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CD Recovery Toolbox helps recover damaged files from CD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-Ray etc. You can use it to restore information lost as a result of some mechanical damage of the disk (scratches, chips, different spots on the surface) or as a result of incorrect recording. Thus, the program can recover data that was considered lost, depending on the degree and location of the damage.

Sophos Anti-Rootkit scans running processes, Windows registry and local hard drives to find and remove any rootkit that is hidden on your computer.

NOTE: This program has gone registerware.

XaoS is a real-time, interactive fractal plotter and morpher. It displays the Mandelbrot set (among other escape time fractals) and allows you to zoom smoothly into the fractal. Various coloring modes are provided for both the points inside and outside the selected set. In addition, switching between Julia and Mandelbrot fractal types and on-the-fly plane switching is provided.

Universal Extractor allows you to extract files from a wide variety of archive files, including ZIP, ARJ, LZH, as well as MSI and EXE files created using various installer packages (such as Nullsoft, Wise, Inno Setup, etc). Useful for testing apps for portability because you can extract files directly from installer packages without having to go through the installation process. Note that the original developer no longer updates the program so some manual updates may be required.

Alternatively, an unofficial version with the latest-and-greatest internals is available (on Lupo's PenSuite site).

Commercial use note: license restrictions are present on included files UHARC02.EXE and UHARC04.EXE, but can be deleted without dramatic impact on the software. See website for more information.

Glint monitor shows system activity by making visible system performance counters in local or remote Windows PC. The utility displays up to 200 indicators, each showing data from a single system performance counter. Recent counter values can be also shown as graphs. The monitor also displays the most active processes in system in descending CPU activity order. System counter names and their last values are shown when hovering mouse cursor over the indicators.

0irc is a lightweight IRC client with chat, dcc, multi-server connections, overview over all channels, simple mdi-interface, and can be used as a desktop module in litestep.

Warning: development of this program appears to have stalled and the software may be subject to security vulnerabilities.

MouseClick is an ergonomic software that will click the mouse for you. The program can function for accessibility, automation, and even games. The program supports left, right, double-clicks, and smart drag and all functions can be accessed via hotkeys, including the different modes. It features a break-timer to help take breaks.

Note: Main download site is offline -- pointing to Softpedia mirror.

Flying Windows enables you to scroll background windows, drag both active and background windows by holding Alt+Left Mouse Button, and reveal passwords behind asterisks.

Note: Website in Russian.

SpeQ is a lightweight, extensive mathematics program with a simple interface. All calculations are entered in a sheet, where you can add, edit and execute all calculations. You can define variables and functions, as well as plot graphs of your functions.

Calculations can be saved for later use.

ResThief is a tiny tool to extract resources from binary files. It will examine every executable dropped on its window and extract all the resources (bitmaps, icons, AVI's, sounds, text... anything a programmer cares to stuff into a program) and save them as separate files.

RotPDF is a tiny program to rotate PDFs by 90, 180 & 270 degrees with support for drag-and-drop operation.

BtoPDF tool will convert BMP and JPG image to PDF as well as the reverse: PDF to JPG/BMP. Support for Drag & Drop operation available.

RegistryViewer can open raw Windows registry hive files. The file structure is shown similar to the Windows' own Registry editor and folders, keys, and values can be searched with values can displayed in hexadecimal form.

The registry files can be opened with drag-and-drop and all registry files including SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, SAM, NTUSER.DAT, SECURITY, USERDIFF and DEFAULT are supported.

DecaffeinatID is a simple little app that acts as an Intrusion Detection System to notify the user whenever fellow users at their local WiFi hotspot / LAN are up to the kind of "reindeer games" that often happen at coffee shops and hacker cons. The program works by watching logs for suspicious activity.

Neutron is small time synchronizing program that retrieves the accurate time from one of several specialized time servers on the Internet using the standard Time protocol (TCP or UDP port 37). Once the network time has been retrieved the program can synchronize your computer's clock to match it.

WhyReboot displays the list of pending file operations that will occur after rebooting your computer. It helps to determine the extent of any post-reboot changes made by an installer. It helps you decide whether you need to reboot your machine or not after installing/uninstalling an application.

CDmage is a utility that performs various tasks on standard disc formats, including ISO, BIN, BWI, and NRG. It also allows you to explore the filesystem within the CD image, repair corrupted sectors, extract files, extract and convert audio tracks, and more.

Note: Download links seem to be broken. Linking to VideoHelp download. V1.02.1 Beta 5 available from Softpedia.

Windows Enabler allows the user to enable disabled windows and controls such as buttons, checkboxes, menu items etc. It appears as an icon in the system tray and can be turned on and off simply by clicking on it. Use with care! Doing so may cause programs to behave in entirely unexpected manner.