Best Free Security List in the World

Realtime protection (on-access)

Anti-virus: ►Avira AntiVir (my comment) Avast! Microsoft Security Essentials (unrestricted download site) AVG Anti-Virus Panda cloudantivirus Rising PcTools Immunet Twister (not free, lifelong licence) Anti-malware: ►Prevx (no removal) Spyware terminator DriveSentry Spyware Doctor Starter Edition (Google pack) Ad-Aware Rising PC doctor Windows Defender Security suite (anti-virus, anti-malware and firewall): Comodo McAfee Internet Security Suite (AOL) Forticlient

Scanners (on-demand)

AV-Scanners: ►Hitman Pro a-squared Kaspersky Bitdefender free MWAV (no removal) Norton Security Scan a-squared MalAware (no removal) Sophos Threat Detection Test (no removal) ClamWin Arcabit microscan Anti-malware scanners: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Superantispyware Spy Sweeper (no removal) Spyware Doctor (no removal) Systweak Advanced System Protector Spy-Emergency CA antispyware (no removal) Spybot S&D The Cleaner Portable antivirus/antimalware: (can be used eg. with a Windows boot cd) a2 portable DrWeb cureit VIPRE Rescue Norman malware cleaner Trendmicro Sysclean ClamWin portable Multi-AV scanners: Multi-AV Scanning Tool (Read all comments before trying!) Multi-AV scan AV Rescue CD: Avira Gdata F-Secure BitDefender DrWeb more Sardu: integrate several rescue disks Rootkit-detection: Gmer AVZ Rootkit unhooker Rootrepeal Unhackme (fully functional evaluation version) VBA anti-rootkit Gmer: mbr-rootkit Sanity check Radix Sysprot Kx-ray Suspicious Process Behavior Analysis Tool (sbat.exe) Spy dll remover Advancedwinservicemanage Rootkitty (with boot cd) more programs here, here and here Memory scanner: Threatexpert memoryscanner AV/AM definition files: Avira SAS MBAM www[dot]malwarebytes[dot]org/mbam/database/mbam-rules.exe

Tools for virus removal

Tools for most common viruses: F-secure easyclean McAfee Stinger Avast virus cleaner MS Malicious Software Removal Tool Avira AntiVir Removal Tool Combofix Removal tools for specific viruses: BitDefender Kaspersky F-Secure Symantec Panda Software Malware removal: Subratam Atribune Malware Removal Remove fake antivirus Additional AV-spesific tools Avira

Online-scanners

File scanning with several scanners: Virustotal (Uploader) Jotti Virscan Novirusthanks (also link scanning) Filterbit Viruschief Online-scanners (FF=also Firefox): F-Secure (FF) Kaspersky (no removal) BitDefender BitDefender qscan (FF) Eset (FF) Panda Software (FF) a-squared OneCare Trendmicro (FF) Mcafee (no removal) CA VirusChaser Comodo Authentium Ahnlab Online sandbox: Threatexpert Sunbelt Sandbox CIMA Anubis Norman Sandbox Joebox

Firewalls

Limited versions of commercial firewalls: Agnitum Outpost Online Armor Zonealarm Sunbelt Kerio free Firewalls: Comodo PCTools Privatefirewall Jetico Webroot NetVeda Safety.Net Ashampoo Filseclab Simple firewalls (inbound only): Ghostwall ►XP firewall Gateways: Endian Untangle About NAT routers and hardware firewalls: ►article 1

HIPS

Behaviour blocker: ThreatFire Classical strong HIPS: Real time defender EqSecure 3.41, (Alcyon ruleset) Dynamic Security Agent Netchina S3 HIPS (Download here.) System Safety Monitor Winpooch WIPS Malware Defender (not free, lifelong licence) Classical lightweight HIPS: ►Winpatrol System shields Arovax Shield Anti-keylogger: Snoopfree DataGuard AntiKeylogger KL-detector PSMA Zemana (not free) Registry protection: MJ Registry Watcher Anti-executable: Process Guard Trust-no-exe Winsonar White-listing anti-executable: Bluepoint security (not free) Drive firewall: PE-Guard SensiveGuard CoreForce File/Folder Monitoring Software: Tiny Watcher SilentNight Inspector FileChecker FileMap by BB Anti Dialer: A-Squared Anti Dialer Dialer shields

System hardening-HIPS

System & Program Files Protection: System Protect Drive-by-download blocker: F-Secure Exploit Shield (IE, Firefox) Memory firewall: Comodo memory firewall Address space randomization: WehnTrust System lockdown: Appranger (not free) USB-firewall: Net Studio USB FireWall Autorun Virus Remover Ninja Pendisk! Autorun Eater

System hardening

Hardening tools: Invincible Windows Harden-It Secure-It SafeXP XPantispy Security & Privacy Complete Seconfig XP Samurai Windows Worms Doors Cleaner USB-autorun cleaning Flash disinfector USB-autorun disabling Panda USB and AutoRun Vaccine Script-file protection: Script Defender ScripTrap Protection against scripts embedded on web pages: No Script (Firefox) Protection against flash embedded on web pages: Flash block (Firefox) SRP (Software Restriction Policy): instructions 1 instructions 2 PGS - Pretty Good Security Adding user rights: Sudo for windows suDown Limiting user rights: Windows Steadystate SuRun Determining user rights: Privbar Running program with dropped rights: DropMyRights.net PsExec StripMyRights 1-defender

Sandboxing-virtualization

Sandboxing (for browsers/IM/etc): ►Sandboxie GeSWall Safespace RTD Smart ►Defencewall (not free, very cheap) AppGuard (not free) System virtualization: Returnil Powershadow 2.6 (Key) Virtual Protect Shadow Defender (not free, lifelong licence) Rollback software: Comodo time machine beta Rollback Rx (not free) Firstdefence-ISR (not free) Eaz-fix (not free) Desktop virtualization: Mojopac Icore Virtual players: VmWare player, VmWare converter, EasyVMX converter moka5 live PC + Fearless Browser Virtualization software: VMWare VirtualBox VirtualPC VMToolkit Virtualized browser: Inmunos Portable OS: Ubuntu linux Linux live CD: LinuxMint Puppy Simply Mepis Slax Ubuntu

Vulnerability scanning

Windows-system security analyzing: MS Baseline Security Analyzer Nessus Belarc Advisor Protector Plus Windows-system security analyzing (OS+installed programs): Secunia F-secure health check Installed programs: several here Searching for drivers: several here CD With All Current Drivers for Windows XP: DriverPacks Package for most important media addons: All in One Runtimes

Browser security

Anti-phishing/malware browser plugins: ►WOT LinkExtend McAfee Siteadvisor PcTools Browserdefender Netcraft toolbar Bitdefender anti-phishing Sitehound Web Security Guard RGguard TrendProtect Comodo Verification Engine Real-time link scanning: AVG Linkscanner Finjan SecureBrowsing Manual link scanning: LinkScanner Dr.Web plug-in Anti-phishing Firefox plugins: IDND ShowIP Ad blocking: ►Adblock Plus (Firefox) Easylist TACO (Firefox) Ad Muncher (not free) Pop-up blockers: PanicWare Pop-Up Stopper EMS Free Surfer

IP-blocking/hardening

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 Caching/filtering and blocking pseudo-DNS server: DNSKong Internal proxies: Proxomitron + JD list Sidki's Proxomitron config IdnWebShield External proxies: Freecap Socscap Better DNS: ►OpenDNS Comodo DNS IP-blocking: PeerGuardian 2 Peerblock Parental control: Kidzui K9 Web Protection Parentalcontrolbar Glubble (Firefox) Spam filters SpamAssassin SpamBayes SpamCop Spamihilator SPAMfighter Comodo Antispam Mailwasher Spam Manager

Privacy

Collection of tools: Anoniem-surfen Free VPN connection: Hotspot shield UltraVPN Aloneweb Loki It's Hidden Free online proxy: Ninjacloak Zend2 Proxybrowsing Proxify Secure file transfer: WinSCP Safe banking session: Prevx SafeOnline (not free) Anonymous browsers: XeroBank OperaTor Anonymous browsing tools: Foxyproxy Tor JAP Detection of web bugs: Ghostery (Firefox) Spoofing mac address: Macmakeup Macshift Control referrers: Refcontrol (Firefox) Secure HTTPS server: Perspectives (Firefox) Cookie-control: Cookie monster CookieSafe (Firefox) CS lite (Firefox) Cookie culler (Firefox) Maxa Foxyproxy LSO killing: BetterPrivacy (Firefox) Objection (Firefox) Key scrambling: KeyScrambler Personal Virtual keyboard: Trendmicro Transaction Guard (Java, with spyware protection) Neo's safekeys Versatile tool for safeguarding banking session Rapport Password management: Lastpass Passwordmaker Password Safe RoboForm RoboForm2Go (portable) Keepass Any password Secure login (Firefox) Protection against search data profiling: Trackmenot (Firefox) E-mail encryption: PGPFreeware Comodo SecureEmail VPN sofware: Logmein Hamachi Comodo EasyVPN Checking your own ip: Show My IP IP Adress Browsing without a trace: Portable Firefox Browzar Removal of metadata JPEG and PNG stripper Doc Scrubber (word-documents)

System monitoring

System monitoring and diagnostic: PC Wizard System info for Windows (SIW) What's Running Change Analysis Diagnostic tool (Microsoft) Eset SysInspector EVEREST Home Edition Anvir task manager Rsit images[dot]malwareremoval[dot]com/random/RSIT.exe (new files etc) Process/startup/etc scanners: ProcessExplorer Autoruns Silent runners Run Scanner Process Hacker RSIT Startup control panel Autorun/startup/etc scanners with analyzing help: HijackThis (analyzing help here, and here) a2 HiJackFree ( analyzing help here) Kaspersky GSI Security Task Manager Runalyzer Dart Bit Realtime process monitoring: Process monitor Searching files and processes: fileresearchcenter (+ process scanning) processlibrary fileadvisor Checksum calculation: Md5summer Hashcalc Hashtab

Network traffic monitoring

Port checking: ActivePorts TcpView CurrPorts+IPNetInfo Botnet diagnosis: Trendmicro RUBotted Network traffic monitoring: Netmeter F-secure web trail Network traffic analyzing: Wireshark NetworkMiner Nmap Cain & Abel IpSniffer Microsoft Network Monitor Analyzer NIDS Snort Bothunter

System cleaning

Versatile cleanup tool: RegRun Reanimator Process killing: APT ProcX (+many anti-rootkit software) File shredders: Eraser UltraShredder File Shredder File killing: KillBox Brute force uninstaller (guide) Unlocker FileASSASSIN Avenger (for experts) Killing registry entries: RegASSASSIN Device&driver analyzing: ServiWin Pserv.cpl Registry editing: Registrar lite Regalyzer RegSearch System cleaning: CCleaner Easy Cleaner RegSeeker Tweaknow RegCleaner ATF-Cleaner CleanUP! PureRa FCleaner Collection of tools: Mztweak Alternate data streams: ADSSpy Assasin G13 Lads Uninstallers: Revo uninstaller Zsoft uninstaller Add/Remove Pro Install Rite EMB uninstaller Uninstall Programs Packaged with Windows Installer in Safe Mode MRU-list deleting: MRU-Blaster Removing unwanted (preinstalled) Windows/software: PC Decrapifier Office 2007 remover AV removal (many tools) App Remover AV removal 2 (many tools) Old versions of Java Old versions of Flash

Data rescue

File rescuing from Usb-drive/hard disk: PC Inspector File Recovery Avira UnErase File rescuing from memory cards: PC Inspector smart recovery Rescuing files from corrupted hard disk: Unstoppable Copier Unstoppable copying: TeraCopy Rescuing files from broken CD/DVD: IsoBuster IsoPuzzle ICDcheck Write error resistant DVD:s: dvdisaster

Encrypting

Versatile tool for encrypting: FREE CompuSec Hiding files: My Lockbox Easy file locker Encrypting files: AxCrypt Cryptainer LE Kruptos 2 ICE encrypt KGB archiver Encrypting with virtual drives: freeOTFE TrueCrypt Encrypting for usb-drive: Cryptainer LE USB flash security

Backup

Data Backup: Karen’s Replicator Fbackup Syncback Comodo Backup Cobian backup XXCopy Portable backup: Toucan FileHamster Online-disk: Mozy Adrive Dropbox Gmail Drive shell extension Skydire explorer (Windows Live) more Registry backup: Erunt Programs for mbr backupping and restoring: Many programs here Creating images from hard disks on-line: Paragon Express Macrium Reflect Free Easeus DriveImageXML Drive Snapshot SelfImage Comodo backup Shadow Protect (not free) Backupping hard disk with Live-Cd: GParted+Clonezilla G4U PC INSPECTOR™ clone maxx Partition Logic Hard disk cloning: HDClone free (CD) Hard disk cleaning: Darik's Boot & Nuke Active Kill Disk PC INSPECTOR™ e-maxx Disk wipe Backup drivers: Drivermax

System rescue

Boot-CD: UBCD4win BootDisk UBCD Omega Boot-CD registry editor: PC regedit Rescuing and troubleshooting: Memtest86+ Sisoft SystemResqueCD Shockfamily Knoppix Recover a hanging system: Antifreeze Solve problem drivers: Bluescreenview Whocrashed Repairing of broken internet connection: Winsockxpfix Winsockfix Lspfix Autodebug for Winsock Fixing settings: Dial-aFix Sreng Computer Repair utility kit

Miscellaneous

Guides: disabling autorun Fixing MBR with Boot-CD Fixing MBR Configuring XP firewall Fixing MBR with Boot-CD Protection against ARP poisoning Recover Windows key for unbootable system Determine Processor Security Features Securing wireless network How to reset windows account password Remote control Teamviewer Restore Corrupted Folder Options and Advanced Settings: Tool 1 Tool 2 Fix corrupted .exe association Tool for balancing process CPU: Process lasso ►Process tamer Tool for downloading and updating a collection of tools: Techtoolkit Automatic analyzing of EULA: Eulalyzer Spywareguide Security program lists: Spywarewarrior Alken firewallguide Guides for malware removal: MajorGeeks Best security forums: Wilders Security Updates from Microsoft: Shavlik Patch Google® Gadget Ryan VM's pack AV-laboratories: support@emsisoft.com newvirus@kaspersky.com virus@avira.com report@prevxresearch.com https://analysis.f-secure.com/

Tests

Eicar test virus: Eicar AntiVirus test file Test spyware (for experts): Spycar Scoundrel Simulator System shutdown test (for experts): ZeroDay testi Keylogger-test: Zemana HIPS-tests (for experts): Comodo Tests for PC: Test my PC Firewall/port tester: GRC AuditmyPC Router crash test: GRC DNS security test: GRC Other security tests: PC Flank GFI (email) Anti-rootkit tests: Hideproc Browser tests: Web Check (security) Popup Check (popups) Browser security (java) Test sites: Av Comparatives Matousec Virus Info Anti Malware Test Shadow Server Kareldjag PCSL - PC Security Labs Remove-malware MTC MRG

Vista security

The best protector: LUA ►Article 1 UAC-control ►TweakUAC Better UAC Smart UAC Norton UAC Tool Vista Firewall control Vista firewall control Repairing of broken internet connection: ICR Miscellaneous: disabling autorun turning DEP on ►Vista firewall guide Backup and Restore Vista OEM Activation License