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Monday, June 15, 2009

Probably the best free security list in the world

Everything you ever needed to know about Computer Security and Data Recovery, but never wanted to take the time to find out about... But now your PC is Broken... and you Have To...!:o

Go there and read over the list and save the page for Emergency's! That's what I did;) Or better yet, use these Free Software Products to Protect your Computer from Disaster... I  have used allot of them over the years and I can see that this is really a good list of Software...

http://www.virustorjunta.net/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=5430

This list is mainly for free security software/services
Disclaimer: Many of these programs may harm your PC (especially when misused). Use at your own risk.
The products are usually in the order "better is more close to the top", but such opinions are highly subjective.


Realtime protection (on-access)

Anti-virus:
Avira AntiVir
Avast!
AVG Anti-Virus Free
PcTools Free
Rising
Panda cloudantivirus
Twister (not free, lifelong licence)

Anti-malware:
DriveSentry
Spyware Doctor Starter Edition (Google pack)
Spyware terminator
Rising PC doctor
IObit 360
Windows Defender
SpyCatcher Express

Security suite (anti-virus, anti-malware and firewall):
McAfee Internet Security Suite (AOL)
Comodo


Scanners (on-demand)

AV-Scanners:
Kaspersky AVP Tool
Norton Security Scan (Google pack)
Bitdefender free
a-squared
Hitman Pro
ClamWin
Arcabit microscan
MWAV (no removal)
Sophos Threat Detection Test (no removal)

Anti-malware scanners:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Superantispyware
Ad-Aware
Spybot S&D
The Cleaner
Systweak Advanced System Protector
Prevx (no removal)
Spy Sweeper (no removal)
Spyware Doctor (no removal)
CA antispyware (no removal)

Portable antivirus/antimalware:
a2 portable
DrWeb cureit
VIPRE Rescue
Norman malware cleaner
Trendmicro Sysclean
ClamWin portable

Multi-AV scanners:
Multi-AV Scanning Tool
Multi-AV scan
GSA

AV definition files:
Avira

AV Rescue CD:
F-Secure
Avira
Kaspersky
BitDefender
DrWeb
more

Rootkit-detection:
Gmer
AVZ, AVZ database
Rootkit Revealer
Gmer: mbr-rootkit
Rootkitty
Sanity check
Radix
more programs here and here

Heuristic Malware scanner:
Mandiant

Memory scanner:
Threatexpert memoryscanner


Tools for virus removal

Tools for most common viruses:
McAfee Stinger
Avast virus cleaner
MS Malicious Software Removal Tool
Avira AntiVir Removal Tool

Removal tools for specific viruses:
BitDefender
Kaspersky
F-Secure
Symantec
Panda Software

Malware removal:
Subratam
Atribune
Malware Removal


Online-scanners

File scanning with several scanners:
Virustotal
Jotti
Virscan
Novirusthanks
Filterbit
Viruschief

Online-scanners:
F-Secure
BitDefender
BitDefender qscan
Eset
Panda Software
CA
OneCare
Trendmicro
VirusChaser
Comodo
a-squared
Kaspersky (no removal)
Symantec (no removal)
Mcafee (no removal)

Online sandbox:
Threatexpert
Sunbelt Sandbox
CIMA
Anubis
Norman Sandbox
Joebox


Firewalls

Limited versions of commercial firewalls:
Agnitum Outpost
Online Armor
Zonealarm
Sunbelt Kerio

Versatile Firewalls:
PCTools
Comodo
Jetico
Webroot
NetVeda Safety.Net
Filseclab

Gateways:
Untangle


HIPS

Behaviour blocker:
ThreatFire

System locking HIPS:
Eq Secure 4.2

Classical strong HIPS:
Real time defender
EqSecure 3.41, (Alcyon ruleset)
Dynamic Security Agent
Netchina S3 HIPS (Download here.)
System Safety Monitor
Winpooch
Malware Defender (not free, lifelong licence)

Classical lightweight HIPS:
Winpatrol
System shields
Arovax Shield

Anti-keylogger:
Snoopfree
Zemana (not free)

Registry protection:
MJ Registry Watcher

Anti-executable:
Process Guard
Trust-no-exe

Drive firewall:
SensiveGuard
CoreForce

File/Folder Monitoring Software:
Tiny Watcher
SilentNight Inspector
FileChecker
FileMap by BB

Anti Dialer:
A-Squared Anti Dialer
Dialer shields


System hardening-HIPS

System & Program Files Protection:
System Protect

Drive-by-download blocker:
Haute secure (IE)
F-Secure Exploit Shield (IE, Firefox)

Memory firewall:
Comodo memory firewall

Address space randomization:
WehnTrust

USB-firewall:
Net Studio USB FireWall


System hardening

Hardening tools:
Invincible Windows
Harden-It
Secure-It
SafeXP
XPantispy
Security & Privacy Complete
Seconfig XP
Samurai
Windows Worms Doors Cleaner

USB-autorun cleaning
Flash disinfector

USB-autorun disabling
Panda USB and AutoRun Vaccine

Script protection:
Script Defender
ScripTrap
No Script (Firefox)

SRP (Software Restriction Policy):
instructions 1
instructions 2

Adding user rights:
Sudo for windows
suDown

Limiting user rights:
Windows Steadystate
SuRun

Determining user rights:
Privbar

Running program with dropped rights:
DropMyRights.net
PsExec
StripMyRights
1-defender


Sandboxing/virtualization

Sandboxing (for browsers/IM/etc):
Sandboxie
GeSWall
Defencewall (very cheap)
AppGuard (not free)

System virtualization:
Returnil
Powershadow 2.6 (Key)
Shadow Defender (not free, lifelong licence)

Rollback software:
Rollback Rx (not free)
Firstdefence-ISR (not free)
Eaz-fix (not free)

Desktop virtualization:
Mojopac
Icore

Virtual players:
VmWare player, VmWare converter, EasyVMX converter
moka5 live PC + Fearless Browser

Virtualization software:
VMWare
VirtualBox
VirtualPC
VMToolkit

Portable OS:
Ubuntu linux


Vulnerability scanning

Windows-system security analyzing:
MS Baseline Security Analyzer
Nessus
Belarc Advisor

Windows-system security analyzing (OS+installed programs):
Secunia
F-secure health check

Installed programs:
several here

Searching for drivers:
several here


Browser security

Anti-phishing/malware browser plugins:
WOT
McAfee Siteadvisor
PcTools Browserdefender
Netcraft toolbar
Sitehound
Web Security Guard
RGguard
TrendProtect
Comodo Verification Engine

Automatic link scanning:
AVG Linkscanner
Finjan SecureBrowsing

Manual link scanning:
LinkScanner
Dr.Web plug-in (Firefox)

Anti-phishing Firefox plugins:
IDND
ShowIP

Ad blocking:
Adblock Plus (Firefox)
http://www.vdc.fi/adblock-suomi/
http://www.viltteri.net/viltteri.txt
http://easylist.adblockplus.org/

Pop-up blockers:
PanicWare Pop-Up Stopper
EMS Free Surfer


IP-blocking/hardening

Blacklists for Explorer:
Spyware Blaster

Proxy+blacklist:
SquidGuard

Host File management:
Hostsman
B.I.S.S. Host Manager

Host files (blocking malware and advertisements):
http://hostsfile.mine.nu/downloads/
http://www.hosts-file.net/
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

Caching/filtering and blocking pseudo-DNS server:
DNSKong

Internal proxies:
Proxomitron + JD list
IdnWebShield

External proxies:
Freecap
Socscap

Better DNS:
OpenDNS

IP-blocking:
Peer Guardian 2

Parental control:
Kidzui
K9 Web Protection


Spam filters

SpamAssassin
SpamCop
Spamihilator
SPAMfighter
Comodo Antispam
Mailwasher
Spam Manager


Privacy

Free VPN connection:
Hotspot shield
UltraVPN
Aloneweb
Loki

Free online proxy:
Ninjacloak
Zend2
Proxybrowsing
Proxify

Anonymous browsers:
XeroBank
OperaTor

Anonymous browsing tools:
Foxyproxy
Tor
JAP

Cookie-control:
Cookie monster
CookieSafe (Firefox)
CS lite (Firefox)
Cookie culler (Firefox)

Key scrambling:
KeyScrambler Personal

Virtual keyboard:
Trendmicro Transaction Guard (Java, with spyware protection)
Neo's safekeys

Password management:
Lastpass
Passwordmaker
Password Safe
RoboForm
RoboForm2Go (portable)
Keepass
Any password

Protection against search data profiling:
Trackmenot (Firefox)

E-mail encryption:
PGPFreeware
Comodo SecureEmail

VPN sofware:
Logmein Hamachi
Comodo EasyVPN


Checking your own ip:
Show My IP
IP Adress

Browsing without a trace:
Portable Firefox
Browzar


System monitoring

System monitoring and diagnostic:
System info for Windows (SIW)
What's Running
Change Analysis Diagnostic tool (Microsoft)
Eset SysInspector
EVEREST Home Edition
Anvir task manager
Rsit (new files etc)

Process/startup/etc scanners:
ProcessExplorer
Autoruns
Silent runners
Run Scanner
Process Hacker

Autorun/startup/etc scanners with analyzing help:
HijackThis (analyzing help here, and here)
a2 HiJackFree ( analyzing help here)
Security Task Manager
Runalyzer
Dart Bit

Realtime process monitoring:
Process monitor

Searching files and processes:
http://www.fileresearchcenter.com/ (+ process scanning)
http://www.processlibrary.com/
http://fileadvisor.bit9.com/services/search.aspx

Checksum calculation:
Md5summer
Hashcalc
Hashtab


Network traffic monitoring

Port checking:
ActivePorts
TcpView
CurrPorts+IPNetInfo

Botnet diagnosis:
Trendmicro RUBotted

Network traffic monitoring:
Netmeter
F-secure web trail

Network traffic analyzing:
Wireshark
NetworkMiner
Nmap
Cain & Abel
IpSniffer
Microsoft Network Monitor
Analyzer

NIDS
Snort


System cleaning

Process killing:
ProcX (+many anti-rootkit software)

File shredders:
Eraser
UltraShredder
File Shredder

File killing:
KillBox
Brute force uninstaller (guide)
Unlocker
FileASSASSIN
Avenger (Only for EXPERTS!!)

Killing registry entries:
RegASSASSIN

Device&driver analyzing:
ServiWin
Pserv.cpl

Registry editing:
Registrar lite
Regalyzer
RegSearch

System cleaning:
Crap Cleaner
Advanced System Care
Easy Cleaner
RegSeeker
Tweaknow RegCleaner
ATF-Cleaner
CleanUP!
PureRa

Alternate data streams:
ADSSpy
Assasin G13
Lads

Uninstallers:
Revo uninstaller
Zsoft uninstaller
Add/Remove Pro
Install Rite
EMB uninstaller

MRU-list deleting:
MRU-Blaster

Removing unwanted parts of preinstalled Windows/software:
PC Decrapifier
Office 2007 remover
AV removal (many tools)
AV removal 2 (many tools)


Data rescue

File rescuing from Usb-drive/hard disk:
PC Inspector File Recovery
Avira UnErase

File rescuing from memory cards:
PC Inspector smart recovery

Rescuing files from corrupted hard disk:
Unstoppable Copier

Unstoppable copying:
TeraCopy

Rescuing files from broken CD/DVD:
IsoBuster


Encrypting

Versatile tool for encrypting:
FREE CompuSec

Hiding files:
My Lockbox

Encrypting files:
TrueCrypt
AxCrypt
Cryptainer LE
Kruptos 2

Encrypting for usb-drive:
Cryptainer LE


Backup

Data Backup:
Fbackup
Syncback
Comodo Backup
Karen's Replicator
Cobian backup
XXCopy

Portable backup:
Toucan
FileHamster

Online-disk:
Mozy
Adrive

Registry backup:
Erunt

Programs for mbr backupping and restoring:
Many programs here

Creating images from hard disks on-line:
Paragon Express
Macrium Reflect Free
DriveImageXML
Drive Snapshot
SelfImage
Shadow Protect (not free)

Backupping hard disk with Live-Cd:
GParted+Clonezilla
G4U
PC INSPECTOR™ clone maxx
Partition Logic

Hard disk cloning:
HDClone free (CD)

Hard disk cleaning:
Darik's Boot & Nuke
Active Kill Disk
PC INSPECTOR™ e-maxx

Backup drivers:
Drivermax


System rescue

Boot-CD:
UBCD4win
BootDisk

Rescuing and troubleshooting:
Memtest86+
Sisoft
SystemResqueCD
Shockfamily Knoppix

Recover a hanging system:
Antifreeze

Repairing of broken internet connection:
Winsockxpfix
Winsockfix
Lspfix
Autodebug for Winsock

Fixing settings:
Dial-aFix
Sreng
Computer Repair utility kit


Miscellaneous

Guides:
disabling autorun
Fixing MBR with Boot-CD
Fixing MBR
Configuring XP firewall
Restore Corrupted Folder Options and Advanced Settings

Automatic analyzing of EULA:
Eulalyzer
Spywareguide

Security program lists:
Spywarewarrior
Alken
firewallguide

Guides for malware removal:
MajorGeeks

Best security forums:
Wilders Security

Updates from Microsoft:
Shavlik Patch Google® Gadget
Ryan VM's pack

AV-laboratories:
support@emsisoft.com
newvirus@kaspersky.com
virus@avira.com
https://analysis.f-secure.com/


Tests

Eicar test virus:
Eicar AntiVirus test file

Test spyware (for experts):
Spycar
Scoundrel Simulator

System shutdown test (for experts):
ZeroDay testi

Keylogger-test:
Zemana

HIPS-tests (for experts):
Comodo

Tests for PC:
Test my PC

Firewall/port tester:
GRC

Other security tests:
PC Flank
GFI (email)

Browser tests:
Web Check (security)
Popup Check (popups)
Browser security (java)

Test sites:
Av Comparatives
Matousec
Anti-Virus performance
Virus Info
Anti Malware Test
Shadow Server
Kareldjag
PCSL - PC Security Labs
Remove-malware
MTC


Vista-security

UAC-control
TweakUAC

Better UAC
Smart UAC
Norton UAC Tool

Vista Firewall control
Vista firewall control

Repairing of broken internet connection:
ICR

Miscellaneous:
disabling autorun
turning DEP on
Vista firewall guide

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The latest version of this list is always found at Virustorjunta.net. It is occasionally copied to
Wilderssecurity and Gizmo's Freeware.




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