Windows security toolbox: Free testing tools

Process Explorer Metasploit Framework SuperScan v4.0 Prevx Winternals Administrator's Pak PsTools Fresh Diagnose HijackThis SequoiaView Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer StartupRun SiteDigger 2.0 NetBIOS Auditing Tool Winfingerprint Cain & Abel

Process Explorer

Display hidden windows with Process Explorer

Process Explorer shows you information about which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded. The Process Explorer display consists of two sub-windows. The top window always shows a list of the currently active processes, including the names of their owning accounts, whereas the information displayed in the bottom window depends on the mode that Process Explorer is in. Download Process Explorer Return to Top of Page

Prevx

Track the emergence and spread of new security threats

Prevx Home will protect your PC against the worms, trojans, malicious spyware, malware and hacker attacks that bypass traditional security technology. Download Prevx Return to Top of Page

Fresh Diagnose

Our readers' favorite freeware

Fresh Diagnose analyzes and benchmarks your computer system. It can handle many types of hardware, including CPUs, hard disks, video systems, and mainboards. Use this free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect or diagnose problems, and increase performance. This latest version features SM/DMI and CMOS module enhancements and bug fixes. Download Fresh Diagnose Return to Top of Page

Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer

Microsoft expands reach of best practices tool

The Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer programmatically collects settings and values from data repositories such as Active Directory, registry, metabase and performance monitor. Once collected, a set of comprehensive "best practice" rules are applied to the topology. Administrators running this tool will get a detailed report listing the recommendations that can be made to the environment to achieve greater performance, scalability and uptime. Download Exchange Server Best Practices Analyzer Return to Top of Page

NetBios Auditing Tool

Top 15 security tools for testing Windows

Use this tool to crack passwords on Windows network shares. Download NetBios Auditing Tool Return to Top of Page

Metasploit Framework

Using Metasploit for real-world security tests

The Metasploit Framework is an advanced open-source platform for developing, testing and using exploit code. Download Metasploit Framework Return to Top of Page

Winternals Administrator's Pak

Reset admin passwords in a migration emergency

Administrator's Pak is a complete suite of powerful, versatile tools that allow you to repair unbootable or locked-out systems, restore lost data, remove malware from infected systems while the system is safely offline using your existing antivirus software, and diagnose system and network issues. Download Winternals Administrator's Pak Return to Top of Page

HijackThis

Spyware responsibilities: From user to admin

HijackThis is a tool that lists all installed browser add-on, buttons, startup items and allows you to inspect, and optionally remove selected items. The program can create a backup of your original settings and also ignore selected items. Additional features include a simple list of all startup items, default start page, online updates and more. Intended for advanced users. Download HijackThis Return to Top of Page

StartupRun

Identify spyware and adware programs that run at startup

The StartupRun utility displays the list of all applications that are loaded automatically when Windows boots. For each application, additional information is displayed (product name, file version, description, and company name), in order to allow you to easily identify the applications that are loaded at Windows startup. Download StartupRun Return to Top of Page

Winfingerprint

Top 15 security tools for testing Windows

This Windows enumeration tool can ferret out patch levels, NetBIOS information, user information, and more. Download Winfingerprint Return to Top of Page

SuperScan v4.0

Domain controller penetration testing

SuperScan 4 is an update of the Windows port scanning tool, SuperScan. New features in this version include: Superior scanning speed Support for unlimited IP ranges Improved host detection using multiple ICMP methods and more Download SuperScan v4.0 Return to Top of Page

PsTools

Bounty of free IT tools available

PsTools are a collection of command line tools that help you administer your Windows systems. What sets these tools apart is that they allow you to manage remote systems as well as the local one. Download PsTools Return to Top of Page

SequoiaView

Access network shares and mapped network drives

Ever wondered why your hard disk is full? Or what directory is taking up most of the space? When using conventional disk browsing tools, such as Windows Explorer, these questions may be hard to answer. With SequoiaView, they can be answered almost immediately. Download SequoiaView Return to Top of Page

SiteDigger 2.0

Site expert Kevin Beaver's top five freeware tools

SiteDigger 2.0 searches Google's cache to look for vulnerabilities, errors, configuration issues, proprietary information and interesting security nuggets on Web sites. Download SiteDigger 2.0 Return to Top of Page

Cain & Abel

Our experts' favorite freeware

Cain & Abel is a password recovery tool for Microsoft operating systems. It allows easy recovery of various kind of passwords by sniffing the network, cracking encrypted passwords using Dictionary, Brute-Force and Cryptanalysis attacks, recording VoIP conversations, decoding scrambled passwords, revealing password boxes and analyzing routing protocols. Download Cain & Abel Return to Top of Page

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