Freeware Catalog

"Immunizers" with ActiveX kill bits[]

  1. SpywareBlaster Custom Blocking List- http://customblockinglist. cjb.net/
  2. Spywareblaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html
  3. Spyware Inoculator - http://camtech2000.net/Pages/Spyware_Inoculator.html
  4. Malware immunizer (special) - http://malware.vze.com/

Applications that import ActiveX kill bits[]

  1. Spybot - Search & Destroy (via BHO and teatimer)- http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
  2. SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Lists of sites to be placed in Internet Explorer restricted zones.[]

  1. IEspyad - http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm

Applications that place sites into the Internet Explorer restricted zones[]

  1. Spybot - Search & Destroy (via BHO and teatimer)- http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html
  2. SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Lists of sites for hosts names, ips, registry expressions for use in cookie blacklists, hosts, Internet explorer restricted zones, DNS servers, Adblockers etc[]

  1. http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource.htm
  2. http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
  3. http://hphosts.mysteryfcm.co.uk/download/hosts.zip
  4. http://hostsfile.mine.nu/Hosts.zip
  5. http://bluemicro.net/files/
  6. http://members.dialmaine.com/drdole/Apps/SCoooBYsHosts.zip
  7. http://pgl.yoyo.org/adservers/
  8. http://www.everythingisnt.com/hosts
  9. http://www.excessive-software.eu.tt/
  10. http://www.bluetack.co.uk/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=2
  11. http://web.archive.org/20041217094741/www.geocities.com/yosponge/updates.html
  12. http://www.pierceive.com/
  13. http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/

Applications that add entries to hosts files[]

  1. Spybot - Search & Destroy (via BHO and teatimer)- http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html

Applications that blacklist cookies[]

  1. SpywareBlaster - http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

LocalHost webserver (to speed up blocking with hosts files)[]

  1. eDexter - http://www.pyrenean.com/?page_value=-2
  2. Homer - http://www.funkytoad.com/content/view/14/32/
  3. hostassist - http://someonewhocares.org/hosts/hostassist/

Hosts management tools[]

  1. Ad-Police - http://www.freeware-alternative.uni.cc/downloads/advertisment-blocker/ad-police-free-advertisment-server-blocker.html
  2. BLISS Hosts Manager - http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?autocom=faq&CODE=02&qid=16
  3. HostsMan - http://hostsman.abelhadigital.com/
  4. Hosts Manager - http://mikebliv. cjb.net/
  5. HOSTS Secure - http://www.timdorr.com/syko86/ycsoft/hostssecure.htm
  6. Hostswitch - http://www.woodenpickle.com/hosts/
  7. Hoster - http://www.funkytoad.com/content/view/13/
  8. HostsToggle - http://accs-net.com/hosts/HostsToggle/
  9. Hostess - http://www.raymarron.com/hostess/
  10. HostsFileReader (direct download) - http://members.accessbee.com/mitch/HostsFileReader.zip

IP blocklist, domain name management tools[]

  1. BLISS Blocklist Manager - http://www.bluetack.co.uk/forums/index.php?autocom=faq&CODE=02&qid=30

Listing of dangerous sites[]

  1. See Lists_of_freeware_analysis_tools#Listing_of_dangerous_sites



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