Ares Galaxy is a popular P2P file sharing program and also its own P2P network. It works on a Windows 98 or newer Microsoft Windows operating system and has such features as multisource downloads, autoresume of suspended downloads, previews of audio/video file streams while downloads are in progress and basic bandwidth and queue controls.

The best aspect of Ares Galaxy is that connecting to the server is fast and easy and files are downloaded rapidly. File organization is also simple and easy and can be done with just the click of a mouse. Hassles are relatively non-existent with a clean, attractive interface that is so simple to use Even your grandmother or the Village Idiot could do it. Even with a sluggish dial-up connection, the speed of searching is so fast that after a second or two you'll have a ton of results from which to choose. It provides a broad database that never fails to find the file you're looking for (for those who have complained about limited selection, it really depends on when you go on. Obviously during the most popular hours the selection will be the highest).

With Ares Galaxy, everything is automatic, so you just have to select the file you want to download and everything else is taken care of. For instance, if a user is no longer available Ares Galaxy finds another user. Even when there is a user available, Ares Galaxy always searches for more users to make it go even faster. Further, if you should get disconnected from the Internet for any reason, Ares will try to reconnect. And, if you don't want to do this, you can easily adjust the settings in the control panel to your preferences. In addition, while Ares Galaxy comes bundled with Adware and Spyware, you can avoid installing it by unchecking all of the installation boxes except the Ares Galaxy necessary files box.

The main problem with Ares Galaxy is that it's Internet Explorer-only. That means that clicking a link within the Ares Web browser will open Internet Explorer whether or not it's your default browser. So if you have a soft spot for Firefox or other browsers, you're out of luck. On the downside, online support is minimal and the program provides a somewhat flawed media player which constantly skips. But you can get around this by playing the files using realplayer or another alternative.