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Do you like to install your operating system over and over again?. Software that don't mess up your system, increase security, privacy and stability. |
P-Free = Free for personal Use
Alt = Alternative programs for Linux exists |
Multi platform, Windows and Linux versions exists |
Windows version only |
Linux version only |
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The listing is grouped as follows:
Internet & Networking Office Image Sound & Multimedia Security Windows & Linux Utilities Emulators
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Security |
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Alt |
ZoneAlarm |
Private and local Firewall software. If you use your computer for internet access you must have a firewall protecting your computer as well as good and updated virus programs. This is one of a handful of firewalls that are available for free for private use under windows. Runs on your windows computer and is simple to configure. Use it! See also smoothwall www.smoothwall.org firewall Builder http://sourceforge.net/projects/fwbuilder bastille http://sourceforge.net/projects/bastille-linux shorewall http://sourceforge.net/projects/shorewall
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P-Free |
ipCop |
ipcop |
Very good standalone Firewall software. Turns your old computer into a smart, simple and secure firewall. If you are or need to share your internet connection, and use several computers and have a spare old computer, you can turn it into a firewall with this package. Can run on a 75MHz pc, 300Mb disk and needs a network card and a modem or another internet connection. Handles Usb-based ADSL modems as well. Linux based and about 20Mb to download. 20 minutes to install and uses a web-based interface for administration.
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Free |
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AVG |
Good Virus protection software. Everybody needs one. An alternative is www.f-prot.com/download/home_user
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P-Free |
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Dansguardian |
DansGuardian is a web content filter which currently runs on Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Mac OS X, and Solaris. It filters the actual content of pages based on many methods including phrase matching, PICS filtering and URL filtering. A must if you have children using computers and connecting to internet. If you only have MS-Windows systems there are a number of commercial software to use.
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Free |
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GFI LANguard |
Check your computer security flaws. GFI LANguard Network Security Scanner, scans your network, and provides information such as windows service pack level on the machine, missing security patches, open shares, open ports, services/applications active on the computer, key registry entries, weak passwords, users and groups. Do NOT use this on-line on internet. You may be accused of hacking!
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P-Free |
Y |
PGP |
Encrypts files and e-mail.
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Free |
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AxCrypt |
Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2K/XP integrated File Encryption with Compression and simple double-click Edit/View for secure document storage, locally or remote. Open Source, Written by Svante Seleborg.
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Free |
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DriveCrypt |
Creates encrypted "disks" for your personal information. (Only old version of scramdisk for win95-98 is free, the new win2000 &
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XP version has small fee) |
No |
E4M |
Encryption For the Masses. Volume Encryption. Scramdisk and drivecrypt predecessor but freeware, but no one is maintining or developing this anymore. May be hard to find, get it here. Source is free if anyone wants to compile it. Works on W2000, XP.
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Free |
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SecureTrayUtil |
Useful Tray utility for the above encryption softwares.
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Free |
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PasswordSafe |
Too many passwords? Are they hard to remember? Wanna manage your passwords? Password Safe is a tool that allows you to have a different password for all the different programs and websites that you deal with, without actually having to remember all those usernames and passwords.
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Free |
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Revelation |
Forgotten your main password for your isp? Do you only see the asterisks? What do you do? Well have a try with this small utility to reveal the password!
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Free |
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