USEFUL PROGRAMS AND UTILITIES
MISCELLANEOUS
LINUX DISTRIBUTIONS
A Linux distribution (often called a distro for short) is an operating system made from a software collection, which is based upon the Linux kernel
NETWORK TOOLS
FOR TESTING LPR PRINTING PROTOCOL GCC FILE SEND UTILITY
SYSTEM TOOLS
free utilities for addressing unique Windows system management problems and challenges
FOR TESTING USER ID AND PASSWORD FROM COMMAND LINE USE AUTH
LOTS OF NETWORK TOOLS LIKE “AUTH” CAN BE FOUND AT JOE WARE.NET
EASY2BOOT
MultiBoot ISOs, disk images, UEFI images, etc. all from one USB drive.
FREE IP SCANNER
Scans local networks as well as Internet
VIRUS REMOVAL TOOLS
A list of virus removal resources and programs.
WIRESHARK
A network protocol analyzer for Unix and Windows.
EASEUS TODO
Software specializing in data backup, Windows PC/Server backup and SQL/Exchange Server backup
EUSING SOFTWARE TOOLS
Eusing free windows tools and utilities
KAREN’S NETWORK POWER TOOLS
Power Tools, free programs that make life with Windows a lot easier.
ULTIMATE BOOT CD (UBCD)
Assembles over 100 PC hardware diagnosis tools into one bootable CD to analyze and repair hard drives and boot problems.
HIREN’S BOOT CD THE ULTIMATE WINDOWS RECOVERY UTILITY
All in One Bootable CD which has utilities needed for hdd and pc maintenance.
TOP 125 NETWORK TOOLS
Top 125 Network Security Tools
NIRSOFT NETWORK TOOLS
NirSoft web site provides a unique collection of small and useful freeware utilities
SORDUM NETWORK AND PC TOOLS — don’t goto this site… you wont leave
WINDOWS SERVICES OPTIMIZER — a great tool to reduce the amount of windows services active and increase speed of computer…
PRINT MIGRATOR
A tool to migrate print drivers from one pc to another
LAN SPEED TESTER
LAN Speed Test was designed from the ground up to be a simple but powerful tool for measuring file transfer, hard drive, USB Drive, and Local Area Network (LAN) speeds (wired & wireless).
NSD DNS SERVER
The NLnet Labs Name Server Daemon (NSD) is an authoritative DNS name server. It has been developed for operations in environments where speed, reliability, stability and security are of high importance.
BIND DNS SERVER
Bind is the most widely used dns software on the internet
DJBDNS DNS SERVER
The djbdns software package is a DNS implementation.
FREEWARE NETWORK MONITORING TOOL
FREEWARE MULTISERVER SIMULATOR
SNMP command line tool
an open source command line tool for snmp queries
Install and configure SNMP on Ubuntu
Free SNMP Manager for Windows
A freeware, full-featured SNMP Manager application
FTPRush
Ftprush ftp server
CurrPorts
CurrPorts is network monitoring software that displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer
WINDOW RESOURCES
BOOT DISC ISOs OF VARIOUS WINDOWS OS
WINDOWS 2000 RESOURCE KIT DOWNLOAD
BEST SOFTWARE UTILITIES FOR WINDOWS
UNLOCKER ASSISTANT
This program allows you to unlock a program so you can delete and/or move it.
PROCESS TAMER
Process Tamer monitors the cpu usage of other processes. When it sees a process that is overloading your cpu, it reduces the priority of that process temporarily, until its cpu usage returns to a reasonable level.
AVAST ANTIVIRUS
Free Antivirus Software
IREBOOT
BOOT MANAGER
EASYBCD
BOOT MANAGER
EDITPAD LITE
NOTEPAD REPLACEMENT
AUTOHOTKEY
HOT KEY MAKER
WINDOWS MACRO RECORDER
Macro Recorder it’s a tool that helps you to automate your computer repetitive tasks by creating timesaving macros that will work with any Windows program.
FILEZILLA SERVER AND CLIENT
Most reliable ftp utilities…
BLEACHDISK
SOFTWARE TO CLEAN WIN 32 MACHINE OF ALL FORMS OF MEMORY GARBAGE
KOMPOZER
HTML EDITOR
BONJOUR PRINT SERVICES
Apple print services for windows
CCLEANER
COMPUTER CLEANUP TOOL
CUTEPDF
FREE PDF MAKER
WINDOWS PDF MERGE TOOL
PDF Merge Tool is a simple, fast and easy tool for merging PDF files
FREE DOWNLOAD MANAGER (FDM)
opensource download manager
IRFAN VIEW
opensource image editor
EVEREST HOME EDITION
freeware system information, system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for home PC users
MEDIA PLAYER CLASSIC HOME CINEMA
opensource media player
ONLINE ARMOUR FIREWALL
free firewall
RADIO SURE
freee radio station streaming service
ISO RECORDER FOR WINDOWS XP AND OLDER
iso file creator
ISO RECORDER FOR WINDOWS NEWER THAN XP
iso file creator
WINDOWS INSTALLER CLEANUP UTILITY
MONSTER LIST OF PDF MAKING SOFTWARE
MOBILITY MODDER: GRAPHIC DRIVER UPDATER FOR LAPTOP
CLICKTEAM INSTALL BUILDER (FREE)
FIVE FREE INSTALL BUILDER PROGRAMS
HYLAFAX: WEB SOFTWARE LIST
a collection of web software packages that are known to work with HylaFAX
VERY USEFUL AND FREE WINDOWS PROGRAMS
FTP ARMY
list of freeware and shareware downloads.
PORTABLE SOFTWARE COLLECTIONS FOR WINDOWS
Best Free Drive Cloning Software
ReclaiMe File Recovery Software
FREE AND OPENSOURCE SOFTWARE COLLECTION
Mohawke’s Best of the Best Free and Open Source Software Collection
FOUR OPENSOURCE SMS GATEWAY SERVERS
APPS FOR PC, IOS AND ANDROID
ANDROID AND IOS SMART PHONE NETWORK APPS
FREEWARE LOVERS source of old apps
LIST OF ANDROID CHECK DEPOSIT APPS
LIST OF IPHONE CHECK DEPOSIT APPS
SOURCES OF OPENSOURCE, FREE, SHAREWARE AND TRIALWARE SOFTWARE
WEB SERVER SOFTWARE
CIRCUIT DESIGN TOOLS
ACTIVE DIRECTORY TOOLS
INACTIVE USER ACCOUNT REMOVAL TOOL
INACTIVE COMPUTER ACCOUNT REMOVAL TOOL
VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE FOR WINDOWS
MISC.
ALTERNATIVETO: FIND A FREE REPLACEMENT TO MOST COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE
ONLINE APPS