There are some security utilities which are provided by Microsoft itself and many times they are not easy to find or are not known by most people. Some of them are:
- cipher.exe allows the management of encrypted data, but you can download an improved version which deletes data securely from the disk, not leaving any trace of the files
- Port Reporter registers the activity in TCP and UDP ports. Information provided is comprised, amongst others, of: ports used, processes using each port, modules loaded by a process, user executing a process…
- Malicious software Removal allows removing some malware. This is not a complete antivirus or antispyware, but includes detection of some of the most dangerous viruses and trojan horses
Best of all, these tools are free so don’t hesitate to use them when you need it.
From | Rootsecure
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