THCHOG's Security Resources Collection

First off Let me say SORRY for not having this presented better, organization is not my strong point and my time is fleeting nowadays. When I started this a while ago it was meant to be a A-Z list of every tool available for securing every aspect of your computer regardless of experience or OS. Basically a one stop shop if you had 0 security or fort knox around your box. These were to be accompanied by tutorials, my 1/2 baked opinions on them and support resources from the official reps of the tool and or REAL people that have used them and their opinions and the reasoning behind them. As you can imagine, have already been working on this a long time, much longer than expected (I went and verified every link), so I would hate for it to outlive its usefullness awaiting me to pretty it up so hopefully it is not toobad on the eyes. I will certainly do my best (suggestions welcome) to remove any dups (I merged many smaller drafts I had) and make it more reader friendly.

It would be great to get feedback and ACTUAL user opinions on the usefulness, usability and preference of those that actual use the products listed. Even better if possibly maintain it with current info and links (reasonably) so people can have a place to find options, opinions, practices and answers to the age old question I see so often of "What is the best(insert AV, AS, FW, AT)"
All Links were live and working and verified at the time of writing, I have removed the HTTP from the beginning of each you do the opposite.

Testing resources:
Even experienced and security minded people might be surprised by what they find.


://gemal.dk/browserspy/
What you show as you surf

://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Port test to determine if your a 7-11 or a Fort Knox

://www.grc.com/lt/leaktest.htm
Test your firewall, this one will shock ya

://www.firewallleaktester.com/leaktest15.htm = Firewall leakTest

://www.pcinternetpatrol.com/
Simulates attack on your PC and your security level

://scan.sygatetech.com
6 in depth port and firewall tests

://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/free/
Malware & Security checks. On the right, under Quicklinks.

://www.aumha.org/a/noads.php
Internet Explorer (IE) parasite scan

://www.einfodaily.com/scan/licence.html
Virus scanner

://castlecops.com/index.php
Several scans under "Tool Kit', on the right, at the bottom of the page

://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Virus scanner - WhyBeNormal

://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
virus scanner

://housecall.trendmicro.com/
virus scanner

://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/housecall_launch.php
Virus scanner Does not require the use of 13. ActiveX controls. Uses Java instead.

://virusscan.jotti.org/
Submit files to be scanned by multiple (14) scanners (AntiVir, ArcaVir, Avast, AVG, BitDefender, ClamAV, Dr.Web, Fortinet, F-Prot Antivirus, Kaspersky Anti-Virus, NOD32, Norman Virus Control, UNA and VBA32)

://www.kephyr.com/labs/index.phtml
PopUp Killer Test

://us.mcafee.com/default.asp
virus, security and Wi-Fi scanners

://www.pandasoftware.com/products/activescan
Virus scanner

://www.pcpitstop.com/
Several scans, on the left of Page

://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/howto-scan.php
Virus scanner

://www.spywareguide.com/index.php
Syware scanner, on the left, under "Our Online Tools"

://www.spywareinfo.com/downloads.php
Spyware scanner, on the left, under "Site Navigation"

://scan.sygatetech.com/
Several different scans on the left

://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp?...KRFPECDMEYIRLGW
virus & security scanners

://www.webroot.com/services/spyaudit_03.htm
Spyware scanner. It will not remove or modify any files. - WhyBeNormal

://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
Trojan scanner

://www.outpostfirewall.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9992
Port scan

://www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm
Tests you AV’s ability to scan compressed files

://www.gfi.com/emailsecuritytest
Tests you AV’s ability to scan email files

://www.finjan.com/mcrc/sec_test.cfm
Tests your AV against malicious Java, ActiveX and VB and EXE

://www.windowsecurity.com/trojanscan/
Online anti-trojan scan

://www.trojanscan.com
Trojan Scan

://www.wipo.int/documents/en/meetings/1999/osp/pdf/osp_lia1.pdf
IP and Security

//www.kloth.net/services/iplocate.php
IP address knowledge

://www.metropipe.net/ipspy/java.php
How and why Java and Active X give away your privacy



Tutorials to check yourself further:


Spy-Bot:
://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial43.html

HiJack This:
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/posthjtlog.html
://www.spywareinfo.com/files/hijackthis.zip

Ad-Aware:
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial48.html
://www.lavasoft.de/support/download/
://lavasoft.element5.com/support/download/
://www.lavasoftsupport.com/

SpywareBlaster:
://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php#5
://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html = prevents spyware from being installed on your PC.

Spywareguard:
://www.wilderssecurity.net/spywareguard.html = provides a real-time protection solution against spyware that is a great addition to SpywareBlaster's protection method. –
://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19

EU License Analizer
://www.javacoolsoftware.com/eulalyzer.html - Can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses unique identifiers to track you, or much much more.

Trend Micro:
://be.trendmicro-europe.com/consumer/h...call_launch.php
://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshr...r_download.html

Ad-Blocking Resources:
://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm#IESPYAD

BHO Daemon:
://www.definitivesolutions.com/bhodemon.htm

Defender Microsoft:
://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/s...re/default.mspx

DiamondCS:
://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=9 - Forum for only DiamondCS products
://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=products
://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdispla...une=-1&f=10

HOW did you get infected and what to do
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic44675.html
://www.mynetwatchman.com/tools/sc/
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic34773.html
://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1458
://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22041
://www.cknow.com/vtutor/
://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/downloads.html

WinPatrol
://www.winpatrol.com/winpatrol.html - "WinPatrol uses a heuristic approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment. Traditional security programs scan your hard drive searching for previously identified threats.

Macafee’s Stinger with TUT
://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Calender Of Updates for all that’s Updated
://www.dozleng.com/updates/lofiversion/index.php/

StartUp lists
Windows Startup Online Database - Large database of startup entries.
://www.windowsstartup.com/wso/search.php

Wintasks Process Library - Large database of processes and what they are.
://www.liutilities.com/products/wintaskspro/processlibrary/

Alternate site of Pacman's Startup List
://members.shaw.ca/austin.powers/

Answers that work - A large list of tasks and processes and what they are.
://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm

Pacman's Startup Lists for Offline Reading - Downloadable version of Pacman's startup list.
://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_content.php#THE_PROGRAMS

Pacman's Startup Programs List - Pacman's list of startup programs.
://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

Auto Runs
://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

Auto Start Viewer
://www.diamondcs.com.au/downloads/asviewer.zip

And WinPatrol
://www.winpatrol.com/ -

Other of the many options.
://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_index.htm

Black Viper XP process guide!!!!
://www.dead-eye.net/WinXP%20Services.htm –


Spyware:


a² - This is an excellent and highly recommended software for scanning and removing Trojans, Worms, and Dialers.
://www.emsisoft.com/en/

CLSID listing - A large list of CLSIDs, the characters between the {} in a HijackThis log, and what they are for.
://computercops.biz/CLSID.html

CoolWebSearch Chronicles by Merijn - Necessary article when having trouble cleaning a CWS infection.
://www.richardthelionhearted.com/~merijn/cwschronicles.html

CWShredder - A tool created by Merijn for the sole purpose of removing the CoolWebSearch Hijacker.
://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html

Doxdesk Parasite Info - A reference site on various Parasites/Malware.
://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/

FixSasser - Sasser Removal Tool.
://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/FxSasser.exe
://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/

Greatis Startup Application Database - Another database of startup programs.
://greatis.com/regrun3appdatabase.htm

HijackThis - A Windows Enumeration tool that has become essential to removing certain Spyware and Hijackers. Do not use this tool without expert assistance.
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/hijackthis.php

hpguru's HOSTS File - Another Hosts file.
://webpages.charter.net/hpguru/hosts/hosts.html

IE-Spyad - A registry file that adds a long list of known malware domains to your restricted sites section of Internet Explorer.
://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm

Jotti's malware scan 2.24 - This site will allow you to submit a file and have it scanned by numerous virus scanners and display the results. The advantage to this site is that it uses the Norman Antivirus Sandbox feature to give you information about what the file does if it can not identify the type of virus it is.
://virusscan.jotti.dhs.org/

Kephyr File Database - A database of file names and their functions.
://www.kephyr.com/filedb/index.php

Kill2ME - "A removal tool specifically for the Look2Me parasite. This tool removes versions 115, 116, 117 118, 120, 121 and 122 on all Windows versions."
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/kill2me.php

KillBox - Used when trying to remove Look2ME and VX2.BetterInternet.
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/killbox.php

MVPS Host - A hosts file that will block you from connecting to known malware and adware sites.
://www.mvps.org/

Peper Removal Program - Program to remove the Peper Trojan.
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/files/peperremover.php

RapidBlaster Removal Program - A tool to remove RapidBlaster.
://www.wilderssecurity.net/specialinfo/rapidblaster.html

VX2.BetterInternet Finder - Used to remove Look2ME and VX2.BetterInternet versions 123 and 124 (the most recent ones).
://download.broadbandmedic.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?id=1


Other spyware resources:

://amazingtechs.com/index.php?act=idx
://assiste.com/
://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
://bfccomputerhelp.com/
://forum.gladiator-antivirus.com/
://forums.maddoktor2.com/
://forums.spywareinfo.com/
://forums.techguy.org/
://forums.thatcomputerguy.us/
://forums.tomcoyote.org/
://forums.windowsforum.org/
://help.lockergnome.com/
://members.rushmore.com/~jsky/
://networktechsupport.com/
://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/
://pages.infinit.net/carbo1/siteplan.html
://pcdistress.com/
://pcpitstop.ibforums.com/
://spywarefri.dk/
://tankweb.net/
://temerc.com/
://www.247fixes.com/
://www.5starsupport.com/ipboard/
://www.antispywareoffensief.nl/
://www.antivirus.co.uk/
://www.atribune.org/forums
://www.besttechie.net/forums/
://www.bluetack.co.uk/
://www.carmainc.org/
://www.commonsensesecurity.info/
://www.cyberanswers.org/
://www.d-a-l.com/
://www.dknoppix.com/
://www.dshield.org/
://www.forums.security-central.us/
://www.freedomlist.com/forum/
://www.geocities.com/safetsurfa
://www.hosts-file.net/
://www.infospyware.com/
://www.itsecurity.com/
://www.keir.net/
://www.landzdown.com/
://www.linhadefensiva.org/
://www.malwarebytes.org/
://www.malwareremoval.com/
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/
://www.microsoft.com/security/
://www.pcflank.com/
://www.pchelper.nl/
://www.pctorium.com/
://www.short-media.com/
://www.spywareguide.com/
://www.spywareinfo.com/
://www.subratam.org/
://www.techmonkeys.co.uk/
://www.techsupportforum.com/
://www.thespykiller.co.uk/
://www.tomcoyote.org/
://www.wilders.org/
://www.wilderssecurity.net/
://www.xblock.com/
://my.infotex.com/
://members.accessbee.com/mitch/PhantomPhixer.html
://www.malwarecomplaints.info/index.php
://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?act=calendar
://www.simplythebest.net/info/spyware.html
://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/main-nf.htm
://www.aptv38.dsl.pipex.com/RescueME/Rescueme.htm
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic405.html

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ANTI-VIRUS (AV) Solutions

Eset – NoD32:
://www.wilderssecurity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15
://www.eset.com/download/index.php
://www.eset.com/download/free-virus-remover.php
://72.32.7.91/threat-center/case_study/Colby_Sawyer_white_paper.pdf

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
://www.free-av.com/
://forum.antivir-pe.de/index.php?langid=1
://www.avira.com/en/support/antivir_removal_tool_for_windows.html

avast! 4 Home Edition Download
://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
://onlinescan.avast.com/
://www.avast.com/eng/avast_cleaner.html

Bit-Defender
://www.bitdefender.com/
://www.bitdefender.com/scan8/ie.html
://www.bitdefender.com/site/Download/browseFreeRemovalTool/
://www.bitdefender.com/site/Main/view/Download-Free-Products.html# = Linux
://www.bitdefender.com/site/Virus-Tips.html

Computer Associates - EZ Anti*
://www.ca.com/
://www3.ca.com/events/EventList.aspx?evTP=466
://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&SiteID=caconsum&Locale=en_US&id=ProductDetailsPage&productID=40282700
://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Locale=en_US&id=ProductDetailsPage&SiteID=caconsum&productID=36423600 = For nets with Mac/Win
://store.digitalriver.com/servlet/ControllerServlet?Action=DisplayPage&Locale=en_US&id=ProductDetailsPage&SiteID=caconsum&productID=35184000&Env=BASE
://www.dpbolvw.net/jp79lnwtnvACHDJKIBAKFDFKIJ
://www.vet.com.au/
://www3.ca.com/events/EventList.aspx?evTP=466
://www.pestpatrol.com

Clam-AV
://www.clamav.net

AntiVir PersonalEdition Classic
://www.free-av.com/
://forum.antivir-pe.de/index.php?langid=1
://www.avira.com/en/support/antivir_re...or_windows.html

Panda Antivirus
://www.kqzyfj.com/1b110mu2-u1HJOKQRPIHQRQMKMP

TrendMicro Antivirus
://www.tkqlhce.com/qo68lnwtnvACHDJKIBACBEIDEKD
://www.trendmicro.com/
://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise...call_launch.php

Virus Total. This site will allow you to submit a file and have it scanned by numerous virus scanners and display the results.
://www.virustotal.com/

://www.f-secure.com/
://www.norman.com/
://www.openantivirus.org/
://www.perantivirus.com/
://www.ravantivirus.com/
://www.symantec.com/index.htm

Other Anti Virus resources

://www.avast.com/
://info.ahnlab.com/ nglish/
://www.aks.com/
://www.quickheal.com/
://www.centralcommand.com/
://www.commandsoftware.com/
://www.ca.com/etrust/
://www.cyber.com/
://www.drweb.com/
://www.nod32.com/
://www.fsecure.com/
://www.fortinet.com/
://www.freedom.net/
://www.complex.is/
://www.gfi.com/mailsecurity/
://www.ravantivirus.com/
://www.ggreat.com/indexE.htm
://www.grisoft.com/
://www.antivir.de/
://www.ikarus.at/
://www.hauri.co.kr/
://www.mcafee.com/
://www.perantivirus.com/
://www.leprechaun.com.au/
://www.messagelabs.com/
://www.virusdesk.com/Eng/index.jsp
://www.norman.no/
://www.pandasoftware.com/
://www.portcullis-security.com/
://www.vdsarg.com/
://www.pspl.com/
://www.virusbuster.hu/en/
://www.reflex-magnetics.co.uk/
://www.zonelabs.com/
://www.softappco.com/
://www.bitdefender.com/
://www.sophos.com/
://www.spamhippo.com/
://www.stiller.com/
://www.sybari.com/
://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
://www.antivirus.com/
://www.unasoft.com.ua/index_e.htm
://www.kaspersky.com/
://www.microworldtechnologies.com/
://www.mks.com.pl/
://www.hacksoft.com.pe/
://www.hiwire.com.sg/antivirus/index.htm




DOS Anti-Virus Resources

From Kaspersky, a list of file viruses and their accompanying descriptions infected DOS-related files. ://www.viruslist.com/en/find?search_mode=virus&words=dos

F-Prot Antivirus for DOS is a classic. An ideal second opinion scanner (or as a must-have tool for cleansing boot sector infections), F-Prot Antivirus for DOS is free for personal use.
Fix-CIH Data Recovery F-Prot Antivirus for DOS v 316f
://files.f-prot.com/files/dos/f-prot.zip

From Steve Gibson, a free utility to recover data lost due to CIH infection.
AVDisk. AVDisk provides a simple means of creating rescue disks for F-Prot and AVP (Kaspersky) users. Requires PKZip for DOS, which can be downloaded from the same location.
VSUM – First go to site for lots of needed info and tools
://antivirus.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=antivirus&zu=%3A%2F%2Fwww.avdisk.org%2F
://www.avdisk.org/files/avdisk92e.exe
://www.pkware.com/ - pkzip

Dr. Web Command Line Scaners
://download.drweb.com/cl/
ftp://ftp.drweb.com/pub/drweb/windows/drweb-433-wcl.zip
://download.drweb.com/bases/ - latest Definitions and updates

Sophos Anti-Virus - Sophos provides antivirus protection for DOS 5.0 users. Supports both FAT and FAT32 file systems.
://www.sophos.com/
://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/3383.html - command line scanner
://www.sophos.com/support/knowledgebase/article/3386.html - instructions

Kaspersky
://www.kaspersky-antivirus.dk/
://www.kaspersky.com
://www.kaspersky.com/de
://www.kaspersky.ru/


FireWall Software:


RR-T Tools
://www.r-firewall.com/

8Signs Limited::
://www.8signs.com
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3361 - 8Signs Firewall News::

Agnitum::
://www.agnitum.com
://www.outpostfirewall.com/forum/showthread.php?threadid=9858 - Sucure Config:
Download: Outpost Firewall PRO 3.51
://outpostfirewall.com/forum/showthrea...3435#post123435 not released yet
://www.agnitum.com/forum/ Forums

Armor2net Software Ltd.::
://www.armor2net.com

Astaro Firewall:
://Astaro.com

Astaro Forums:
://astaro.org

BullGuard Ltd.::
://www.bullguard.com

CrossTec Corporation::
://www.crossteccorp.com

Deerfield.com::
://www.deerfield.com

E-Trust EZ –
://store.ca.com/
://crm.my-etrust.com/

Far Stone Technology, Inc.::
://www.farstone.com

Radial Point, Inc.::
://www.freedom.net

F-Secure::
://www.f-secure.com

F/X Communications::
://www.fx.dk

infotecs Internet Security Software::
://www.infotecs.biz

Intego::
://www.intego.com

Internet Security Systems::
://www.iss.net

Jetico, Inc.::
://www.jetico.com

Kaspersky Labs::
://www.kaspersky.com

Lavasoft::
://www.lavasoftusa.com

Look'n'Stop::
://www.looknstop.com

Look And Stop :
://www.looknstop.com/En/index2.htm
://www.wilderssecurity.com/index.php?board=13 Forums - English :
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3360 Look n Stop™ Firewall News:

Kerio Firewall News::
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3394
://www.kerio.com/us/kpf_home.html

BlackICE PC News::
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3358

NetOp® Desktop Firewall News::
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3363

Prisma Firewall News::
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3362

VisNetic Firewall News::
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3359

McAfee::
://www.mcafee.com
://store.digitalriver.com

netfilter.org::
://www.netfilter.org

NetVada::
://www.netvada.com

Norman::
://www.norman.com

NT Kernel Resources::
://www.ntkernel.com

Objective Software Development, GmbH::
://www.obdev.at

Omniquad.com::
://www.omniquad.com

Panda Software::
://www.pandasoftware.com

Source Velocity, Inc.::
://www.pcviper.com

Comodo Group::
://www.personalfirewall.trustix.com
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3594

Pliris::
://www.pliris-soft.com

Prevx::
://www.prevx.com
://www.prevx.com/homeoffice/prevxhome/prevxhome.htm
://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/03/prevx_home/
://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread....97&page=1&pp=25

PWI, Inc.::
://www.privacyware.com

RedCannon Security::
://www.redcannon.com

R-tools Technology::
://www.r-firewall.com

Securepoint GmbH::
://www.securepoint.cc

SecureUp Corporation::
://www.secureup.com

SoftPerfect Research::
://www.softperfect.com

StompSoft::
://www.stompsoft.com

Sunbelt Software::
://www.sunbelt-software.com

Sustainable Softworks::
://www.sustworks.com

Symantec::
://www.symantec.com

Sphinx Software::
://www.symantec.com

TheGreenBow::
://www.thegreenbow.com

Tiny Software::
://www.tinysoftware.com
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3364 Tiny Firewall News:

TrendMicro::
://www.trendmicro.com
://www.downloads.subratam.org/CWShredder.exe
://www.downloads.subratam.org/pv.zip

Webroot Software, Inc.::
://www.webroot.com

Zone Labs/Check Point::
://www.zonelabs.com
://www.markusjansson.net/eza.html
://www.mickeytheman.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=3355 Set-Up: ZoneAlarm News::

Sygate Firewall :
://www.sygate.com/
://forums.sygate.com/vb/ Forums :
://personal.atl.bellsouth.net/i/k/ikpe/ Good info site

://web.archive.org/web/20041124010138/.../service411.htm
THIS IS A MUST HAVE if you have a need or desire to know what services are running on your machine, and what they do. Quite often you can identify bad things this way - Please read secure your pc 101 for a better understanding of the importance of knowing such things. ://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/soft6.htm - one of the more complete lists of anti anything....

://www.cirt.net/scurn/
Security – sploit search engine


Alternate Data Streams – RootKits – Trojans

The little guarded against threat of ADS, alternate data streams, which are a mutha, and a threat seldom seen. Definitely a good idea to at monitor them, ALL cracked warez .rar will contain these, so depending on your knowledge running these if you have cracked software or frequent Warez sites will trouble you, at least it did me, and drove me to find much more reliable sources for my programs. I will also in clued the Trojan and Rootkit tools I use below as well since all three of these threats are silent killers.

://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial25.html
://www.heysoft.de/Frames/f_sw_la_en.htm - Lads -
://www.crucialsecurity.com/downloads.html - CrucialADS -

Excellent tools for rootkit removing and detecting

://www.castlecops.com/postlite161249-icesword.html
://www.xfocus.net/tools/200605/IceSword1.18en.rar
://www.antirootkit.com/software.htm - RootKit Removers tools
://rapidshare.de/files/25948200/AntiRootkits_AIO.rar - All In One
://tds.diamondcs.com.au/ - TDS-3 – No longer a supported or updated program, but still a great one.
://www.misec.net/products/TrojanHunterSetup.exe - Trojan Hunter -
://www.diamondcs.com.au/portexplorer/ - Port Explorer
://www.infosyssec.com/infosyssec/ipsectools.htm - catch’em

For the hairier times, and just to make life a little harder (and more exciting) I love and use all the software made by DiamondCS but 2 in particular I find save my ass all the time.Is ProcessGuard
://www.diamondcs.com.au/processguard/index.php?page=download

I use it for different reasons though, if you set it right it will stop any program from running that has a hidden or binded program masked within, beneath, inside or otherwise unseen. Like every winrar I open it stops and not only stops it but gives me the options to views the code or raw data behind the app, rates its threat level and lets me decide what to do with it, so I have no one to blame but myself when I get infected.
WormGuard
://wormguard.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=do


Anti Trojan Elite –
://www.remove-trojan.com/index_ate.php

Anti-Trojan Shield –
://www.atshield.com/

a-squared –
://www.anti-trojan.net/en/

BOClean –
://www.nsclean.com/boclean.html

Digital Patrol –
://www.proantivirus.com/en/index.php

Ewido –
://www.ewido.net/en/

Hacker Eliminator –
://www.lockdown2000.com/

PC DoorGuard –
://www.trojanclinic.com/pdg.html

Tauscan –
://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan/

The Cleaner –
://www.moosoft.com/

Trojan Guarder –
://www.your-soft.com/download.htm#TrojanGuarder

TrojanHunter –
://www.misec.net/products/TrojanHunterSetup.exe

Trojan Remover –
://www.simplysup.com/tremover/details.html

TrojanShield –
://www.trojanshield.com/

Trojan Sl@yer
://leithauserresearch.com/ts.html

Twister –
://www.filseclab.com/eng/products/twister.htm

Anti-Trojan Elite:
://www.remove-trojan.com/index_ate.php "Real-time system protect. Stop the trojan before it bring destory."

SwatIt:
://swatit.org/ - "Swat It was independently tested against popular commercial scanning software and we were absolutely delighted by the results." (And how! The independent test for some reason failed to mention small details like the size of the malware database used - but taking the number reported in the Panda screenshot would indicate that SwatIt detected 62 out of 58,174 giving a detection rate of 0.11%. Wow!)

Anti-Trojan Shield:
://www.atshield.com/ - "Leading-edge anti-Trojan scanning and removal technologies." A nice looking website but their trojan encyclopaedia seems to be missing a few recent entries like Flux, Agobot or SDBot or old DDoS trojans like Trinoo, Tribe Flood Network or Stacheldraht.

Digital Patrol:
://www.proantivirus.com/en/about/ - For a company based in Vancover, I'd expect something better than "Proantivirus Lab creates best anti-trojan and anti-spyware security solutions" or "You will receive your registration code for activaye the trial version immediately after your order completes."


IDS Resources:


Smart Watch:: ://www.wetstonetech.com/smartwatch.html
TripWire:: ://www.tripwire.com/products/index.cfm
Sanctuary:: ://www.securewave.com/turcana/securewa...nctuary_ACD.jsp
Veracity:: ://www.rocksoft.com/veracity/
Data Sentinel:: ://www.ionx.co.uk/html/products/data_sentinel/index.php
LanGuard:: ://www.gfi.com/adentry.asp?adv=158&loc=3
Fcheck:: ://www.geocities.com/fcheck2000/fcheck.html
AIDE:: ://www.cs.tut.fi/~rammer/aide.html
ChkRootkit:: ://www.chkrootkit.org
Osirus:: ://osiris.shmoo.com/
SamHain:: ://la-samhna.de/samhain/
Integrit:: ://integrit.sourceforge.net/


Other Tools:


A powerful and easy-to-use application that removes temporary files created while surfing the web, empties the Recycle Bin, deletes files from your temporary folders and more.
://www.stevengould.org/software/cleanup/

A non-commercial start-up anti-virus group and tools
://www.mc-antivirus-test.com/

A HUGE database of all start-up programs and locations
://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

A full featured advanced security program, designed for Windows 95/98/ME Operating Systems
://www.angelfire.com/wizard2/hkeylocal/core_control.htm

An advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns
://www.heidi.ie/eraser/

An automated computer encryption tool that protects your PC
://www.spychecker.com/program/maxcrypt.html

Iinstalls a small button on your Internet Explorer browser. The button changes colors as you browse the Web based on the results of our safety tests. You can also click on the button's menu to see the site's detailed test results.
://www.siteadvisor.com/preieinstall.html

Error Messages for Windows is a small utility that will allow you to look up MS Windows error code numbers and display a descriptive message explaining what the numeric code actually means. If you have software programs that produce numeric error codes now you can find out what they really mean.
://www.gregorybraun.com/MSWINERR.ZIP

WinSock and LSP Fix
://downloads.subratam.org/WinsockFix.zip
://www.downloads.subratam.org/lspfix.zip

FirewallFAQ
://www.interhack.net/pubs/fwfaq/

FirewallHowTo
://www.grennan.com/Firewall-HOWTO.html

Squid
://www.squid-cache.org/

Excellentvirusnewsandinfo
://www.antivirus-online.de/english/


Recommended Reading and Info Sources:


://isc.sans.org/
://www.virusbtn.com/
://www.eicar.org/
://www.virusradar.com/
://www.russharvey.bc.ca/resources/security.html#privacy
://www.ftc.gov/privacy/
://www.eff.org/Privacy/
://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/bho/
://www.privacyfoundation.org/
://www.wired.com/news/privacy/
://www.mcafee.com/us/local_content/whi...methodology.pdf
://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic841.html
://www.viruslist.com/en/viruses/analysis
://www.pandora-security.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=318


AVIEWS (Anti-Virus Information and Early Warning System) brings together Anti-Virus software vendors, corporate security professionals and independent researchers in a discussion and information sharing network of anti-malware professionals, providing early identification and warning of new malware.

AVAR
The Association of Anti-Virus Asia Researchers. Eset & its partner Chillisoft will host the 2006 AVAR Conference in Auckland New Zealand ASC - ://www.antispywarecoalition.org The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) is a group dedicated to building a consensus about definitions and best practices in the debate surrounding spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies.

APWG
The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) is the global pan-industrial and law enforcement association focused on eliminating the fraud and identity theft that result from phishing, pharming and email spoofing of all types Team Anti-Virus ://www.teamanti-virus.org/ Team Anti-Virus is a network of anti-malware professionals with an interest in providing education and information on anti-malware issues AVIEN - ://www.avien.org AVIEN (Anti-Virus Information Exchange Network) is the largest grassroots discussion network of independent anti-virus researchers in the world.

The Anti-Spyware Coalition
The ASC is a group dedicated to building a consensus about definitions and best practices in the debate surrounding spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies. Composed of anti-spyware software companies, academics, and consumer groups, the ASC seeks to bring together a diverse array of perspective on the problem of controlling spyware and other potentially unwanted technologies. ESET is actively participating in these important discussions.

Microsoft Virus Information Alliance (VIA)
ESET has joined forces with Microsoft and other anti-virus vendors to provide detailed information on significant viruses that affect Microsoft products. Microsoft’s PSS Security Team will post updated information on this website regarding new and potentially damaging viruses that have been discovered in the wild.

CISCO
Cisco® Network Admission Control (NAC) leverages the network infrastructure to limit damage from viruses and worms. Using Cisco NAC, organizations can provide network access to endpoint devices, such as PCs, PDAs, and servers that fully comply with established security policy. Cisco NAC allows noncompliant devices to be denied access, placed in a quarantined area, or given restricted access to computing resources

Places to find NON-BIASED and fair product reviews to help you decide which which software is right for you!

AV College case study:
://72.32.7.91/threat-center/case_study...white_paper.pdf

AV Comparisons
://www.av-comparatives.org/

SpyWare Comparisons:
://www.spywareinfo.com/articles/choices/

Firewall Comparisons:
://www.firewallguide.com/
://gladiator-antivirus.com/forum/index...showtopic=22040 = Everything you want to know about firewalls but don’t.
://www.securityfocus.com/infocus/1182

POLLS
Best Firewall:
://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=96012

How many running process’s are on your PC:
://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=82331

Best AV:
://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=114822

List of lists
://lists.thedatalist.com/



ALL OS and ALL Freeware “Index Of/” Directories with Index of /sites


Name Last modified Size Description
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Parent Directory -
alpha.gnu.org/ 13-Jun-2006 11:25 -
archive.ubuntu.com/ 29-Mar-2006 21:00 -
athena-dist.mit.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 20:56 -
blastwave.org/ 06-Aug-2006 06:21 -
boombox.micro.umn.edu/ 10-May-2006 00:22 -
cas.et.tudelft.nl/ 22-Mar-2006 17:46 -
cs.nyu.edu/ 21-Mar-2006 23:20 -
distro.ibiblio.org/ 23-Mar-2006 09:14 -
docs.gimp.org/ 21-Mar-2006 23:20 -
download.eclipse.org/ 18-Jun-2006 02:39 -
download.fedoralegac..> 14-Aug-2006 21:10 -
fedora.redhat.com/ 14-Apr-2006 09:36 -
freeware.sgi.com/ 21-Jul-2006 20:58 -
ftp.3com.com/ 22-Mar-2006 12:23 -
ftp.apache.org/ 15-Aug-2006 01:15 -
ftp.cac.washington.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 07:30 -
ftp.cis.upenn.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 11:16 -
ftp.debian.org/ 22-Mar-2006 00:22 -
ftp.e-technik.fh-mue..> 22-Mar-2006 20:21 -
ftp.enst.fr/ 22-Mar-2006 13:45 -
ftp.exim.org/ 22-Mar-2006 15:23 -
ftp.fi.debian.org/ 27-Mar-2006 18:31 -
ftp.freebsd.org/ 22-Mar-2006 00:39 -
ftp.freesbie.org/ 22-Mar-2006 21:17 -
ftp.fukt.bth.se/ 13-Jun-2006 12:18 -
ftp.funet.fi/ 22-Mar-2006 15:20 -
ftp.gimp.org/ 22-Mar-2006 06:25 -
ftp.gnu.org/ 17-Jun-2006 10:31 -
ftp.gnupg.org/ 14-Apr-2006 08:17 -
ftp.greatcircle.com/ 22-Mar-2006 10:35 -
ftp.i-scream.org/ 22-Mar-2006 10:49 -
ftp.ibr.cs.tu-bs.de/ 13-Apr-2006 16:53 -
ftp.icce.rug.nl/ 22-Mar-2006 14:10 -
ftp.icsi.berkeley.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 18:20 -
ftp.ietf.org/ 22-Mar-2006 21:28 -
ftp.info-mac.org/ 31-Mar-2006 11:16 -
ftp.info-zip.org/ 22-Mar-2006 07:25 -
ftp.isc.org/ 21-Mar-2006 22:05 -
ftp.isi.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 10:43 -
ftp.kde.org/ 21-Mar-2006 22:47 -
ftp.kernel.org/ 22-Mar-2006 12:05 -
ftp.linuxfromscratch..> 31-Oct-2005 16:46 -
ftp.ma.utexas.edu/ 21-Apr-2006 10:11 -
ftp.modssl.org/ 13-Apr-2006 16:53 -
ftp.ncftp.com/ 22-Mar-2006 17:16 -
ftp.netlib.org/ 15-Aug-2006 08:01 -
ftp.nu2.nu/ 13-Apr-2006 14:16 -
ftp.openbsd.org/ 22-Mar-2006 07:05 -
ftp.openssh.org/ 13-Jun-2006 08:53 -
ftp.openssl.org/ 13-Jun-2006 09:02 -
ftp.opera.com/ 25-May-2006 12:15 -
ftp.pangeia.com.br/ 22-Mar-2006 08:16 -
ftp.postgresql.org/ 07-Aug-2006 12:06 -
ftp.povray.org/ 22-Mar-2006 08:50 -
ftp.procmail.org/ 13-Jun-2006 09:20 -
ftp.proftpd.org/ 15-Aug-2006 15:09 -
ftp.python.org/ 21-Apr-2006 18:23 -
ftp.redhat.com/ 22-Mar-2006 10:15 -
ftp.ruby-lang.org/ 22-Mar-2006 19:11 -
ftp.samba.org/ 13-Jun-2006 10:12 -
ftp.sendmail.org/ 09-Aug-2006 17:06 -
ftp.slackware.com/ 26-Apr-2006 22:21 -
ftp.squid-cache.org/ 13-Jun-2006 09:00 -
ftp.ssh.com/ 13-Jun-2006 09:43 -
ftp.sun.co.uk/ 28-Jun-2006 15:01 -
ftp.sunfreeware.com/ 22-Mar-2006 02:31 -
ftp.suse.com/ 25-Apr-2006 14:41 -
ftp.tcl.tk/ 13-Jun-2006 14:24 -
ftp.ucc.ie/ 22-Mar-2006 12:45 -
ftp.uib.no/ 22-Mar-2006 15:20 -
ftp.uni-kl.de/ 22-Mar-2006 19:51 -
ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/ 22-Mar-2006 08:55 -
ftp.uu.se/ 22-Mar-2006 17:45 -
ftp.wu-ftpd.org/ 13-Jun-2006 09:17 -
ftp.x.org/ 13-Jun-2006 17:02 -
ftp.xemacs.org/ 13-Jun-2006 14:27 -
ftp.yellowdoglinux.com/ 15-Aug-2006 18:19 -
graphics.stanford.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 12:55 -
grey.colorado.edu/ 21-Mar-2006 22:35 -
images.64studio.com/ 10-Aug-2006 04:58 -
kermit.columbia.edu/ 13-Jun-2006 13:49 -
lib.stat.cmu.edu/ 15-Aug-2006 18:38 -
live.locustworld.com/ 10-May-2006 10:46 -
lynx.isc.org/ 13-Jun-2006 11:38 -
mirror.cs.wisc.edu/ 22-Mar-2006 09:50 -
mng.www.libpng.org/ 14-Jul-2006 16:34 -
non-us.debian.org/ 22-Mar-2006 03:16 -
rsync.dyne.org/ 14-Jul-2006 21:14 -
rsync.pda.com/ 20-Jun-2006 03:49 -
rsync.php.net/ 15-Aug-2006 13:35 -
rsync.samba.org/ 13-Jun-2006 08:57 -
sources.redhat.com/ 23-Mar-2006 22:51 -
sunsite.dk/ 22-Mar-2006 22:05 -
sunsite.uio.no/ 21-Mar-2006 22:48 -
web.wt.net/ 21-Mar-2006 23:20 -
www.agnula.org/ 09-Jul-2006 04:21 -
www.beowulf.org/ 09-May-2006 09:59 -
www.blackdown.org/ 22-Mar-2006 19:36 -
www.cs.vu.nl/ 22-Mar-2006 17:21 -
www.delorie.com/ 14-Aug-2006 20:29 -
www.gnoppix.org/ 13-Apr-2006 22:13 -
www.gnu-pascal.de/ 30-Mar-2006 22:11 -
www.libpng.org/ 14-Jun-2006 09:18 -
www.linuxgazette.com/ 22-Mar-2006 18:11 -
www.mysql.org/ 25-Jul-2006 19:18 -
www.samba.org/ 09-Aug-2006 01:20 -
www.theopencd.org/ 13-Jun-2006 10:12 -
www.tldp.org/ 09-Jul-2006 16:58 -
www.whiteboxlinux.org/ 15-Jun-2006 13:45 -
www.winsite.com/ 14-Apr-2006 07:16 -


Anti Anti Everything: DO NOT GO THERE UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT THE F YOU ARE DOING


Examples of what you are securing for and from....

Trojanarchive
://packetstormsecurity.nl/trojans/

UptodateTrojanarchive
://www.trojanforge.net/

Fearless,everythingTrojan
://www.areyoufearless.com/

Agoodarchivewithinfooneachone
://www.dark-e.com

Sub7'sofficialHomePage
://www.sub7.net/

TheBO2kproject
://bo2k.sourceforge.net/

AnothercomprehensiveTrojanarchive
//www.tlsecurity.net/amt.htm

HomeofBackOrifice
://www.cultdeadcow.com/

HugeTrojanremovaldatabase
://www.anti-trojan.org/


Additional Resources added 10-24-2006[color="#FF0000"][/color]

Microsoft security checklists:



German Translation Archive
://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=24

Dutch Translation Archive
://castlecops.com/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=25

Windows Security Checklist - Part 33: Must-Have Protections from Spyware - December 4, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6383-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 32: More Rootkit Revelations - November 20, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6355-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 31: Rootkit Revelations - November 13, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6342-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 30: Securely Configuring Windows XP Pro - July 31, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6155-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 29: Securely Configuring Windows XP - July 24, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6142-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 28: Limited-User Security on Windows XP - July 03, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6112-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 27: Spyware and EULA Hooping - June 26, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6094-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 26: Dealing with Online Bullying - June 12, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-6051-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 25: Safety Risks for Kids Online - May 15, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5995-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 24: Kids Safer Search Engines - May 8, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5974-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 23: CastleCops Keeps Kids Safe: Internet Basics - May 1, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5953-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 22: Child Security Online - April 24, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5928-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 21: CastleCops Gives Help When You Need It - April 17, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5908-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 20: Windows XP - SP2, Are You Ready? - April 10, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5885-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 19: Security Includes Safety and Comfort - April 3, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5870-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 18: Windows Emergency Procedures - March 27, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5850-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 17: Security Checklist Review II - March 20, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5821-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 16: The Checklist Review - March 13, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5803-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 15: Are You Saved? - March 6, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5783-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 14: IT Phone Home Security - Feb 27, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5768-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 13: Windows Home Wireless Security - Feb 20, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5757-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 12: Windows Home Wireless - Feb 13, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5737-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 11: Hijacker Horrors - Feb 6, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5724-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 10: PC Pesticides - Jan 30, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5703-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 9: Batting Clean-up - Jan 23, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5686-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 8: IM Insecure - Jan 16, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5671-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist, Part 7: HOSTS File: Wholesale Blocking - Jan 9, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5660-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist, Part 6: Invisible Internet Browsing - Jan 2, 2005
://www.castlecops.com/article-5649-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist, Part 5: Are Cookies Really Guid for You? - Dec 26, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5641-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 4: Securing Your Network Configuration - Dec 19, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5621-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 3: Safe at Any Speed Online - Dec 12, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5592-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Part 2: To Do and Do Not - Dec 5, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5570-nested-0-0.html

Windows Security Checklist - Nov 28, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5541-nested-0-0.html

Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft - Nov 21, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5517-nested-0-0.html

A Guide to Maintaining Your PC - Nov 14, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5484-nested-0-0.html

WhenU Partnered with Aluria: Are You Tired of Seeing the Ads Yet? - Nov 7, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5468-nested-0-0.html

HijackThis Diagnostic Report - Oct 31, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5450-nested-0-0.html

RFID: Product or People Tracking? - Oct 24, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5438-nested-0-0.html

Protect Yourself from Internet Harassment and Stalking - Oct 17, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5427-nested-0-0.html

Protecting Your PC from Trojans and Spywares - Oct 10, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5412-nested-0-0.html

Protecting Your PC from Spywares, Adwares, and Hijackers - Oct 3, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5399-nested-0-0.html

Improving Your Internet Security - Sept 26, 2004
://www.castlecops.com/article-5386-nested-0-0.html






The reason things repeat is I did the work in sections.

Anti-virus
Kaspersky - AV specific

FireWall
Kaspersky - FW specific

Spyware
kaspersky - SW specific

Some vendors span accross all three, therefore is referenced three times (if I was looking for firewall, not AV and the firewall vendor was only listed once in AV section I would miss it)

Why are there so many programs that require purchase, am I a saleman. NO!

And everything is free, we all know that, but that's your bad choice, at any rate the goal was a complete entire list of options, with their support forums and non-biased opinions of their performance so you can have a problem, see all your potential solutions, and use the support and opinions and company history and promises to pick what is best for you. In my experience in MOST cases, you get what you pay for, and security is quite important, free solutions should be studied and verified in depth and over long period of time as fighting malicious apps is a full time and very time intensive job, not to mention EXPENSIVE for those combatting it.

Not that free is bad, just to be verified.

At any rate a free match to most of the above can be found here:

Common Freewares for Commercial software

Good resources, must appreciate the collection, but found some incomplete links .I want more resources related to penetration testing(online testing) if anybody can provide....

Anyways nice reading the post..

Thanks,
Please post them and I will fix, like I said did from scratch, in my spare time over the past months 1by 1, organization is not my strongpoint and to finalize it I combined about 25-30 different excel, Word, Text, and html documents all in different formats. So I expect there may be some dead or bad links, perhaps duplicate info in a couple places.
I will review it again after some shuteye and fix anything I see, anybody notice any such typo reply and I will update. I would also love to hear of any tools or practices missed that can be added and basically continue consolidating.