Lists of freeware hardening tools

Hardening Software

• Disable scripting etc.

1. DSOstop (outdated)
2. HTAstop - http://www.nsclean.com/htastop.html
3. NoScript - http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2005-011610-5007-99
4. Samurai HIPS - http://web.archive.org/20090729045040/www.geocities.com/spcs_inc/
5. VBS defender - http://www.vb2java.com/
6. WMP Scripting Fix - http://www.wilderssecurity.com/wmpscriptingfix.html
7. WSH uninstaller - http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource2.htm#WSH-UN
8. WSH Anti-Polymorphism Patch - http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=patch1

Removal of services ,disable netbios over tcp/ip, hardening of TCP parimeters etc

1. Bugoff - http://www.merijn.org/programs.php
2. DCOMbobulator - http://www.grc.com/freeware/dcom.htm
3. EBURGER Windows Security Utility - http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource2.htm
4. Hardenit - http://www.sniff-em.com/hardenit.shtml
5. Enough is Enough! - http://www.spywarewarrior.com/uiuc/resource6.htm
6. Let's share (direct download) - http://www.grc.com/files/letshare.exe
7. SafeXP - http://www.theorica.net/download.htm
8. Security & Privacy Complete 3 - http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=93893
9. Seconfig XP - http://seconfig.sytes.net/?cat=1
10. SocketToMe and Socketlock - http://www.grc.com/dos/sockettome1.htm
11. Secureit - http://www.sniff-em.com/secureit.shtml
12. Shoot The Messenger - http://www.grc.com/stm/ShootTheMessenger.htm
13. UnPlug n' Pray - http://www.grc.com/UnPnP/UnPnP.htm
14. XPantispy - http://xp-antispy.org/
15. XPdite - http://www.grc.com/xpdite/xpdite.htm
16. Xpy (open source) - http://xpy.whyeye.org/
17. Windows Worms Doors Cleaner - http://www.firewallleaktester.com/wwdc.htm

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