Mike's Windoze Goodies
Installable Packages
System Configuration
Useful Tools
I have used/tested almost all of these.
Packet sniffing tools:
Process monitoring tools:
Malware/Adware/Spyware detection/removal tools:
Rootkit detection/removal tools:
NOTE: use of any of these tools can be dangerous to the stability
of your system!
I heard at a TASK presentation
that 'F-Secure Blacklight', 'GMER', 'RootkitRevealer'
and 'IceSword' seem to be the ones to try first; I believe they are
all free.
InformationWeek found Rootkit Unhooker to be the most comprehensive and
powerful of the detectors they tested.
Anti-Phishing Toolbars:
Firewalls:
Security Event Response:
- Rapier
(Rapid Assessment & Potential Incident Examination Report)
Virus / Malware Scanning and Identification:
I have not personally tested these, but they come highly recommended.
SANS has put together a
list of tools
in the following categories:
frameworks (how one deploys the tools to the system),
anti-virus,
anti-spyware,
anti-rootkit,
backup,
system analysis,
malware analysis (a subset of system analysis tools focused to analyzing malware),
network analysis,
registry cleanup,
remote support,
patching,
browser protection.
Most of the tools are freely available.
Windows Info / Help Sites
Other Tools
NOTE: use at your own risk!
Internet Explorer Security and Privacy Options
If these settings have been turned off and cannot be restored, before
reinstalling the system, try blowing away all the settings using
'regedit' to delete the entire
'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer' branch (while
IE is NOT running). That should cause IE to use all default settings
next time it is started.
Computer Vendors
This page is maintained by Mike Peterson,
mikep@rubberchickencult.ca.
Created April 24, 2001. Last updated September 5, 2018.