. Voted one of the best website grabbers at http://www.techsupportalert.com/best_16_free_utilities.htm. [Report a dead link]
http://www.webreaper.net/
[Screenshot]

Webstripper , 1,500kb (Expires)
Download web site to your disk and view them offline. Options to not download multimedia, or graphics. Pause and resume; update web site on your disk; site tree organizes your offline sites; multi-threading to download more quickly; downloads files produced from CGI or other scripts. This is a LITE version. [Report a dead link]
http://webstripper.net/

Webwasher , 748kb
WebWasher is a browser add-on that simplifies and accelerates the navigation on the Web. It runs as a local proxy server. The software filters extremely well all kind of advertising on Web pages. WebWasher runs on PCs or on servers. Filtering is fully customizable. Free for personal, home usage and for educational institutions. (Many pages are still in German). [Report a dead link]
http://www.siemens.de/servers/wwash/

wget , 800kb
Get websites for offline viewing. Command-line oriented, only updates changed files. [Report a dead link]
http://xoomer.virgilio.it/hherold/