User:Conservative/Computer security

Wiki like system on a PC

Data organizers and MODX

Obsidian

Obsidian is a local, markdown‑based knowledge system.

Think of it as:

Your own private, modern, supercharged personal wiki.

What makes it powerful:

Everything is stored as plain text files on your computer

You can link notes together wiki‑style

You get graph views, backlinks, and structure maps

It’s insanely fast

It works offline

You own your data completely

It’s perfect for building a knowledge library, frameworks, and long‑term systems

Why it fits your brain:

You think in systems, frameworks, interconnected concepts, and identity stacks. Obsidian is literally built for that.

It’s like taking the best parts of Conservapedia — internal linking, structure, categories — and putting them on your own machine.

What people use it for:

Personal wikis

Zettelkasten systems

Research libraries

Writing environments

Knowledge maps

Long‑term thinking archives

If you ever migrate your Conservapedia content, Obsidian is the cleanest landing spot.

Notion

Notion is a cloud‑based all‑in‑one workspace. Think of it as:

A database + wiki + notes + project manager all in one interface.

What makes it powerful: Beautiful interface

Databases with filters, tags, relations

Easy to organize large amounts of content

Great for planning, tracking, and building dashboards

Collaborative (if you ever build a team)

Templates for everything

Why it fits your goals: If you ever want to build:

a recruiting system

a sales training library

a content pipeline

a 90‑day bootcamp tracker

a personal operating system

Notion is ideal.

What people use it for: Task management

CRM systems

Sales pipelines

Content calendars

Knowledge bases

Personal dashboards

Notion is more structured and database‑driven. Obsidian is more freeform and thinking‑driven.

Browsers

• Floorp

Firefox addons

• Better Darkmode

Free Programs that EVERY PC should have - 2024

• Free Programs that EVERY PC should have

• Cinebench R23
• OCCT
• Revo Uninstaller
• HWMonitor
• GPU-Z
• OpenRGB
• FanControl

Privacy protection

• Incogni

Malware prevention tips

• How can I protect my Windows PC against malware? (2nd Tuesday of every month Microsoft puts out patches, periodically run Hitmanpro and/or Kaspersky security scan)

• How to Prevent Malware Attacks: 10 Security Tips

• How to prevention malware

• Avoiding malware tips - Internet marketing ninjas

Online security and privacy tools

• Best Free Software for Protecting Your PC and Your Privacy

Preventing and removing Trojan horse malware

• Preventing Trojan Horse attacks

• Types of Trojan horse attacks, preventing them and removing them

How to prevent cryptolocker

• How to avoid getting Cryptolocker and what to do if you are
• About Cryptolocker
• How to prevent cryptolocker

Antivirus

Antivirus testing

• AV comparitives

Vipre

2016:

• VIPRE® Helps Small Businesses Prevent Ransomware Infections
• ThreatTrack Launches VIPRE Internet Security Pro 2016

Other antivirus

• Malwarebytes AWD Cleaner

• Housecall

• Eset Online scanner

Yubikeys

• You Should Be Using Yubikeys!

Second opinion anti-malware

• Malwarebytes Adwcleaner

• Malwarebytes

• Zemana

• RKIll

• Kaspersky TDSSKiller

• Herdprotect

• Hitmanpro

Malware removal tools

• Microsoft's malware removal tool
• Microsoft Virus and Security Solution Center
• A-V comparatives malware removal tests

Website malware checker

• Norton safe zone
• Zulu URL risk analyzer
• AVG Online Web Page Scanner
• Is it hacked - realtime tests and historical tests
• Sucuri SiteCheck
• Comodo site inspector
• ScanURL
• Avg link scanner
• Avast link scanner

Comprehensive:

• Virus Total - suspicious URL checker
• URL Void
• Metascan

Malware file checker

• Metascan online - file checker

Window repair software

• Reimage

System speedup

• System mechanic

• Avira System Speedup Pro

• Avast cleanup

USB flash drives

• The foundation of the "Turkey Day" tech support survival kit is several large USB flash drives. 4GB is good, but 8GB or more is better. Make sure you have several of them on hand.

Refurbished and discount computers

• Refurbished computers

• Refurbished computers - Walmart

Non-profits:

• Non-profit computers

• Free computers for non-profits

• Discounts for non-profits

High end machine:

- Quadcore processor, 3.0+ Ghz processor, 16 MGs of memory, 1 TB hard disk space

Apple refurbished/discount:

• Why you should buy refurbished Apple products

• Refurbished Mac Store

• Power Macs

• Apple non-profit discounts

Windows diagnostic programs/utilities

Windows/Linux machines:

• Sysinternals suite

Malware removal and remote computer repair services

• Malware removal and remote computer repair services

Cleaning up a malware infected computer

• What do I do if my computer is infected?

• 8 step malware removal process

Speed up PC

• Speed up PC

• System Mechanic Free

Slow internet connection

• Causes of slow internet speed

• Speeding up a slow internet connection

• Slow internet connection causes

Running Windows in a virtual machine and computer security

• Running Windows in a virtual machine and computer security - Ask Leo

Ubuntu vs. Windows 8/8.1

• Unbuntu vs. Windows 8.1

• 10 reasons to choose Ubuntu 12.10 over Windows 8

• 5 Reasons to Consider Ubuntu for Your Small Business

Ubuntu

• Ubuntu Christian Edition

Windows 9

By July of 2015, Windows 9 is expected to be released and rumors indicate that it might be a free upgrade for Windows 8.1 users and possibly Windows 7 SP1 users. [1]

Dual Boot Windows 8/8.1 & Ubuntu

• How to dual boot Windows 8/8.1 & Ubuntu

• Dual boot Windows 8 and Ubuntu

• Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony

Operating systems additional info

Windows 7 vs. Windows 8.1

• 10 reasons why Windows 8 makes sense for business

• Review of Windows 8.1 and Skydrive

• 13 things in Windows 8 that need to be fixed - Business Insider

• How to Upgrade to Windows 8.1

• Windows 8.1 security features

• Windows tips, tutorial, troubleshooting

Linux

• Linux vs. Windows

Linux versions:

• Solus Project (Desktop oriented version of Linux]
• Five Linux desktop distributions with a great future

Linux anti-malware:

• Free Linux anti-malware programs
• Comodo anti-virus for Linux
• Sophos

Windows Intune

• Windows Intune

Windows security and Intune

• Windows security and Intune

Analyzing PDFs/docs/documents for malware

• Wepawet - free web based analysis of PDFs

• Analyzing Malicious Documents Cheat Sheet

• How PDFs can infect your computer

• Analyzing Malicious PDFs or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Adobe Reader (Part 1)

• Analyzing Malicious PDFs or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Adobe Reader (Part 2)

Windows 8 user accounts

• Setting up a Windows limited user account

• Setting up a limited user account in Windows - Microsoft support center

• Setting up a limited account and Admin account in Windows 8

Setting up a Local account:

• How to set up a Windows 8 local account

How to make sure downloads are safe

• Making sure download are safe before downloading them

• Scan Files for Viruses Before You Download With Dr.Web

• Dr. Web link and file checker

• Download safety tips

Prevalence of types of malware and infection rates by country

• Prevalence of types of malware and infection rates by country

Free Antivirus with whitelisting

Avast:

• Avast Filrep

• Deepscreen and hardened mode

Chrome addons and other browser addons

Productivity:

• StayFocsed
• Site Blocker

Security:

• No script

Shopping (price savers):

• Shopbrain
• Honey - Amazon shopping price saver

Addblocker:

• Ublock origin

Browser security

Addons

• 5 Browser security addons
• Spyware blaster

Extensions

• Open with Firefox

• Open with - Quickly test out your web pages in Internet Explorer, Chrome, Safari, or Opera.

• Popular Firefox extensions

• Popular chrome addons

• Best chrome extensions

Internet Explorer

• Microsoft: Internet Explorer 11 Is Significantly Safer than Firefox and Chrome

Chrome

• Sandboxing makes chrome the most secure browser vendor claims
• Safer chrome extension

Firefox

• NoScript
• NoScript website
• 5 steps to secure your Firefox Browser
• Mozilla adds NPAPI plug-in sandbox to Firefox

Making Firefox faster without decrease in browser security:

• Make Firefox pages load faster
• 8 hacks to make Firefox faster

Firefox reviews

• Now is the time to switch back to Firefox - April 2014
• Massive Firefox update
• Experts warn against judging Firefox on poor Pwn2Own performance

Waterfox

• Waterfox project

• Waterfox - article

• Version 34.0 of faster 64-bit version of Firefox released

About Waterfox company:

• About Waterfox company and Alex Kontos

Commodo IceDragon

• Commodo Ice Dragon
• Commodo IceDragon - Review

Palemoon - Firefox 64 bit

• Palemoon - Firefox 64 bit
• Palemoon Forum
• Palemoon FAQ
• Palemoon release notes

Brave browser

• Brave Web Browser Early Look: 27% Faster Than Firefox, Bitcoin Integration

Cometbird

• CometBird

Opera

• Opera security tips
• 25% of hackers use Opera to ward off cyber thieves

ISP Filtering

• ISP malware filtering - guide

ISP Filtering - malware and anti-porn

• ATT web security
• Barracuda Web Filtering
• Symantec Web Gateway
• Cisco IOS content filtering

Christian ISP filtering - anti-porn

• Christian-Net
• Top internet filtering companies

Blocking ports

• Blocking ports 135, 137, 139, and 445

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

Cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

Noscript addon handles this security threat.

Ditching the security risks of Adobe flash, Adobe reader and Java

• Ditching the security risks of Adobe flash, Adobe reader and Java

Intrusion detection systems

• Free intrusion detection software

• Snort

• Winsnort

• DeepSight Analyzer

• Sguil

Router configurations

• MAC address filtering

Company that compares the pros and cons of antivirus software

• Av-Comparatives

Anti-rootkit

Preventing rootkits:

• How to prevent rootkits

Free:

• Removing rootkit tools and difficulty

TrendMicro:

• Rootkit buster and RuBotted

Malwarebytes antirootkit (beta):

• Malwarebytes antirootkit beta

Panda:

• Panda anti-rootkit download
• Panda anti-rootkit - review

Sophos:

• Sophos anti-rootkit
• Sophos anti-rootkit - PC Magazine review

TDSSKiller:

• Kaspersky Lab has developed the TDSSKiller utility that allows removing rootkits.

F secure blacklight:

• F secure Blacklight beta
• F secure blacklight - review

Sysclean:

• Sysclean from Trend Micro will remove the registry entries that start up rootkit drivers and allow the malware to be removed, or at least it claims to be effective against the FU type rootkit infection

Safer internet surfing

• McAfee Site Advisor
• Safe Preview addon
• Norton Safeweb
• URL previewer

Tor

Tor:

• Use TOR with Firefox
• Installing and using TOR

Keeping your computer safe via sandboxing

• Keeping your PC safe via sandboxing

Sandboxie:

• Sandboxie

• Firefox tips for sandboxie

Website advisors

• Weboftrust
• McAfee Siteadvisor

Suspicious File checker

• Virus Total suspicious file checker
• Dr. Web online
• Online Avast file checker

Computer security tips

• Computer security - best practices and software/hardware
• PC security best practices - NSA
• Multiple Antivirus Bootable Rescue CD Utility - Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disc Utility by Britec
• Shardana Antivirus Rescue Disc Utility by Britec
• Using multiple machines and operating system via KVM switch - computer security
• KVM security

Encrypted chatting

• Cryptocat

MAC security

• Mac Anti-virus
• MacScan
• Avast for mac review

Email security tips

• email security tips

VPNs and Proxies

• Free web proxy

VPN vs. Proxies:

• VPN vs. Proxies

• VPN vs. Proxies

Review of VPNs in terms of privacy and logs kept:

• Review of VPNs in terms of privacy and logs kept - Torrentfreak review

Cyberghost:

• Cyberghost
• Cyberghost - free proxy
• Cyberghost - CNET Review

Free anti-virus and anti-spyware

• Hijack This
• Malwarebytes
• Microsoft essentials
• AVG
• Avast
• Norman Malware Remover
• Unhackme
• Combofi
• ARIES Rootkit Remover*
• RootkitRevealer
• RootRepeal

Bootable CD for anti-virus and anti-spyware

• FREE Bootable AntiVirus Rescue CDs Download List

Free online scanners

• Hitmanpro
• Trend Micro Housecall
• ESET Online Scanner
• Vipre rescue
• F secure online scanner
• Kaspersky online virus scanner
• Panda cloud cleaner
• Bitdefender online cloud scanner
• Bitdefender quick scan

Passwords

General tips

• Password security tips and solutions

Encrypting Firefox profiles

• Encrypting firefox profiles

Almost Uncrackable passwords

• Strong password generator

• Secure password generator

• Secret to almost uncrackable passwords

• Hacker's alphabet

• Password Strength testing software

• PasswordMeter.com - keyword difficulty tool

Trend micro - layers of security - Are you safe online

• Are you safe online - layers and components of security

Free security tools

• 5 free computer security tools

Computer hardware

• Computer hardware

Internet Filtering

Firefox

Time management:

• Leechblock

• Whitelist Ninja

• LB List

Family friendly:

• Web filter pro

• Censureblock

Chrome

Time management:

• Stayfocusd

Family friendly:

• Web filter pro

Opera

Time management:

• URL filter assistant

Family friendly:

• Censureblock