September 5, 2003

As students settle into school and summer fades into fall, the Weekend Dispatch casts its wide eye on one of Download.com's most popular categories: Online Privacy. The popular chat client mIRC kicks off the New Releases, and free firewall ZoneAlarm leads the Top Movers. Happy downloading!


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This Week's New Releases
Title Date Added
mIRC 6.1
New visual styles, buttons and toolbars spice up this chat client.
License: Free to try; $20 to buy
9/2/2003  
DivX Video Bundle 5.1
The ubiquitous video decoder speeds up and adds a psychovisual mode.
License: Free
9/3/2003  
SWiSHmax
Template support and 230 built-in effects improve this Flash creation tool.
License: Free to try; $79.95 to buy
9/3/2003  
IrfanView 3.85
This fab freeware image-viewer adds four file formats and HTML options.
License: Free
9/4/2003  
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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. ZoneAlarm The blast of recent e-mail worms and other security news have many Windows users looking for protection. This free firewall fits the bill, rising six spots on the Most Popular list to No. 10.
2. Ad Arrest IE Popup Killer This pop-up-advertisement stopper hasn't wasted any time since its recent release, quickly gaining users and blazing its way onto the list at No. 19.
3. QuickTime The latest release of this longtime video-software leader has movie-trailer buffs everywhere upgrading like mad, as it surges up 19 spots to No. 29.
4. Armor2net Personal Firewall The fortunes of this fickle firewall seem to wax and wane erratically, but the recent virus spree pushes it back onto the list, re-entering at No. 31.
5. Firegraphic This affordable yet comprehensive digital-image management title suddenly gets as hot as its sizzling moniker, burning up 14 spots on the list to No. 33.

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Most Popular Titles
Week ending September 3
Last
Week
Weeks
on Chart
Downloads
This Week
1. Kazaa Media Desktop 1 70 2,831,434
2. AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) 2 47 728,414
3. ICQ Lite 3 47 585,132
4. iMesh 4 175 422,097
5. WinZip 5 359 397,391
6. Morpheus 9 122 349,817
7. ICQ Pro 2003a beta 6 310 345,465
8. Spybot - Search & Destroy 7 27 336,768
9. Ad-aware 8 41 255,611
10. ZoneAlarm 16 148 205,696
Focus On
Online Privacy
Here are the most popular online-privacy clients for the week of September 3, 2003:
Title Downloads Last Week
1. Spybot - Search & Destroy
This excellent spyware-removal client has grown into a full-featured system-management suite.
License: Free
336,768
2. Ad-aware
Lavasoft's free detection tool provides a comprehensive "deep scan" for any hidden adware.
License: Free
255,611
3. Ad Arrest IE Popup Killer
Simple hot keys and easy customization features put this pop-up-window blocker ahead of the crowd.
License: Free to try; $19 to buy
76,154
4. Spy Sweeper
Powerful spyware-detection and removal functions have helped this upstart title quickly build a strong user base.
License: Free to try; $29.95 to buy
56,240
5. Pop-Up Stopper
Operating as an Internet Explorer toolbar, this pop-up blocker with a generic name is easy to use, unobtrusive, and efficient.
License: Free
32,106

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