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    AO Security for Non-Geeks tonybradley's Avatar
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    Essential Tools

    Santa Claus brought me a 1Gb USB flash drive. I figure since I have 1Gb of space I can carry in my pocket, I need to put something useful on it.

    So- what would you put on it? What tools would you consider essential or have you found handy in the past?

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    The new adaware personal se, a clean av prog, fdisk and related utilities to setup a fresh install.
    Even a broken watch is correct twice a day.

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    There's several that are obvious (Nmap, fport, etc.), but you should consider install files such as spyware removal tools (AdAware, Spybot), personal firewalls, AV solutions (free or demos), system utilities (reg cleaners, enhancers, etc.), and so forth and so on. You never know when you'll be at someone's house and having some of those tools could come in handy...

    With 1GB of space, you've got all kinds of possibilites...
    - Maverick

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    Tools I carry on either my pen drive or on cd with me are:

    TCPview
    IPscan
    firefox
    treesize pro
    ftp server
    ftp client
    winrar, winzip
    win 98, 2k boot disk images
    Stinger
    aboutbuster
    spybot
    adawarese
    hijackthis
    cwshredder
    winsock fix
    new.net removal
    lspfix
    kazaabegone
    belarc advisor (never know when I need keys or something about a system)
    ccleaner
    some various desktops
    copy of my resume (you never know)
    windows remote desktop
    guide on how to wire cat 5 since I never remember the schemes
    an IRC client
    drivers for some common linksys wireless cards
    firmware for some common linksys stuff
    cmd.exe
    netstumbler
    google toolbar
    boingo (replacement for factory wireless clients for win 9x and 2k machines)
    divx codecs, never know when Ill need them
    wmp
    winamp
    Kerio, kapernsky (pick your flavor)

    Thats what i carry, has come in handy more than once.
    Duct tape.....A whole lot of Duct Tape
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    Since everyone pretty much covered almost all my favorites, I only have two left:

    1. procexp
    2. a Hex editor

    kurt

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    Uh, I vote for Knoppix with all your needed tools...

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    PUTTY!!!!
    gpg
    wget
    unrar
    gunzip
    tar
    unzip
    lads
    vncviewer
    Azureus (installed)
    Firefox (Installed)
    Xchat (Installed)
    Miranda (Installed)
    Winamp (Installed)
    forceaspi
    klite codec pack
    cat
    dd
    snort
    nc
    md5sum
    cygwin
    Damn Small Linux iso
    aircrack
    a handful of applictation/updates for computers I have to fix
    a few fun apps
    and a bit mentioned above
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    Here's my list from my security toolkit. These are all Windows-based. I'm continually adding to it but here's current state today.


    TOOLS:

    SpyBot Search & Destroy [installer]
    Adaware SE Personal edition [installer]
    CWShredder
    HijackThis [standalone]
    BHODemon
    SpywareBlaster [installer]
    SpywareGuard [installer]
    Windows 2000 Resource Kit Utilities [standalone]
    MD5SUM for Windows [standalone]
    ZoneAlarm free [installer]
    PasswordSafe [standalone]
    ScripTrap
    Etheral [installer]
    Winpcap [installer]
    SuperScan [standalone]
    WotWeb [standalone]
    OpenPorts [standalone]
    TCPView [standalone]
    TDIMon
    PortExporer-byDiamondCS [installer]
    PrcView [standalone]
    ProcessExplorer-SysInt [installer]
    PSKILL by SystemInternals [standalone]
    PSLIST by SystemInternals [standalone]
    iehistory-gui [standalone]
    Trojan Defense Suite (TDS3) [installer]
    WGET [standalone]
    Curl [standalone]
    Achilles [standalone]
    NTLAST [standalone]
    Founstone toolkit [standalone]
    WinPatrol [installer]
    NetCat [standalone]
    PSEXEC [standalone]
    VNC Server [installer]
    VNC Viewers (UltraVNC, TridiaVNC, RealVNC) [standalone]
    Shed [standalone]
    Netstumbler [installer]
    AVG Free anti-virus [installer]
    CookieView [standalone]
    Pasco [standalone]
    Knoppix LIVE CDs (separate CDs): Knoppix original, Helix, Penguin Sleuth Kit, Phlak, Live Defender


    REFERENCES:

    List of security websites
    Startup-Apps-LIST-by-sysinfo-org_files (process reference)
    Task-List-Programs-by-answersthatwork_files (process reference)


    Let me know if need more info about these.

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