Sunday, August 22, 2010

protect files on your USB drive

USB Safeguard


Our Rating: 4 stars (Very Good)
USB Safeguard enables you to encrypt and password protect sensitive data on your USB drive. You can selected one or more folders to be encrypted and choose to securely delete the original (unencrypted) files with the built-in file shredder. The program also includes a handy Safe Browsing feature that allows you to launch Internet Explorer without leaving any Internet traces on the host computer. Other features include an on-screen keyboard for secure password input and free space wiping. USB Safeguard uses 256-bit AES encryption to protect your date. The program is not installed on your PC, it runs directly from your USB pen drive.
Freeware
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Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Access Your Computer anywhere - remote PC access








ShowMyPC (Free Version)

Our Rating: 3 stars (Good)
ShowMyPC combines VNC remote access technology with an open-source SSH forwarding client to provide you with the option to allow other users to view and control your desktop(access your computer with permission). The remote user needs to download the standalone ShowMyPC application and can access your computer with just a password (no IP address needed). The temporary session password is automatically generated when you start the viewing session and must be provided to the remote user by email, phone or other means. The free version is limited to one hour per session and lacks some advanced features.
Pros: Easy to use, one-click connectivity
Cons: Very slow connection, using the provided SSH server.
Freeware

ShowMyPC provides Remote Support and Meeting services to all users.
Services include free and premium Remote PC access, Desktop Sharing, Screen Sharing, and others. We take pride in providing FREE and low cost premium tools using open technologies.

With remote PC access, ShowMyPC has revolutionized the way businesses operate by removing all geographical barriers and allowing companies to collaborate online with colleagues, customers and partners in real time, all with just a PC and an Internet connection. We have made it possible for home and business PC users to access their PC from anywhere, receive remote support, schedule online meetings and web conferences, access remote PCs and provide IT support.

More Productive and Profitable

The ShowMyPC suite of features offers flexibility to businesses, making them more efficient. By allowing access to remote PCs, ShowMyPC transforms the way businesses operate. An employee can now collaborate with remote coworkers via web conference. An online meeting can be scheduled without having to physically travel to another location. Sales presentations and demonstrations can be made using broadcasting and webinars. If a customer has a problem, solutions can be provided via the IT support facility, by gaining remote PC access.

Best of all, there is no special training required to set up or use ShowMyPC on your system. The application is reliable and secure, ensuring that confidentiality is maintained. By using ShowMyPC's various packages, company employees can access files, programs and email from wherever they are, making them more productive. It's like carrying the office or home business wherever you go.

If you are an organization looking for complete data control and security options, ShowMyPC provides you with options to use your private server and customize the software.

Convenient, Simple and User-friendly

The three direct advantages you can enjoy with ShowMyPC remote access software are convenience, IT support through remote PC access and better productivity. The service is secure and easy to use, and it ensures that collaborative projects go smoothly, saving users time. Our customers choose ShowMyPC for its simplicity, convenience, ease of use and security. Just about anyone can learn to access a remote PC. Share files. Control, view and access a remote PC desktop, securely.

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backup and synchronization software


PureSync

PureSync


Our Rating: 4 stars (Very Good)
PureSync is a file backup and synchronization software that can automatically keep a backup of your important files, import files from your digital camera and synchronize the contents of multiple folders. The program offers a step-by-step wizard to configure your backup and synchronization tasks and set advanced options like file exclusions, conflicts management, compare options and more. You can choose to run the backups manually as needed or automatically on a regular schedule. The program can also synchronize your files automatically when it detects that they have been modified, or when a specific device (e.g a USB drive) is connected or a certain folder is found.
Freeware
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Thursday, July 29, 2010

Free personal firewall

ZoneAlarm


Our Rating: 4 stars (Very Good)
ZoneAlarm provides essential protection for Internet users. Combining the safety of a dynamic firewall with total control over applications Internet use, ZoneAlarm gives rock-solid protection against thieves and vandals. ZoneAlarm makes ironclad Internet security easy-to-use. ZoneAlarm gives you control over the door to your computer. With Stealth Mode enabled, ZoneAlarm`s Firewall renders your computer invisible to the Internet and potential intruders. If you can t be seen, you can t be attacked. Because you tell ZoneAlarm how you use your computer, the firewall only allows traffic that you understand and initiate. ZoneAlarm s firewall provides the ultimate intrusion security for your personal computer. ZoneAlarm also introduces MailSafe which enables users of ZoneAlarm to detect and control Visual Basic Script attachments to emails they receive while ZoneAlarm is running. Free for personal and non-profit use.
Freeware
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Monday, July 26, 2010

personal firewall

PC Tools Firewall Plus


Our Rating: 3 stars (Good)

PC Tools Firewall Plus is a personal firewall that monitors incoming and outgoing traffic on your computer and allows to to create rules to limit and control network connections. The program includes an application level firewall as well as a rule based TCP/IP firewall. The default settings of the firewall will prevent several common attacks while allowing normal internet traffic. You can create your own rules using protocol, port and IP address - however it requires some experience with TCP/IP configuration, as no documentation is provided. The integrated application filtering engine will prompt you each time an unknown program is trying to connect to the Internet, giving you the option to block or allow current and future activities by the same program. Requires free registration after 30 days.
This program automatically installs the Google toolbar unless you opt-out. [?]

Pros: Controls incoming and outgoing traffic

Cons: No documentation; application rules are not verified with file fingerprint; default settings block LAN connectivity;

Freeware

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capture HTTP/HTTPS traffic

HTTP Analyzer


Our Rating: 4 stars (Very Good)

HTTP Analyzer enables you to capture HTTP/HTTPS traffic in real-time, allowing you to analyze, debug and diagnoze web application traffic. The program supports all application that support WININET or Mozila NSS API, including Internet Explorer, Firefox, Outlook, Outlook Express etc. It can trace Header, Content, Cookies, Query Strings, Post data, Request and Response Stream, redirection URLs and other information and comes with a requirs builder to generate custom HTTP/HTTPs requests. Other features include Internet Explorer integration, request filtering, cache and cookie clearing, log export to XML and more.
Free Trial, $129.00 to buy

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monitor network/internet traffic

AW Ports Traffic Analyzer

AW Ports Traffic Analyzer

monitor network/internet traffic

Our Rating: 4.5 stars (Very Good!)

Atelier Web Ports Traffic Analyzer is a network traffic sniffer and logger that allows you to monitor all internet and network traffic on your PC and view the actual content of the packets, showing you exactly what was transmitted and to where. This includes all traffic initiated by software products, web sites etc. The capability to audit what flows in and out of every piece of software is critical for security aware users. Atelier Web Ports Traffic Analyzer providesReal-time mapping of ports to processes (applications and services) and shows the history since boot time of every TCP, UDP or RAW port opened through Winsock. Optionally, AWPTA can also log (up to 500mb) all traffic since the last boot to a file.
Free Trial, $35.50 to buy

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