Probably the Best Free Security List in the World
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| Motto: Si vis pacem, para bellum. | ||||
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| The products for each category are listed with the best free products first. The products are almost exclusively free with some exceptions: products where there is no free alternative, good products that offer a lifelong license, and exceptional products. | ||||
Please inform me for dead/false links, and give suggestions for new applications with the form located at the end of this list!
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| Keys: # My current choice(s) for real-time protection ⇒ Good malware detection/removal tool(s) ♦ Noteworthy product(s) $ Not free  Supports 64-bit Free version only provides malware detection. Removal included in the paid version. Portable version exists. | ||||
| Anti-virus: #Microsoft Security Essentials Avast! Avira AntiVir Panda cloudantivirus AVG Anti-Virus Returnil with Fprot Ad-Aware Spyware Doctor with antivirus PC Tools Free AV Preventon Rising Zillya Nano Kingsoft Clam Sentinel Twister $ Anti-malware (Can be run alongside with an AV): ⇒#Prevx Immunet Clam Antivirus Rising PC doctor Hazard Shield Windows Defender Security suite (anti-virus, anti-malware and firewall): Comodo Forticlient AV/AM trials: Emsisoft (works as scanner after trial period)Kaspersky Avira Nod32  |
| Tools for most common viruses: F-secure easyclean McAfee Stinger MS Malicious Software Removal Tool Avira AntiVir Removal Tool Tools for stubborn malware: My procedure Norton Power Eraser Combofix Smitfraudfix Bytehero SafeReturner Removal tools for specific viruses: BitDefender Kaspersky F-Secure Symantec Panda Software Collection of anti-malware tools: Anti-malware toolkit Additional AV-spesific tools Avira Guides for malware removal: MajorGeeks Clean 64-bit machine Michael Horowitz Pcophinas Malware removal help sites: Bleepingcomputer Malwareremoval Dslreports Atribune Malware Removal Remove fake antivirus |
| File scanning with several scanners: Virustotal (♦Uploader) Novirusthanks (Uploader) Jotti Virscan Filterbit Viruschief Scanning of several zipped files: Avira Online-scanners: Kaspersky F-Secure BitDefender BitDefender qscan Eset Panda Software a-squared OneCare Superantispyware Mcafee CA Comodo |
| Limited versions of commercial firewalls: Outpost Online Armor Zonealarm Sunbelt Kerio free Firewalls: Comodo PCTools Privatefirewall Jetico Iolo Sygate Webroot NetVeda Safety.Net Ashampoo Filseclab Simple firewall: Ghostwall Windows firewall: XP firewall guide Configuring XP firewall Vista firewall guide Vista firewall control Windows 7 firewall control Diagnose and fix Windows Firewall service problems Gateways: Endian Untangle Smoothwall Replacement for router firmware: Tomato DD-WRT About NAT routers and hardware firewalls: article 1 |
| Behaviour blocker: ThreatFire Classical strong HIPS: Malware Defender (note) Comodo defence+ Spyware Terminator Real time defender EqSecure 3.41, (Alcyon ruleset) System Safety Monitor Classical lightweight HIPS: #⇒Winpatrol System shields Arovax Shield (XP,V) Anti-keylogger: SpyShelter Quaresso CoDefender Snoopfree DataGuard AntiKeylogger KL-detector PSMA Zemana $ Registry protection: MJ Registry Watcher Anti-executable: Process Guard (XP) Trust-no-exe Winsonar Faronics $ White/blacklisting anti-executable: Bluepoint security $ Drive firewall: DriveSentry SensiveGuard CoreForce PE Guard $ File/Folder Monitoring Software: Tiny Watcher SilentNight Inspector FileChecker FileMap by BB Osiris TheFolderSpy Anti Dialer: A-Squared Anti Dialer Dialer shields |
| System & Program Files Protection: System Protect Prevent other users deleting files/folders: Prevent MBR protection: MBRguard Memory firewall: Comodo memory firewall Address space randomization: WehnTrust USB-firewall: No Autorun USB protect Net Studio USB FireWall Ninja Pendisk! Autorun Eater MxOne USB WriteProtector USB Drive Antivirus more Shutdown prevention: Shutdownguard |
| Sandboxing (for browsers/IM/etc): #Sandboxie GeSWall Bufferzone EdgeGuard Solo Safespace RTD Smart #Defensewall $ AppGuard $ AppRanger $ System virtualization: Returnil Powershadow 2.6 (Key) Virtual Protect Wondershare time freeze Shadow Defender $ Rollback software: Comodo time machine Rollback Rx $ Firstdefence-ISR $ Eaz-fix $ Locked system : Windows Steadystate (XP,V) Faronics Deep Freeze $ Desktop virtualization: Mojopac Icore Ceedo $ Virtual players: VmWare player, VmWare converter, EasyVMX converter moka5 live PC + Fearless Browser Virtualization software: VMWare VirtualBox VirtualPC VMLite VMToolkit Virtualized browser: Inmunos Portable OS:Ubuntu linux Linux live CD: LinuxMint Puppy Simply Mepis Slax Ubuntu |
| Windows-system security analyzing: NeXpose Community Edition MS Baseline Security Analyzer Nessus Belarc Advisor Protector Plus WinUpdatesList Windows-system security analyzing (OS+installed programs): ♦Secunia F-secure health check Updates for installed programs: several here Updates from Microsoft: Shavlik Patch Google® Gadget Ryan VM's pack Keep set-up packages up-to-date Searching for drivers: Device Doctor Several here and here CD With All Current Drivers for Windows: DriverPack Solution 9 Many here Package for most important media addons: All in One Runtimes Check website vulnerabilities: Zerodayscan Penetration testing: Metasploit Framework |
| Anti-phishing/malware browser plugins: ♦WOT Webutation LinkExtend McAfee Siteadvisor PcTools Browserdefender Norton Safeweb Surfcanyon Netcraft toolbar Bitdefender anti-phishing Sitehound Web Security Guard TrendProtect Comodo Verification Engine Real-time link scanning: SmartScreen Filter (IE) AVG Linkscanner Finjan SecureBrowsing Qualys Manual link scanning: ♦VTzilla UrlVoid IPVoid Webutation LinkScanner Dr.Web plug-in Unmask Parasites Online link scan vURL Norton Finjan AVG DrWeb TrendMicro Prevent Blackhat Search Engine Optimization: Zscaler Check the web trader: Shopping assistant Anti-phishing Firefox plugins: IDND ShowIP Check real URL: bit.ly preview Untiny url TrueURL expandmyurl longurlplease Ad blocking: ♦Adblock Plus (blocklists) Adsweep Simple-adblock TACO AdblockIE Adblocking for Chrome Ad Muncher $ Pop-up blockers: PanicWare Pop-Up Stopper EMS Free Surfer |
| Blocking connections to malware domains: Trend Micro Web Protection Add-On Blacklists for Explorer: Spyware Blaster Internet proxy+blacklist: SquidGuard Host File management: Hostsman HostsXpert B.I.S.S. Host Manager Host files (blocking malware and advertisements): Hostfile Hosts Mvps Other IP-block lists: CoU IP blocklist updater (Outpost firewall, Online Armor) Caching/filtering and blocking pseudo-DNS server: DNSKong Internal proxies: Proxomitron + JD list Sidki's Proxomitron config IdnWebShield BFilter Polipo External proxies: Freecap Socscap Better DNS: Sunbelt ClearCloud OpenDNS NortonDNS Comodo DNS Google DNS ScrubIT DynDNS local DNS proxy: Acrylic IP-blocking: Peerblock PeerGuardian 2 Parental control: Kidzui K9 Web Protection Parentalcontrolbar Glubble GoGoStat (Facebook) Spam filters SpamAssassin SpamBayes SpamCop Spamihilator SPAMfighter Comodo Antispam Mailwasher Spam Manager |
| Port checking: ActivePorts TcpView CurrPorts+IPNetInfo Roadkil's Scan Port Plax network suite Botnet diagnosis: Trendmicro RUBotted Network traffic monitoring: Networx Netmeter F-secure web trail Network lights Urlsnooper ProcNetMonitor Network traffic analyzing: Wireshark NetworkMiner Nmap Cain & Abel IpSniffer Microsoft Network Monitor Analyzer Smartsniff NIDS: Snort Bothunter Control internet traffic priority: NetBalancer DNS-performance test: GRC Internet speed test: Speedtest Ping: Emco Ping Monitor Other: Protection against ARP poisoning Securing wireless network |
| File rescuing from Usb-drive/hard disk: PC Inspector File Recovery Photorec DiskDigger Avira UnErase Recuva Easeus File rescuing from memory cards: PC Inspector smart recovery Rescuing files from corrupted hard disk: Unstoppable Copier DataRescue's DD Unstoppable copying: ♦TeraCopy Versatile tool for coping files: RichCopy Rescuing files from broken CD/DVD: IsoBuster IsoPuzzle CDcheck Recovery Toolbox Write error resistant DVD:s: dvdisaster |
| Versatile tool for encrypting: FREE CompuSec Hiding files/folders: My Lockbox Easy file locker Hidefolders Encrypting files: AxCrypt DsCrypt KGB archiver Crypt4free EncryptOnClick Cryptainer LE Androsa FileProtector ICE encrypt Password protect executables: Empathy Encrypted USB-stick: Encrypt Stick Disk/drive encryption: Comodo Encrypting with virtual drives: TrueCrypt Secret disk FreeOTFE Safehouse Explorer Encrypting for usb-drive: Cryptainer LE USB flash security Rohos Mini SecureStick Steganography: Hide in picture Bon Kuy Bon Steghide DIIT Invisible secrects Guide1 Guide2 |
| Security program lists: Spywarewarrior Alken firewallguide Best security forums: Wilders Security Blogs: Sunbelt F-secure lab Safe and Savvy Portable application launchers:PortableApps App.etizer Asuite Remote control: Teamviewer LogMein RealVNC Crossloop TwinVNC Other: Symantec threat meter WiFi Shield: KittyLitter System Lock: Predator Laptop Security: LAlarm |
| Better UAC: #TweakUAC Norton UAC Tool Better XP mode: VMLite VMware DEP: turning DEP on SEHOP: Turning SEHOP on |
| # My current choices for real-time protection Vista laptop:
♦ Other noteworthy products
⇒ Malware detection/removal tools Below a combat proven cleaning process for removing stubborn malware. (Start with boot cd:s to kill most resistance before going to Windows.)
**) If you meet a malware that still blocks executables, try a "Force Breach" start of Hitman Pro (hold the left Ctrl-key until the man with the ladder appears while opening Hitman Pro). If you get UAC prompt you need to keep holding ctrl while you acknowledge the message. In case the internet connection is broken or unavailable, start a Early Warning Scoring (EWS) scan by selecting it from the Next button. This will also reveal: 1) The use of a local proxy server (an indication of malware redirecting or sniffing your web activity). 2) Check and fix an invalid Winsock stack. 3) Detect problems with NDIS (Network Driver Interface). 4) Track down rootkits or other malware that are cloaked, perform suspicious activity or have many bad characteristcs (unethical construction and/or behavior). My banking advice Use one LUA for ALL everyday use and make another LUA which is used ONLY for banking. The point is, that if the everyday LUA is infected, the infection is limited to that account. (99.99% safety guaranteed. This of course requires, that you are not yet infected, and don't install malware with adminstrative rights in the future.) And get the free version of Prevx SafeOnline. Direct link forbidden Due to site politics direct links to executable files and non-green WOT-sites are forbidden. In such cases replace [dot] with . and the link will work. Other anti-rootkits There are numerous anti-rootkits. I give here some more. They may be very good, but I cannot recommeded them, as I don't know anything about their quality: My proposal for a simple AV/AM testing methodology Cleaning test 1.install AM 2.boot 3.run Tiny watcher 4.real-time protection off 5.take 10 samples, check at Virustotal 6.install samples (monitor with Process explorer to see if really runs) 7.boot 8.realtime protection on 9.Clean, boot, Clean, boot, Clean, boot,..... 10.run TW again (what is left) 11.Check rootkits (+others) with Prevx free + Hitman pro Protection test (samples) 1.take 10 samples (checked at Virustotal) 2.install AM 3.boot 4.run Tiny watcher 5.install samples (monitor with Process explorer to see if really runs) 6.Boot 7.Clean, boot, Clean, boot, Clean, boot,..... 8.run TW again (what is left) 9.Check rootkits (+others) with Prevx free + Hitman pro Protection test (exploits) 1.take 5 exploits 2.install AM, old adobe, old java, old flash 3.boot 4.run Tiny watcher 5.run exploits (monitor with Process explorer to see if really runs) 6.Boot 7.Clean, boot, Clean, boot, Clean, boot,..... 8.run TW again (what is left) 9.Check rootkits (+others) with Prevx free + Hitman pro Prisoners on remand (might be somewhat useful, but not recommended) RemoveIT Pro (too many dangerous false positives) Multi-AV Scanning Tool (some reports of crippling the system) Replace UAC (This company makes also a rogue called True Sword) Winpooch (not compatible with XP SP3) WIPS (PoC-software, very demanding) Digital defender, Blue Atom, Innobate , Moon Secure (low detection rate AV) Corbitek, Emco Malware destroyer , Mysystemexpert (low detection rate AM) Doing time in jail (not recommended) NoAdware (rogue) IObit Security 360, IObit Advanced SystemCare Free, IObit Uninstaller, IObit Smart Defrag (probable MBAM database theft) Probably the Best Free Security List in the World (c) 2009-2010 Antti Koponen Disclaimer: Some of these programs may harm your PC (especially when misused). Use at your own risk. |
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