Best new free software 2012

This excellent free security suite gives all-round protection from online threats, including viruses, ransomware, and spyware. Its detection rates are excellent as verified in independent tests , and its hands-off approach means you can simply install it, then leave it to get on with protecting your PC without any further input.

It's a superb security package, and our choice for protecting our own machines. Its drives are hopefully a long way from failing, but you never know when you might accidentally overwrite something crucial, fall victim to a virus or ransomware attack, have your device stolen, or knock it on the floor in a whisky-fuelled post-Christmas accident.

The only defence against such misfortune is a good backup routine, and EaseUS Todo Backup Free is a brilliant free program that makes a potentially dreary chore incredibly straightforward. Get into good habits and install this superb free backup software on your new PC immediately.

After several years playing second fiddle to Google Chrome, Mozilla got its groove back with a total overhaul of its browser: Firefox Quantum. It offers a choice of interfaces Novice and Pro , both of which are smart, well designed and easy to navigate. The Novice option is designed with accessibility in mind, focusing on practical filters that will give your photos a boost with a single click.

The Pro interface is a much more sophisticated affair that has more in common with paid-for photo editing software. Its ability to synchronise bookmarks, passwords, website history and open tabs across devices is a time-saver. Voice dictation, integration with Facebook events and the ability to use it with Google Calendar make it a winner.

Within minutes you'll be creating beats, melodies and building-shaking bass lines. It's a slick, quick way to search for train times, check for disruption, set alerts to wake you up at your stop and tap through to buy tickets. It's a ferociously addictive game that puts you in the boots of a player, passing and shooting to glory.

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