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Luketan

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Luke is a 32 year old guy from ., Texas, USA

  • Internet Security Web Testing Security Software for...

    Rated Mar 23 2008 • 2 reviews • security freeware • testmypcsecurity.com

    Yet another firewall/hips testing site. This one is actually sponsored by Comodo . Interesting enough this comes around the time Matousec revamped their testing

    Part of the press release describes the site

    "The site was designed to be both a testing and education resource for users and includes:

    * Detailed and technical explanations about firewall leak tests and HIPS testing,
    * Downloads of individual and batch security individual tests,
    * Information on other people's test results and comments, and
    * The ability to become part of the Test My PC Security testing community."

    Most of the tests available are not really original consisting of a majority of well known leak tests, though they go beyond leak tests and add other Poc Test's like "Delete Volume", "Spycar Suite" various termination tests and keylogging tests, though admittedly keylog is new to me compared to the better known Anti-Keylogger Tester (AKLT)

    The biggest innovation about this site though is the invitation for users to actually register and run tests...The tag-line of the site is "security testing for the people, by the people"... :D

    It seems like anyone can sign up and register to post their results. It's unclear what happens if (as inevitable) two testers post different results for the same product, but currently the results only show "one cycle" for each product...

    Personally one wonders if it is a good idea to let normal users run tests, since interpretation of the results is not as easy as it looks...
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    Internet Security Web Testing Security Software for Desktop Network Security

  • Swandog46s Public Anti-Malware Tools

    Rated Mar 09 2008 • 1 review • activism, security freeware • geekstogo.com

    Avenger. A souped up diagnosis tool for experts. Similar to Hijackthis! but more advanced. It can run a rootkit scan, but it's main purpose is to run a script for removal created by an expert.




    "The Avenger is a fully-scriptable, kernel-level Windows driver designed to remove highly persistent files, registry keys/values, and other drivers protected by entrenched malware.

    * Malicious software ("malware") often hooks deeply into the Windows operating system to hide itself from view and frustrate attempts at removal. With the recent proliferation of rootkits and other strongly-protected forms of malware, this has become more and more common.
    * The Avenger is effective at removing these files and drivers which would otherwise be hard to remove because they are protected or "in use" by malicious software hooked deeply into the operating system itself.

    System Requirements

    * The Avenger is fully compatible with 32-bit Windows Vista, XP, and 2000. Please do not attempt to use it on any other operating system. There are no plans to build a 64-bit version of The Avenger because of Microsoft's decision to require digital signatures for 64-bit Vista kernel code.
    * The Avenger must be run from a user account with administrator privileges. In Windows Vista, you will be prompted explicitly to grant The Avenger administrator privileges when it is run."


    What's New in v2
    A new GUI, completely rewritten from scratch. Hopefully simpler, prettier, and more intuitive.
    Automatic rootkit detection and removal: check the "Scan for Rootkits" box and The Avenger will scan for rootkit drivers hidden from the operating system. The Avenger can also disable any hidden drivers found automatically.
    New functionality for driver operations: a "Drivers to disable:" command as well as a safer, more robust implementation of "Drivers to delete:" (formerly "Drivers to unload:").
    Full compatibility with Windows Vista.
    Cleaner error handling and logging. All relevant data logged to c:avenger.txt (if c: is the system drive).
    Backups are now password-protected with industry-standard password "infected" to prevent accidental reinfection.
    HKEY_USERS (HKU) no longer accessible to registry routines. The Avenger loads before it is c
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    Swandog46s Public Anti-Malware Tools