Online tools

2009-09-19T06:57:08Z

Majo69:

These tools can help you investigate websites and make your opinion before rating a site.

==Free online single file scanning==

* http://virustotal.com (40 different antiviruses)
* http://virscan.org (max file size 10 Mo, 37 different antiviruses)
* http://scanner.virus.org (max file size 5 Mo, 23 different antiviruses)
* http://virusscan.jotti.org (max file size 10 Mo, 20 different antiviruses)
* http://viruschief.com (10 different antiviruses)
* http://filterbit.com (9 different antiviruses)

==Free online folder/computer scanning==

Most of these antiviruses only work under Windows in Internet Explorer.
Please note that some of them only detect but do not disinfect.

* http://www.bitdefender.com
* http://housecall.trendmicro.com
* http://www.pandasecurity.com/activescan/index/ (requires free registration to disinfect)
* http://cainternetsecurity.net/entscanner/
* http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/ax/?scan=1
* http://www.eset.com/onlinescan/
* http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner (does not disinfect)
* http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/vc_scan.asp (does not disinfect)
* http://www.commandondemand.com/eval/cod/ (does not disinfect)
* http://home.mcafee.com/Downloads/FreeScan.aspx (does not disinfect)

==MX tools==

Check if IP or domain is blacklisted as a source for Spam

* http://www.mxtoolbox.com/ : Check each MX record (IP Address) against 147 DNS based blacklists.

==Reputation tools==

These tools can help evaluate the reputation of websites. Some are based on user reports, corporate/organisation reports or automated tools (links checkers, antiviruses, sandboxes...)

* MalwareUrl : http://www.malwareurl.com
* AVG LinkScanner : http://linkscanner.explabs.com/linkscanner/avg/
* Unmask Parasites : http://unmaskparasites.com/
* McAfee TrustedSource : http://www.trustedsource.org/en/tools
* McAfee SiteAdvisor : http://www.siteadvisor.com/
* SpamCop Blocking List: http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml
* hpHosts : http://hosts-file.net/
* SURBL : http://george.surbl.org/lookup.html
* PhishTank : http://www.phishtank.com/
* MalwareDomainList : http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/mdl.php
* MalwarePatrol : http://www.malwarepatrol.net/lists.shtml
* Norton SafeWeb : http://safeweb.norton.com/
* Windows Live OneCare Safety Scanner : http://onecare.live.com/site/de-at/default.htm?s_cid=sah/?s_cid=sah

==Network tools==

* http://clez.net/net/ : Free complete network tools for online research.
* http://whois.domaintools.com/ : Whois lookup and Domain name search.
* http://ping.eu : online ping/whois/traceroute/port check/reverse lookup/...
* http://www.geoiptool.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://ipinfodb.com/ : Free online geolocation (from server name or IP)
* http://www.robtex.com/ : Swiss army knife internet tool. Check: RBL, DNS, IP, C-net, whois, Route, AS info, and more.
* http://untiny.me/ : Get real url from shortened URLs like tinyurl.com (and other) without actually following the link
* http://www.just-traceroute.com/ : Traceroute from 4 different locations.

==List of Noteworthy Internet Explorer addons==

* IE7Pro : http://www.ie7pro.com/
* KeyScrambler : http://www.qfxsoftware.com/Download.htm

Find more at http://www.ieaddons.com/en/

==List of Noteworthy Firefox addons==

* NoScript : http://noscript.net/
* Adblock Plus : http://adblockplus.org/
* Targeted Advertising Cookie Opt-Out : http://taco.dubfire.net/
* BetterPrivacy : http://netticat.ath.cx/BetterPrivacy/BetterPrivacy.htm
* Ghostery : http://www.ghostery.com/
* URL Fixer : http://www.chrisfinke.com/addons/url-fixer/
* KeyScrambler : http://www.qfxsoftware.com/Download.htm

Find more at https://addons.mozilla.org/

==Miscellaneous==

* Malicious code detection (PDF/Javascript/Flash): http://wepawet.iseclab.org/
* Anubis : http://anubis.iseclab.org/ (reports the behaviour of a Windows executables and activites in Internet Explorer)
* Norman Sandbox : http://www.norman.com/microsites/nsic/Submit/en (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a virtual machine).
* Sandboxie : http://www.sandboxie.com/ (reports the behaviour of a Windows executable run inside a sandbox)
* Bitzi : http://bitzi.com/ (Collaborative file identification)
* FlagFox addon for Firefox : https://addons.mozilla.org/fr/firefox/addon/5791 (shows server country, geolocation, whois)
* Spamavert.com : http://spamavert.com/ (obtain spam from this small inbox)
* Tor : http://www.torproject.org/ (surf with more privacy)
* VB100% : http://www.virusbtn.com/vb100/index (keep updated on which antiviruses are passing the latest malware tests)
* Pop-up Test : http://www.popuptest.com/ (tests your pop-up blocker)
* PC Flank Security Tests : http://www.pcflank.com/index.htm (scans for possible exploits you are leaving behind you)
* Secunia OSI : http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/ (scans for outdated software that is vulnerable to exploit codes, etc.)
* SystemLookup : http://www.systemlookup.com/ (search engine for CLSIDs, services and etc. listing them as either legitimate or malicious)

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