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Checksum utility that integrates into Windows Explorer properties as a tab
HashCheck
integrates into Windows Explorer with a "Checksums" tab
supports CRC32, MD4, MD5 and SHA-1 checksums
is open source, licensed under BSD license
It does not calculate the checksum until the ...
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Tool to find malware/adware by comparison with a "normal" Windows system
Googling around shown suggestion that autoruns.exe from Sysinternals even more capable then HijackThis.
More interesting that Microsoft bought Sysinternals and hire its famous author Mark Russinovich ...
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Open-source file transfer over internet
You can use SFTP or you can use rsync over SSH. You need to configure your router for port forwarding port 22.
It meets your requirements, because:
It's encrypted using a password or an SSH key
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App that lets you individually control permissions on Android 5.1
You need XPrivacy.
It is compatible with many versions of Android, including Android 5.1. From the README:
XPrivacy has been tested with Android version 4.0.3 - 5.1.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich, Jelly ...
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Free anti-theft software for Windows
I'm currently using Prey which seems to be the best free software that I've seen. It provides free protection for 3 devices and meets the requirements found within the question. It's available for ...
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Trusted free tool for securely deleting files on Windows?
I recommend Eraser. To quote:
Eraser is an advanced security tool for Windows which allows you to
completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting
it several times with ...
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Malware scanner for websites code?
Try the following scanners to detect potentially malicious PHP files:
phpscanner;
PHP scanner written in Python for identifying PHP backdoors and php malicious code. This tool is mainly reusing ...
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Software to password-protect individual folder(s) on Windows 7
Compressing the folder using a free tools such as 7zip seems like it would work. Add a password.
Folder will have a visible icon, but any attempt to look inside will require a password.
Good luck.
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Maximum security web browser
Tor Browser is slow because of the overhead of the Tor anonymizing overlay network, so it is probably not what you are looking for.
Brave is an open source, cross-platform web browser for Windows, ...
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Tool to find malware/adware by comparison with a "normal" Windows system
One of the most notable malware detectors is Malwarebytes. It has a free and paid version, but the free version should be everything you need. It is updated quite frequently and is available for a ...
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Portable encryption for USB flash drives
In the free arena, Veracrypt is still an excellent choice and is being maintained with both patches and improvements, and is cross-platform.
In the paid area, software like Checkpoint can do (for ...
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Detecting suspicious ultrasound emitters
I think that the SilverDog chrome extension could well fit your user case - at the moment it is a proof of concept that blocks ultrasonic signals from your browser by placing a audio cut off filter in ...
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Java equivalent to Ruby's SecureRandom?
tl;dr
Integer.toHexString(
new SecureRandom().nextInt()
)
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JRuby
Run your Ruby code on a JVM with JRuby.
java.security.SecureRandom
Java includes SecureRandom, a cryptographically ...
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Two Factor Authentication Client for Windows 10
The one I currently use now is called WinAuth. It meets all my requirements including the ability to password protect the interface and encrypt the database. It also supports YubiKeys which is an ...
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Small utility to generate SSHA passwords?
I know this question is fairly old, but I reached it by looking for a tool with those specific requirements.
I ended up at this web implementation: https://iguana.alerque.com/slappasswd.html
It's ...
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A tool for finding third party vulnerabilities
Having done software development at an enterprise level, I’m always looking for tools that help my team build better code that’s as secure as possible. There are several different tools that you’ll ...
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What software could deny access to a USB Drive, with an encryption password?
The default windows Bitlocker program which is available in windows vista and up is just fine see
a detailed tutorial here
http://www.howtogeek.com/192894/how-to-set-up-bitlocker-encryption-on-...
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App lock for iPad Mini
No, there is no app that can do this. Apps installed on an IOS device are isolated and cannot control other apps. This means that password protecting entry of other apps is not possible.
If it is ...
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deleted files secure eraser
You can't find such portable tool.
More precisely, it can be portable as "no installation required" but it can't be portable as "no administrator privileges required". Direct disk access requires ...
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Software Licensing in Hostile/Sensitive Environment
We were using a hardware + software solution from Wibu. While we used WibuKey, the proper solution would probably be Codemeter.
Codemeter comes with an SDK that you can integrate into your ...
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Language/Library to use for unsafe/untrusted code hosted by python
Your use of "safe", "security", and "unsafe" is somewhat vague. But if by security compromising code you are pointing to functionalities that interact with your system's files, processes, ...
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Static Application Security Testing (SAST) Tool for JavaScript
I think sonarqube could be a nice fit. It's meant to integrate with CI and spots certain security problems in javascript.
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Which free antivirus app supports manual scanner only mode without turning off microsoft defender?
I use Clamwin for this.
It runs on Windows but is purely manual. It will only scan a file when you tell it to. It does not scan files on access in real time, you can leave that to Defender if you ...
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Offline passphrase generator for Linux
Ipsum
I also wanted a random word generator for creating passwords and couldn't find anything, so I created Ipsum. It is a bash script (intended to be used from the terminal). Ipsum satisfies these ...
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Real-time Registry Monitoring
Process Monitor has a GUI as you mentioned.
And it also has a feature called "Boot Logging", which turns Process Monitor into a driver that monitors everything silently until you start it again and ...
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'Fast Zero Write' secure hard disk deletion / wipe software
You drive is small and failing, so I doubt that you will be reusing it.
I would suggest a "hardware wipe", which is always quicker than software.
Suggestions:
a magnet
a Black & Decker drill
a ...
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Private/privacy conscious calendar app for Android (and maybe contact manager) to replace Flock
I know this question is old, but I just came across it and thought I'd share. I think EteSync is exactly what you are looking for.
Your Data, Yours Only.
Secure, end-to-end encrypted and ...
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Testing a server for security vulnerabilities
Vulnerability scanners
Web penetration testing tools (scanners/crawls):
WebCruiser Web Vulnerability Scanner - an effective web penetration testing tool that will aid you in auditing your website.
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Demonstrate what could happen after a fake Microsoft call
I think you can get most of the way to what you want by customizing the UltraVNC Single Click program: http://www.uvnc.com/docs/uvnc-sc/76-how-to-setup-and-configure-a-custom-ultravnc-sc.html
Runs ...
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Software to maintain public PC (Internet cafe/game club/library) with Windows hosts?
Maybe DeepFreeze could help, if I remember correctly it is a sandbox that will undo all changes made to windows after the PC is restarted.
On a side note there is a program called sandboxie wich runs ...
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