Utilities
List of useful software for the security of your PC:
| Name (link to producer) | License | Description |
| OpenOffice.org | GNU GPL | OpenOffice.org open-source multiplatform and multilingual office suite. Compatible with Microsoft Office, the product is downloadable, usable, and freely distributable. |
| Dia | Open Source | Dia is open source application like Visio to create diagrams that lets you create business and technical diagrams that document and organize ideas, processes and complex systems. |
| Scribus | Open Source | Scribus is an open-source program for desktop publishing; examples of use include production of newsletters, flyers, small posters, small newspapers and interactive PDF presentations and animated. Available on the website also has a portable version for your USB stick. |
| 7-Zip | LGPL | 7-Zip is a file archiver with high compression coefficient |
| QuickZip | Freeware | WinZip is an archive manager that supports 44 extensions (including .7 z) and 22 in the encoding, encryption with the Blowfish, DES, and AES 3DEX, and with as interesting a renamer tool for groups of files, a repairman zip files, a converter of archives and antivirus support through the Clam-AV plugin. |
| DCleaner | Freeware | DCleaner is an application that combines the cleaning and maintenance tools in Windows with their own domestic cleaner, allows you to search the register and obtain information on your PC, access the control panel and delete all temporary files at the choice of ' user (including the recent files, cookies, the trash), and also allows the deletion of temporary files and recent applications of more than 50 external also implements a small scanner spyware. |
| FreeOTFE | Open Source | Free program that lets you create encrypted virtual drives on Windows 2000 or XP (Note: You can use the program even from USBpen). |
| ImgBurn | Freeware | Burning program free. |
| Ultimate CD / DVD Burner | Freeware | Ultimate CD / DVD Burner is a free, easy and simple software to burn CD-R, CD-RW, DVD + R / RW DVD-R/RW. Supports a wide range of CD and DVD, both internal and external, and allows you to burn any data, copy any disc, make backups, create photo cd albums, make ISO images. The program is standalone and then you can use it from USBpen. |
| ClamWin | Open Source | Antivirus free open source (note: real-time scanning not implemented yet). |
| Winpooch | Open Source | Winpooch is an anti-spyware / anti-trojan, free and open source; protects your PC from local and external attacks, by monitoring the activity of programs in real time. Become a real-time antivirus, if associated with ClamWin: he is not a realtime module, but it is owned by Winpooch. |
| Core Force | Open Source | CORE FORCE is a firewall opensource, still being rumored, very powerful he can protect your PC from unwanted intrusions, highly configurable enables monitoring of all applications from our computers attempt to connect to the internet and also incorporates many other functions useful. |
| FreeCommander | Freeware | Free alternative to the standard Windows File Manager |
| PasswordGen | Open Source | Random password generator. |
| KeePass | Open Source | KeePass allows you to manage your passwords securely, keeping them in a database accessible only by a "master password" or a "hard key" (more info). The databases are encrypted with AES or Twofish algorithms. Also supported plugins. |
| Eraser | Open Source | Program to delete files, folders and disk space indelibly so that they can be recovered to protect their privacy. |
| PDFCreator | Open Source | PDFCreator allows you to easily create PDFs from any Windows program. You can use it as a normal printer in Word, OpenOffice or any other Windows application. |
| OpenedFilesView | Freeware | OpenedFilesView displays the list of all files open on your system. For each open file are displayed much additional information. Useful to close one or more files are open or the process that opened these files. |
| Process Viewer for Windows | Freeware for personal use | PrcView is a utility that displays detailed information about processes running under Windows. For each process shows the use of memory, threads and modules. For each DLL displays information on the full path and version information. |
| Abakt | Open Source | Abakt is a fast and free, useful to perform backups of data. |
| Partition Logic | Open Source | Partition Logic is a tool for partitioning disks and data management. Can create, delete, format and move partitions and modify the attributes and can copy an entire disk to another, (new) can resize NTFS partitions. It is based on the operating system Visopsys. Boott from CD or floppy, and runs as a standalone system, regardless of your operating system. |
| Roadkil's Unstoppable Copier | Freeware | Unstoppable Copier recovers files from disks (fixed or OC / DVD) physically damaged (damaged areas, scratching, reading errors). The program tries to recover every readable piece of a file, and finally putting them together, that way you can make the most of reusable files, although it was not possible to salvage some parts. |
| Magic ISO Maker | Freeware | MagicISO Virtual CD / DVD-ROM allows you to create CD / DVD virtual, read images of programs, films and so on, without having to burn anything, and a read speed much higher than that of an optical drive. Formats supported are: BIN (CDRWin) IMA / IMG (Generic disk images) CIF (Easy CD Creator) NRG (Nero - Burning ROM) IMG / CCD (CloneCD), MDF / MDS (Fantom CD), VCD (Farstone Virtual Drive), VaporCD (Noum Vapor CDROM), P01/MD1/XA (Gear), VC4/000 (Virtual CD) VDI (Virtuo CD Manager), C2D (WinOnCD) BWI / BWT (BlinkWrite), CDI (DiscJuggler) TAO / DAO (Duplicator), PDI (Instant Copy). |
| VisualTooTip | Freeware | Visual Tooltip makes it possible to show a preview of a window by passing the mouse cursor over a button on taskbar. Not require installation. |
| Launchy | Open Source | Launchy is a great software that lets you open a program, file, folder, simply by pressing alt + space and typing the name. |
| CreateInstall | Freeware | CreateInstall Free is a simple creator of executable files to install. |
| RegMon | Freeware | Regmon is a great free utility that allows real-time monitoring of the Windows system registry, view the applications that access the registry, the keys to which programs access and data is read from or written to the log. |
| PowerOff | Freeware | PowerOff is an excellent standalone software that allows you to turn off, restart, lock automatically the computer locally or remotely |
| Graphical Boot Manager | Open Source | GAG (Graphical Boot Manager) and 'a good opensource boot manager with very interesting features. |
| Freedos | Open Source | FreeDOS aims to be a complete operating system, free and 100% MS-DOS compatible. |
| Page Defrag | Freeware | Page Defrag is a completely free application that defragments the registry when you start your computer automatically, speeding the execution of many applications. It works with Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Server 2003. |
| TestDisk & PhotoRec | Open Source | TestDisk & PhotoRec is a utility for recovering partitions, which allows you to make a bootable disk (if there are no hardware problems), damaged by a software, a virus or an error of use (eg, erase by mistake the partition table); PhotoRec includes a software recovery images from digital camera memory (CompactFlash, Memory Stick, SecureDigital, SmartMedia, Microdrive, MMC, USB Memory Drives ...) or even from Hard Disk; recover partitions by many file system . |
| SpeedFan | Freeware | SpeedFan is a simple but interesting utility for Windows that allows you to track the status of your hardware (voltages, fan speeds and temperatures) and also includes the functionality to overclock and get the most from your PC. The program is licensed under freeware and works well with Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, Windows XP and with Windows 64 bit. |
| InfraRecorder | Open Source | InfraRecorder is a free solution for burning CD / DVD under Microsoft Windows: Provides a wide range of powerful features, all easy to use thanks to the graphical interface and integration with Windows Explorer. |
| PDFSAM | Open Source | PDFSAM is a utility, free and open source, to split and merge pdf documents. Entirely written in Java, can be safely used on different platforms. |
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