HFNetChk

One particularly important element of operating a secure system is staying up to date on security patches. It s critical to know which patches have been applied to your system and, more importantly, which haven`t. HFNetChk that will significantly aid system administrators in this task. HFNetChk is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of all the machines in a network from a central location. The tool does this by referring to an XML database that is constantly updated by Microsoft. You can use HFNetChk to assess patch status for the Windows NT 4.0, WIndows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000, Windows XP operating systems, as well as hotfixes and service packs for IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0, SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000 (including MSDE), Exchange Server 5.5, Exchange Server 2000, Windows Media Player, Front Page Server Extensions, Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), and Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.

http://hfnetchk.shavlik.com/hfnetchk_3.86.0.1.exe


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Malware Prevention

Winpatrol

These days all users face a real risk of malicious programs secretly installing themselves on your computer. Anti-virus and anti-spyware products help reduce the chance of infection but you can really enhance your protection by installing WinPatrol, which provides a vital "last ditch" defense layer by telling you when a product is trying to change any of the critical settings on your PC such as the registry and auto-start areas. WinPatrol simply throws up a dialog asking whether you want to allow the change or not. It's simple but highly effective. The only downside is the messages can confuse some inexperienced users.

size:800kb

http://www.winpatrol.com/wpsetup.exe

HTML TO TEXT

HTMLAsText v1.01 - Convert HTML files to text files

HTMLAsText utility converts HTML documents to simple text files, by removing all HTML tags and formatting the text according to your preferences.

HTMLAsText automatically removes all tags and scripts from the document.
The remained text is formatted according to the number of characters per line that you select.
All HTML entities (e.g.: &amp, &lt) are converted into the corresponding ASCII characters.
Unordered lists (<ul> tag) and ordered lists (<ol> tag) are formatted accordingly. The bullets beside the items of unordered lists are replaced by ASCII characters according to your selection.
Definition lists are formatted by adding spaces in the left side of the definition lines.
Optionally, centered and right-aligned paragraphs are formatted accordingly by adding space characters in the left side of the lines.
Optionally, HTMLAsText allows you to add a line under each heading (<h1> - <h6> tags)
Simple tables can be delimited by spaces, tab characters, commas, or CRLF.
Preformatted text blocks (<pre> tag) are copied "as is", without formatting the text.
You can convert multiple HTML files in the same folder at once, by using wildcard. (e.g.: c:\files\*.html)
You can run the conversion process without displaying any user interface, by using the /run command-line option.

size:26 kb

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/htmlastext.zip

SeqDownload

SeqDownload is a tool to automatically download the same (image) file over and over. It is useful for images that are changing frequently, for example weather radars, statistical displays etc. The program can save the each file with a customizable name in the same folder and optionally create a Java animation from the saved images, allowing you to view the changes that have taken place over time in form of an animation. SeqDownload can integrate into the IE righ-click menu, allowing you to easily add new download jobs with a single click. Download jobs can start/stop at user defined times, and it can skip a download if the original file has not changed. Also supports commandline options.

Link
http://desitechie.isgreat.tv/seqdownload.zip


LeechGet 2004


LeechGet is a download manager, that uses a very nice, modern, Microsoft Outlook-like user interface and seamlessly integrates into Internet Explorer, allowing you to easily start and manage your downloads. It also includes a full-featured FTP client to download, delete and manage files on FTP servers In addition, LeechGet provides many features, such a automatic downloading, resume of broken downloads, download timer, automatic hang-up and shutdown and more. A built in web parser even lets you download complete website with all images and scripts in no time. LeechGet also provides a history of your downloaded files, sorted by day, week and month. Additional features include a file drop icon, bookmarks and much more.

ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/filepilot/...5Ver1001520.exe



Download2Home


Download2Home is a unique client application that works in conjunction with a free web service. It lets you download any file directly to your home computer (or wherever the client is installed), from anywhere on the web. For example: If you are at work and want to download a file that you can use on your home machine, you can simply copy the URL, enter it into the web based form at Download2Home.com, and the client on your home computer will immediately download it for you - when you get home, the file(s) will be waiting for you in your local download folder. For security reasons, the transfer is password protected and the client application needs to be running on your local computer. Download2Home also integrates with some popular download managers as well as eDonkey and Overload. You need to create a username/password account from the home page, it does not require your email or personal information. The program is in beta stage, there is room for many additional features, but it works well.

Size:4.4mb

http://www.download2home.com/soft/current.zip

SpywareBlaster

SpywareBlaster doesn`t scan and clean for so-called spyware, but prevents it from being installed in the first place. It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage. This allows you to run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled, but it will never download or even prompt you for any of the known ActiveX controls. All other Active-X controls or plug-ins will work fine. The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls and can be updated with the click of a button. The application windows displays a list of all controls that it is able to detect (this is not a list of what was found on your computer). The program cannot detect if you have any of the known objects already installed, but if you do, they will be disabled. The program also allows you to take a snapshot of your computer (certain settings) in its clean state and later revert many changes made by spyware and browser hijackers.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.net/dow...lastersetup.exe


Bazooka Adware

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner is a small and fast scanning engine that scans your system for more than 460 known spyware and adware installation. This includes keyloggers, activity monitors, Trojans and more. If any items are found, it provides a link to an online encyclopedia that provides in depth information and links to additional resources. The program does not offer to remove any of the detected components, however it provides removal instructions or links to uninstallers (if available). The program does not provide near as many features as other popular scanners, however it scans fast and provides detailed information that is easy to understand and frequently updated. If you find other spyware scanners too confusing or complicated, try this one.

size :719kb

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/bazookasetup.exe


Chopper XP

Chopper XP is a DVD cutting program, that lets you extract part of a VOB file and save it as a new file. The interface is straight forward and easy to use, just mark the In and Out points and save the section to a Vob file. The program also lets you set any priority of extraction and displays the estimated time left for extraction.

size:809kb

http://www.digital-miner.com/software/chopperxp.zip

Zwei-Stein Video Editor


Zwei-Stein is a non-destructive video editing and compositing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere. With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips. Cropping, panning and custom effects can be created with the use with automatic key frames. The program also includes video capture.

size:3.3mb
http://im1.tucows.com/files2/zweifull.exe


MPEG Scissors

MPEG Scissors allows you to select scenes from multiple MPEG files and stitch them into a single , combined movie. You can select an start and end position for each file, and then create the combined movie. Only one selection can be made per file.

http://www.tfm.ro/mpegedit/download/mpegedit.zip

DeepBurner

is a CD/DVD burning software that lets you create Data Cds, Bootable CDs, and Audio CDs as well as data DVDs. In addition, it lets you burn ISO files, create ISO images and includes a tool to create and print CD/DVD labels, and also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD. The interface is easy to use and organized in several steps and supports drag and drop of files into the burning queue. DeepBurner supports all certified formats for burning, as well as BurnProof and Overburning technologies (if supported by your drive) and should work with all Works with all IDE (Atapi), SCSI, USB and FireWare CDR/W DVD/RAM drives.

http://web.starman.ee/swmirror/DeepBurner1.exe


PhotoFiltre

PhotoFiltre is a complete image editing and effects package, that will not only amaze you with features but also the fact that it is free (for personal use). It comes with many features that rival some commercial packages, as well as additional add-on that can be downloaded from the web site. PhotoFiltre offers all the standard editing features (selection, clone brush, paint brush etc.) as well as a large selection of image effects, photo masks, image adjustments, thumbnail browser and much more. The program also supports batch processing to apply filters, sizing, adjustments and transformations to a large number of images at once. PhotoFiltre comes with modern, well designed interface and is well suited for everything from simple resizing to advanced photo editing.

http://photofiltre.free.fr/utils/pf-setup-en.exe

Real Alternative 1.27

You do need a player that is capable of playing RealMedia. The included Media Player Classic supports it and works very well. Supported: RealAudio (.ra .rpm), RealMedia (.rm .ram .rmvb .rpx .smi .smil), RealText (.rt), ReadPix (.rp), RealMedia embedded in webpages. .smi and .smil files sometimes only play the first part of a clip. This is a limitation of the current Media Player Classic. The RealMedia Browser plugin supports Internet Explorer, Opera, Netscape and Mozilla.

DOWNLOAD
http://members.home.nl/klitecodec/realalt129.exe

REMOTE COMPUTING

BrowseAmp

BrowseAmp allows you to remote control WinAmp from your web bowser. It offers a wide range of control options, including browsing for tracks, playlists, volume control and all standard playback functions. You can access the remote interface from anywhere on the network or even the Internet, however this can also be restricted to specified IP ranges and users. You can create user accounts and assign individual privileges and access rights to each user, giving him/her full or restricted access to the control functions. BrowseAmp works as a plug-in for WinAmp and is easy to use/install. Additional features include web skin options, optional file uploads, cover display (current song), shutdown/reboot options and more.

http://www.uni-ulm.de/~s_hthasl/winamp2/BrowseAmp2.exe

Advanced Text to Speech 3.6

With it you can avoid eyestrain and get text read to you. ATTS is an easy to use Text to Speech utility based on microroft Agent Technology. ATTS can read any text back to you. Simply select the text you want read and press Ctrl+C and presto ATTS is reading to you. ATTS can play plain text files and write them to MP3 or WAV files too. It has an easy to use Text To Speech Converter interface with big clearly readable buttons so you can easily make ATTS work for you. You can select multiple pieces of text (i.e. your email, newspaper articles, memos, contracts) and listen to them rather than strain your eyes reading them on screen, or wasting paper and toner printing them. ATTS supports a variety of voice tones and allows users to set the speed of the voice. Stop straining your eyes and use ATTS 3.6 ATTS fully supports Windows 98, Me, NT, 2000, XP

DOWNLOAD
http://www.rosecitydownloads.com/atts.zip

PASSWORD RECOVERY
MessenPass

MessenPass allows you to recover your password(s) from a wide variety of popular Instant Messenger programs, including MSN Messenger, Windows Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, ICQ Lite 4.x/2003, AOL Instant Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger/Netscape 7, Trillian, Miranda and GAIM. Just run the program and it will present you with a list of all accounts found on your PC, including the username and passwords. The list can be exported to HTML or saved as text file. MessenPass can only be used to recover the passwords for the current logged-on user on your local computer. You cannot use it for grabbing the passwords of other users.

http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/mspass_setup.exe


HFNetChk

One particularly important element of operating a secure system is staying up to date on security patches. It s critical to know which patches have been applied to your system and, more importantly, which haven`t. HFNetChk that will significantly aid system administrators in this task. HFNetChk is a command-line tool that enables an administrator to check the patch status of all the machines in a network from a central location. The tool does this by referring to an XML database that is constantly updated by Microsoft. You can use HFNetChk to assess patch status for the Windows NT 4.0, WIndows NT Terminal Server, Windows 2000, Windows XP operating systems, as well as hotfixes and service packs for IIS 4.0, IIS 5.0, SQL Server 7.0, SQL Server 2000 (including MSDE), Exchange Server 5.5, Exchange Server 2000, Windows Media Player, Front Page Server Extensions, Microsoft Java Virtual Machine, Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC), and Internet Explorer 5.01 or later.

http://hfnetchk.shavlik.com/hfnetchk_3.86.0.1.exe

Malware Prevention
Winpatrol

These days all users face a real risk of malicious programs secretly installing themselves on your computer. Anti-virus and anti-spyware products help reduce the chance of infection but you can really enhance your protection by installing WinPatrol, which provides a vital "last ditch" defense layer by telling you when a product is trying to change any of the critical settings on your PC such as the registry and auto-start areas. WinPatrol simply throws up a dialog asking whether you want to allow the change or not. It's simple but highly effective. The only downside is the messages can confuse some inexperienced users.

size:800kb
http://www.winpatrol.com/wpsetup.exe

HTML TO TEXT

HTMLAsText v1.01 - Convert HTML files to text files

HTMLAsText utility converts HTML documents to simple text files, by removing all HTML tags and formatting the text according to your preferences.

HTMLAsText automatically removes all tags and scripts from the document.
The remained text is formatted according to the number of characters per line that you select.
All HTML entities (e.g.: &amp, &lt) are converted into the corresponding ASCII characters.
Unordered lists (<ul> tag) and ordered lists (<ol> tag) are formatted accordingly. The bullets beside the items of unordered lists are replaced by ASCII characters according to your selection.
Definition lists are formatted by adding spaces in the left side of the definition lines.
Optionally, centered and right-aligned paragraphs are formatted accordingly by adding space characters in the left side of the lines.
Optionally, HTMLAsText allows you to add a line under each heading (<h1> - <h6> tags)
Simple tables can be delimited by spaces, tab characters, commas, or CRLF.
Preformatted text blocks (<pre> tag) are copied "as is", without formatting the text.
You can convert multiple HTML files in the same folder at once, by using wildcard. (e.g.: c:\files\*.html)
You can run the conversion process without displaying any user interface, by using the /run command-line option.

size:26 kb
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/htmlastext.zip

SeqDownload

SeqDownload is a tool to automatically download the same (image) file over and over. It is useful for images that are changing frequently, for example weather radars, statistical displays etc. The program can save the each file with a customizable name in the same folder and optionally create a Java animation from the saved images, allowing you to view the changes that have taken place over time in form of an animation. SeqDownload can integrate into the IE righ-click menu, allowing you to easily add new download jobs with a single click. Download jobs can start/stop at user defined times, and it can skip a download if the original file has not changed. Also supports commandline options.

Link
http://desitechie.isgreat.tv/seqdownload.zip


LeechGet 2004


LeechGet is a download manager, that uses a very nice, modern, Microsoft Outlook-like user interface and seamlessly integrates into Internet Explorer, allowing you to easily start and manage your downloads. It also includes a full-featured FTP client to download, delete and manage files on FTP servers In addition, LeechGet provides many features, such a automatic downloading, resume of broken downloads, download timer, automatic hang-up and shutdown and more. A built in web parser even lets you download complete website with all images and scripts in no time. LeechGet also provides a history of your downloaded files, sorted by day, week and month. Additional features include a file drop icon, bookmarks and much more.

ftp://ftp.freenet.de/pub/filepilot/...5Ver1001520.exe


Download2Home


Download2Home is a unique client application that works in conjunction with a free web service. It lets you download any file directly to your home computer (or wherever the client is installed), from anywhere on the web. For example: If you are at work and want to download a file that you can use on your home machine, you can simply copy the URL, enter it into the web based form at Download2Home.com, and the client on your home computer will immediately download it for you - when you get home, the file(s) will be waiting for you in your local download folder. For security reasons, the transfer is password protected and the client application needs to be running on your local computer. Download2Home also integrates with some popular download managers as well as eDonkey and Overload. You need to create a username/password account from the home page, it does not require your email or personal information. The program is in beta stage, there is room for many additional features, but it works well.

Size:4.4mb

http://www.download2home.com/soft/current.zip

SpywareBlaster

SpywareBlaster doesn`t scan and clean for so-called spyware, but prevents it from being installed in the first place. It achieves this by disabling the CLSIDs of popular spyware ActiveX controls, and also prevents the installation of any of them via a webpage. This allows you to run Internet Explorer with Active-X enabled, but it will never download or even prompt you for any of the known ActiveX controls. All other Active-X controls or plug-ins will work fine. The SpywareBlaster database contains information on these known spyware Active-X controls and can be updated with the click of a button. The application windows displays a list of all controls that it is able to detect (this is not a list of what was found on your computer). The program cannot detect if you have any of the known objects already installed, but if you do, they will be disabled. The program also allows you to take a snapshot of your computer (certain settings) in its clean state and later revert many changes made by spyware and browser hijackers.

http://www.javacoolsoftware.net/dow...lastersetup.exe

Bazooka Adware

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner is a small and fast scanning engine that scans your system for more than 460 known spyware and adware installation. This includes keyloggers, activity monitors, Trojans and more. If any items are found, it provides a link to an online encyclopedia that provides in depth information and links to additional resources. The program does not offer to remove any of the detected components, however it provides removal instructions or links to uninstallers (if available). The program does not provide near as many features as other popular scanners, however it scans fast and provides detailed information that is easy to understand and frequently updated. If you find other spyware scanners too confusing or complicated, try this one.

size :719kb

http://www.kephyr.com/spywarescanner/bazookasetup.exe



Chopper XP

Chopper XP is a DVD cutting program, that lets you extract part of a VOB file and save it as a new file. The interface is straight forward and easy to use, just mark the In and Out points and save the section to a Vob file. The program also lets you set any priority of extraction and displays the estimated time left for extraction.

size:809kb

http://www.digital-miner.com/software/chopperxp.zip


Zwei-Stein Video Editor

Zwei-Stein is a non-destructive video editing and compositing system which offers many advanced features unavailable elsewhere. With Zwei-Stein you can edit up to 256 video, audio and still image clips. Cropping, panning and custom effects can be created with the use with automatic key frames. The program also includes video capture.

size:3.3mb
http://im1.tucows.com/files2/zweifull.exe


MPEG Scissors

MPEG Scissors allows you to select scenes from multiple MPEG files and stitch them into a single , combined movie. You can select an start and end position for each file, and then create the combined movie. Only one selection can be made per file.

http://www.tfm.ro/mpegedit/download/mpegedit.zip

DeepBurner

is a CD/DVD burning software that lets you create Data Cds, Bootable CDs, and Audio CDs as well as data DVDs. In addition, it lets you burn ISO files, create ISO images and includes a tool to create and print CD/DVD labels, and also lets you design an auto start menu to launch documents or programs from the CD. The interface is easy to use and organized in several steps and supports drag and drop of files into the burning queue. DeepBurner supports all certified formats for burning, as well as BurnProof and Overburning technologies (if supported by your drive) and should work with all Works with all IDE (Atapi), SCSI, USB and FireWare CDR/W DVD/RAM drives.

http://web.starman.ee/swmirror/DeepBurner1.exe


FILE JOINER
Simple File Joiner

Simple File Joiner is a simple tools to join multiple files into one. It can be used with many formats, including text and MPG movies as long as they are encoded the same. It can optionally insert a divider between the merged parts.

http://www.peretek.com/files/sfjsetup.exe


DivFix

DivFix (DivixFix) enables you to fix and watch partially downloaded DivX (AVI) movies. It can rebuild or strip the index part of the movie, which is at the end of the file and therefor missing when the file was downloaded incompletely. It also includes basic error detection features. You can chose to create a new (fixed) file, leaving the original one intact. Very fast!

http://download.divfix.maxeline.com/DivFix110.zip

Jpg Video

JPGVideo can create a video (AVI) file from a series of JPG files. These JPG files are usually from a web camera that has been set to take pictures every few seconds. However, any JPG files could be converted into a video file, the only restriction is that they d all have to be the same size.

size:420kb

http://tucows.easynet.net/files6/jpgvideo.zip

Avi2bmp

Avi2bmp is a tool to convert an AVI to one large BMP file with all the frames in rows and columns. The user can control the number of rows and columns that are generated. The program only works with uncompressed AVI files.

size:600kb

http://www.daansystems.com/freestuff/avi2bmp.zip

Firefly Softphone

FireFly is an Internet Phone program, that allows you to talk to friends anywhere in the world, using the Internet and the free Firefly software. The interface is very easy to use, just punch the number of your (Firefly) contact, or select it from the address book. The program also includes a voicemail feature to keep track of calls while you are away or talking to someone else. The program uses your internet connection and voice over IP technology, so there is no charge for these calls. The people you call however need to have the FireFly software installed. We tested the software with an international call (USA to Canada and Australia), and the voice quality was excellent. The program can also make calls to regular landline phones, however this is based on a per minute charges.

http://www.freshtel.net/firefly/download/firefly.exe

im4cam

im4cam (formerly "ThruCam") is a Internet video communication software through which you can talk with your friends, customers, children etc. iam4cam supports video, audio, whiteboard, and text chat for up to 10 people at one time and supports many auxiliary functions like remote recording, remote camera control, image processing, midi-playing, file transfer, etc. The program features support for Virtual IP users(via VPass/VPexs system on our own technology) and is able to record Video and Audio streams simultaneously. im4cam provides several view-types, the option to limit maximum concurrent client connections, 10 Video Monitors, Midi Player and more...

http://www.im.co.kr/im4cam350_eng.exe