Updated: 12/29/2005
Security
ASL File Wiper
Permanently delete sensitive files. [Report a dead link]
http://alstonlabs.pair.com/

Blowfish Advanced CS , 587kb
It offers many features like complete encryption of paths, file renaming, secure wiping, reencryption, compression, secure file wiping, keydisks and lots more. Based on the CryptPak encryption library it is equipped with top level encryption algorithms like Blowfish, Twofish or Triple-DES. [Report a dead link]
http://www.lassekolb.info/bfacs.htm

CryptNotes
Encrypt notes for emailing as attachments. [Report a dead link]
http://members.xoom.com/jet4home/

Dialguard , 252kb
Control the times of day the PC can access the Internet, or turn Internet usage off completely. Also ftp://ftp.sharewarecenter.de/web_u_net/dgsetup.exe. [Report a dead link]
http://www.fortunecity.com/bennyhills/martin/56/computer. html

Eraser
Completely erases files by making multiple passes over them. Also at http://www.heidi.ie/eraser/ [Report a dead link]
http://www.tolvanen.com/eraser/

Folders Lite
Encrypts files and folders behind the scenes. [Report a dead link]
http://www.pcguardian.com/folders_download/

GRC.com
Steve Gibson's (of Spinrite fame) website checks your PC for security weaknesses for free. (Does not check your server, just your PC.) So handy I had to put it here. [Report a dead link]
http://www.grc.com

Kerio Personal Firewall
Personal Firewall. http://www.kerio.com/dwn/kpf2-en-win.exe [Report a dead link]
http://www.kerio.com/

KPK File , 1,632kb
File wiping and encryption. [Report a dead link]
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/

Maxcrypt
The only real encryption option for your computer. Automated computer encryption is finally here. You no longer have to worry about snooping eyes. Selected files, folders, and even drives are automatically encrypted when the computer is shutdown and decrypted when you log in.
Features: File: http://www.kinocode.com/download/MaxCrypt_v1.07.exe. [Report a dead link]
http://www.kinocode.com/download/

MDB Password
Get, set and clear file level passwords for Access MDB files. [Report a dead link]
http://www.ded.com/nonags/security.html

Mr. Burns Monitor
Times how long apps have been running and have been used. (Shareware?) [Report a dead link]
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/esmsoftware/ mrburns.htm

Muffin
Java based web filter/proxy. [Report a dead link]
http://muffin.doit.org/

Naomi , 980kb
Naomi is an advanced internet filtering program, easy to use and totally FREE, intended for families and parents in particular. Naomi is able to constantly monitor all internet connections, protecting children from inappropriate online material - such as obscene or violent contents; pornography and erotism in the form of images or texts; sites that popularize drugs; gambling games; terrorism; hate propaganda; occultism; sects; blasphemy, etc. The filtering technology employed in Naomi 2.3 features: [Report a dead link]
http://radiant.altervista.org/indexen.html

OptOut , 31kb
Detects and removes spyware, like Aureal and Radiate. Still available. [Report a dead link]
http://grc.com/freepopular.htm

Origin
Makes digital sigs for free. [Report a dead link]
http://www.kewlstuff.co.za/ www.kewlstuff.co.za

Oubliette , Editor's Pick
Stores passwords in an encrypted file. This has a rich feature set while still keeping the program simple. Each account has: username, password, website, notes, and category. You can change the category names so you can have web sites for: financial stuff, auctions, news, development, etc. It supports Blowfish encryption.

I use this and I like it. It is easy to use and a solid bug-free program with good features. [Report a dead link]
http://www.tranglos.com/free/oubliette_download.html

Password Corral
Stores passwords in an encrypted list. [Report a dead link]
http://www.cygnusproductions.com/

Password Killer
Converts those stars to the real password in the password field. [Report a dead link]
http://jthz.com/

Password Revealer
Change the stars in the password field to the real password. [Report a dead link]
http://user.online.be/jos.branders/revealer.htm

Peekaboo
Convert those stars in the password field to the real password. [Report a dead link]
http://www.corteksoft.com/

PGP , Editor's Pick
Pretty Good Privacy used for encrypting files, freeware. Also at www.pgp.com, www.pgpi.com. [Report a dead link]
http://www.pgp.net

Privoxy
Web filter for Linux, Windows, and more. [Report a dead link]
http://www.privoxy.org/

Program Lock and Protect , 1,000kb
Lock windows by each program with a password. [Report a dead link]
http://www.softdd.com/lock-protect/index.htm

Proxomitron filter
Using special HTML filters, the Proxomitron can transform web pages on the fly - changing most anything you wish. Speed your browsing by saying goodbye to slow loading cyber spam and other web-gimmickry. Customize pages to suit your tastes. Take control of your web viewing, and don't be slave to some web-master's whims. It works with most any browser (not just the big two) and, for starters, can do the following keen things...

Stop or limit Pop-up windows  
 Control MIDI music and other sounds  
 Freeze animated .GIFs - load only the first frame  
 Kill most all advertising banners  
 Stop Web-Branding and other scripts added by web space providers  
 Stop Pop-up alert/confirm boxes  
 Remove slow web counters  
 Stop web pages and ads from "auto-refreshing"  
 Remove Dynamic HTML  
 Prevent getting stuck in someone's frames  
 Remove frames or tables altogether for that matter  
 Kill or change selected Java scripts and applets  
 Add your own scripts to pages!  
 Remove or replace web page and/or table background images  
 Stop Status bar scrollers  
 Unhide URLs obscured by status line text  
 Convert blinking text to bold  
 Remove Layers and Style sheets  

Site says Proxomitron is dead, but it has links to other web filters. [Report a dead link]
http://proxomitron.cjb.net/

Registry Protector , 126kb
Protects registry from changes. When a change is about to occur, the program asks the user if he wants to accept or reject the change. [Report a dead link]
http://www.sover.net/~whoi/Security.html

Secure Shuttle Transport
Encrypt internet comms, like chat, ftp, email, etc. This must be used at both ends of the comm medium. [Report a dead link]
http://www.secureshuttle.com/ Secure_Shuttle_Transport_Information.htm

Shyfile 4096 bit encryption
Just like it says, 4096 bit encryption. [Report a dead link]
http://www.shyfile.net/

Snoop
Logs programs used and time they were run. Does not appear to sum the total time for each app. It is just a log. [Report a dead link]
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptsnoop.asp

Spybot , Editor's Pick
Find and delete spyware. Supposed to be one of the best spyware deletion utils. [Report a dead link]
http://spybot.safer-networking.de/

Spyware Blaster , 2,500kb
Blocks spyware from installing or running. Does not have to be running in systray. A custom blocking list is at http://customblockinglist.cjb.net/. [Report a dead link]
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html

Sygate Personal Firewall , 2,700kb
Free at ZDNet.com. [Report a dead link]
http://hotfiles.zdnet.com

Tempo , 1,400kb
Tracks and limits usage time on PCs, like at libraries or computer labs. Gives a timeout warning before disconnecting user. [Report a dead link]
http://www.sover.net/~whoi/Security.html

UPGP
UPGP is a simple yet powerful PGP-to-Windows Clipboard interface/PGP shell that allows you to easily use the Freeware PGP v6.5.8 ("Pretty Good Privacy") encryption program with any Windows 95+ email program or text editor that supports the Windows Clipboard. This includes, of course, Netscape's Messenger, Explorer's Outlook Express, MS Word, etc. No "Plug-ins" needed. Simply Cut or Copy text from your email message or editor to the Clipboard, execute the desired UPGP command from the Windows Start menu, and Paste the results (now in the Clipboard) back into your email or editor. Many other features included. (Not for NT) [Report a dead link]
http://users.sedona.net/~lmstan/products.htm

We blocker
FREE. Blocks internet content. [Report a dead link]
http://www.we-blocker.com

Windows Policies
Use Win 98 built-in policies to set up a user and logon password, then you can set up which settings they have access to. For Win 95, you will have to download the Policies from www.microsoft.com. Useful if a PC is used by more than one person. Each person can have different settings, desktops, etc. [Report a dead link]
http://www.microsoft.com

WindowsSec , Rating: 4
Hides windows features to secure your PC. Looks effective and simple. [Report a dead link]
http://members.nbci.com/JerBerApps/WindowsSec.htm

Zeeksafe filter
A web browser filter. [Report a dead link]
http://www.zeeks.com/zeekSafe/zeeksafeMain.asp

Zone Alarm
FREE for non-profits. Win 9x. Keeps others on the internet from accessing your PC. It acts like a firewall and alerts you to all intrusion attempts. It also logs all IP addresses from which intrusion attempts occur so you can look up their domain name later. This uses an MD5 checksum to check the program content to see if it is a legit program. It does not use just the program name. Any trojan can be renamed to act like a legitimate program. [Report a dead link]
http://www.zonelabs.com