Best Security Tools available for download?

[blackwave]

Originally posted by astcell
I hope you spoof your IP too, and don't have e-mail configured anywhere in your browswer, and your cookies are turned off right? There is more than one way to get your pesonal info other than asking you for it!

Great point astcell
Here are tools i use everyday:

PRIVACY DIAGNOSTIC INDEX:
TEST 1: Your IP Address
TEST 2: Hidden Tracking Files
TEST 3: Exposed Clipboard
TEST 4: Hack & Exploit Vulnerability
TEST 5: Browser & OS
TEST 6: Geographical Location
TEST 7: Your Network



as well as
Proxomitron
http://www.spamblocked.com/proxomitron/

JAP
http://anon.inf.tu-dresden.de/index_en.html

What is My IP?
http://www.whatismyip.com/

Hushmail
http://www.hushmail.com

ZoneAlarm
http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/home.jsp

Trillian
http://www.ceruleanstudios.com/download.html

[astcell]

I hope you spoof your IP too, and don't have e-mail configured anywhere in your browswer, and your cookies are turned off right? There is more than one way to get your pesonal info other than asking you for it!

[Ebitz]

Ah.... you do have a point!

True... that's why I use the email address of bgates@hotmail.com for any of these types of downloads :D

[blackwave]

thanks for the post, but personally i don't consider giving privacy up for any type of software as phree.

[Ebitz]

I know...sorry I'm a Windoze junky so I have to play quite a bit over in Bill's "security" tools. What other windoze tools do people find helpful?

Here are some that I use:

Foundstone - Free Tools:
http://www.foundstone.com/knowledge/free_tools.html

GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner:
http://www.gfi.com/downloads/downloads.asp?pid=8&lid=1

http://www.insecure.org/nmap/nmap_download.html

In particular the superscan is a nice tool to test connections. Now that Steve's grc.com isn't testing the basic port 80.... I honestly don't find it as useful anymore

[BTW - Am running Linux under VMware... does that count?
:)

Here are a few other links:

http://scan.sygatetech.com/

useful tests: Stealth Scan, Trojan Scan, TCP Scan, UDP Scan, ICMP

http://www.securitymetrics.com

useful tests: Port Scan

http://www.dslreports.com/scan

useful tests: 'online security analysis'

http://www.anti-trojan.net/at.asp?l=en&t=onlinecheck

useful tests: Trojan Scan

http://www.blackcode.com/scan/index.php

useful tests: Port Scan, Trojan Scan