Category Archives: Anvanced Tools
TestDisk, Tool for recovering data and pictures on hard disks and USB drives
TestDisk is an free (open source) console based tool for recoving data. TestDisk includes another tool PhotoRec, which better for recovering photos from memory cards. (It is safer to recover files since it access USB drive as readonly.) It is … Continue reading
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HxD, Tool for editing/viewing binary data like files, memory and disk
HxD is a free tool which can be used for investigating not only files but also disks and memory. It supports big files and comes with additional features, like file wiping, checksum and file comparison. For a portable simple hex … Continue reading
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wxHexEditor, Portable tool for viewing/editing binary data
wxHexEditor is simple hex viewer/editor for binary files and hard & usb drives. Positive: Open source Portable Supports big files See another blog for other hex editors with more functionality.
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Undelete 360, Tool for undeleting and deleting files on hard disk or on USB drives
There are several tools for recoving accidentally deleted files. One of them is Undelete 360. The success of the recovery depends very much on the immediate actions made after accidental deletion of the file(s). In some cases, the antivirus and … Continue reading
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VMware Player, run virtual PC simultanously with your current PC
With VMware Player it is possible to run virtual Linux or MS Windows on your PC. And it is free (check license). VMware Player is the light version of the WMware Workstation. For example, if you have a linux liveCD … Continue reading
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Some open source based security offering
Open source based applications are coming more and more popular. However, proper considerations and evaluations should be made before any serious usage. Here are some links to get an idea. Ten Open Source Security Apps Worth Considering Nessus Snort Nagios … Continue reading
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freeFTPd, Tool for sftp and ftp server
freeFTPd is good alternative when you need to transfer big amount of traffic over local network. During installation, it gives option to run as a service. But an as easy alternative is to start it manually whenever you need to … Continue reading
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