August 22, 2003

While PC users worldwide continue to rid themselves of the nasty MSBlast worm, the Sobig.F virus is setting records with its rapid spread. Not surprisingly, this week's Top Movers are dominated by patches, firewalls, and virus removers, while the Sobig.F removal tool leads off our New Releases. For those of us still up and publishing online, we also take a close look at the top FTP clients. Avoid the worms, and happy downloading!


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This Week's New Releases
Title Date Added
W32.Sobig.F@mm Removal Tool
Stop the fastest-growing virus ever in its tracks with Symantec's free tool.
License: Free
8/21/2003  
CDSpace 5.0
Establish and access up to 23 different virtual CD-ROM drives.
License: Free to try, $37 to buy
8/19/2003  
AI RoboForm 5.4.1
This password manager improves its support for non-HTML forms.
License: Free to try, $29.95 to buy
8/19/2003  
MyIE2 0.8.350
Draggable URLs and a "Favorites" toolbar widen this browser's feature set.
License: Free
8/19/2003  
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This Week's Top Movers
Here are some of the fastest-rising downloads on our Most Popular list:
Top Movers The Rundown
1. WinMX Adware? We don't need no stinking adware! The lack of annoying bundled software has overcome this P2P client's primitive interface, as it swaps up 12 spots on the Most Popular list to No. 15.
2. VirtualLab Data Recovery With worms and Trojans on the loose, it's no big news that many users need an effective data recovery service, pushing this helpful but costly tool up 27 spots to No. 16.
3. Windows XP RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Security Vulnerability Patch The MSBlast virus has infected hundreds of thousands of PCs, so it's logical that the Windows security patch to protect against it has surged onto the list at No. 17.
4. W32.Blaster.Worm Removal Tool And the beat goes on... for clearing your PC of that nasty MSBlast virus, this removal tool from Symantec is an essential download, scrubbing onto the list at No. 19.
5. Sygate Personal Firewall The increased focus on security has bumped the profile of this full-featured freeware firewall, which shows some signs of challenging leader ZoneAlarm as it blocks its way onto the list at No. 20.

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This Week's Top Ten Downloads
The swirling gyre of downloads momentarily pauses, as the Top 10 titles all hold their spots.
Most Popular Titles
Week ending August 17
Last
Week
Weeks
on Chart
Downloads
This Week
1. Kazaa Media Desktop 1 68 2,868,496
2. ICQ Lite 2 45 601,050
3. AOL Instant Messenger (32-bit) 3 45 532,897
4. iMesh 4 173 392,703
5. WinZip 5 357 373,223
6. ICQ Pro 2003a beta 6 308 332,624
7. Spybot - Search & Destroy 7 25 282,049
8. Ad-aware 8 39 272,700
9. Morpheus 9 120 179,347
10. Download Accelerator Plus 10 192 128,392
Focus On
FTP clients
Here are the most popular FTP clients for the week of August 17, 2003:
Title Downloads Last Week
1. WS_FTP LE
Its legion of faithful followers has pushed this free and stable FTP tool to the top of the heap.
License: Free
46,593
2. CuteFTP
Excellent shell integration and an Explorer-style interface have made this classic title popular for several years.
License: Free to try, $39.95 to buy
14,279
3. WS_FTP Pro
SSL encryption, firewall support, and customization features are only a few of the additions in the pay version of WS_FTP.
License: Free to try, $40 to buy
7,730
4. SmartFTP
Handle multiple connections, copy files between remote hosts, or view HTML pages with this powerful freeware client.
License: Free
5,345
5. AceFTP
This fast and easy freeware tool uses a Windows XP-style interface and includes an integrated viewer for previewing.
License: Free
4,784

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