Helpful Tools

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Here is a list of helpful/useful tools that have been discussed on the listserve and at the conference.

Contents 1 Tools 1.1 Anti-malware 1.2 Recovery of Data 1.3 Forensic Data Recovery 1.4 Networking/Browsing 1.5 Boot Discs 1.6 Inventory/Packaging/Administration 1.7 Utilities 2 Websites

Tools

Anti-malware

• Super AntiSpyware
• SpywareBlaster - Prevents spyware from being installed on your computer.
• A-Squared - Remove malicious programs.
• Spybot - Search & Destroy
• Combo Fix
• Sdfix
• CCleaner was formerly known as Crap Cleaner
• Ad-Aware by Lavasoft
• VundoFix
• HijackThis
• Icesword by PJF
• Rogue Remover
• Intel(R) Regimented Potential Incident Examination Report
• Netcraft Anti-phishing
• Sysclean Complete Antivirus Scanning without requiring a software install
• Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

Recovery of Data

• WinBuilder
• JRecovery
• Data Recovery
• dd_rescue (open-source) with how-to
• Advanced Windows Care
• Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (UBCD)
• registry repair tool
• BartPE
• data recovery tool
• PhotoRec (open-source) filesystem-independent file carver
• Binary Biz Virtual Lab

• See also Boot Discs below

Forensic Data Recovery

• Hyland Techlologies
• Drive Savers

Networking/Browsing

• DialAFix
• Threat Fire 3
• Site Advisor
• SandBoxie
• Mac-How
• NPT (Network Performance Toolkit)
• Winsock XP Fix

Boot Discs

• Ultimate Boot CD for Windows (UBCD) - UBCD4Win is a bootable recovery CD that contains software used for repairing, restoring, or diagnosing almost any computer problem. Almost all software included in UBCD4Win are freeware utilities for Windows®. Some of the tools included are "free for personal use" copies so users need to respect these licenses. A few of the tools included in UBCD4Win are paid for and licensed software owned by UBCD4win.

• Ubuntu 8.04 - Ubuntu is a full Linux distribution that comes with a LiveCD. You can run a complete Linux environment without relying on the hard disk. You can connect to the internet and install packages for data recovery, password resetting, forensics, and hardware testing, all without using the hard drive at all. See here for the Ubuntu data recovery community portal.

• See also Recovery of Data above

Inventory/Packaging/Administration

• OCSInventory NG
• Nullsoft
• Orca
• Altiris application layer program (name needed)
• DLX
• nLite/vLite
• Secunia Personal Software Inspector

Utilities

• Sys Internals software (TCPview, DiskMon, REgView, Process Explorer, etc.)
• KillBox - Delete files that won't delete normally.
• Norton Removal Tool - Remove a failed installation or a damaged Norton product
• computer cleaner download
• Mcafee Removal Tool - Remove a failed installation or a damaged Mcafee product
• SCSCleanWipe
• mackeeper
• Unknown Devices - Good for identifying chipset manufacturers.

Websites

• Kelley's Korner
• HouseCall
• Portable Apps