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The tools are ordered according to user ratings. To rate a program click on its title and scroll to the end of the review.
- Service and Scheduled Task User Manager – Change service accounts passwords
- Microsoft Security Compliance Manager (SCM v2) – Part 1
- Free SharePoint backup and permission reporting tool – SUSHI
- USB Blocker – Centralized access control for USB devices
- Network Password Recovery – Windows password recovery
- AD Tidy – Identify last logged on user and computer accounts
- Belarc Advisor – Builds a profile of your PC
- Steel Run As – Let standard users execute with administrator rights
- GFI LANguard – Network Security Scanner
- SuRun – Run programs with local admin right
- MobaSSH – SSH server for Windows
- Steganos Locknote – Password saver and text encryption
- Secunia PSI – Scan for software vulnerabilities
- Virustotal – Analyze suspicious files
- Microsoft Safety Scanner – Portable antivirus program
- PhoneFactor – Mobile phone based two-factor authentication
- Sysinternals ShellRunas – run programs as different user
- AnVir Task Manager Free
- Free password recovery tool – Cain & Abel
- RunAsAdmin – Run with administrative rights
- Free Windows sandbox – Sandboxie
- CleanAfterMe – Erase computer history
- BitLocker to Go Reader – Read Files Protected with BitLocker under Windows XP
- Elevate – Start programs elevated from a batch file
- Elevation Gadget – Drag and drop to elevate programs
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Thanks for your list, it’s very useful for me, but you said about a free Sandboxie, as far as I know Sandboxie is not free. I will check periodically this article for news on security tools. A good security tool I know is Private Firewall 7.0