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Last Updated: Oct 20, 2005

A security admin's best friend is his arsenal of security tools. Discover -- if you haven't already -- these "must-have" Windows tools recommended by our experts and your peers.
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Windows security toolbox: Our readers' favorite freeware

(26 Sep 2005)

In response to our popular feature Windows security toolbox: Our experts' favorite freeware, we asked you -- our readers -- to submit your favorite free Windows security tools. Here is your list of favorites along with Search Windows Security's top 10 most popular freeware downloads for 2005.

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>>	DumpEvt, a free tool for exporting Windows event logs TIP :DumpEvt is a free command-line utility from SomarSoft that dumps events from Windows event logs and is more powerful than ...
>>	EventCombMT: Search for specific events on Windows event logs TIP :Use EventCombMT for quick and dirty searches on event logs for multiple Windows machines, says Serdar Yegulalp.
>>	Advanced tool to find security holes in Windows XP TIP :For more advanced IT professionals, the Windows XP Security Configuration and Analysis tool will help you find weaknesses by ...
>>	Manually detecting rootkits TIP :Sometimes tools come up short. When they do it is just you against the hacker. Find out what techniques to use to manually ...
>>	Freeware tool for password tracking and storage TIP :KeePass Password Safe is an open-source/freeware project that helps you manage and protect all kinds of passwords. Find out ...
>>	Troubleshooting Windows XP SP2 login problems ASK THE EXPERTS :I tried to install Windows XP SP2. After the installation finished and the computer restarted I could not login because the ...
>>	Find expired Active Directory accounts and passwords TIP :Composing scripts for finding expired Active Directory accounts can be a time-consuming process. These tools can help ease ...
>>	Is there a tool I can use to test passwords on my Windows systems from across a network? ASK THE EXPERTS :Is there a tool I can use to test passwords on my Windows systems from across a network?
>>	Tools for discovering e-mail server hostnames ASK THE EXPERTS :How do I locate the e-mail sender (town, country) on my e-mail box?
>>	Checklist: Use secedit to configure workgroup security TIP :Going computer to computer to configure workgroup security is a time-consuming task. Roberta Bragg offers a better way to get ...
>>	More Windows scanners, Part 1 TIP :A look at some of the Windows scanners available for download.
>>	More Windows security scanners, Part 2 - Online options TIP :A look at some of the better Web-based security scanners.
>>	Cracking passwords ASK THE EXPERTS :What tools can I use to crack or replace the passwords on a Windows 2000 machine?


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