Tools that can be used to monitor your Computers Security
Process Explorer is a system task manager that can be used to Kill Running Tasks or Kill Running Processes that normally refuse to be killed. Process Explorer can also be used to display which running programs have a particular file or directory open. It can also display information about which handles and DLLs processes have loaded. This application requires 3.48MB of free disk space to be installed.
TCPView is a portable tool that can be used to display a detailed list and current state of all TCP and UDP endpoint connections and the process name running each endpoint. It provides more informative information than the Netstat program that ships with Microsoft Windows and includes a command line version called Tcpvcon that offers the same functionality.
Last Audit is a Portable Security Tool that can be used to test the security of your network. It works by performing a scan of your system to identify information that could be accessed, stolen, or used by malware authors. Information such as saved passwords, browser history/cookies, open hotspots, shared services, weak logins, location, and more can be revealed using this tool.
NetWorx is a Free Portable Bandwidth Monitor and Portable Network Monitor that can be used to monitor and chart your bandwidth. It can be used to log bandwidth usage and measure the speed of your Internet or other network connection.
Google Hacks: Although you can type search filters or search strings right there in Google Search, Google Hacks is a compilation of carefully crafted Google searches that expose novel functionality from Google's search and map services. It can be used to perform Advanced Google Searches for music, applications, tools, books, view a map or time line, and perform many other specific types of searches.
Connection Monitor is a Free Stand Alone Portable utility that can be used to monitor inbound and outbound socket connections. knowing which network and internet connections are taking place can help you keep your network secure. Connection Monitor scans existing connections and displays the local address and port, remote address and port, TCP UDP protocol and status of those connections.
CurrPorts is a portable tool that can display a list of all open TCP/IP and UDP ports on a computer, allowing the user to monitor any remote activity that might be occurring. The tool offers information about the process that opened the port, the process name, path, when the process was created, and the user that created it. Then the user can choose to kill any processes that has opened a port, closing unwanted TCP connections.
