Most Pirated Softwares, Last 2007

Yesterday, February 22, 2008, the Software & Information Industry Association published a list of the most pirated softwares last year. Due to the overwhelming piracy news and cases, the SIIA, came to audit what softwares were mostly to be pirated. Based on the softwares listed below, the categories to which they belong are in Web Design, Desktop Tools, and Office Suites. The group calls to stop this illegal piracy, and protect the intellectual rights of the companies and authors.

Most Pirated by Companies Last Year:

1. Symantec Norton AntiVirus - anti-virus software, detects and removes viruses, includes spyware and other security tools.


2. Adobe Acrobat - software used to create PDF files.


3. Symantec pcAnywhere - PC remote control, which enables users to access their PC anytime, anywhere.


4. Adobe Photoshop - software used to create, edit, and enhace images.


5. Autodesk AutoCAD - used by professionals in 3d modeling, engineering plans, architectural designs, and the like.


6. Adobe Dreamweaver - used for web design and tools.


7. Roxio Easy CD/DVD Creator - CD/DVD Burning


8. Roxio Toast Titanium - CD/DVD Burning


9. Ipswitch WS_FTP - used for sharing video, audio, images, publishing websites, blogs, etc.


10. Nero Ultra Edition - CD/DVD Burning

Most Frequently Pirated Software Titles on the Internet Last Year:

1. McAfee VirusScan - antivirus software


2. Symantec Norton AntiVirus


3. McAfee Internet Security Suite - used to protect PCs from spywares, adwares and other viruses while surfing the Internet


4. Intuit TurboTax - tax software, used to calculate TAX returns and other TAX related tools.
   
5. Adobe Photoshop


6. Adobe Acrobat


7. Intuit Quicken Home and Business - finance and business suite.


8. Symantec Norton pcAnywhere


9. Symantec Norton Ghost - restore and backup sotware.


10. Adobe Creative Suite - for graphics design, video editting, web development, and many more.
    

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