AnyDVD is capable of removing unwanted movie features, including subtitles and prohibition messages such as copyright and FBI warnings. It also allows you to launch an external application whenever you insert or remove a disc, or prevent "PC-friendly" software from automatically launching when you insert a video DVD. AnyDVD decrypts not just DVDs: AnyDVD allows you also to play, copy and rip protected Audio CDs!

Decryption is not all that AnyDVD offers. You can control the drive speed of your DVD drive, allowing you to reduce the noise level when watching movies on your PC. You can even adjust the display frequency of your monitor for both NTSC and PAL displays.

Features :
- Works automatically in the background
- Removes encryption (CSS) and region code (RPC) from DVDs
- Removes analogue copy protection (Macrovision)
- Removes features such as forced subtitles and warnings
- Decrypts without the need to save the data onto your hard-disk
- Decrypts "on the fly"
- Prevents automatic launching of "PC-friendly" software on video DVDs
- Allows adjustment of your monitor refresh rate for both NTSC and PAL monitors
- Allows execution of external programs on disc insertion and removal
- Allows speed control of your DVD drives
- Compatible with all DVD media
- Works with all DVD-drives, regardless of region code
- Works with all DVD copying, such as CloneDVD, and all DVD player software
- Works transparently for the operating system: DVDs can be shared over the network and copied with the command prompt or with Windows Explorer, etc.
- Proven to be stable and fast and does not require an ASPI driver
- Features AnyCDDA: play, copy and rip protected audio CDs
Changes in 5.9.6.0, 2006 04 27:
- New: Installer removes old ElbyCDIO.dll versions from CloneCD 3/4 installations to avoid a conflict
- New: Installer will only ask for reboot, if a reboot is really necessary
- Fix: Removal of newest Arccos protections did not work correctly, if the option to "remove annoying trailers and adverts" was activated
- Updated ElbyCDIO access layer

avast! 4 Professional Edition is a complete ICSA certified antivirus software for your company. It obtained VB100% awards in 2002/4 Virus Bulletin comparative reviews.

avast! scans for viruses, worms and Trojans: On Demand - with two User Interfaces, On Access, E-mail, during Boot Time, in File Explorer and Screen Saver. It maintains Virus Chest. Protects E-mail, HTTP, NNTP, ICQ, mIRC, Kazaa etc. True incremental updates based on iAVS technology updates twice a week virus definition file.
avast! Home/Professional now fully supports the 64-bit Windows platform.

Features:
- Antivirus kernel
- Simple User Interface
- Enhanced User Interface
- Resident protection
- Script Blocker (Professional Edition only
- P2P and IM Shields
- Network Shield
- Web Shield
- Automatic updates
- PUSH updates
- Virus Chest
- System integration
- Command-line scanner
- Integrated Virus Cleaner
- Support for 64-bit Windows
- Internationalization

*** Antivirus Kernel
New version of avast! antivirus kernel features outstanding detection abilities, together with high performance. You can expect 100% detection of In-the-Wild viruses (the ones what are really spreading amongst people) and very good detection of Trojan horses, all that with only a minimum number of false alarms.
The kernel was certified by ICSA; it frequently takes part in the tests of Virus Bulletin magazine, often yielding the VB100 award.
*** Simple User Interface
Simple User Interface is used to start on-demand scanning, work with the results, change various options etc. Basic resident protection settings can be modified here. Simple User Interface is the main application of avast! 4 Home Edition. You can start additional avast! modules from here, such as the Virus Chest, Updater or Log Viewer.
*** Enhanced User Interface
Unlike the Simple User Interface, the scanning is performed by so called "tasks". First, you define a task, including various parameters - areas to scan, what to scan, how to scan, etc. Having the task, you can (possibly repeatedly) run it. Each task generates a list of results; you can work with them later.
*** Resident protection
Resident protection, i.e. the real-time protection of the computer, is one of the most important parts of an antivirus program today. avast! features a powerful resident module that is able to detect the virus before it has any chance to infect your computer.
E-mail protection consists of two independent modules; first, there is a generic scanner working on the SMTP/POP3/IMAP4 protocol level. It is capable of protecting any existing e-mail client that uses these protocols. Second, there is a special plugin for MS Outlook only; it is completely transparent, requiring no special settings.
New feature of version 4 is heuristic analysis of e-mail scanners. It is extremely useful in protecting against new, unknown viruses and worms that are not possible to detect by the usual means. The heuristic module performs a thorough investigation of every e-mail message and watches for suspicious signs that might announce virus presence. When the number of those signs exceeds the user-defined level, the message is considered dangerous and the user is warned.
*** Script Blocker
The resident protection of the Professional Edition includes an additional module, not contained in the Home Edition - Script Blocker. This module watches all the scripts being executed in the operating system (so called WSH scripts - Windows Scripting Host). It also scans all the scripts run as a part of a web page within your web browser (Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and Mozilla).
*** Automatic updates
Automatic updates are another key point in virus protection. Both the virus database and the program itself can be updated automatically.
*** PUSH updates
A special feature of the Professional Edition are PUSH updates. It is a dramatic change in the philosophy of updates. Usually, every installed program checks every now and then whether a new version is available. PUSH updates, however, are initialized by our server; they result in your computer quickly responding and performing the necessary update. The system is based on the SMTP protocol, i.e. on usual e-mail messages. The updates itself are controlled by the avast! resident e-mail providers (MS Outlook and Internet Mail).
*** Virus Chest
The main properties of the Virus Chest are complete isolation from the rest of the operating system (no outside process, i.e. no virus either, may access the files inside) and the fact that the files inside the Chest may not be run (i.e. there is no danger in storing viruses there).
*** System integration
avast! antivirus features outstanding integration into your system. The scanning can be started directly from Windows Explorer, by clicking a folder or a file with your right mouse button and selecting the corresponding choice from the menu.
Another interesting feature is a special screen-saver that performs scanning for viruses during its run-time. avast! antivirus works together with your favorite screen-saver, so you don"t have to change to anything you wouldn"t like.
Another new option is the boot-time scan (Windows NT/2000/XP/.NET only). It is important in the case that a virus is suspected to be active on your computer. The boot-time scan is performed before the virus may get activated, so the virus cannot influence the scanning in any way.
*** Command-line scanner
Experienced users may like another Professional Edition feature - command-line scanner. The scanning can be controlled by many arguments and switches; to use as a pipe filter, a special STDIN/STDOUT mode is available.
The module is intended to be used in BATCH programs. Its output is the same as the output from the Enhanced User Interface tasks (including the report files).

Changes in Version 4.7.826; April 28, 2006:
- solved problem with installation on Windows NT 4.0 systems
- fixed the Program Settings menu item in the avast tray icon menu
- fixed a bug in the data storage that was preventing it from working correctly if the avast folder pathname contained non-Latin characters
- solved a rare problem that could eventually cause even a crash of the OS during boot (Windows XP)
- further enhanced compatibility with the latest Windows Vista builds

Nero 7 Premium enables you to experience your digital media in completely new and innovative ways. With the addition of a Nero Home ? media manager, you can now have the complete PC and TV experience. Whether you want to access your media files from the comfort of your living room, or complete digital media projects on your PC, Nero 7 Premium is all you need.

Now, with more features than ever before, this powerful software can transform your digital photos into professional animated slideshows, backup all of your valuable data, manage or search your media files, edit video or photos, create DVDs (including menus), and stream your files over a media server, and compress files to take on the go.

Now supports Blu-ray technology. Nero 7 Premium now gives you the ability to burn your data to BD-RE and BD-R (Blu-ray) media, which enables you to store enormous amounts of data (25-50 GB) onto a single disc.

New Features at a glance:
- Quick & easy access to all your digital media files from the comfort of your living room using a remote control
- Integrates TV time-shifting, DVD, video, photo and audio playback
- Easy wizard setup and user interface
- Support for all popular media formats
- Powerful database for storing and organizing of media files into playlists
- Complete multiple tasks concurrently
- Advanced search options with Nero Scout
- Redesigned to maximize ease-of-use, efficiency and speed
- LightScribe support
- Support for DVD-R Dual Layer format and DVD+R Double Layer

Content of Download Package Nero 7 Premium:
- Nero Home
- Nero Scout
- Nero StartSmart 3
- Nero Burning ROM 7
- Nero Express 7
- Nero WaveEditor 3
- Nero SoundTrax 2
- Nero Vision 4
- Nero Recode 2
- Nero ShowTime 3
- Nero MediaHome
- Nero PhotoSnap
- Nero CoverDesigner 2
- Nero ToolKit
- Nero BackItUp 2
- InCD 5
- Nero SoundBox
- Nero ImageDrive 3

Features of Nero Premium 7 :

Supported formats :
- CD: CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Audio CD, Mixed-Mode CD, Video CD, Super Video CD, miniDVD, CD Extra, Bootable CD, HFS, ISO/HFS Hybrid, UDF, UDF/ISO Bridge, InCD discs
- DVD : DVD ISO, DVD UDF, DVD ISO/UDF (Bridge), bootable DVD, DVD Copy on-the-fly and via image, DVD Images

BackUp options :
- ISO Level 1 + 2
- Joliet with 2-byte characters
- ISO Mode 1 and XA Mode 2
- ISO, ASCII and DOS character sets
- User-selectable ISO/Joliet-requirement relaxation
- Dynamic ISO filename conversion
- Single-track "on-the-fly" recording (up to 12X)
- Small-file caching from disk and network
- User-selectable file filters
- Multimounter
- Complex read-error handling
- Editable file structure and file names
- Multisession with track linking
- Full OFAS support (optimal file-access speed)
- Bootable CD creation (from floppy disk or hard drive partition)

Audio Track options :
- Retrieve title/artist info from free Internet CD database (http://freedb.freedb.org)
- Local database creation supported
- Compatible with user programs and CD databases
- Read and write M3U title playlists
- Add CD Text to CD backups
- Expanded file names for stored audio tracks (e.g., "The Beatles-Help.wav" instead of "Track01.wav")
- Audio index dialog with innovative "oscilloscope" display
- Track-at-Once / Disc-at-Once / Session-at-Once recording
- Extract multiple audio tracks
- Fast digital audio extraction
- User selectable audio extraction speed
- Digital and analog playback
- "On-the-fly" format conversion
- Variable pause length
- ISRC (song ID code) support
- Graphical audio file display
- Audio index (CD track index) support
- Optional jitter/CRC correction
- Click / hiss filters
- Wide stereo / normalize / crossfade* / karaoke filters
- Multiple filters for each audio track
- Test and apply most audio filters in real time (as you play the file)
- Drag and drop files directly from other CD drives

CD Copy :
- Track-at-Once / Disc-at-Once / Session-at-Once recording
- Disc Image creation/burning
- "On-the-fly" (drive-to-drive) copying
- Complex read-error handling
- Optional jitter/CRC correction
- CD Extra / Multisession CD copying

Disc Image options :
- Track-at-Once / Disc-at-Once / Session-at-Once recording
- Import HFS images
- Write images from other platforms (*.ISO)

Burn options :
- Updated burning engine with lower CPU load, more robust burn process
- Track-at-Once, Disc-at-Once, and Session-at-Once recording
- CD recorder buffer display*
- Disc-at-Once CDs no longer need to be finalised*
- User-setable record-buffer size
- Multiple copies of same disc / image
- Automated performance testing
- Automatic maximum-speed selection, burn simulation, and burning
- Dynamically disable auto-insert notification
- 80- and 90-minute CD-R support
- Overburning*
- BURN-Proof*
- Extra-long joliet filename support

Multi-function user interface :
- Modern and familiar Explorer-type design
- Drag and drop files from Windows Explorer, File Manager, and between Nero windows
- Built-in file browser
- CD content, information, and summary windows
- Toolbar, status bar, multiple compilation windows, tips
- Context-sensitive help and detailed help topics