Useful link/utility page

[DR STRANGELOVE]

?AVG Antivirus? free AV software with free updates ? http://www.grisoft.com

?F-Prot? ? free AV software ? http://www.datafellows.com

?Zone Alarm? ? free Firewall ? http://www.zonelabs.com/

?TPF (Tiny Personal Firewall)? ? free Firewall - http://www.tinysoftware.com/pwall.php

?Trojan Remover? ? free Anti-Trojan program ? http://members.aol.com/simplysup/tremover

?Tauscan? ? Trojan hunter/cleaner 30 days free trial ? http://www.agnitum.com/products/tauscan

?AdAware? ? free program to remove Spyware ? http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software.html

?Panicware Pop-up Stopper? - free program that stops all pop-up windows on the internet - http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/t...=66880&b=uk

?Web Washer? ? free pop-up-ad killer - http://www.webwasher.com/

?Mailwasher? - checks e-mail while still on server, so spam can be bounced back to sender - http://www.mailwasher.net/

?Spy Chaser? ? program to identify Spyware - http://www.simtel.net/pub/dl/55621.shtml

?Tweak UI 1.3? for Win98 ? PC tweaks ?
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/...85-2830963.html

?Spider? ? clears ?hidden? web addresses ? http://www.fsm.nl/ward/

?Content Watch? ? naughty file remover - http://www.contentwatch.com/audit/

?Add/Remove 4Good? free tool to clear out the ?Add/Remove Programs? list ?
http://www.5star-shareware.com/Util...drem-4good.html

?Complete Cleanup? ? Cleans cookies, cache, history, recent docs, temp files, excess index files, ActiveX and java applet & registry entries ?
http://www.5star-shareware.com/Util...te-cleanup.html

?MS RegClean? ? Mini registry cleaner from Microsoft ?
http://download.cnet.com/downloads/...100-881470.html

?Belarc Advisor? ? free downloadable program that surveys your hardware & software ? http://belarc.com/download.html

FDisk simulation (for partioning practice) - http://www.computerhope.com/sfdisk1.htm

?Winzip? ? compression program download ? http://www.winzip.com

?Download Accelerator? ? download manager ? http://www.zdnet.co.uk/software/fre...ugins/sw18.html

?Fresh Download? ? Fast, ad-free and Spyware-free download manager ? http://www.freshdevices.com/freshdown

?Adobe Acrobat Reader? ? file reader download ? http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stor...0,,000F6J,.html

?Real Player? ? Audio / Video player download ? http://www.real.com

?IE6 / IE5.5 Service Pack 2? ? http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/

?Big Fix? ? locates & installs updates & patches - http://www.bigfix.com

?Catch-Up? ? locates all updateable software on your PC and finds update sites ? http://catchup.cnet.com

?GIF Animator? ? http://209.66.78.251/details/intel/gifsetup.htm

?GIF Animator v2 full version? ? http://www.sover.net/~whoi/priceles...AnimationEditor

?GIF Works? ? online GIF effects and animation ? http://www.gifworks.com

JV Powertools / Reg Clean etc ? http://www.jv16.org

Irfan View? free Graphics viewer? http://www.irfanview.com/

wilders.org (security advisor) http://www.wilders.org/

The File Extension Source http://filext.com/

Plus a real good one. http://forums.techguy.org/

?Crucial? ? cheap PC memory ? http://www.crucial.com
http://www.crucial.com/uk if you're in the UK

?Driver Guide? ? device drivers - http://www.driverguide.com
Username: drivers
Password: all

Another dictionary of file extensions - http://www.extsearch.com

?PC Pitstop? ? Checks whole system & rates and compares with similar machines, then gives advice on improving performance (of everything). ? http://www.pcpitstop.com

?HouseCall? ? free online virus scan ? http://housecall.antivirus.com

?Pacs-Portal? - Files commonly found in Startup list (msconfig) ?
http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startu...tartup_full.htm

?Cexx.org? ? First stop anti-spyware resource - http://www.cexx.org
Also see http://spychecker.com and http://www.alphalink.com.au/~johnf/dspypdf.html

?DShield IP Info? ? displays sources of IP addresses ? http://www1.dshield.org/ipinfo.php
See also DShield main page (http://www.dshield.org) for general security overview.
Also see http://www.geektools.com/cgi-bin/proxy.cgi and www.samspade.org

Test your PC security at ? http://www.grc.com or http://www.sygate.com

?CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team)? ? info on the latest viruses & links to help removal ? http://www.cert.org

See if the virus you heard about was a hoax: http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/ and http://vmyths.com/hoax.cfm

Link page for free firewalls - http://www.webattack.com/freeware/s...wfirewall.shtml

Link page for free protection software updates & add-ons: http://www.wilders.org/free_tools.htm

Info on Startup problems and auto-executing files - http://www2.whidbey.net/djdenham/uncheck.htm

How to partition a hard drive - http://personal.picusnet.com/jtmurphy/fdisk.htm

Reduce startup time - http://www.extremetech.com/print_ar...=12641,00.asp

Guides to PC building - http://www2.1starnet.com/evictor/buildpc.html and http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~jchap/tvbuias.htm

Excel ?How to? guide - http://www.cpearson.com/excel/topic.htm#

"Access World" - MS Access help centre and discussion forum - http://www.access-programmers.co.uk/

?Web Monkey? ? online tutorials in Web design etc ? http://hotwired.lycos.com/webmonkey/

PhotoIsland ? free online photo-shop and morphing program - http://pacific.photoisland.com/work...rkshopmain.html

KartOO - a rather sexy search engine! - http://www.kartoo.com/flash.php3?lp...=&version=4

Boomspeed - get a meg of free space for image hosting - http://www.boomspeed.com/

TweakTown - tweaking info - http://www.tweaktown.com/

Windows XP software compatibility - http://www.xpsc.net/

X Cheater - cheats and walkthroughs for games! - http://www.xcheater.com/

Kega - Sega Master System, Game Gear, Genesis/Megadrive and SegaCD/MegaCD emulator for Win9x/ME/2000/XP - http://www.eidolons-inn.de/kega/

Ranish Partition Manager:
http://www.ranish.com/part/

Ultimate Boot Disk:
http://www.startdisk.com/Web2/ubd/ubd.htm

Convert (metric conversions, etc):
http://www.joshmadison.com/software/convert/

ResMan (resource monitor, process manager and memory recovery utility):
http://64.113.35.210/files/resman.exe



Spybot S&D - Until Lavasoft issue AdAware v.6 (and even after they do) this is a great spyware eliminator, look here http://security.kolla.de/

 

[taoist]

Doc...you are one resourceful mutherfawker.


...great post!!!


...and when I get ready to find it again, I can just do a search on "mutherfawker" LMAO.

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

Chad,

i'd call you now, but you're probably "busy" with your lovely lady.

another night

 

[KMA]

WTF??? Dude, Some of those progs are CONFLICTING. The list as a whole contains several programs which WILL NOT WORK TOGETHER. Zone Alarm and TPF (Tiny Personal Firewall) is just one example!!!


Whoever sent you that page of links has their head so far up their own ass that they can probably see Mars from there!!!

 

[Schouest]

WOW !!

Great info.

There is more to the good Dr than just hot asses... (but you can keep em comin...)

THANKS

 

[DR STRANGELOVE]

WTF??? Dude, Some of those progs are CONFLICTING. The list as a whole contains several programs which WILL NOT WORK TOGETHER. Zone Alarm and TPF (Tiny Personal Firewall) is just one example!!!


Whoever sent you that page of links has their head so far up their own ass that they can probably see Mars from there!!!

copied and pasted from a TECH forum. How many firewalls does one need? lol

If anyone is looking for a firewall get ZONELABS (zoneAlarm).

 

[KMA]

Exactly!!! They are copied and posted from another site, tech forum or not, it is third party info and third party help. Not such a good idea to suggest quick fixes that way. I know you're probably trying to help, information based on the premise that "I may not know much but I must know more than you if I have a half an idea"??? is not real smart. It's easy to go to a site and copy and paste quick fixes and links, but that doesn't often help with the nitty gritty things that can often go wrong. The question is not "how many does one need" but "what does each one do exactly and knowing if and what conflicts with each other. That's real real damage can result. All firewalls are NOT the same!!!