WHERE ARE THE BEST HONEST WEB SITES

I HAVE A MIME PROBLEM. WHAT EVER MIME IS. WHEN I TRIED TO GET ON AN EMAIL LIST A WINDOW CAME UP SAYING THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER MIME, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, & THEN WINDOWS VIA BING TO A SEARCH FOR PROGRAMS TO FIX MY PC. THERE ARE SO MANY BOGUS PROGRAMS OUT THERE I DID NOT WANT USE ANY OF THEM. DOES ANYONE KNOW A WEB SITE THAT IS HONEST, & CAN BE TRUSTED TO TELL ME THE INFO & OR PROGRAMS THAT I NEED. DOES ANYONE KNOW A HONEST WEBSITE WHERE YOU CAN GET GOOD FREEWARE. THANK YOU JOHN