~SECURITY TOOLS If you're on the internet, you've got to protect yourself. Viruses, trojans, worms, and countless other intrusive devices exist out there. You can't avoid them without the right tools.
10 MINUTE MAIL.......... Gives you a temp disposable email address that is good for 10 minutes.....(free).....GO THERE!
13 GREAT FREE BACKUP PROGRAMS..........Making sure you've got a reliable backup solution is a must for any user - and more so for an administrator .....(free).....GO THERE!
4WARDING..........E-mail service that offers email and web forwarding along with other enhanced features for free and without advertising.....(free).....GO THERE!
5 FREE APPS TO CLONE YOUR HARD DRIVE..........Hard drive prices are so low now that it really makes sense to use an imaging program. That way you've got a perfectly cloned backup of your system exactly the way you have it configured in case of a crash, which is much more convenient than reinstalling Windows, activating, and loading all your applications all over again. Here are four great apps to get the job done - without spending a dime .....(free).....GO THERE!
50 FREE INTERNET TOOLS FOR TIN-FOIL HAT WEARERS.......... Security to the nth degree, and more.....(free).....GO THERE!
6 DUMBEST IDEAS IN COMPUTER SECURITY..........What are they? They're the anti-good ideas. They're the braindamage that makes your $100,000 ASIC-based turbo-stateful packet-mulching firewall transparent to hackers. Where do anti-good ideas come from? They come from misguided attempts to do the impossible - which is another way of saying "trying to ignore reality." Frequently those misguided attempts are sincere efforts by well-meaning people or companies who just don't fully understand the situation, but other times it's just a bunch of savvy entrepreneurs with a well-marketed piece of junk they're selling to make a fast buck. In either case, these dumb ideas are the fundamental reason(s) why all that money you spend on information security is going to be wasted, unless you somehow manage to avoid them .....(free).....GO THERE!
A DAILY BACKUP .......... Unlimited backup profiles are supported. A_dailyBackUp can be configured to start the backup automatically after the program starts (using command line options (switches) and to exit when the backup is finished. The files or complete directories will be stored in ZIP compatible archives using a very fast and secure compression procedure.....(free).....GO THERE!
ABC SECURITY PROTECTOR.......... ABC Security Protector enables you to protect your PC by disabling some features like use of the MS-DOS command prompt in Windows and real mode DOS applications from within the Windows shell, and disable function keys on boot up like the F5, F6 and F8 keys. The program is very useful if you want to disable the lowlevel access to your system. It's easy to use, reliably protected by the password and excellent online help is also available.....(free).....GO THERE!
ABSOLUTE UNINSTALLER.......... Absolute Uninstaller is similar to standard Windows Add - Remove program but more powerful.The standard Add/Remove program can't uninstall applications completely which often leaves broken registry keys ,unnecessary files on the hard disk.The more junk files your computer have ,the slower it runs. Uninstall Manager can wipe off all the junk files clearly in seconds.It offers a more user-friendly way to remove unneeded applications and to improve your computer efficiency.....(free).....GO THERE!
ACCESS MONITOR..........Access Monitor is a User Access Log utility designed for the Windows XP Operating Systems .....(free).....GO THERE!
ACCESS YOUR COMPUTER REMOTELY..........Thanks to virtual network computing, you can access your home machine from anywhere, from the Wired How-To Wiki.....(free).....GO THERE!
ACTIVE PORTS.......... Active Ports - easy to use tool for Windows NT/2000/XP that enables you to monitor all open TCP and UDP ports on the local computer. Active Ports maps ports to the owning application so you can watch which process has opened which port. It also displays a local and remote IP address for each connection and allows you to terminate the owning process. Active Ports can help you to detect trojans and other malicious programs.....(free).....GO THERE!
ACTIVE VIRUS SHIELD..........Advanced detection technology to help stop known and new viruses, spyware and other malware before they attack you. Always-on, automatically checks for updates every hour- providing real-time scanning and protection against virus threats.....(free).....GO THERE!
AD PROTECTION SYSTEM.......... Ad Protection System 2002 is a tool we created in the labs to help our development team out. We quickly realized that the rest of the world could benefit from an easy to use, lightweight application that blocks popup ads. With an ad database and the ability to add new advertisements you may encounter, APS 2002 is able to block unwanted ads from thousands of sources. APS 2002 is compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4, Windows 2000, and Windows XP.....(free).....GO THERE!
ADS SPY..........A small tool to list, view or delete Alternate Data Streams (ADS) on Windows 2000/XP with NTFS file systems......(free).....GO THERE!
AIR SNARE..........Intrusion detection system to help you monitor your wireless network.....(free).....GO THERE!
ALL ABOUT SYSTEM RESTORE..........A life saver if your system goes bad .....(free).....GO THERE!
ALL DONE..........Saves a log file detailing all file system changes and RunOnce activities that will happen during the next system startup after you install new software .....(free).....GO THERE!
ALLWAY SYNC..........File and directory synchronizer that works on local, network or removable devices. Use it to synchronize your data between PCs, laptops, USB drives and more .....(free).....GO THERE!
ALOAHA SIGN.......... Aloaha sign! is an excellent tool to validate PDF, d2d, p7m, xmldsig and PKCS 7 signatures. Furthermore it is possible to digitally sign virtually any filetype with any native supported smartcard.....(free).....GO THERE!
AMIC EMAIL BACKUP.......... Amic Email Backup is a handy software tool for Microsoft Windows based PCs designed to save emails, address book, settings, mail and news accounts, message rules, blocked senders lists and signatures to a single, compact, compressed backup file that can be easily restored when necessary.....(free).....GO THERE!
ANALYZING E-MAIL HEADERS AND TRACKING E-MAIL..........Most e-mail readers only show the To and From headers, which can be easily forged. Use this guide to learn how to read the complete message headers .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANGRY IP SCANNER..........Angry IP Scanner (or simply ipscan) is an open-source and cross-platform network scanner designed to be fast and simple to use. It scans IP addresses and ports as well as has many other features. It is widely used by network administrators and just curious users around the world, including large and small enterprises, banks, and government agencies. It runs on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANI SECURE MONITOR.......... Runs on startup a floating screen that tells anyone that the computer is secure. Alerts the user if anyone tries to access by inserting a lock out screen (slides in) and locks everything Out. User able to change passwords.....(free).....GO THERE!
ANNIHILATOR..........Designed to undo the 'Cache Thumbnails' option in MS Windows XP Explorer. Performs a recursive search for files to delete [THUMBS.DB]. Will work with any drive (Local, Remote (Mapped) or UNC). Generates a list of 'annihilation' candidates to select from. Option to generate a text file report of the annihilation. Fast. No install required. Includes self-referencing options .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANONYMIZER..........Great list of anonymizers and proxies for surfing in privacy .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANONYMIZING GOOGLE'S COOKIE..........If you use Google, and you accept it's cookie, you should give some thought to the implications, both good and potentially bad : this page tries to help you do that, together with an easy way to anonymize it without missing out on its benefits .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANTI FREEZE..........With its emergency task manager, AntiFreeze offers a last recourse when you find your computer in a hung state. Because programs consume too much CPU or too much memory or too many programs have been started, your computer has become unresponsive. The mouse still moves but no programs are responding, you cannot switch to other programs or even close them. You have even tried to start the Windows Task Manager even that won’t work because it does not get enough attention from the scheduler to respond to your mouse clicks and keyboard presses. You are ready to press the reset button, instead you can press the hotkey of AntiFreeze. It will put to sleep all running programs except the most critical ones, giving you the opportunity to close down the programs which are causing problems. You may even be able to save or recover your work (Go to Free Downloads).....(free).....GO THERE!
ANTI KEYLOGGER SHIELD..........Anti Keylogger Shield is a powerful, easy to use anti-spy software tool that prohibits operation of any keylogger, either know or unknown, professional or custom made. Once installed, Anti Keylogger Shield will run silently in your System Tray, block the system mechanisms that are exploited by keyloggers, and protect your privacy immediately and constantly .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANTI-ROOTKIT.......... The first beta version of the AVG Anti-Rootkit, an advanced utility designed to detect and remove hidden objects known as Rootkits, from your system, is now available for beta testing. Thanks to Major Geeks for the download.....(free).....GO THERE!
ANTI-VIRUS TEST FILE..........The anti-virus or anti-malware test file. A number of anti-virus researchers have worked together to produce a file that their (and many other) products "detect" as if it were a virus. It is safe to pass around, because it is not a virus, and does not include any fragments of viral code. Most products react to it as if it were a virus (though they typically report it with an obvious name, such as "EICAR-AV-Test").....(free).....GO THERE!
ANTIBOT.......... Enter your email address, press Encrypt, and paste protected email address in your web page .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANTISPYE..........Will hide your screen from external eyes. No mouse clicks, no fingers configurations to press simultaneous key combination. Just move the mouse pointer to one of the screen corners and viola! Your screen will be hidden with blank window, screensaver or with the screenshot that you could make earlier .....(free).....GO THERE!
ANY PASSWORD.......... Any Password is an easy-to-use tool that lets you store and arrange all your passwords, user IDs, and related information in a tree form. The program saves this information in encrypted files which can be protected by a password. So, the only thing you need to remember is the password for the file. Any Password can also generate random passwords with specified parameters (length, used characters, etc.). You can find any stored information using the incremental search feature.....(free for personal use).....GO THERE!
ANY WEBLOCK.......... Any Weblock is a web content control software that gives you the power to block any website on your local computer. It works with any web browser and displays a fake error page. No network knowledge required to configure. You only need to know the domain/subdomain names of the websites.....(free).....GO THERE!
APEX DELETION PREVENTER..........Apex is a powerful tool that lets you Monitor or prevent deletion of files. It will run invisibly, prevent file deletions on start up and record the name and directory of the deleted file as well as the action performed on it, and the user that requested the action. NOTE: Deleting files to the Recycle Bin is not deleting but its simply moving a file to a special windows folder called Recycle Bin. Real deletion of files occurs when you SHIFT-DELETE a file or when you removes a file from the Recycle Bin.....(free).....GO THERE!
APPLICATION MONITOR..........Small API monitor that allows the user to monitor the APIs called by the given application. KAM supports 1749 different APIs as for now .....(free).....GO THERE!
APPLICATIONS USAGE MONITOR .......... Applications Usage Monitor logs the usage and the time of use of the apps in your system into a file .....(free).....GO THERE!
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DELETE..........Get rid of confirmation messages. Thanks to our friends at gHacks! .....(free).....GO THERE!
AROVAX SHIELD..........Rather than looking for spyware traces or tracking applications that secretly send or receive data over the Internet, Arovax Shield blocks any attempt by malicious software to add entries to the auto-start menu, change the registry, hijack or install itself into a browser or find any other way to stealthy get itself onto a PC .....(free).....GO THERE!
AS3 PERSONAL FIREWALL.......... Designed to prevent outsiders from accessing your network. The unit serves as the single entry point to your network and evaluate all TCP connection requests as they are received, comparing them with each rule in the policy. Provides a real-time view of the open connections through the firewall. The rules editor is used to define a security policy where connections requests from unauthorized ip addresses and ports are rejected. Use the rules editor to specify the destination and service for each rule with the required action. For example, if you don't want someone connecting to your network, you can bar his access by blocking connection request from his ip address or port number. On his end, he see a message that responds "Connection failed" or "Connection terminated". Once defined the firewall provides control of how the policy is distributed to all TCP connections through your network.....(free).....GO THERE!
ASSIMILATOR.......... Replicates good processes running locally, coupled with a firewall, Assimilator instantly becomes one more layer between you and disaster.....(free).....GO THERE!
AUDIT ISX..........AuditISX is a Microsoft Windows based computer auditing tool, which collects data about your PC’s and Servers on your network. It uses the Windows(TM) WMI and registry to collect, then store data in a database or file format. You can collect data from all your Microsoft based Operating System machines on your network .....(free).....GO THERE!
AUTO DELETE..........This program can automatically delete files in a specific folder that are older than the specified time. It checks the file dates by modification time. You can have it run on every Windows startup to delete old temp files, backups, webcam snapshots history, temporary internet files, etc .....(free).....GO THERE!
AUTOCLAVE..........Hard drive sterilization on a bootable floppy.....(free).....GO THERE!
AUTORUNS FOR WINDOWS..........This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP .....(free).....GO THERE!
AUTORUNS.......... This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of auto-starting locations of any startup monitor, shows you what programs are configured to run during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions, toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility bundled with Windows Me and XP. Autoruns' Hide Signed Microsoft Entries option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting images that have been added to your system and it has support for looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc. You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched automatically! Autoruns works on all versions of Windows including 64-bit versions.....(free).....GO THERE!
AUTOSTART AND PROCESS VIEWER.......... Autostart and Process Viewer gives you a control over applications which start with Windows, and shows which processes are running on your computer. But the most important thing is that this program helps you find out which processes and autostart entries are new. You can "accept" a process or a program starting with windows, and if a new ("unaccepted") item appears - the program tells you about it.....(free).....GO THERE!
AVAST! EXTERNAL CONTROL.......... avast! External Control (AEC) tool was designed to extend avast! Antivirus functionality and security. AEC gives you almost full control over avast! Home Edition or Professional Edition. You can tweak hidden settings and view detailed avast! Antivirus status. External avast! component launcher gives you ability to scan files externally or even schedule Boot-Time scan directly from AEC. avast! Status Info function can be used to dump status log, so Alwil staff can easily help you on avast! Forums. Most functions is limited to Windows 2000/XP only.....(free).....GO THERE!
AVAST.......... AVAST is an antivirus set that is able to detect the presence of viruses in computers working under the Windows 9x/Me or Windows NT /2000/XP. The package is able to detect a great quantity of known viruses. It is even able to detect the underlying activities of unknown or self modifying viruses, for which there is actually no possible direct detection.....(free for non-commercial use).....GO THERE!
AVOID WIN XP RE-ACTIVATION..........The time may come that you'll need to reinstall your Windows XP. If you do reinstall Windows XP, then you'll need to re-activate it too - that is, unless you keep this tip handy .....(free).....GO THERE!
AX HELPER.......... ActiveXHelper is a small utility that allows you to view essential information about ActiveX components installed on your computer. You can view the entire (and very large !) list of ActiveX components by loading it from HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID Registry key, or alternatively, display only the ActiveX components that you specify. In addition, you can temporarily disable specific ActiveX components. When ActiveX components are disabled, they cannot be used by any software, until you enable them again.....(free).....GO THERE!
BACKING UP YOUR DVDS.......... Through this tutorial, you will learn how to back-up your DVDs without the use of an expensive DVD Burner.....(free).....GO THERE!
BACKUP FOLDER REVISION..........Ever made a mess of a file by saving something you were not meant to, and not being able to undo the disaster you created? This is a tool to easily save incremental revisions of files. Really, really simple. To work as a standalone, small, single user. Did I mention Simple, like 123 simple. Thanks to our friends at Donation Coder.....(free).....GO THERE!
BACKUP FTP..........You can use this program to create dated backups of FTP websites. The program allows the downloading of specific directories as well as recursive directory downloads. It also supports the exlusion of specified files and directories, and can be used with windows scheduled tasks to perform scheduled FTP backups.....(free).....GO THERE!
BACKUP X..........Protect your most important files from being deleted or lost in crashes: back them up automatically! This small convenient program can copy files to a network drive, second hard drive or another folder for safe keeping. Features: Simple and easy setup. Runs on startup so your backups are always up-to-date; small discreet window which closes itself when done so you can ignore it and rest assured your backups are up to date. Read the information in the installer, it's fairly important.....(free).....GO THERE!
BACKUP.......... This is a simple backup utility. It supports incremental dated backups as well as backups by file type, particularly useful in a development environment. The program also allows complete backups of directories, as well as automatic start ups. It can then be run via windows scheduled tasks to perform regular scheduled backups.....(free).....GO THERE!
BACULA..........Bacula is a set of computer programs that permits the system administrator to manage backup, recovery, and verification of computer data across a network of computers of different kinds. Bacula can also run entirely upon a single computer and can backup to various types of media, including tape and disk. In technical terms, it is a network Client/Server based backup program. Bacula is relatively easy to use and efficient, while offering many advanced storage management features that make it easy to find and recover lost or damaged files. Due to its modular design, Bacula is scalable from small single computer systems to systems consisting of hundreds of computers located over a large network .....(free).....GO THERE!
BANDWIDTH CONTROLLER.......... Bandwidth Controller is a complete Traffic Shaping solution for IP based networks. It provides network administrators with traffic shaping and flow control capabilities, including automated components for internet allocation and provision. After installing the product on any gateway or server, access is gained to all internet streams being used by the network. Each stream can be controlled using a combination of prioritization, guaranteed service levels and speed limiting. The classification system allows full control over all types of data such as VoIP, games, video, web and email. Personal edition is free.....(free).....GO THERE!
BANDWIDTH VISTA 2..........Sits quitely in the system tray monitoring every network interface on your system. This data is logged for your records in a history viewer. Comes with a built in Whois so you can gather information on a connection very easily, making it a 'caught red handed spyware catcher.' Bandwidth Vista 2 now sports Voice Alerts as well as email and popup alerts for those occassions when your bandwidth is getting low .....(free).....GO THERE!
BANDWIDTH VISTA..........Monitor the network speed and bandwidth performance of your network connections. Any type of connection can be monitored on your lan or the internet, wireless or cable. Network activity is monitored and logged for each individual connection. Bandwidth Vista is an asset to the home computer or network server alike .....(free).....GO THERE!
BAZOOKA ADWARE AND SPYWARE SCANNER..........Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware, adware, trojan, keylogger, foistware and trackware components; sources of irritation that antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning process will only take about two seconds and tell you how to uninstall the invasive threat using simple step-by-step instructions or put you in contact with the vendor for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions. Currently Bazooka detects 500+ spywares, adwares, keyloggers and dialers .....(free).....GO THERE!
BC ARCHIVE..........The BCArchive software is designed to compress a group of files or folders to a single encrypted file .....(free).....GO THERE!
BEN EDELMAN..........Ben Edelman analyzes methods and effects of spyware, with a focus on installation methods and revenue sources. Ben has documented advertisers supporting spyware, advertising intermediaries funding spyware, affiliate commission fraud, and click fraud.....(free).....GO THERE!
BEST FREE WAYS TO PROTECT YOUR PRIVATE FILES..........When you're saving sensitive files on your computer meant for your eyes only, make sure you've got the right tools on hand to keep them private. Whether you want to shield your brilliant startup business plan from the Pointy Haired Boss, or hide your stash of Gillian Anderson photos from the kids, there are several free tools that can encrypt, password-protect, or obscure files and folders from others who might use your computer. Here are various methods, tools, and levels of privacy and security you can use to lock up your sensitive data. Thanks to Lifehacker .....(free).....GO THERE!
BEWARE THESE INTERNET SCAMS.......... The FBI, the Federal Trade Commission, and the National Consumers League held a news conference Monday to warn about so-called "phisher sites" reports CBS News technology consultant Larry Magid. Stealing identities and credit card numbers with bogus e-mail and Web sites that appear to come from legitimate companies is an increasing problem on the Internet.....(free).....GO THERE!
BFILTER.......... BFilter is a filtering web proxy. It was originally intended for removing banner ads only, but since then its capabilities have been greatly extended. Unlike most of the similar tools, it doesn't rely on blacklists (although it does support them). The problem with blacklists is that advertisers are always one step ahead. You see an ad slip through, you update your blacklist, and in case it didn't help, you add a new entry yourself. Once I got tired of that, I decided to write a proxy that would detect ads heuristically, much like modern anti-virus software manages to detect many viruses unknown to it.....(free).....GO THERE!
BHO SCANNER..........Some BHOs are helpful, like the Adobe Acrobat or Google Toolbar Browser Helper Objects, but there could be malicious ones among them that will harm your computer, especially those planted by viruses or spyware. BhoScanner allows you to discover browser helper objects of your computer including parasites and trojans. BhoScanner gives you a quick look at the BHOs installed on Local or Remote PC, tells you by coloured icons ( green icon - safe, yellow icon - unknown, red icon - harmful ) whether specific BHO is known to be safe or harmful .....(free).....GO THERE!
BIN MANAGER.......... BinManager is shell context menu command for deleting old items from Windows recycle bin, as well as a scriptable component for managing the recycle bin. You can use either feature, or both.....(free).....GO THERE!
BIOS 1.35.......... Save and restore the BIOS settings. Validate actual settings to saved settings. Delete the BIOS settings. Display information about the bios, bios extensions and bios beepcodes. Find bios passwords for Award, Ami, Phoenix and AST BIOS. Find bios universal passwords for Award BIOS. Dump the whole bios segment to disk. Switch the 1st and 2nd level caches on/off. Turn the pc into suspend or stand. By mode (requires apm 1.1+). Turn off the pc (requires apm 1.2+). Reboot the PC (cold/warm/int19).....(free).....GO THERE!
BLACK SCREEN.......... This security application will lock your desktop from unwanted users. There are several display options you can choose from, a totally black screen, capture the desktop, or display a specified bitmap. There is a setup screen where you can define the password, display type, mouse options, and more! There is no installation required, just click on Black Screen and the first time it is launched it will configure your system. Perfect program to secure you desktop with no hassles. Black Screen has a very ingenious mechanism that allows users to enter their password quickly to exit this security program (Note--page seems slow loading. Wait for it).....(free).....GO THERE!
BLIND BOSS KEY-LITE..........Hide windows,processes and executable-files with a preset hotkey. You can hide any visible window on your desktop,hide all the windows of specified processes or executable-files. You can select a window which to be shown onto the top after hidding. And you can choose to show or hide the tray-icon of this application .....(free).....GO THERE!
BLOCK UNWANTED PARASITES WITH A HOSTS FILE.......... A hosts file you can use to block ads, banners, cookies, web bugs, and even most hijackers. Now includes most major parasites, hijackers and unwanted Search Engines!.....(free).....GO THERE!
BLUE'S CONNECTION ANALYZER.......... This tool analyzes which computers your computer is connected to, and which ports your computer is listening. You can also traceroute or ping any computer you want......(free).....GO THERE!
BLUETOOTH VIEW.......... BluetoothView is a small utility that runs in the background, and monitor the activity of Bluetooth devices around you. For each detected Bluetooth device, it displays the following information: Device Name, Bluetooth Address, Major Device Type, Minor Device Type, First Detection Time, Last Detection Time, and more. BluetoothView can also notify you when a new Bluetooth device is detected, by displaying a balloon in your taskbar or by playing a small beep sound.....(free).....GO THERE!
BO2K.......... BO2K is the most powerful network administration tool available for the Microsoft environment, bar none. Built upon the phenomenal success of Back Orifice released in August 98, BO2K puts network administrators solidly back in control. In control of the system, network, registry, passwords, file system, and processes. BO2K is a lot like other other major file-synchronization and remote control packages that are on the market as commercial products. Except that BO2K is smaller, faster, free, and very, very extensible. With the help of the open-source development community, BO2K will grow even more powerful. With new plugins and features being added all the time, BO2K is an obvious choice for the productive network administrator.....(free).....GO THERE!
BOOT BUILDER.......... Boot builder allows you to create your own custom boot sector from scratch. This utility allows you to recreate or restore boot sectors lost due to virus or other damage to a drive. Boot sectors can be imported/exported to a disk or created from a template. This program supports FAT and NTFS boot sector types.....(free).....GO THERE!
BOOT SAFE.......... BootSafe takes the hassle out of rebooting in Safe Mode or back to Normal mode.....(free).....GO THERE!
BOOTMINDER..........Bootminder will warn you if a floppy is in your A: drive when you are closing down Windows. If you then take out the disk from that drive, the next time you start your computer, it will not boot from that floppy. Conclusion: a reduced chance of a boot-virus infection .....(free).....GO THERE!
BROWSE SECURE..........Browse Secure is a fully customisable web browser with features to benefit all types of Internet user: Parents and Children: For younger internet users in mind, restrict them to a set of web sites that you specify, and make it easily accessible for them by giving them a list of these sites as soon as they start Browse Secure. This makes it not just easier for the children to find what they are looking for, but also gives you the peace of mind that they are not stumbling across unwanted sites. Administrators and Users: Designed with CITRIX in mind. Some Administrators may wish to restrict access to specific web sites or simply provide a means of selecting a range of web sites that you want everybody to see. This is also the ideal web browser if your company has internet access without a firewall and no protection on your network. Standard Internet Users: Can categorise and share web sites between profiles, and use the many customisable features that Browse Secure has to offer.....(free).....GO THERE!
BROWSER HIJACK RETALIATOR 3.......... Real time protection for your Internet Explorer (IE) all Default pages, BHO's, Favorites etc. 'Browser Restore' operation allows you to reset your IE to default settings while 'Startup Manager' allows you to eliminate suspicious Programs from startup. The program also provides access to cookie and cache deletion.....(free).....GO THERE!
BROWSER HIJACK RETALIATOR.......... A complete set of Tools integrated to provide maximum protection against Browser Hijacks.....(free).....GO THERE!
BROWSER HIJACKING AND HOW TO STOP IT..........Control and kick out the hijackers, kung-fu style.....(free).....GO THERE!
BROWSER SECURITY TEST..........Can someone hack into your computer via your browser? How vulnerable are you? Scanit's Browser Security Test automatically checks your browser for various security problems. When the test is finished you get a complete report explaining the discovered vulnerabilities, their impact and how to eliminate them.....(free).....GO THERE!
BRUTE FORCE UNINSTALLER..........Program to help forcibly remove unwanted software and the likes from a system. BFU is a scripting program that can execute a series of preset commands like a Windows batch file, aimed at uninstalled programs that are hard to remove, uninstall improperly or simply unwanted. Scripts are plaintext and can be written with Notepad, and the command syntax is very transparent. BFU is very complete and powerful, has a small memory footprint and has no uninstaller.....(free).....GO THERE!
BTPROX..........Bluetooth Proximity Lock Utility. Locks your computer when you walk away from it by locking on one of your Bluetooth devices which are paired to the the machine. When you walk away from the computer the device is disconnected as soon as your cellphone or bluetooth device gets out of range, and the computer is locked after timeout. It is possible to run a single application together with the lock. This application may be your favorite script dismounting network drives, erasing those dirty files from the desktop or anything else. Thanks to our friends at Lifehacker! .....(free).....GO THERE!
BUG HUNTER..........MalWare Removal Tool. BugHunter is a DOS based program which does not require installation of any sort, It can easily be copied to various media and be used to disinfect other systems. BugHunter does not edit the registry of the system, it simply identifies and optionally removes found files. As BugHunter relies on dat file technology similar to that of a virus scanner, updates to the datafile and the program itself will be released from time to time on the Website.....(free).....GO THERE!
BUG ME NOT..........Log in to numerous sites with these free web passwords to bypass compulsory registration. You're browsing the web and you click a link to an article on a site (let's say nytimes.com) but instead of getting the article you get a screen asking you to login or register. Infuriated at the idea of pointlessly registering for yet another site you turn to your good buddy bugmenot.com.....(free).....GO THERE!
BUILD A MALWARE FIGHTING USB DRIVE ..........System Cleanup "Rescue" USB Drive - Having a USB drive available that houses a bunch of handy tools can be a lifesaver; you don't have to worry about if the infected PC can connect to the Internet (you should really be offline anyway).....(free).....GO THERE!
BYPASS BLOCKED USENET..........Usenet is one of the oldest repositories of information on the internet. In fact, it predates the internet as we know it. When you think of Usenet, you should generally think of mailing lists. Actually, you should think of a gargantuan network of mailing lists. Large ISPs are blocking Usenet. Luckily for those of us who are sensible, rational, responsible, law-abiding adults who embrace Usenet as an invaluable resource, there are ways to get around these internet restrictions.....(free).....GO THERE!
CACHE AUDIT.......... STG Cache Audit is an advanced, easy to use tool to extract information from the Internet Explorer cache. View, Export (Excel, CSV, Text and HTML) and print the cache lists.....(free).....GO THERE!
CACHE ENTRIES.......... View all the internet cache entries (history,cookies,files) stored on your computer.You can search,delete entries. (Go to "Programs").....(free).....GO THERE!
CACHE PAL..........CachePal lets you clear your Internet History, Temporary Internet Files and Cookies from one click on your Internet Explorer toolbar. Simply install, add to your toolbar and click whenever you need to dump your past or see a web site with a clean cache. Perfect for Web or Flash developers who constantly need to clear the browser environment to view changes. Includes uninstall.....(free).....GO THERE!
CACHE VIEWERS..........Cache viewers for IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera. CacheView is a small utility that reads the cache folder of Google Chrome Web browser, and displays the list of all files currently stored in the cache. For each cache file, the following information is displayed: URL, Content type, File size, Last accessed time, Expiration time, Server name, Server response, and more. You can easily select one or more items from the cache list, and then extract the files to another folder, or copy the URLs list to the clipboard. There's a cache viewer for IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera.....(free).....GO THERE!
CAN YOU TRUST YOUR COMPUTER?..........Who should your computer take its orders from? Most people think their computers should obey them, not obey someone else. With a plan they call "trusted computing," large media corporations (including the movie companies and record companies), together with computer companies such as Microsoft and Intel, are planning to make your computer obey them instead of you. Proprietary programs have included malicious features before, but this plan would make it universal .....(free).....GO THERE!
CAPSLOCK HASSER..........Turn the caps lock key off.....(free).....GO THERE!
CCLEANER.......... CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less that a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware.....(free).....GO THERE!
CCY COOKIES REMOVER.......... Remove Internet Explorer cookies, history links of websites and typed urls on address bar. It also can remove typed words on Run screen, history links of documents and unused temporary files.....(free).....GO THERE!
CD RECOVERY TOOLBOX..........Recover files from damaged or corrupted CD, DVD, HD DVD, Blu-Ray disks .....(free).....GO THERE!