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Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
Last Update: Sat, 02/06/2010 - 00:54 — ako Introduction |
Motto: Si vis pacem, para bellum. This outstanding list has been compiled by one of our senior security editors, Antti Koponen. The products are listed with the best free products first (non-free products are always at the bottom of each category), as judged by Antti. Antti's current choices for real-time protection on his XP desktop and Vista laptop have been marked with ►. Other noteworthy products used by Antti have been marked with ♦, and Antti's favourite malware detection/removal tools with ⇒. The products are almost exclusively free with some exceptions: (a) Products where there is no free alternative (b) Good products that offer a lifetime license (c) Exceptional products If you think this list has too many options to choose from, try Gizmo's Security Advice Wizard. Please inform Antti for dead/false links, and give suggestions for new applications with the form located at the end of this list! Probably the Best Free Security List in the World (c) 2009-2010 Antti Koponen
Index |
Realtime protection (on-access) |
Anti-virus: Anti-malware: Security suite (anti-virus, anti-malware and firewall): |
Tools for most common viruses: Removal tools for specific viruses: Malware removal: Additional AV-spesific tools |
File scanning with several scanners: Online-scanners (FF=also Firefox): |
Limited versions of commercial firewalls: free Firewalls: Simple firewalls (inbound only): Replacement for router firmware: About NAT routers and hardware firewalls: |
Behaviour blocker: Classical strong HIPS: Classical lightweight HIPS: Anti-keylogger: Registry protection: Anti-executable: White-listing anti-executable: Drive firewall: File/Folder Monitoring Software: Anti Dialer: |
System & Program Files Protection: Drive-by-download blocker: Memory firewall: Address space randomization: System lockdown: USB-shield: USB-firewall: |
Hardening tools: USB-autorun cleaning USB-autorun disabling Script-file protection: Protection against scripts embedded on web pages: Protection against flash embedded on web pages: SRP (Software Restriction Policy): Adding user rights: Limiting user rights: Improved Group Policy Editor: Determining user rights: Running program with dropped rights: |
Sandboxing (for browsers/IM/etc): Light sandboxing in browsers: System virtualization: Rollback software: Desktop virtualization: Virtual players: Virtualization software: Virtualized browser: Portable OS: Linux live CD: |
Windows-system security analyzing: Windows-system security analyzing (OS+installed programs): Installed programs: Searching for drivers: CD With All Current Drivers for Windows XP: Package for most important media addons: |
Anti-phishing/malware browser plugins: Real-time link scanning: Manual link scanning: Anti-phishing Firefox plugins: Ad blocking: Pop-up blockers: |
Blocking connections to malware domains: Blacklists for Explorer: Internet proxy+blacklist: Host File management: Host files (blocking malware and advertisements): Caching/filtering and blocking pseudo-DNS server: Internal proxies: External proxies: Better DNS: IP-blocking: Parental control: Spam filters |
Checking your own ip: Collection of tools: Free VPN connection: Free online proxy: SSH and SFTP client: Anonymous browsers: Anonymous browsing tools: Detection of web bugs: Spoofing mac address: Control referrers: Secure HTTPS server: Cookie-control: Key scrambling: Virtual keyboard: Versatile tool for safeguarding banking session: Password management: Service for one-time passwords: Protection against search data profiling: E-mail encryption: VPN sofware: Browsing without a trace: Removal of metadata: |
System monitoring and diagnostic: Process/startup/etc scanners: Process/startup/etc scanners with analyzing help: Realtime process monitoring: Injected DLLs: Searching files and processes: File Type Inspector: Executable Inspection: Checksum calculation: |
Port checking: Botnet diagnosis: Network traffic monitoring: Network traffic analyzing: Control internet traffic priority: |
File rescuing from Usb-drive/hard disk: File rescuing from memory cards: Rescuing files from corrupted hard disk: Unstoppable copying: Versatile tool for coping files: Rescuing files from broken CD/DVD: Write error resistant DVD:s: |
Versatile tool for encrypting: Hiding files: Encrypting files: Encrypting with virtual drives: Encrypting for usb-drive: |
Data Backup: Portable backup: Network backup: Online-disk: Host and share files: Registry backup: Programs for mbr backupping and restoring: Creating images from hard disks on-line: Backupping hard disk with Live-Cd: Hard disk cloning: Raw copy of hard disks: Hard disk wiping: Backup drivers: |
Boot-CD: Boot-CD registry editor: Rescuing and troubleshooting: Boot, resque, partitioning etc. Disk recovery(data, partition, boot sector): Make bootable linux USB: Make bootable Windows USB: Recover a hanging system: Solve problem drivers: Repairing of broken internet connection: Fixing settings: |
Eicar test virus: Test spyware (for experts): System shutdown test (for experts): HIPS/Firewall-tests (for experts): Buffer overfolw test: Tests for PC: Firewall/port tester: Router crash test: DNS security test: Other security tests: Anti-rootkit tests: Anonymity tests: Browser tests: Test sites: Real-time analysis for sandboxed malware: Online sandbox for malware analysis: |
The best protector: LUA Better UAC Vista Firewall control Repairing of broken internet connection: Miscellaneous: |
Windows 7 firewall control CD With All Current Drivers for Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7: Better XP mode: The update servers of the free version of Avira Antivir are undersized. For this reason the first update may take a long time - an hour or even more. As the install package comes with very old virus definitions, one is not well advised to continue surfing without the update process being finished. One can speed-up the first update by downloading the latest Avira updates here, then double-clicking the Avira system tray icon and choosing Update > Manual update, and searching the downloaded file with the file manager thus opened. You should keep watch on the Avira updates. Double-click the Avira system tray icon. Then click the Configuration button. A new window is opened. Choose Expert mode. Click General > Security. Now check Show notice if the virus definition file is out of date and choose Alert if last update is older than 2 days. One may occasionally meet update problems also in the future, but Avira should usually update itself on its own approximately once a day. As Avira has market-leading heuristics, small lags in updates are not as fatal for Avira as for most of its rivals. However, if Avira regularly fails to update, consider changing to another free AV. Update (29.11.09): Avira has improved their update system. At the moment the update problem seems to have been eliminated. In the free version only malware detection. Removal included in the paid version. Due to site politics direct links to executable files are forbidden. Replace [dot] with . and the link will work. I use the commercial F-secure on one of my PC:s as I get it without charge from my employer. Moreover, it is from Finland! My current choices for real-time protection + OpenDNS on router
These include many nice tools. I use e.g. Actronis True Image (there are many free alternatives above) for system backup. In my opinion regular system partition imaging and data backup are the most important parts of PC security. Malware detection/removal tools My favorite cleanup tools include
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Don
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And here’s an alternative Living Beings download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3’s. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopLivingBeingsClimateControl
Living Beings Blog has some MP3 Song clips from our Living Beings - Climate Control album. Also, I put up some of my favorite Pic’s. http://livingbeings.blogspirit.com/
And here’s an alternative DonSongs download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3’s. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopDonSongs002
CMU - Christian Music Underground
CMU was started by Don Bishop to share the music of myself and of course the rest of you guys who are among the non commercial artists out there who work hard at their music and want to Glorify, Praise and Share the Love of our Lord Jesus.
http://christianrocker.com/index.php?mode=player&type=radio&id=79
DonSongs Blog... This is a Collection of Songs written & Sung by Don Bishop from 01-1991 to 03-2002.http://donsongs.blogspirit.com/
I need help starting a ministry for Kids. Do you love Kids and Teenagers? If you feel a calling on your life to help the least of these grow up and learn to live and love and believe in Jesus, then please check out our vision.
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My Web Site’s Business Page, the Entry Point for all the rest. My New Site is at http://bishopco.com/mambo/ and my old faithful is at http://www.BishopCo.com
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God Bless,
Don
Check out my Web Pages and Blog’s too...
Don's Music and Poems at DonSongs.com
DonSongs! Download Both Albums in MP3's Free! Also, there's Pages of my Songs, Poems and Pic’s of me and friends:>) www.DonSongs.com
DonSongs New Site With Music Players for Both Albums and New Page Design...
Download The Whole Living Beings - Climate Control Album Free!:) We have our New Album Out Now! With me, Don Bishop doing Vocals and Lyrics and Marty Splawn Playing all the Music! And You can Download the whole Album Free!
http://bishopco.com/LivingBeings/LivingBeings-ClimateControl-mp3.html
And here’s an alternative Living Beings download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3’s. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopLivingBeingsClimateControl
Living Beings Blog has some MP3 Song clips from our Living Beings - Climate Control album. Also, I put up some of my favorite Pic’s. http://livingbeings.blogspirit.com/
And here’s an alternative DonSongs download site that also has smaller 64Kbps M3U versions for Dialup connections and it has Streams of the complete album too if you just want to listen online without saving the MP3’s. http://www.archive.org/details/DonBishopDonSongs002
CMU - Christian Music Underground
CMU was started by Don Bishop to share the music of myself and of course the rest of you guys who are among the non commercial artists out there who work hard at their music and want to Glorify, Praise and Share the Love of our Lord Jesus.
http://christianrocker.com/index.php?mode=player&type=radio&id=79
DonSongs Blog... This is a Collection of Songs written & Sung by Don Bishop from 01-1991 to 03-2002.http://donsongs.blogspirit.com/
I need help starting a ministry for Kids. Do you love Kids and Teenagers? If you feel a calling on your life to help the least of these grow up and learn to live and love and believe in Jesus, then please check out our vision.
Psalms 68 Ministries http://www.Psalms68.com
My Web Site’s Business Page, the Entry Point for all the rest. My New Site is at http://bishopco.com/mambo/ and my old faithful is at http://www.BishopCo.com
Classified Ads, Place Your’s for Free Here! Try out my free Classified Ads Site.
Don's Deals Free Classifieds http://epage.com/js/csp/c44364/b44364/r571658/?csp=44364
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