Accounting
Ads
ads, get rid of - see Anti-Malware, Browser Addons(coming soon)
Antivirus
Panda ActiveScan free online scanner - You don't need to install any programs, just connect to the Internet and simply click whenever you want to clean your computer
Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes - Highly recommended to remove Malware.
Applications, run your favorite apps on any pc even if those programs aren't installed on that computer
article that explains how to move an application using regedit
Audio
audio and video codecs
audio file download – see flash file downloader
audio ripper – Exact Audio Copy (EAC) – requires LAME codec – great for .wma files
Backup (Local)
Backup Assist
Redgate Backup
Backup (Cloud)
Bandwidth
iPerf.exe - download, instructions
iperf -c 132.170.3.35
Burn Software
123 Copy DVD
Active ISO Burner
Ashampoo.com
Nero
Roxio
Boot Cds
123 Copy DVD
Ashampoo.com
Nero
Roxio
Bootable USB
certificates
Digicert offers a free executable Digicert Certificate Utility for Windows
change program associated with a file extension – OpenExpert
Chkdsk Tools
Chkdsk and defrag on XP, automate with batch file
clipboard - clipx - Outdated since 2008
Clone Hard Drive
Clonezilla - Opensource cloning software. Even has a server version.
Hiren's BootCD 9.2 - all in one DOS bootable CD which has partition, disk clone, antivirus, recovery, testing, hard disk tools
Codecs
The Codecs is the most completed, powerful and reliable compilation package of various audio and video codecs. It contains the best and newest codecs that are needed for playing most movies (Divx, VCD, SVCD etc.).
Compare Utility - compare directory - see directory, compare
DiffMerge
connection to network - see ping trace
convert C# to VB or vice versa – Instant VB / Instant C#
Copy Files
WinSCP - copy files from Windows to remote Linux box
Cookies
Pest Patrol – eval is free and found some cookies SpyBot, adaware did not. Must buy to delete or delete manually. Info on how many hits for each cookie as well. It does,however, add a couple items to startup.
CPU Speed
WCPUID, CPU-Z – tells voltage,multiplier, etc.
Crash Debugger
defrag – contig (command prompt from sysinternals) or Power Defragmenter which has a GUI for contig
defrag and chkdsk on XP, automate with batch file
deleted files, recover – ParetoLogic Data Recovery Pro
dig (DNS lookup) online Google admin toolbox
directory , compare
disk utilities
Bst5 (Bart's Stuff Test v5) - a small win32 application for long time heavily stress testing storage devices
DrvCareXP - Makes the chore of caring for your drives easier. The program uses existing XP system utilities to clean, scan for errors, and defragment your drives. Written in C#, DrvCareXP requires Microsoft .NET Framework (20MB) from the Microsoft web site.
DLLs, list - (sysinternals.com) - use listdlls > test.txt, otherwise will close once finished listing
DNS info - dig (from BIND)
DNS propagation - WhatsMyDNS
DNS servers (free)
domain name, find info about
WhoIs – part of Windows SysInternals
download audio or video files – see flash file downloader
drag-n-drop sensitivity - Windows Drag Sensitivity Utility
drivers
USER NAME is: driver
PASSWORD is: all
duplicate files - clonemaster
DVD codecs
editors
Multi-Edit – Erik uses, never tried
Zeus – another one Erik uses which I’ve never tried
email test
encrypt files, folders - AxCrypt
extensions, file, change program associated with – OpenExpert
fax Word Doc - gotfreefax
file extensions, change program associated with – OpenExpert
file manager - fileant
files, copy from Windows to remote Linux box – WinSCP
files open, see Open files
firewall
ZoneAlarm ( Download.Com, ejrs)
flash, convert FLV to MP3 – Free Studio Manager. Free VLC will convert video to MP4 (not MP3), which may not be what you want if you intend to edit them in something like Audacity.
flash, convert SWF directly to AVI – a better approach might be to extract SWF component audio files
works
SWF to AVI – free, works. Need to play the whole dang file.
don’t work
Any FLV converter – click on “Add Video” brings up pick list that does NOT include SWF. When choose “All files” to override and choose an SWF, “Cannot get media information”. Doesn’t help to choose the “Flash SWF movie” profile.
FoxTab – add file does not have “SWF”. Choosing “All supported formats” doesn’t help. If you force it by putting in the file name, then clicking “Start” results in the program claiming it’s doing something for a brief moment. But nothing really happens.
swf>>av – says it needs Microsoft .NET library. Doesn’t say which Microsoft .NET library. Allowing it to download what it thinks it needs doesn’t work; the installation just dies with no explanation or warning.
SWF to Video converter – aka iWisoft Flash/SWF to Video Converter works but free version puts watermark on video. Also, you have to play the whole SWF file to capture. When try “automatic” (as opposed to manually playing the whole file), it doesn’t really capture anything. Just makes a very small, apparently worthless file.
AVS Video Converter 8.1 – doesn’t support SWF. This is only an evaluation copy anyway.
flash, convert SWF directly to MP3 – a better approach might be to extract SWF component audio files
don’t work
SWF to MP3 converter – says no audio component
FoxTab Video Converter – add file does not have “SWF”
flash, extract SWF component audio files (SWF is only a binary “wrapper” file that points to the “real” FLV audio/video files somewhere else)
works
FlashDigger – ($49.95 – worth it) opens, plays but can’t save audio directly. You need to dig around in the decoded “tree” that this software reveals to find the obscurely buried source FLV files. How? Here’s a brief explanation for one particular file:
I can't speak about any swf, but as for this one:
- it doesn't contain any audio tracks, as you can see it in the Objects tree
- it is too small (< 100k) to contain any video track
- it obviously downloads the video, as the network is active, when I play this SWF
Taking into account all the above, we need to seek for a URL of FLV file.
There is a Search tool, but it can't find ".flv" or "http://", therefore the only area where we could try to search more is object actions, i.e. we can seek for "hasClipActions" keyword and find some PlaceObject2 tag, having object actions, then open its properties and look to the script. A simpler way: use File=>Export Transcript menu. Then open exported text file in Notepad and seek for ".flv" or "http://". And you'll find this object and its script.
But I didn't do the actions above. I just looked at what is really placed into the main timeline (a PlaceObject2 tag at the root level) and I found it easily. And this was just #92 with its actions. Moreover, its class name "FLVPlayback" (AFAIR) told me that it was just what I need.
Anyway, once you find the source FLV file, it will likely point to a site which uses the “rtmp” rather than the “http” protocol – such as “rtmp://flash.somedomain.net/videos/some.flv” – so you can’t use a browser to download them. Instead, use rtmpdump. This location is a zipped file of the binaries (normal sources only give source code, which you may not want to take the time to compile). Unzip, open a command dialog box (run “CMD”), move to the directory where you unzipped to, and issue a command:
rtmpdump -r "rtmp://flash.somedomain.net/videos/some.flv" -o some.flv
You should see progress being displayed in the command box. Now you have your FLV file. Look at “flash, convert FLV to MP3” if you need to convert to MP3.
don’t work
SWF extractor – only extracted PNG files, no audio
FireFox addon. Orbit didn’t work so well 11/2/11
folders, compare – see directories, compare
folders, password protect, - AxCrypt
fonts
The font thing - freeware program for managing TrueType fonts in Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT 4.0 – latest version 1999!
NexusFont – font manager
freeware
equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux
freeze operating system from any changes - DeepFreeze
ftp
Secure alternative to Linux boxes using SCP to copy files from Windows to remote Linux box – WinSCP
Smart FTP - the trick to getting files to show up in the left (local) pane is to use "local browser"
ftp alternative
ghost – g4u, SystemRescueCD
gpg
gpgrelay - for PC - couldn't generate a key with this one
WinPT - much better to generate a key pair
Generating a new keypair - using DOS or Linux command line
Graphic manipulation from the command line (Linux)
Hardware, utility to determine – Belarc Advisor
Hex editor - Freeware Hex Editor XVI32
hops, trace - see ping trace
HyperSnap - Unlicensed copy puts stamp in upper left hand corner
image manipulation from the command line (Linux)
image resizing - Multiple Image Resizer .NET, Online PNG and JPEG compression
IP address, ping continuously to monitor whether it’s up – see ping an IP address continuously to monitor whether it’s up
IP address, find info about
WhoIs – part of Windows SysInternals
ISO reader/mounting
keys, find – 13 such
link checker
Linux equivalents / replacements / analogs for Windows software
logon to a Windows PC on which you don’t know the password –
- EBCD – Emergency Boot CD to make a CD capable of booting up and resetting an ID’s password
- Offline NT Password & Registry Editor, Bootdisk / CD
Map
TIGER Mapping Service from census bureau - gives you a street map of any US location. You feed it latitude, longitude, how wide you want the map, etc. as parameters
memory diagnostics
AleGr MEMTEST is a program for testing DRAM (main memory) of PC-compatible computers built on Intel 386 or higher processor
DocMemory 9X 1.45a - Simm test & diagnostic software for Win95/98, (not Me or NT &2K).
MemTest - less than 20k contains the program and all its documentation. Alternate 1
memtest86 - thorough, stand alone memory test for x86 architecture computers
Microsoft Windows Memory Diagnostic Beta - tests the Random Access Memory (RAM) on your computer for errors. The diagnostic includes a comprehensive set of memory tests. If you are experiencing problems while running Windows, you can use the diagnostic to determine whether the problems are caused by failing hardware, such as RAM or the memory system of your motherboard. Windows Memory Diagnostic is designed to be easy and fast. On most configurations, you can download the diagnostic, read the documentation, run the test and complete the first test pass in less than 30 minutes.
memory, identifying
DIMM ID 2001 1 - Research Machines latest version allowing you to identify your DIMM's installed in your PC.
memory info – belarc utility
memory speed up, optimize, defrag
Hardware HQ Tools 1.4 -set of registry tweaks to improve Windows XP System performance and enhance XP system. Must have Windows XP otherwise you will damage your systems registry. Tools include: MSN Uninstaller, Num Lock always on, MenuDelay remover and Memory Speed
MemInfo II 1.11 - Find out how your memory is being used and stop the leaks.
MemStat XP v1.6.0.0 - monitors physical memory in Windows 98, 2000, and XP systems. MemStat lets you track usage of memory in your system and easily free it, if needed. You can benchmark your system's memory, log memory status and customize the tray icon.
Memory-Trax 3.5 - small program that reclaims memory that Windows neglects to release (the famous Windows memory leak!).
RAMfreer is a smart memory management tools. It works by freeing up Physical RAM wasted by applications
RAMBooster
v 1.6 - lets you monitor Windows' use of your precious RAM, and if it falls
below a specified level, the utility will set off an alarm or automatically
boost your available RAM. It does this by scrubbing the info that was
previously in your RAM -- flushing your cache -- telling Windows to relocate
everything to the swap file.
One of the downsides of this is if you reopen a program for the second time, it
won't open as fast as it would if it was in your RAM. However, the tradeoff for
this is that the program can use RAM much more efficiently -- and where you
system would otherwise be sluggish (or freeze up), it will remain stable
monitor whether an IP address is up by pinging continuously – see ping an IP address continuously to monitor whether it’s up
move program or application – see applications, move
MP3, convert from WAV in batch mode – see WAV to MP3 converter, batch
MP3 to text - see also WAV to text
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium Edition - $199. Home edition won't convert files
Express Scribe Transcription Software - free version requires AltoEdge USB Foot Pedal
network connection - see ping trace
network monitoring –
System and Network Monitor (SNM) – PERL-based, no Windows executables provided. So this means you need PERL installed.
network packet capture - WinPCap
network sniffer
network too slow – try the SG TCP Optimizer utility
network utilities online - hexillion, see ping trace, others
notepad – notepad++
which files open on a server - Open File List Utility - from DOS window: ofl -s \\servername
which program has a particular file or directory open - Process Explorer
Open Office – before install you’ll need JRE (J2SE)
operating system, freeze to keep from changing - DeepFreeze
parasites – see spyware, doxdesk
Hiren's BootCD 9.2 - all in one DOS bootable CD which has partition, disk clone, antivirus, recovery, testing, hard disk tools
Ranish Partition Manager is a powerful hard disk partitioning tool. It gives users high level of control for running multiple operating systems, such as Linux, Windows 98/XP, FreeDOS, and FreeBSD on a single disk. Partition Manager can create, copy, and resize primary and extended partitions.
SystemRescueCD - a Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM for repairing your system and recovering your data after a crash. It aims to provide an easy way to carry out admin tasks on your computer, such as creating and editing the partitions of the hard disk. It contains a lot of system utilities (parted, partimage, fstools, ...) and basic tools (editors, midnight commander, network tools). It is very easy to use: just boot the CDROM. The kernel supports most of the important file systems (ext2/ext3, reiserfs, reiser4, xfs, jfs, vfat, ntfs, iso9660), as well as network filesystems (samba and nfs).
password, crack
@stake LC4 (formerly L0phtCrack)
Offline NT Password & Registry Editor
password recover – Offline Windows Password & Registry Editor, 12 ways
password protect files, folders - AxCrypt
pdf, rotate and save - rotatepdf.net
performance
see game tweaking
pie chart for file manager - fileant
ping an IP address continuously to monitor whether it’s up - Quick Ping Monitor - shareware
ping trace
pop-up blocker
port, check if active – CanYouSeeMe.org
Linux
Windows
Active Ports – monitor all open TCP and UDP ports on the local computer, maps ports to the owning application so you can watch which process has opened which port. It also displays a local and remote IP address for each connection and allows you to terminate the owning process
BluesPortScan - direct download link
iptools - from MikerSoft, direct download link
LANguard Network Scanner (1.5 Mb) - freeware security scanner to audit your network security. It scans entire networks and provides NETBIOS information for each computer such as hostname, shares, logged on user name. It does OS detection, password strength testing, detects registry issues and more. Reports are outputted in HTML.
NetScanTools - ftp directory of a bunch of versions
PortQry Command Line Port Scanner Version 2.0 - from Microsoft
PortQryUI - User Interface for the PortQry Command Line Port Scanner - from Microsoft
SuperScan - (246 Kb) pretty good, but 3.0 is way better than 4.0
TCPView for Windows – part of SysInternals, a Windows program that will show you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the local and remote addresses and state of TCP connections
Powershell editor - PowerGUI
printers
Xerox CentreWare Web - Device Management Software - Version 2.0- CentreWare Web is an innovative office software package that installs, configures, manages, monitors, and reports on the networked printers and multifunction devices in the enterprise - regardless of manufacturer. Robust and easy to use, CentreWare Web allows System Administrators to manage diverse environments from a single location, using their Web browser to perform multiple administrative functions, including installing, configuring, and monitoring networked devices - right from any web browser.
process monitor - real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity. It combines the features of two legacy Sysinternals utilities, Filemon and Regmon
process explorer - which handles and DLLs processes have opened or loaded
processor speed - see system info, cpu speed
Security Task Manager displays detailed information about all running processes (applications, DLL's, BHO's and services). For each process, it improves on Windows Task Manager, providing:
file name and directory path, security risk rating, description, start time, CPU usage graph
embedded hidden functions - e.g. keyboard monitoring, browser supervision or manipulation
type of process - e.g. visible window, systray program, DLL, IE-plugin, service
The Security Task Manager recognizes also virtual driver software, services, BHO and other processes hidden from the Windows task manager.
program, move – see applications, move
protocol analyzer (see also network sniffer) – ethereal
registry cleaner
ccleaner (crap cleaner) – freeware
jv16 – not free, but free trial
RegClean – Microsoft’s free, unsupported 1997-era utility; not a whole lot of detail given – only an option to “fix all”, whatever that does
RegCleaner - easily get rid of those old and obsolete registry entries created by software that you destroyed ages ago – part of jv16 PowerTools
Registry Clean Pro - A utility to fix errors and optimize the performance of the Windows registry.
RegRun - has a lot of other stuff like security, startup
RegVac – not free, but free trial
RegScrubXP- only XP
Registry replace strings - Registry Search/Replace
remote control
LogMeIn – free
NetMeeting
rename files – name\viz
root kit attack - BartPE, RootKitRevealer (SysInternals)
scan ports – see port scanning
SCP to securely copy files from Windows to remote Linux box – WinSCP
screen test – see dead pixel test
screen capture
AnalogX Capture - can capture full screen or active window, no rubber banding
Another Screen Capture Tool - can capture full screen or active window, no rubber banding
Bug Shooting - free screenshot utility that was developed for software testers who use bug tracking systems
Capture Express – 30 days free, and it has rubber banding and you can put it into the clipboard
Ksnapshot – for Linux
Screen Print & Capture - rubber bands but can't put into clipboard
Search and replace – Microsoft’s utility in Windows Explorer to find strings is completely worthless
Search_Replace_357.exe – free for 30 days, anyway
Windows Grep – best I’ve found so far
security
Microsoft’s Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET)
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer – not really that great; I saw false positives
RegRun - has a lot of other stuff like startup, registry search and edit
security assessments and vulnerability protection
security scanner - a software which will audit remotely a given network and determine whether bad guys (aka 'crackers') may break into it, or misuse it in some way
Nessus, Local Area Security Knoppix distribution with Nessus included
server’s version of software running – What’s running
side-by-side compare utility – AsciiDiff, see also compare utility
slide show - IrfanView
SMTP server – Free SMTP Server
BHOCaptor - control the IE Browser Helper Objects (stoolbar.dll, btlink.dll)
HijackThis - download
Pest Patrol – eval is free and found some cookies SpyBot, adaware did not. Must buy to delete or delete manually. Info on how many hits for each cookie as well. It does, however, add a couple items to startup.
SpyBot – AlternateSite 1 Danish site
XP-AntiSpy - stop XP’s special brand of spyware
ssh
"free" clients for interoperating with OpenSSH from Windows machines
SiSoft Sandra 2001te Standard ( QualityShareware, WinSite, 3B [30-day trial])
belarc from Crucial (free)
AIDA32 free, very comprehensive
system tray - TrayManager 2
Task manager, which programs there are trouble - The Ultimate Troubleshooter - $20 but well worth the price
text from image
Thumbnails
Torrents
EFnet
nforce.nl
mininova
torrentbox
torrentreactor.net
The Pirate Bay
newtorrents.info
Mvtorrents
suprnova.org
torrentz.com
torrents.to
Torrent Valley
torrent.youceff.com
trace hops or pings - see ping trace
tray – see system tray
troubleshooter – The Ultimate Troubleshooter
undelete file – NTFS Undelete
Unix2Dos - Direct download link Unzip, run “unix2dos” with no arguments in a DOS window The program asks for first input, then output file
VB, convert from C#– Instant VB
video or audio file download – see flash file downloader
version of software running on a server – What’s running
WAV to MP3 converter, batch – LameDropXPd – just drag ‘n’ drop
WAV to text - see also MP3 to text
Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium Edition - $199. Home edition won't convert files
Wave to Text - trial made by United Research Labs
web server’s version of software running – What’s running
web site scanner, mirror – Black Widow
WebWasher - gets rid of ads on web pages
Windows 3rd party utilities
Doug Knox - includes "winipcfg" for XP (wntipcfg ) - needs to have "C:\Program Files\Resource Kit" already created to work right
GroupAdmin - shareware for 30 days, didn't find this of much use
Wireshark packet capture
NPF driver isn’t running - net start npf
.wma files, ripper – Exact Audio Copy (EAC) – requires LAME codec