Sunday, April 27, 2008

Ten Must-have free security tools from eweek (bilingual)

1. Secunia Personal Software Inspector

The Secunia PSI examines .exe, .dll, and .ocx files on your computer and
matches the data against a file signatures engine to determine whether
you are running unpatched software programs. It then provides help in
patching the vulnerabilities that are identified.

Secunia是一家专注于安全技术的公司,他们的PSI软件会检查你电脑上的.exe,
.dll, 和 .ocx文件并将结果和文件签名引擎中的数据进行匹配以确定你正在使用
的软件是否已经打过补丁。如果没有,他们会提供帮助让你补上那些已经被查出的
漏洞。

Download link(下载链接): https://psi.secunia.com/

2. OpenDNS

No software to install. Just change your DNS settings to use OpenDNS
servers (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220) to get valuable security
features—content filtering, adult site blocking, phishing and malware
blocking, and protection against DNS rebinding attacks.

无需安装任何软件,只是将你的DNS服务器设为OpenDNS提供的服务器
(208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220)即可使用他们的安全服务 -- 内容过滤,
成人网站拦截,欺骗性邮件和恶意软件拦截,并可保护你的DNS服务免于rebinding
攻击。

Download link(下载链接): http://www.opendns.com


3. Haute Secure

The free browser plugin (Internet Explorer and Firefox) covers the
growing data security hole between your firewall and anti-virus
programs. It provides an aggressive, color-coded early warning system
for drive-by malware attacks.

这是一个免费的浏览器插件,适用于IE和火狐(Firefox)。主要用于防火墙和防病
毒软件无法保护的那部分的数据安全。它针对恶意软件攻击提供很主动的并用颜色
标识的早期预警系统。

Download link(下载链接): http://www.hautesecure.com


4. Trend Micro RUBotted

This lightweight beta program intelligently monitors Windows machines
for remote botnet C&C (command and control) commands. These can include
commands to turn the zombie machine into a spam relay; launch
denial-of-service attacks; or host malicious Web sites for phishing attacks.

这个轻量级的测试程序智能地监视Windows系统以检测任何可能的botnet远程控制
命令。包括那些可以把僵尸机器变成垃圾邮件转发器,发动DoS攻击以及生成欺骗
性网站内容的命令。

Download link(下载链接):

http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en-US/tools/security_tools/rubotted


5. AVG Anti-Rootkit

Detects and removes stealthy rootkits used by hackers to hide malicious
software from security programs.

侦测删除隐蔽的rootkit程序,防止hacker隐藏其他恶意程序以躲避安全软件的侦测。

Download link(下载链接): http://free.grisoft.com/doc/39798/us/frt/0

6. ZoneAlarm Firewall

Easy-to-use firewall systematically identifies hackers and blocks access
attempts.

非常易用的防火墙,系统地侦测和防止黑客行为

Download link(下载链接):

http://www.zonealarm.com/store/content/catalog/products/sku_list_za.jsp?lid=nav_za

7. BitDefender 10 Free AntiVirus

Provides on-demand scan engines to find and remove viruses. Features
include scheduled scanning, immediate scanning, ability to quarantine
suspicious files and reporting capabilities.

提供按需扫描引擎来侦测和删除病毒。主要特性包括:计划扫描,立即扫描,隔离
疑似病毒文件及报告功能。

Download link(下载链接):

http://www.bitdefender.com/PRODUCT-14-en--BitDefender-Free-Edition.html

8. CC Cleaner

This lightweight utility combines a system cleaner that removes unused
and temporary files URL history and cookies from the three main Web
browsers (IE, Firefox and Opera). It also features a registry cleaner.

这个轻量级的工具整合了系统清理和注册表清理功能,可以清理不使用的和临时文
件,URL历史,清理IE,Firefox和Opera的cookie。

Download link(下载链接): http://www.ccleaner.com/

9. WinPatrol

This ultimate watchdog program monitors Windows computers for signs of
malicious hacker activity. It can also be used to monitor, stop and
control Windows services, detect and review new auto-startup programs
and monitor IE home and search pages.

这个终极的防护程序监视Windows机器以发现可能的恶意黑客活动迹象。它还能用
于监视、停止和控制Windows的服务,检查自动启动程序并监视IE 的主页和搜索页。

Download link(下载链接): http://www.winpatrol.com/download.html

10. NoScript

This is a no-brainer for Firefox, Flock, Seamonkey and others
Mozilla-based browsers. This free add-on allows JavaScript, Java, Flash
and other plugins to be executed only by trusted web sites, providing
powerful anti-XSS protection directly in the browser.

这是一个针对Firefox,Flock,Seamonkey和其他基于Mozilla的浏览器的非常易于
使用的工具。这个插件可以让 avaScript, Java, Flash 和其他插件只被信任的网
站执行,为浏览器提供了很强有力的anti-XSS保护。

Download link(下载链接): http://noscript.net/

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