Mark's Toolkit

• About
• BHOs: sysinfo.org | allsecpros
• Browser: Browser Toolkit
• Dictionaries: die.net (FOLDOC +) | NetLingo | whatis
• DLLs: MS DLL lookup
• Email: (below)
• Encyclopedias: TechWeb | Webo | Wiki
• File extensions: filext.com | Google links
• IP: What Is My IP?
• Ports: (below)
• Spyware: (below)
• Tasks: (below)
• Troubleshooting: (below)
• Tweaking: (below)
• Virus: (below)

Google Groups comp.*

Email

• Auto-expiring addresses: TrashMail
• Declude test virus sender
• Anti-Virus Testing Tool test virus sender
• Forum
• GFI exploits tests
• OE security
• Tomsterdam

MTS

MTS Internet | MTS Web Mail

Ports

• Online port scans: PCFlank, Sygate, grc, grc port 135
• Activity reports: MyNetWatchman ID, SANS Internet Storm Centre
• Alternative port lookup (a bookmarklet, 3 new windows, tested w/ IE6 & Opera 7.51, 2004-06)
  Displays results from AuditMyPC's Port and Trojan Search, grc.com's port database, and a Google search.

Spyware

• Portals, forums: SpywareInfo | Net-Integration
• Downloads: Lavasoft.de, Google Ad-aware | Google SpyBot | Google HijackThis
• BHOs: (up)
• Encyclopedias: PestPatrol Pest Encyclopedia | Doxdesk
• Lists: allsecpros.com
• Online Scanners: Doxdesk | Aumha - mirrors the Doxdesk test
• Analysis: HijackThis log analysis (interesting but not entirely reliable)
• CA's Security Advisor has a decent Pest Encyclopedia. Look up your pest's name (e.g., Cool Web Search, GoHip, beagle) or perhaps a port number (e.g., 445).

Tasks/Processes/Startups

• Alternative task search (a bookmarklet, tested with IE6 & Opera 7.51, 2004-06-17)
  Enter the name of a task -- e.g., smc.exe, svchost.exe. The search opens new browser wondows or tabs to display search results for AnswersThatWork, WindowsStartup, and Google Groups.
• Paul "Pacman" Collins
• Process Library

Troubleshooting

• Aumha
• Suggest a Fix
• Sygate forum
• Tech Support Alert
• Windows XP Troubleshooting A-Z

Tweaking

• Aumha
• Black Viper
• Eric Howes
• Tweak Central

Virus

• avast Virus Cleaner
• avast forum
• CureIt
• EICAR test virus
• Jotti
• KAV online file scanner
• Link scanners: SiteAdvisor, LinkScanner Online
• Scan with Dr. Web browser plug-in
• Stinger
• See also: Email (test virus senders, exploits tests)

About

Family, friends and associates continually screw up, trash their PCs, then beg old Mark for help. Odd, that, since Mark knows zip about PCs. This page of links should help. Uh-huh. And Lynda Carter will vacuum his cabin tomorrow.

Updated: 2006-12-20
Address: If you happen to be Lynda Carter, send mail to pdnr4q09qhvu001 over here at sneakemail.com