Free Security Tools
Posted: July 31, 2007, 6:17 pm
Does anyone know of any other 'good' free security tools besides the ones below?
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Firefox v2.0.0.6 - Free
http://www.mozilla.com/products/downloa ... lang=en-US
Make sure you also download/install the "NoScript" Firefox AddOn after installaing Firefox!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
It will place a letter "S" in the lower right hand corner of your Firefox Browser. By default 'everything' is untrusted. To "Trust" a site permanently or even temporarily just right click on the "S" and make your choice. This addon is an absolute "must have" for everyone.
What NoScript does is PREVENT scripts from loading. It doesnt preclude you from broswing most websites, but some functionality may be lost if it cant run a script. If you trust them then "Trust" them with NoScript.
AdAware 2007 - Free
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-F ... l&tag=top5
AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 - Free
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-p ... /0?prd=aff
AVG Anti-RootKit - Free - This does not 'prevent' them. It just checks for them and will remove if found.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-p ... /0?prd=arw
Spybot: Search and Destroy - Free
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html
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Firefox v2.0.0.6 - Free
http://www.mozilla.com/products/downloa ... lang=en-US
Make sure you also download/install the "NoScript" Firefox AddOn after installaing Firefox!
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/722
It will place a letter "S" in the lower right hand corner of your Firefox Browser. By default 'everything' is untrusted. To "Trust" a site permanently or even temporarily just right click on the "S" and make your choice. This addon is an absolute "must have" for everyone.
What NoScript does is PREVENT scripts from loading. It doesnt preclude you from broswing most websites, but some functionality may be lost if it cant run a script. If you trust them then "Trust" them with NoScript.
AdAware 2007 - Free
http://www.download.com/Ad-Aware-2007-F ... l&tag=top5
AVG Anti-Virus 7.5 - Free
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-p ... /0?prd=aff
AVG Anti-RootKit - Free - This does not 'prevent' them. It just checks for them and will remove if found.
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/downloads-p ... /0?prd=arw
Spybot: Search and Destroy - Free
http://www.safer-networking.org/en/mirrors/index.html