Software/Links

Below you will find links to various types of security software that may help you compute in a safer environment.

The Institute does not endorse any of this software further than letting you know it is available, affordable and appears to work well for their intended purpose.

Please note, the software listed here is meant for personal use. Please contact your school's computer helpdesk for information on using this software on your Institute computer.

• Malware detection and removal
  • Anti-virus
    • Microsoft Defender - free - Microsoft Windows - our primary recommendation for Anti-Virus on Windows machines.
    • Sunbeltsoftware's Vipre - Microsoft Windows
    • Avira's AntiVir - free for personal use - Microsoft Windows
    • Checkpoint's Zonealarm + Antivirus - free - Microsoft Windows
    • AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition - free for personal use - Microsoft Windows
    • ClamAV - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris
    • avast! 4 Home Edition - free for personal use - Microsoft Windows, Linux, PDA's, Apple Macintosh
    • Malwarebytes - commercial with free trial - Microsoft Windows - for removing tough viruses and miscellaneous malware
    • HijackThis - free - Microsoft Windows - for checking Windows registry for malware
  • Anti-virus Live CD - for cleaning known infected computers
    • BitDefender's Rescue Environment - free for personal use - Microsoft Windows
    • Avira's AntiVir Rescue System - free for personal use - Microsoft Windows
    • Symantec Endpoint Recovery Tool (SERT) - requires Norton Subscription - Microsoft Windows
    • Sunbeltsoftware's VIPRE Rescue - technically not a liveCD, you need a CD to boot and a USB drive - Microsoft Windows
    • Microsoft's Windows Defender - free - Microsoft Windows
  • Anti-virus for Macintosh - antivirus specifically targeted for Apple's Macintosh OS X
    • ClamXav - free - Macintosh OS X 10.4 and up
    • Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac - free for personal use - Apple Mac OSX
    • Intego's Virus Barrier - commercial $69.95/ea - $89.95-$99.95 bundle - Macintosh OS X 10.4 and up
    • BitDefender Antivirus for Mac - commercial $39.95/ea - Macintosh OS X 10.4 and up
  • Anti-virus for iPad and iPhone
    • Sophos - free for personal use
  • Anti-virus for Android
    • Sophos - free for personal use
  • Anti-adware
    • Lavasoft's Ad-Aware - free for personal use - Microsoft Windows
    • Spyware Terminator - free - Microsoft Windows
  • Rootkit
    • Rootkit Hunter - free - Linux, Solaris, Apple Macintosh OSX
  • Ransomware
    • No more Ransom Decryption Tools - free - multiple OS's
  • Other
    • Crowdstrike's Crowd Inspect - free - Microsoft Windows
    • Mozilla's Firefox Plugin Update Checker - free - Mozilla Firefox
    • Bleeping Computer's Malware Removal Blog - free - Microsoft Windows - Site dedicated to how to remove malware
• Malware Analyzers Links
  • Virus Total - Website that scans files and urls and checks for malware
  • CW Sandbox - Website that has educational articles about malware and cybersecurity
• Firewall
  • Checkpoint's Zonealarm - free - Microsoft Windows
  • Comodo Firewall Pro - free - Microsoft Windows
• Spam
  • Firetrust's Mailwasher - free - Microsoft Windows
  • SpamAssassin - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, Apple Macintosh OS
• Alternative Browsers and Email Clients
  • Mozilla Firefox - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, Apple Macintosh OSX
  • Opera Browser - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, Apple Macintosh OSX
  • Google Chrome - free - Microsoft Windows
  • Mozilla Thunderbird Email Client - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, Apple Macintosh OSX
• Secure Deletion Software - ensures delete files are wiped from the harddrive
  • Eraser - free - Microsoft Windows
  • shred - free - Linux (included in coreutils)
  • BleachBit - free - Linux, Windows
  • Piriform's CCleaner - free - Windows
• Password Safe Software - safely stores your passwords so you don't have to memorize them
  • Bitwarden Opensource Password Manager - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Apple Macintosh OSX
  • KeePass Password Safe - free - Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, Apple Macintosh OSX
  • PasswordSafe - free - Microsoft Windows
    • Password Gorilla (compatible with PasswordSafe) - free - Linux
  • GNOME keyring - free - Linux
  • Keychain - free - Apple Macintosh OSX
• System Tools
  • Process Hacker -free/open source- Windows - Gives indepth process view and may find hidden rootkits.
  • Process Explorer - free - Windows - Allows you to explore processes in Windows.
  • Process Monitor - free - Windows - Monitoring tool that shows real-time file system, Registry and process/thread activity.
  • Microsoft's EMET - free - Windows - Helps mitigate 0 day exploits by limiting malicious techniques.
  • NirSoft's FolderChangesView - free - Windows - Monitors folders or disks for modified files.
  • NirSoft's Blue Screen View - free - Windows - Scans minidump files created during 'blue screen of death' and displays information.
• Educause's list of Legal Media Downloading Sites