Profiles Index

Google Chrome Security
A brief overview of Google Chrome security features and issues. Google jumped into the browser market with the Beta release of Chrome. Learn about the security

Hide Folders 2009
Profile: Hide Folders 2009. Hide Folders 2009 provides expanded protection for files and folders in Windows

Nessus Vulnerability Scanner
profile of freely available Nessus open source vulnerability scanner from your About.com Guide for Internet / Network Security, Tony Bradley

Wireshark Network Protocol Analyzer
A profile of Wireshark, a fork of Ethereal, maintained and developed by the creator and core development team from Ethereal. The profile provides a brief overview of the features and functions of the application.

Using MySpace.com Safely
Viral networking sites that allow people to share personal information and link to other people with similar interests or backgrounds, such as MySpace.com, may be a privacy and safety concern, especially for parents of young teens.

Foundstone FPort
A brief profile of the FPort port scanning utility available for free from Foundstone, a division of McAfee

Foundstone Vision
A profile of Foundstone's free Vision utility, a host-based computer forensics tool for the Windows platform.

Plastic Sniffer
A profile of the small, fast protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) Plastic Sniffer.

NetStumbler
A profile of NetStumbler, a beggarware software utility to locate and identify wireless access points

IP Sniffer
A profile of IP Sniffer, a free protocol analyzer or packet sniffer by Erwan's Lab

Sniphere
A short profile of the Sniphere protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) program.

Analyzer
Profile of Analyzer, a free public domain protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) for Windows platforms.

Internet Explorer 7
A quick profile of Internet Explorer 7 and the new security features and functionality introduced in the Beta version

Network Probe
A profile and overview of the free Network Probe network protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) program.

AnalogX Packetmon
A brief profile of the freeware AnalogX Packetmon protocol analyzer (packet sniffer)

SnoopAnalyzer Standard
A brief overview of the freeware protocol analyzer (packet sniffer) SnoopAnalyzer Standard.

Nmap Network Mapping Utility
Nmap is a powerful open source utility. It is a port scanner, security audit tool and, as the name implies, network mapper. It is very versatile and is a tool that network and security administrators should be familiar with.

Sub7 / Backdoor-G RAT
While there are slicker and more expensive backdoor or Trojan programs that can be used to monitor and control remote systems, Sub7, a.k.a. Backdoor-G, remains one of the most powerful and widely used. This profile offers a look at some of the functionality built into this tool.

X1 Search
A brief profile or product review of X1 Search- the fastest indexing and search utility I have seen to help you sort through all of the junk and find what you're looking for on your PC

Backup For One
software profile of backup for one automated backup, restore and disaster recovery software for windows computers by lockstep software from your about.com guide for internet / network security, tony bradley