User:Conservative/Computer security

Website malware checker

• Sucuri SiteCheck
• Comodo site inspector
• URL Void
• Virus Total - suspicious URL checker
• Avg link scanner
• Avast link scanner

Windows diagnostic programs/utilities

• Sysinternals suite

Cleaning up a malware infected computer

• What do I do if my computer is infected?

• 8 step malware removal process

Slow internet connection

• Causes of slow internet speed

• Speeding up a slow internet connection

• Slow internet connection causes

Running Windows in a virtual machine and computer security

• Running Windows in a virtual machine and computer security - Ask Leo

Windows 7 vs. Windows 8.1

• 10 reasons why Windows 8 makes sense for business

• 13 things in Windows 8 that need to be fixed - Business Insider

• How to Upgrade to Windows 8.1

• Windows 8.1 security features

• Windows tips, tutorial, troubleshooting

Windows Intune

• Windows Intune

Windows security and Intune

• Windows security and Intune

Analyzing PDFs/docs/documents for malware

• Wepawet - free web based analysis of PDFs

• Analyzing Malicious Documents Cheat Sheet

• How PDFs can infect your computer

• Analyzing Malicious PDFs or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Adobe Reader (Part 1)

• Analyzing Malicious PDFs or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Adobe Reader (Part 2)

Windows 8 user accounts

• Setting up a Windows limited user account

• Setting up a limited user account in Windows - Microsoft support center

• Setting up a limited account and Admin account in Windows 8

Setting up a Local account:

• How to set up a Windows 8 local account

How to make sure downloads are safe

• Making sure download are safe before downloading them

• Scan Files for Viruses Before You Download With Dr.Web

• Dr. Web link and file checker

• Download safety tips

Free Antivirus with whitelisting

Avast:

• Avast Filrep

• Deepscreen and hardened mode

Browser security

Addons

• 5 Browser security addons
• Spyware blaster

Internet Explorer

• Microsoft: Internet Explorer 11 Is Significantly Safer than Firefox and Chrome

Chrome

• Sandboxing makes chrome the most secure browser vendor claims
• Safer chrome extension

Firefox

• NoScript
• NoScript website
• 5 steps to secure your Firefox Browser

Opera

• Opera security tips
• 25% of hackers use Opera to ward off cyber thieves

Commodo IceDragon

• Commodo Ice Dragon

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

Noscript addon handles this security threat.

Ditching the security risks of Adobe flash, Adobe reader and Java

• Ditching the security risks of Adobe flash, Adobe reader and Java

Intrusion detection systems

• Free intrusion detection software

• Snort

• Winsnort

• DeepSight Analyzer

• Sguil

Router configurations

• MAC address filtering

Company that compares the pros and cons of antivirus software

• Av-Comparatives

Anti-rootkit

Preventing rootkits:

• How to prevent rootkits

Free:

• Removing rootkit tools and difficulty

TrendMicro:

• Rootkit buster and RuBotted

Malwarebytes antirootkit (beta):

• Malwarebytes antirootkit beta

Panda:

• Panda anti-rootkit download
• Panda anti-rootkit - review

Sophos:

• Sophos anti-rootkit
• Sophos anti-rootkit - PC Magazine review

TDSSKiller:

• Kaspersky Lab has developed the TDSSKiller utility that allows removing rootkits.

F secure blacklight:

• F secure Blacklight beta
• F secure blacklight - review

Sysclean:

• Sysclean from Trend Micro will remove the registry entries that start up rootkit drivers and allow the malware to be removed, or at least it claims to be effective against the FU type rootkit infection

Safer internet surfing

• McAfee Site Advisor
• Safe Preview addon
• Norton Safeweb
• URL previewer

Tor

Tor:

• Use TOR with Firefox
• Installing and using TOR

Keeping your computer safe via sandboxing

• Keeping your PC safe via sandboxing

Sandboxie:

• Sandboxie

• Firefox tips for sandboxie

Website advisors

• Weboftrust
• McAfee Siteadvisor

Suspicious File checker

• Virus Total suspicious file checker
• Dr. Web online
• Online Avast file checker

Computer security tips

• Computer security - best practices and software/hardware
• PC security best practices - NSA
• Multiple Antivirus Bootable Rescue CD Utility - Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disc Utility by Britec
• Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disc Utility by Britec
• Using multiple machines and operating system via KVM switch - computer security
• KVM security

Encrypted chatting

• Cryptocat

MAC security

• Mac Anti-virus
• MacScan

Email security tips

• email security tips

VPNs and Proxies

• Free web proxy

VPN vs. Proxies:

• VPN vs. Proxies

• VPN vs. Proxies

Review of VPNs in terms of privacy and logs kept:

• Review of VPNs in terms of privacy and logs kept - Torrentfreak review

Cyberghost:

• Cyberghost
• Cyberghost - free proxy
• Cyberghost - CNET Review

Free anti-virus and anti-spyware

• Hijack This
• Malwarebytes
• Microsoft essentials
• AVG
• Avast
• Norman Malware Remover
• Unhackme
• Combofi
• ARIES Rootkit Remover*
• RootkitRevealer
• RootRepeal

Bootable CD for anti-virus and anti-spyware

• FREE Bootable AntiVirus Rescue CDs Download List

Free online scanners

• Hitmanpro
• Trend Micro Housecall
• ESET Online Scanner
• Vipre rescue
• F secure online scanner
• Kaspersky online virus scanner
• Panda cloud cleaner
• Bitdefender online cloud scanner
• Bitdefender quick scan

Passwords

General tips

• Password security tips and solutions

Encrypting Firefox profiles

• Encrypting firefox profiles

Almost Uncrackable passwords

• Strong password generator

• Secure password generator

• Secret to almost uncrackable passwords

• Hacker's alphabet

• Password Strength testing software

• PasswordMeter.com - keyword difficulty tool

Trend micro - layers of security - Are you safe online

• Are you safe online - layers and components of security

Free security tools

• 5 free computer security tools

Computer hardware

• Computer hardware

Internet Filtering

Firefox

Time management:

• Leechblock

• LB List

Family friendly:

• Web filter pro

• Censureblock

Chrome

Time management:

• Stayfocusd

Family friendly:

• Web filter pro

Opera

Time management:

• URL filter assistant

Family friendly:

• Censureblock

Recommended PC security setup

• Recommended PC security setup

Operating systems

Windows 7

• Windows 7 vs. Windows XP whitepaper

Linux

• Linux vs. Windows

Linux anti-malware:

• Free Linux anti-malware programs
• Comodo anti-virus for Linux
• Sophos