Software Downloads
The software listed on this page is intended for personal home use only. If you're an employee and you need one of the packages listed below installed on your office computer, contact the ITS Support Center for assistance.
Note: You MUST accept the Security Certificates when downloading from SVSU!
Licensed Utilities for SVSU Users
The utilities listed below have been licensed by SVSU and is distributable to registered SVSU students and full-time faculty and staff. To download the software, authentication is required (use your SVSU User ID and Password).
- NetDrive - free secure FTP client (for Windows XP only) to access your M: drive from off-campus, as a mapped drive letter.
- Eraser - a secure data removal tool for Windows. It completely removes sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns.
- Zimbra Toaster - utility to direct web send/mailto links to open your Vmail account within the browser.
- Spark Instant Messenger Client
Computer Science students
- Putty - an SSH client for the CSIS server
- You are eligible to download some of Microsoft's offerings for free. Visit: https://www.svsu.edu/csis/sdc/
Discounted Productivity Software (for home computers)
- Discounted Software - for home use, geared for all SVSU students, faculty, adjunct, full time & part time staff. MS Office, WordPerfect, Adobe, and others...
- Microsoft DigitalRiver - Microsoft's promotional program geared at providing discounted Microsoft software to eligible students at substantial savings (shop above link first).
Security Software (for personal home computers)
- Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool
- Microsoft Security Essentials - Free anti-virus provided by Microsoft.
- SUPERAntiSpyware - Free Anti-Spyware/Adware remover.
- AVG Anti-Virus - Free anti-virus and anti-spyware for Windows
- MalwareBytes - malware/spyware remover
- Spybot Search & Destroy - Spyware Search & Destroy for Windows
- AVast! - Free anti-virus and anti-spyware for Windows
- ClamXav - Free virus scanner for Macintosh
- Ad-Aware - Adware & Spyware cleaning
- Spyware Blaster - Prevents some types of Spyware
- AntiVir - Free anti-virus for Windows 9x & Linux
- ZoneAlarm - Personal Firewall Protection
- Mozilla Firefox - Web Browser alternative (Strongly recommended for Vmail use)
- Local Install - In case IE doesn't let you off campus, here's an older version that should allow you to go online and get the latest version
Popular Internet Utility Programs
- CoreFTP - free secure FTP client -- Download and Installation Instructions
- FireFTP - free secure FTP client add-on for Firefox (use CoreFTP instructions)
- Fugu - free secure FTP client for Mac's -- Installation Instructions
- Kompozer -- free web editing program -- Download and Installation Instructions
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - .PDF file reader
- Internet Explorer - Web Browser
- Zimbra Desktop -- Full E-mail Client for Vmail (ITS recommends using Firefox)
- Mozilla Thunderbird - E-mail Only Client for Vmail
- RealPlayer - Streaming audio/video player
- QuickTime - Play 200 different kinds of digital media
- Shockwave - Rich-media playback
- iTunes - Digital jukebox
- WinZip - Unzip compressed Internet files -- Instructions on how to unzip a file
(note: Windows XP & greater is able to open Zip files as folders, so you may not need WinZip - trial versions cause headaches in general use) - ZoneAlarm - Personal Firewall Protection