Objectionable Content on your PC?
• Content Watch's Free Online Audit
• We-Blocker Free Internet Filtering Software
  ( We-Web & fame-inc.com's Blocked Site Search )

Files Extensions:
• The File Extension Source (w/search)
• Totally Drivers (TD): File Extensions
  (source: TD's Device Drivers & Technical Terminology Encyclopedia)
• List of File Types (extensions)
  (source: Bryan Cryer's Web Resources)

Tutors:
Visit http://www.bleepingcomputer.com
for "Free Support, Original Content, &
Tutorials for the beginning computer user"
including:
1. Understanding Spyware
2. Spybot - S&D Tutorial
3. Ad-Aware Tutorial
4. IE-Spyad Tutorial
5. HijackThis Tutorial/Explanations
6. SpywareGuard Tutorial
7. SpywareBlaster Tutorial & Video
8. CWShredder Tutorial
9. Windows Forensics: Have I been hacked?
10. Windows Startup Locations

Security Incident Sites:
• AusCERT: Australian Computer Emergency Response Team's
  Security Bulletins
• U.S. Government Internet Security Sites (src: CERT^®)
• U.S., Federal, & Foreign Security Related Incidence Response Sites
  + Computer Vulnerabilities Search Engine (ICAT, NIST)
• CCIPS (DOJ) (cybercrime.gov)
• CERT Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT, DARPA)
  a. CERT Guide to Home Networking Security
  b. Vulnerabilities, Incidents, Fixes
  c. Security Practices & Evaluations
  d. Training & Education Security Courses
  Computer Emergency Response Team - http://www.cert.org
• Cooperative Association for Internet Data Analysis (CAIDA, UCSD)
  Tools, Utilities & Visualations downloads.
• Cybercrime and Intellectual Property Section Site,
  U.S. Department of Justice
  • http://www.cybercrime.gov
• The New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination: Advisories (NY CSCIC)
• Echelon UKUSA (ACLU Watch)
  97-98 references, FAS info, article..total failure?
  (Rick Perera, 13Sep01, InfoWorld)
• FBI's "Magic Lantern", a trojan horse? like DIRT? + there is Carnivore
  [sources: EPIC, Article (Kate Gerwig, 24Sep01) & the FBI]
• FIRST Member Team Information
  (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams, Who's on First?)
• Fraud, Internet: Complaint Center - http://www1.ifccfbi.gov/index.asp
• HTCIA-Forensic Toolkits & Computer Crime Links
• Incidents.org [Attack Map, (SANS Institute, Melbourne, AU)
  a. Top Ten Security Threats, How to Eliminate (Top 10 Testing)
  b. Protect, Detect, React, and other resources.
• Institute for Security Technology Studies (ISTS, Dartmouth)
  A. Investigative Research for Infrastructure Assurance (IRIA)
       1. Daily News Summary & Related Articles
       2. Online Courses
       3. Tools, FAQs, Papers
  B. Cybersecurity Research Group
       1. Detection, Forensics, Protection, Simulation Projects
• Internet Security Alliance (CERT/CC, EIA, ISAlliance)
  1. Security Briefs/White Papers downloads
• Internet Storm Center
• Interpol
• Network Monitoring Videos
• National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC, FBI)
• Symantec Security Response Online Database
  (50K Threats, Viruses)
  National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)
  http://www.nipc.gov
• U.S. Government resources

Security Tools & Information:
• Center for Internet Security (CIS)
  CIS Security Benchmarks & Scoring Tools, download:
1. Benchmarks and Scoring Tool
   for Windows 2000 and Windows NT
   (Wordstation Benchmark, Consensus Baseline Security Settings, 17Jul02)
2. Solaris -- level 1
3. Linux -- level 1
4. HP-UX -- level 1
5. Cisco IOS Router -- levels 1 & 2
6. Windows 2000 -- levels 1 & 2
7. Windows NT -- level 1
8. Standards
   (security, IS audit/controls, GAO/AIMD, general accepted practices I²SF & NIST & AICPA)
9. Top Twenty Scanner, download (Advanced Research Corp.)
10. FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions
11. Patchwork - NT vulnerabilities checks, download
    src: Gibson Research Corp. + Attack Descriptions (src: Sans Institute)
• Check If Your PC is XP Ready (PC Pit Stop)
• Check/Tune Browser Functions/Security (Fred Langa's Free Downloads)
• Cisco Systems ISP FTP Site
• Cymru.COM - Documents, Tools, and (Technical Documents, Presentations, Tools, Book Recommendations, Links, BGP Statistics, DNS Statistics, Network Response Time Statistics, Blocked Packet Statistics, & The Bogon Reference Page, by Rob Thomas, FIRST)
• Distributed Denial of Service (DDOS) Attacks/Tools (by Dave Dittrich)
• Enterprise IT Planet
  Security Products Guide: (some free/some pay)
  1. Anti-spam
  2. Anti-virus
  3. Biometrics
  4. Encryption
  5. Filtering/Monitoring
  6. Firewalls
  7. Identity
  8. Intrusion Detection
  9. Network Operating Systems
  10. Privacy
  11. Security Administration Tools
  12. Tools
• Exploit World
  (All OS's, Linux, Solaris/SunOS, Microsoft, BSD, Macintosh, AIX, IRIX, ULTRIX/Digital, UNIX, HP/UX, SCO, Remote exploits) [src: insecure.org]
• Home Network Security: Risks & Countermeasures (src: CERT)
• Hong Kong, China Police: Computer Security Information
  1. Information Technology Services Department
  src: IT Maintenance & Security Links, Hong Kong English Schools Foundation
• Intrusion Detection Systems (src: SecuritySearch.net & WindowsSecurity.com)
• Jason's Browser Security Online Tests
• Microsoft's HotFix & Security Bulletin Service
  Search by MS product/technology, and service pack
  Search by MS Knowledge Base article
  • Register to automatically receive security bulletins.
  • Scan your computer to find Windows Updates or Office Updates I need.
  • Use the MBSA Tool to scan my computer
    for security misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and missing hotfixes.
• Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
  (pc, clients, network, free 2.5M download, NT, XP, W2K)
• Microsoft eMail Extended Security Updates
  + MS Downloads Page, More, Security Resources, News & Downloads, Index
• MS Internet Explorer Critical Updates Downloads
  + Security Update for Microsoft Virtual Machine (Microsoft VM) (Win2k,4Apr03)
  + Rights Management Add-On for MS IE (Win2K/IE6, 30Apr03)
• MS Office 2000 Service Release-1a w/security patches (Is It Installed?
      Which Office 2000 CD is SR-1 or SR-1A?)
• MS Personal Security Advisor ((using Internet Explorer Web browser) Check your system for common vulnerabilities)
  [src: Yale U. ISO Security Alerts, Networking Standards, & System Administrator resources]
• Microsoft Security Bulletins (MS TechNet)
1. free Microsoft Security Bulletins Notification Service via E-mail: latest security issues & available patches.
• Microsoft TechNet Online (security, IT, downloads, trouble shooting)
• Microsoft Windows NT, 2000 and XP Security (ntbugtrak)
• MS Client OS, security patches ISS Lockdown Tool - URL Scan/Block/Allow
  + Patches Downloads - MS Security Programs Page
• Microsoft Security Website
  1. MBSA Website
  2. Best Practices for Enterprise Security
  3. Microsoft Security Response Center Security Bulletin Severity Rating System
• MS IE v5.5 Advanced Security Download (alt Microsoft)
• MS NT Workstation Security Guidelines
• MS Network Security Hotfix Checker(Hfnetchk)
  (NT4/SQL7/2k Servers/IE5.x check for patches)
  + HFNetChk v3.1 - Check IIS 4.x/5.x
• MS Outlook e-Mail Security Update against Virus/Worm attacks (Apr02)
• MS Support/FAQ Search and All MS OS, Home Page
• MS Tweak UI v1.33 (fine-tune Win 9x/NT/ME/2K/IE)
• Nmap - free Network Port Scanner, Stealth Port Scanner, Security Auditing for Linus/Windows Networks (src: InSecure.org)
• New York State Office of Cyber Security and Critical Infrastructure Coordination (CSCIC)
  1. New York State's Cyber Security Alert Indicator
  2. CSCIC Advisories
  
  Securing Servers: References for information on securing specific web servers:
  • NIST Guidelines on Securing Public Web Servers
  • Microsoft Lockdown Tool
  • Center for Internet Security, Security Benchmarks
  • Free vulnerability scan
• Norton's Calendar of Virus Trigger Dates
• Orbit PC FreeScan Check Vulnerable Open Services
• Norton Web/CNet Download Software Updates and Security Fixes +Free Auto Security/Virus Check (Norton & CNet)
  Free Security Checks [potential, virus, risks] for Home Computers (Symantec, Norton)
• Security Tools, Top 50 (src: insecure.org)
• Shavlik Technologies
  1. Get the Free HFNetChkPro Demo with Patch-Push and Push patches to enable you to identify missing patches and to push them to all the computers on your network without intermediate reboots
  2. Free Online Personal Security Advisor
     (NT, 2000, XP, MS Office, IE, others)
  3. MS Support WebCast: Assessing Systems for Patch Status Using HFNetChk
• Symantec's Network Admin Info
  + Symantec's Virus Threats, Security Advisories - Index - Removal Tools and Trial Ware (Symantec)
  + Check for Security Risks (Norton)
  + Daily Virus Definitions & Engine Updater
• Security Focus: BugTraq, Headlines, IDS, Info.Sec.Radio (WinAmp, RM, MP3) Microsoft, News, Securing Privacy, 4 Part Article, Tools, Unix, Virus Info, Alerts, Antivirus Vulnerabilies
  eBook: "Chasing the Wind" by Robert G. Ferrell, a continuing computer security series (chapters index)
• WindowSecurity.com
  (windows security articles, bulletins, patches, and SPs; security software and security news)
• Windows XP - Home User Self-Defense

Articles, References about Security:
• 5 Steps to Internet Security (Leo's at techtv.com)
  1. Firewalls Explained
  2. Test Yours
  3. Why You Need One
• 5 Things Every Home PC User Should Know (src: WinfoSec.com)
• 5 Ways to Protect Your Privacy Online & Kid's Privacy (ITAA)
• America Responds to Terrorism:
  1. Protect Yourself, Help Your Country, Victims, Travel,
  2. White House, DoD,
  3. Federal Agencies, FEMA TRT.
• Dialer Wars - New Nasty Tricks (securityclub.com)
• Computer Virus Myths and Hoaxes
• e-Trust's Computer Security Resources Links
  (crypto/security, firewall, intrustion detection, network security, computer terms glossary)
• GreyMagic's MS IE, NS/MZ, Opera Security Advisories (patches, bugs)
  Recent News Articles re browsers' security
• ICSA Labs (free registration), Evaluated & Index of Certified Products, Links to Antivirus Encyclopedias, Databases, and antivirus products & distributors, Hoaxes, Web Application Security & ICSA Web Application Policy Enforcement, Antivirus, Firewalls (certified), PC Firewalls (certified list), Cryptography, Intrusion Detection, IPSec, PKI, ISPSec + Online Publications re Security, Viruses, BugTrac & Whitepapers (AV policy guides, security programs, authentication, hackers, medical, business, education, regulatory)
• alternative ICSA src: ICSA Labs: Home- Antivirus- Firewalls- Secure Internet Filtering- PC Firewalls- Cryptography- Intrusion Detection- IPSec- Evaluated Products- WLAN- SSL-TLS
• IdeaHamster's - Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual - Download
  "How [internet] Security Evaluations Should Be Performed" (Pete Herzog & contributors, 97 pp.) {English, Catalan, Spanish, Italian, German, French, Russian}
• Intrusion Detection Systems (securitysearch.net)
• Internet Hoaxes, What Are They?, Recognizing (CIAC)
  + CIAC Virus Information Links
  + Security Tools, Gov't & Public
• Harrold's links to Hoaxes, Urban Legends, eMail rumors
• Internet In-the-Know Guide, Chapter 5 ("The Internet Companion" A Beginner's Guide to Global Networking (2nd edition) by Tracy LaQuey © 1994)
• Microsoft - Hotfix & Security Bulletin Service
• Microsoft Internet Explorer May Have Serious Security Flaw (Information Week, 13Aug02)
• Microsoft's Internet Security Basics, Part 1 & Part 2, Advanced
• MS Security Notices, Free via eMail, Register
• Picture Passwords (Jane Wakefield, BBC News, 21May02)
  • Are Pictures Worth a Thousand Passwords? (Anne Eisenberg, NYT/IHT, 6May02)
  • Picture Passwords, AAAS Science Update, Feb01 [RealAudio]
• The Respect of Your Peers? (alt, alt1)
  Peer-to-peer [P2P] computing is coming, But is it good for your company? (Mike Hogan, Entrepreneur magazine, Jun01)
• Securing Windows XP & 2000 (Rob Fenwick, Mar02, PCPlus)
• Security Tips & Resources for MS Office
• WindowSecurity.com - Your complete Windows Security resource
  Windows security site which provides Windows security news, articles, tutorials, software listings and reviews for information security professionals covering topics such as firewalls, viruses, intrusion detection and other security topics.

California:
1. Californians Seek Spam Shelter (Julia Sheeres, Wired)
2. How to Report California Spammers (Attorney General, Ca Law: CA Codes (bpc:17530-17539.6))

* The download time for Panda ActiveScan with a 28.8kbps modem is only 10 minutes.

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Evidence, Trace, Files, Audit Trails CyberScrub      1. View short "about" [.swf flash] video.          (15 day free trial download)

X-Clean's Spyware Guide Identity Theft and Spyware- The New Threat: Index: Topics Covered What is Identity Theft? Real World Scenario Identity Theft and Spyware Spyware vs. Adware - Know the Difference Public Terminals and Spyware Monitor Your Credit Periodically Request Your Social Security Statement Use Cross-Cut Shredders Secure Your Snail Mail Watch your Snail Mail Opt-Out of “Pre-Approved” Credit Card Offers Protect your Information Guard Your Cards Add a Password Password Safety Watch For Spoofing Attacks Always Use Security Software Check Safety Hope on The Horizon Have you been targeted by identity theft?

How do they work? Cookies (Michael Gowan, PC World, 22Feb00) Encryption (PC World, Feb00) How Does It Work? Virtual Private Networks (PC World, 27Mar00) Viruses (Kim Zetter, PC World, 13Oct00)

Privacy, Articles:
• Invisible Computing - How to keep your private business private on the internet.
  (Bill Barnes, 25Oct01, Webhead)
• How to identify "spoofed" e-mail. (Slate)
  [Who Duped Slate.com?] by (Bill Barnes, 12Mar02, Slate/Webhead)
• PCWorld:
  1. Keep Web Snoops at Bay (Steve Bass, PC World, Dec00)
  2. Encryption Could Starve Carnivore (Steve Captain, PC World, 24Aug00)
  3. Who's Reading Your eMail? Feds Have Their Eye on You (Bill Wallace, PC World May00)
  4. Protect Your eMail From Prying Eyes (PC World, Mar00)
  5. free encryption PGP - What's New? e.g. HushMail (not free) [VeriSign Digital ID]
• Harrold's Big Brother, Privacy'n You

Free Security

Sources

Lesson Plans:

• What is Computer Crime? (K-8, USDOJ)
  a. Code of Responsible Computing (a student pledge)
  b. Strategies for Teaching Responsible Computing
Antivirus Updates:
AVP BitDefender Command Dr. Solomon eSafe (Aladdin) eTrust (Computer Associates) F-Prot F-Secure Inoculan McAfee Norton (Symantec) Ontrack PC-cillin Sophos VET
Anti-Virus, Viruses, Viruses Tools, Fixes:

• Ahnlab, Inc. Antivirus & Internet Security - MyV3 Online Virus Scan (requires antivirus to remove detected infections) & Online Vulnerability Security Scan w/suggested fixes - downloads & shareware (also Korean, Japanese, Chinese)
• AntiVir^® (Free) Personal Edition (W9x, ME, NT, W2K, XP) [Datentechnik GMBH, H+BEDV] und Deutsch & Professioneller Virenschutz + Viren - Enzyklopädie
• AVG Free Antivirus Download & Updates v.6 & v.7 (Jul03)+ Online Tutor (down Jul03), FAQs, Removal Tools: worms/viruses/trojans, Virus Encylopedia, Links to other virus & alerts sites (Grisoft AVG)
• Avast! Free 4 Home Personal Antivirus Download
• BitDefender: Free Removal Tools, Real-Time Virus Statistics
  and Free Instant Messenging Security Downloads - Contact Information
• Computer Associates (Contact)
  eTrust Antivirus: [w/scrolling current alerts/warnings]
  1. Updates and 30-day free trial downloads
  2. Virus Information & Prevention Documents
  3. Glossary of Terms
  4. Current Viruses & Alerts (viruses, worms, Trojans, and hoaxes, Identity Theft)
• ComUSolv's Free Antivirus & Security Help (src: Blue Web'n)
• Diamond CS Pty.'s Worm Guard, Registry & IRC Protection, eMail contact
• "Disappearing Ink" (trial, eMail auto-erasure, MS/Omniva)
• Eset's NOD32 Antivirus (AU)
• FreeBytes's Guide: Free Anti-Virus, Firewalls, eMail protection
  (Free anti-virus software, free firewalls, free email protection software, free virus prevention software, tests of anti-virus programs, links to specialized anti-virus sites, information about virus prevention.)
• F-Mac, Word/Excel Macro Virus Remover, Free
• F-Secure Antivirus: Virus Descriptions, searchable, Free DOS AV & virus/worm specific removal tools, F-Secure Horror Show and Virus Summary Videos, EICAR Antivirus Security Test File downloads (check your systems’ vulnerablities) The EICAR test file is completely benign and contains no viral code., Tips on avoiding computer worms
  Contact F-Secure
• Fortinet's Fortigate™ Antivirus Firewall & Network Security
  Contact Fortinet
• Kaspersky Anti-Virus (anti-hacker/anti-virus, multi-OS)
  Report a Virus to Eugene Kaspersky
  Contact Kaspersky
• LaBrea - A 'tar pit' or 'sticky honeypot' for worms
  (NT, NetBSD, FreeBSD, MacOS, Trinux) [HackBusters.net] (eWeek, pp.1,16 1Oct01)( Linux Journal, 21Sep01)
• Mail Cleaner - MS Outlook/Express Antivirus
  + VCatch Free Antivirus - Download
  (FAQ)
• McAfee Free Online Services: (Contact McAfee)
  1. McAfee SecurityCenter
  2. McAfee FreeScan
  3. Free Virus News
  4. World Virus Map
  5. Internet Connection Speedometer
  6. McAfee Security News Network
  7. Virus Removal Tools e.g. Klez
  8. Internet Security Test
• NOD32 Antivirus Products Current virus News & Virus Encyclopedia/Descriptions, Downloads (includes free trial version 25day) [English, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish, German]
• Norman
  30 day evaluations (AntiVirus, personal firewall, privacy & internet controls, encryption, data recovery)
  Contact Norman Headquarters
• NWTech (mail/web filters, encryption, antivirus, spam blocking)
  1. Antivirus (Sopphos)
  2. Downloads
  3. en Español
  4. removing W32/ElKern-C and W32/Klez-H (W32/Klez-G variant)
  5. removing infected executable files (detailed)
• Panda's Free Realtime Antivirus Scan/Clean
  1. Free Online Virus Repair Utilities
  2. Virus Encyclopedia, Alerts & Repair Tools
  3. Technical Papers: LAN, eMail, Internet, Lotus Notes
• PC PitStop Free Online Antivirus Check/Clean
  + PC Checks: Full Test & eMail Client, Antivirus, Disk Health, Internet Connection, ActiveX, XP Ready?
  + 5 Steps to Protect Your PC
  + RAM Performance &
• PC World's Free, Shareware, & Pay AV Downloads, PC World's Internet Security Downloads, Firewall Utilities
• RAV AntiVirus - Free Online Scan, Real-Time Statistics (last 24 hours, 7 days, 12 months) , Encyclopedia & Current Alerts and Advisories - Free Downloads & free instant messanger antivirus, free removal tools
• Stiller Research's Integrity Master + "How do viruses work? - Safe FAT32, Safe cache & disk compression [also hoax info below] (60 day evaluation available)
• Trend Micro PC Housecall (free, online antivirus)
  Trend Micro Gone.A Removal Tool & Text Information: Read Me First
• Trojan Trap (tinysoftware.com)
  protect workstations (networks) against attacks from active content (ActiveX, Java, VBS and .exe files) [sandbox]
• Symantec (Norton)
• W32.Sircam.Worm@mm Removal Tool ( IIS v4& or v5 Code Red Vulnerability?) (Symantec's Worm Removers, Security Threats Info, Viruses Encyclopedia, NAV Updates
• VisNetic Antivirus uses Kaspersky Labs scanning technology
  1. Virus List
     [news, glossaries, hoaxes, ratings, threats, webblog] also in Russian
     from Kaspersky Lab:
     1. Virus Alerts
     2. Virus News
     3. Virus Encyclopedia
     4. Hackers and Vulnerabilities News
     5. Spam News
  2. Antivirus Plugins MDaemon, VisNetic MailServer & Wingate.
  3. Personal Firewall, 30-Day free trial
• Vet AntiVirus (Computer Associates, AU)
  1. New/Top  Viruses
  2. In the Wild List (www.wildlist.org))
  3. Virus Encylopedia
• Vexira Antivirus (Linux Server) v2 (src: Central Command, Inc.   )
• WinPopup Messages Tester [also see bottom of Adelphia page] (online, realtime, free)
  Link Sources:
  • Adelphia Cable's: Online Security Information Pages
  • Messenger Service Window That Contains an Internet Advertisement Appears (src: Microsoft)
  • Articles Index: WinPopUp

Virus Related Articles & References:
• Antivirus Products Tests (SC Magazine, Jan03)
• CERT^® Coordination Center (CC)
  Computer Virus Resources
• How computer viruses work.
  (link src: How Stuff Works)
• I am not a Geek (spyware & Windows startup files database)
• Northern Light's:
  Antivirus News, Hackers, CERT, Virus Writers, U.S. Gov't, Articles, Alerts, Diagnostics about Viruses, malware, spyware, trojan horses, worms, virus writers, hackers, diagnostics, Adware, web bugs, spoofing, solutions sources including: bulletins, encylopedia, cyber crime, CERIAS, firewalls, Safe-Hex, SANS, virus timeline, Infowar, EICAR,
  and an Index of Vendors with solutions.
  
• Pentagone 'Goner' Worm Spreading: by Robert Lemos, ZDNet News, 4Dec01
  
• See How Viruses Spread Globally (realtime view, src: News messagelabs.com, UK)
• Sophos Anti-Virus Alerts & PC/LAN Security Information,
  1. Analyses,
  2. Hoaxes & Scares,
  3. Viruses Explained,
  4. Articles,
  5. White Papers,
  6. Top 10 Viruses,
  7. eMail Notifications
• Symantec/Norton Virus & Security Center,
  1. Virus Lists, Security Threats Encyclopedia & Search,
  2. Security Advisories,
  3. Removal Tools,
  4. Intelligent Updater versus Live Update, Info,
  5. Check For Security Risks, online,
  6. Security Articles,
  7. Hoaxes,
  8. Virus Calendar,
  9. Search Virus, Trojan Horses, Worms, Macros, Bombs, Vulnerabilities, Exploits,
  10. Free eMail Security/Virus Alerts,
  11. symevnt.dll download,
  12. Patches, Updates, Manuals, Documentation: downloads.
• Virus Bulletin Anti-Virus Advice, Virus News,
• The WildList Organization International: Information on Viruses Spreading in the Wild

Adware, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, Parasites, Rootkits, Spyware:

Some info sources:
HTMLgoodies.com & Cloudeight's:
"Spyware the Bane of the Internet"
"Who's Got Their Eyes on You?"
1. DoxDesk.com's Parasite Index
2. What are adware, spyware, and keyloggers?
3. Spyware Warrior & Anti-Spyware Comparisons
4. SpywareGuide.com w/threats database (also in Japanese )
5. SpywareInfo.com
6. Scumware.com
7. "Top 10 Tips to Avoid Spyware"
8. ( also see 'Keyloggers )
Background: Definition: What is Spyware and Stealware? • Google's Spyware News • What is Spyware & Adware? (src: SpyChecker) • Privacy Issues & Opt-Out: What is SpyWare? (src: GRC) • More Anti-Spy Tools ( free &   not free )

How to Detect Spies Link Source: SpywareGuide.com

• A Spyware List from Adoko.com
• Ad-aware, Detect/Clean Spyware + Direct Download or downloads & plugins & (alt)
• Agnitum Firewall Pro (30 day), Outpost Firewall, free version download, Pro versus free Outpost, Tauscan, free trojan detector & remover, (W9x, NT, ME, W2K)
• AirSnare - AirSnare is an intrusion detection [program] system to help you monitor your wireless network.
  Might be used in conjuncion with: Ethereal (downloads) a free network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows and with WinCap packet capture driver.
  It [ethereal] allows you to examine data from a live network or from a capture file on disk.
• Aluria Spyware Scanner
  (scanner free ) (remover not )
• and.doxdesk.com
  Unsolicited Commercial Sotware (parasites/spyware/adware)
  
  1. What Are They? Good Descriptions & Index of
  + Links to other websites re parasites/spyware:
  2. Internet Newsgroups re spyware/adware/parasites:
     1. Privacy/Internet News
     2. alt.privacy.spyware (Google/newsgroups)
     3. Counter Exploitation Forum
     4. DSL Security Forum
     5. Spyware Discussion Forum (GRC)
     6. Upcoming Threats (SpywareInfo)
• Can Remote Users Get in Your PC?
  Block Pop-Ups with POW
• Counterexplotation (cexx.org)
  1. Adware/Spyware
  2. Filters, Firewalls, Spam/Ad/Pop-up Blockers
  3. Junk Mail/Spam
  4. Valid City/Zipcode combinations
  5. "Free" Webpage Providers, Censorship, Scams/Snake Oil, Secrets, Privacy, Endangered Web Sites
• DShield.org
  
  Distributed Intrusion Detection System
  1. Top 10 Target Ports, Index of
  2. Current Attack Map
  3. Join Distributed Detection Instrusion System Attack Reporting
• EMS Free Surfer mk II (FS) is a multilanguage supported freeware popup stopper, cache cleaner and surfing companion for Internet Explorer. (link source: O'Reilly)
• Enigma Software Group's: SpyHunter (free spyware scanner download) (auto-removal version $USD)
• Firewall FAQs & A Firewall Buyer's Guide (ICSA)
• GRC's:
  1. Firewall IP Leak Check
  2. FireWalls. What are they?,
     
  3. Explain This to Me,
  4. How Do I Fix It?
• Hacker Whacker - Remote Computer Network Security Scan
• Javacool Software's:
  Downloads: (products & descriptions, free)
  1. Spyware Blaster
  2. Spyguard
  3. MRU-Blaster
  4. Windows Media Scripting Fix
  5. Document Scrubber
  6. ID Blaster
  7. File Checker (watches files for changes, tampering, modifications; can report to you via email)
  8. Donations: Support Javacool
• LAN Guard Network Security Scanner (GFi) (GFI freeware: scans your network, IP by IP, for all potential methods that a hacker might use to it)
• netfilters/iptables - Linux 2.4.x / 2.5.x firewalling
• Michigan State Police approved for CJIS use:
  Firewall Community
  Firewall Protection Profiles
  Firewall Products, Index of
• Kerio Technologies, Kerio Personal Firewall, free version download (W9x, NT, ME, W2K, XP)
  Sunbelt Kerio Personal Firewall Download (alternate download)
• Merijn.org "SpywareInfo.com"
  (and "Klont's Scrap Heap (Merjin Bellekom blog)
  Downloads:
  1. CWShredder (coolweb remove)
  2. HiJackThis (detect remove hijackers)
  3. KazaaBeGone (remove Kazaa, see note)
  4. Kill2Me (Look2Me remover)
  5. StartUpList (lists autostart programs)
  6. link: VBRun60SP5 (MS Visual Basic 6 runtime libraries, MSVBVM60.DLL)
  7. Uninstallaing MS Java VM & installing Sun Java VM (how to)
  8. link: WinZip (download)
  9. Donate
• Parasites, Spam eMail, Advertising Pop-ups
  ("The term “Parasite Software" refers to “unsolicited commercial software." These types of programs get installed on your computer many times without your knowledge; you never asked for them, and they do things you probably don’t want them to do. You may not even know that they are there." aka 'spyware' & 'ad-ware' [src: Montana State U., Billings])
• Peer Guardian 2 - IP Blocker
  1. Download PeerGuardian (src)
  2. PG2 IP Database download
  3. Zero Data's IP Database
  4. Bob's IP Block List
  5. BlueTack: Convert IP Lists to/from Kerio, PG2, Shareaza, etc.
• Personal Firewalls, 'Sam Spade' opines
• Ping Test Internet Connection (PCPitStop.com)
• Privacy Analysis for your PC (Privacy.net)
  What is It?
• Rootkit Infections:
  What are they?
  1. Microsoft on 'rootkits': Be afraid. Be very afraid
     (by Paul Roberts, February 17, 2005 on InfoWorld.com, lnk src: ShowMyIP.com)
• Snort - Open Source Network Intrusion Detection System
• Solway's Software Page: Freeware & Shareware (more)
  1. Clean Disk Security (scan/erase files/disks)
  2. Clean Unused System DLLs
  3. Delete Doctor (delete files that resist)
  4. Disk Investigator (what's hidden on your disk
• Spinrite (Gibson Research [GRC])
  1. Leak Test, Check Open Ports - Download
  2. Popular Freeware at GRC
  3. IP Agent, determine your IP & Run Shields UP!
  4. Shield's Up! Port Security Check
• Spy Audit/Spy Sweeper (free, online spyware check, risk assessment) (webroot.com)

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Spybot:
• SpyBot Home Page - Download/Donate - SpyBot
• Spyware Blaster (free, prevents ActiveX spyware from installing)
• TechTV SypBot info: detect & remove spyware (PepiMK) (free)
  Registry Analyzer (PepiMK) (free) download
  File Analyzer download
  (ZDTV background)
  1. deutsch - English
  2. Download
  3. Spybot News (below on this page)

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• Spychecker's List of Freeware Anti-Spy Tools
  ( Quote: "Anti-spy tools to protect your privacy by detecting PC monitoring tools, keyloggers and also adware mechanisms that may track [your] user activities." )
• SpyChecker's List of Anti-Spy Tools to Download (many free or free-trial   , including Anti-KeyLoggers)
• SpywareData.com
  1. SSI 'System Spyware Integrator' (free download)
  2. Spyware Definitions
  3. Search Spyware Database
  4. Links to Anti-Spyware tools
  5. BHO lists
  6. LSP lists (Layered Service Provider )
  7. Spyware News Banner (top of page)
• Stealth & Security Tests for Internet Users (free, online) [src: Lockdown/Proxy Connection]
• Test Your Firewall from
• Virus & Security Scan PCs/Servers
  + Free Security IP Check & Free Antivirus & Security Scan & Hoaxes (Norton)
• Where You Surf: Stealthware (Janet Kornblum, 10Mar02, USA Today)
• ZoneLabs
  1. ZoneAlarm
  2. Free Download (auto download) [Alt] [All Products]
  3. Firewall Advice (Langa)
  4. Support (ZA)
  5. Contact ZoneLabs

eMail & Internet Fraud, Credit Card# Stolen?, Identity/Internet Theft:
• Anti-Phishing Technologies (Microsoft)
  • Anti-Phishing Guide for Small Business
  • What is identity theft "Spear Phishing?" (MS, 9Dec05)
• Anti-Phishing.org
  ("Phishing, the e-mail and web-based efforts by online scammers to hijack personal information.", quote: PC Magazine, 3Feb04, p.21) [Quote: "Phishing attacks involve the mass distribution of 'spoofed' e-mail messages with return addresses, links, and branding which appear to come from banks, insurance agencies, retailers or credit card companies. These fraudulent messages are designed to fool the recipients into divulging personal authentication data such as account usernames and passwords, credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc.", Anti-Phishing.org]
  1. Report Phishing scam email & websites
  2. List of phishing scam sites & related eMail subjects
• ClickAware™ (Watchguard.com)
  (Monitor your network users' security awareness via a harmless e-mail mock up.)
• Computer Associates: Identity Theft Background & Precautions
• Consumer Action: Fraud & Scams (Publications: English, Español, , Korean, Russian)
• Consumer Electronic Information Security re eCommerce, Spam, eMail, ePrivacy, Kids online, & Identity Theft plus Online Video [high/low bandwidth, RA or WMedia Player] y en español (FTC)
  Read 'Geek Squad' security articles such as: " Don't Fall Prey to Posers — Tips to Help Keep You Safe From Identity Theft" " If you are a victim of Identity Theft, report it to the police and file a complaint with the FTC. Call 1-877-IDTHEFT (1-877-438-4338) or go to http://www.consumer.gov/idtheft/ ."
• Reporting on the Latest Frauds, Scams, Fake Lotteries, Spams and Hoaxes (consumerfraudreporting.org)
  (links in various countries: 'hot to report to' government agencies, recognizing spam/scam, reporting, preventing, glossary, top 10 scams, and auction frauds/eBay, astrology, 'classified advertisements', credit card scams, 'debt collection', domain name scams, food, 'get rich quick', 'home repair', 'identity theft', 'intimate phone calls', 'job recruiting', legal, loans, lottery, pet, medical, phishing, pharming, postal, promotions, psychic, pyramid schemes, 'russian women', 'shipping deals', stocks, sweepstakes, travel, 'work from home', food frauds, email hoaxes, [also see: http://www.harrold.org/rfhextra/hoax.hmtl ] )
• eBay's Worst Nightmare (Melanie Warner, Fortune, 12May03)
• eBay: A few precautions to avoid getting ripped off. (Melanie Warner, Fortune, 12May03)
• 
  http://www.ftc.gov/infosecurity (link source: WinPatrol.com)
• FTC: How Not to Get Hooked by a 'Phishing' Scam
  ( Phishing, also called "carding," is a high-tech scam that uses spam to deceive consumers into disclosing their credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security numbers, passwords, and other sensitive information. )
• FTC Consumer Complaint Form (online)
  [Unwanted commercial email spam can be forwarded to FTC at: UCE@FTC.GOV]
  -and-
  Identity Theft Complaint Form
  Consumer Sentinel, news [about text, MP3, RAM] :
  Fraud News, and Identity Theft with a ID Theft
  and,
  Privacy, COPPA, News Releases, How to comply
  -and-
  Online Transactions involving a Foreign Company, Cross-Border eCommerce Complaint Form d. (also see:
  eMail & Internet Fraud, Credit Card# Stolen?, Identity/Internet Theft)
• FTC Consumer Information (extensive)
  en Español
• Fraudwatchernetwork.com-Spyware Identity Theft
  (Internet Fraud, Mail Fraud, Credit Card Fraud, Phishing, Phone Fraud)
• Identity Theft (consumer.gov : minimize, victim, laws, scams)
  a. free government publications
  b. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
  c. Identity Theft Resource Center
  
• Is your credit card# stolen? [+ related articles]
  (Background: "Web site exposes credit card fraud.", CNN/AP, 26Jun02)
  • Identity Theft (consumer.gov, y en Español)
    • If you are a victim.
    • Report Stolen Cards Here (in addition to your card issuers, etc.)
  • United States Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division
  • Check Your Card Numbers (expiration date not used)
    (& protection tips, charge back prevention, merchant security, tracking)
• Identity Theft "Your Good Name Gone Bad (callforaction.org)
• Identity Theft & Privacy Rights Clearing House
• Identify Theft Resource Center
  (ITRC, non-profit, consumer and victim support)
• Identity Theft, Protect Yourself, Basics (CyberCrimeTV, 27Jul02)
  1. Police Nab Corporate Identity Thieves
  2. Your Medical Identity
  3. Don't Let Thieves Steal Your Identity
  4. Are You an Identity Theft Victim?
• Internet Fraud Complaint Center (IFCC, FBI)
  1. File A Complaint
  2. IFCC Help Page & Warnings
  3. and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3):
     plus the
• United States Secret Service's
  Financial Crimes Division,
  419 Task Force,
  950 H Street, Washington, DC,
  20001-4518, USA
  {email: 419.fcd@usss.treas.gov}
• Mail Frontier's Fraud Resource Center
  Phishing/Spoofing/Identify Theft:
  1. eMail Fraud Background Info
  2. Current/Recent Fraud Alerts/Warnings
  3. Fraud/Identity Theft Statistics
  4. Fraud News & Reporting/Agency Links
• National Fraud Information Center (NFIC)
  If you think you've been scammed, report the incident to the police. To report a possible scam, use the NFIC Online Incident Report Form at www.fraud.org/info/repoform.htm or call 1-800-876-7060
  src: Consumer Reports
  and National Consumer League (NCL)
  1. Internet Fraud Tips
  2. Identity Theft
  3. Telemarketing Fraud
  4. Stop Calling Me!-Privacy/Marketing Lists
  5. Shopping Safely Online
examples:
1. Nigeria - The 419 Coalition
   (received an email scam offering to smuggle million$?)
   1. Nigerian Money Offers
      (src: Internet Fraud Tips)
   2. Links to more sites fighting the 419 scam.
   3. Nigerian Money Scams Thrive on the Internet.
      (Brian McWilliams, Newsbytes/TechNews, Washington Post, 20Feb02)
   4. United States Secret Service: Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud "Operation 4-1-9"
   5. Nigerian Fraud eMail Gallery
2. 809 Area Code phone scams
• Password-Stealing eMail Spreads (Bob Sullivan, MSNBC, 13Mar03)
• Privacy & "Big Brother"
• Privacy Protection, [California] Office of:
  (links source: Ca. state government)
  1. Department of Consumer Affairs Home
  2. Office of Privacy Protection Home
     Privacy Site Links: Federal, State, medical, law enforcement, academic educational, organizations
  3. Consumer Information (English & Other Languages)
  4. Identity Theft
  5. Online Privacy
  6. Financial Privacy
  7. Social Security Numbers (link source: privacy.ca.gov)
     Your Social Security Number: How Secure Is It?
     (link source: privacyrights.org)
     Recommended Practices for Protecting the Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers (.pdf)
     (link source: privacy.ca.gov)
  8. Health Privacy
  9. California Privacy Legislation
  10. Privacy Laws
  11. Privacy Site Links
  12. Response Form
  13. About the Office of Privacy Protection
  14. Law Enforcement, Information for:
      1. Identity Theft Victim Checklist
      2. Identity Theft Affidavit (English)
         Spanish Affidavit
      3. Requesting Fraudulent Transaction or Account Information
      4. How to Use the California Identity Theft Registry - A Guide for Victims of "Criminal" Identity Theft (.pdf)
      5. Recommended Practices
         Includes:
         Recommended Practices on California Information- Sharing Disclosures and Privacy Policy Statements
         A California Business Privacy Handbook
         Recommended Practices on Notification of Security Breach Involving Personal Information
         Comments on the Model Policy on Access to Court Records of the Justice Management Institute and the National Center for State Courts
         Recommended Practices for Protecting the Confidentiality of Social Security Numbers
  15. [Ca.] Office of Privacy Protection
      Toll-Free: (866) 785-9663
• Scam Busters: Internet Fraud News & Links
• "Spoof, forged & eMail scam guide"
  (src: millersmiles.co.uk anti-phishing servic + recent scams) + Phishing News Headlines

Scam and Fraud Information and Reporting Sites

• U. S. Federal Bureau of Investigation
• National Infrastructure Protection Center (FBI)
• FBI Internet Fraud Complaint Center
• U. S. Postal Inspection Service
• U. S. Postal Inspection Service Publication 300a on Frauds and Scams
• United States Secret Service
• U. S. Federal Trade Commission
• Better Business Bureau
• Scambusters
• National Fraud Information Center

source: US-DOE CIAC

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Also see:
1. Career Development, Credit, Finance, Reference, Relocate, Salary
2. Credit, FICO, Interest Rates, Mortgages
3. eMail & Internet Fraud, Credit Card# Stolen?, Identity/Internet Theft
4. Financial Education
5. and see: SPAM

Computer Crime, Intellectual Property, Cybercrime Documentation
(source: Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section (CCIPS, DOJ))
1. Computer Crime (e.g., hacking): Policy · Cases · Guidance · Laws · Documents
2. Cybercrime Documents: Press Releases · Speeches · Testimony · Letters · Reports · Manuals
3. Electronic Search & Seizure Manual Available
4. Intellectual Property Crime: Policy · Cases · Guidance · Laws · Economic Espionage · Documents

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