New Stuff - hard and soft
New Tool - BotHunter
SRI International and Georgia Tech have been working on a pretty cool new tool that will quickly locate bot traffic inside a network. A government/military version of this software has been in use successfully for about a month, and a public version was made available this week. BotHunter introduces a new kind of passive network perimeter monitoring scheme, designed to recognize the intrusion and coordination dialog that occurs during a successful malware infection.
Read the article HERE.
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
Windows only: Freeware utility Windows Installer CleanUp Utility can remove Windows Installer configuration information from applications that refuse to install. Microsoft created the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility as a last ditch way of installing (or removing) an application that encounters errors during the setup (or removal) process. It's definitely not an everyday app, but it is a good one to know about when you absolutely need to install a stubborn (or poorly created) app.
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is a free download [from MS] for all versions of Windows.
Source : Lifehacker
FeedGhost
Beta Available - RSS for the masses!
I love it!! This RSS reader is by far the best one i've ever used.
Read the article HERE.
Revo Uninstaller
Windows only: Freeware application Revo Uninstaller makes removing programs from your computer—not just uninstalling, but removing all traces—a quick and painless process. So why would your use Revo Uninstaller rather than the default Add/Remove Programs dialog?
Read the article [and the comments] HERE.
What's the 'Ultimate Distributed Cracker'?
UDC is a program designed for auditing of the authorization systems, which also provides methods for secure passwords storing. The main purpose of UDC is the recovery of the passwords by the given hash-values (NTLM, MD5, SQL, SHA1 and 40+ other). The typical user can recover own forgotten passwords, for example, Windows NT/XP/2003 authorization passwords.
Visit the website HERE.
Secure IronKey Flash Drive Will Self-Destruct
Designed to be the world's most secure flash drive, the IronKey employs military-grade AES hardware-based encryption using its IronKey Cryptochip. The encryption keys are stored on the drive itself and your password is required in conjunction with the keys to access and decrypt files. If you forget your password, you may be in trouble; after ten consecutive failed password attempts, the IronKey self-destructs (internally) and erases everything on the drive using "flash-trash" technology that physically overwrites every byte, making the data completely unrecoverable.
The hardware encryption is one aspect of the IronKey, but the online component is another. When you log in to the IronKey website (which again requires both your password and your IronKey to be physically plugged in to your machine), you can activate their secure web-browsing service which turns FireFox into a malware-protected, "stealth surfing" application. Other security-nut features include a "potting" technique that fills the innards of the key with black goo, waterproofing it past military standards and preventing hardware crypto-analysis.
Source : EverythingUSB
Kaspersky releases Version 7
Kaspersky has introduced the newest versions of its flagship consumer and small office products – Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 and Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.
Read the review HERE.
Sophos Threat Detection Test
Sophos’s Threat Detection Test is described as a test of the performance of installed antivirus software: the manufacturer advertises the product on its web page with the slogan "Is your anti-virus catching everything it should?". To test this, they offer a scaled-down on-demand virus scanner for free download that scans your whole PC for malware. It does not offer any configuration options though.
Scans without the need to uninstall or disable your existing protection
Runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Checks performance of Symantec, McAfee, Trend, CA, Kaspersky and F-Secure
Uses a single scan to detect viruses, spyware and adware
Detects zero-day threats using unique Behavioral Genotype® Protection
Visit the website HERE.
SRI International and Georgia Tech have been working on a pretty cool new tool that will quickly locate bot traffic inside a network. A government/military version of this software has been in use successfully for about a month, and a public version was made available this week. BotHunter introduces a new kind of passive network perimeter monitoring scheme, designed to recognize the intrusion and coordination dialog that occurs during a successful malware infection.
Read the article HERE.
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility
Windows only: Freeware utility Windows Installer CleanUp Utility can remove Windows Installer configuration information from applications that refuse to install. Microsoft created the Windows Installer CleanUp Utility as a last ditch way of installing (or removing) an application that encounters errors during the setup (or removal) process. It's definitely not an everyday app, but it is a good one to know about when you absolutely need to install a stubborn (or poorly created) app.
Windows Installer CleanUp Utility is a free download [from MS] for all versions of Windows.
Source : Lifehacker
FeedGhost
Beta Available - RSS for the masses!
I love it!! This RSS reader is by far the best one i've ever used.
Read the article HERE.
Revo Uninstaller
Windows only: Freeware application Revo Uninstaller makes removing programs from your computer—not just uninstalling, but removing all traces—a quick and painless process. So why would your use Revo Uninstaller rather than the default Add/Remove Programs dialog?
Read the article [and the comments] HERE.
What's the 'Ultimate Distributed Cracker'?
UDC is a program designed for auditing of the authorization systems, which also provides methods for secure passwords storing. The main purpose of UDC is the recovery of the passwords by the given hash-values (NTLM, MD5, SQL, SHA1 and 40+ other). The typical user can recover own forgotten passwords, for example, Windows NT/XP/2003 authorization passwords.
Visit the website HERE.
Secure IronKey Flash Drive Will Self-Destruct
Designed to be the world's most secure flash drive, the IronKey employs military-grade AES hardware-based encryption using its IronKey Cryptochip. The encryption keys are stored on the drive itself and your password is required in conjunction with the keys to access and decrypt files. If you forget your password, you may be in trouble; after ten consecutive failed password attempts, the IronKey self-destructs (internally) and erases everything on the drive using "flash-trash" technology that physically overwrites every byte, making the data completely unrecoverable.
The hardware encryption is one aspect of the IronKey, but the online component is another. When you log in to the IronKey website (which again requires both your password and your IronKey to be physically plugged in to your machine), you can activate their secure web-browsing service which turns FireFox into a malware-protected, "stealth surfing" application. Other security-nut features include a "potting" technique that fills the innards of the key with black goo, waterproofing it past military standards and preventing hardware crypto-analysis.
Source : EverythingUSB
Kaspersky releases Version 7
Kaspersky has introduced the newest versions of its flagship consumer and small office products – Kaspersky Anti-Virus 7.0 and Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0.
Read the review HERE.
Sophos Threat Detection Test
Sophos’s Threat Detection Test is described as a test of the performance of installed antivirus software: the manufacturer advertises the product on its web page with the slogan "Is your anti-virus catching everything it should?". To test this, they offer a scaled-down on-demand virus scanner for free download that scans your whole PC for malware. It does not offer any configuration options though.
Scans without the need to uninstall or disable your existing protection
Runs on Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista
Checks performance of Symantec, McAfee, Trend, CA, Kaspersky and F-Secure
Uses a single scan to detect viruses, spyware and adware
Detects zero-day threats using unique Behavioral Genotype® Protection
Visit the website HERE.
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