Free Windows Desktop Software Security List - Vulnerability Scanning [1]
Vulnerability ScanningIntroduction:
Krebs’s 3 Basic Rules for Online Safety [4]
Windows system security analyzing:
[5]NeXpose Community Edition [6]
Microsoft Malware Prevention troubleshooter [7]
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer [8]
Microsoft Security Compliance Manager [9]
Nessus [10]
Belarc Advisor [11]
Protector Plus [12]
WinUpdatesList [13]
Attack Surface Analyzer [14]
OPSWAT Security Score [15]
Updates for installed programs:
Best Free Software Update Monitor [16]
[17]SUMo [18]
Ucheck [19]
VulnDetect [20]
Appupdater [21]
Software Informer [22]
Kentarin [23]
FileHippo.com Update Checker [24]
Software-UpToDate [25]
CNET TechTracker [26]
DownloadPlex.com Software Updater [27]
Patch My PC [28]
SysInternalsUpdater [29]
Software Update [30]
FreewareUpdater [31]
AppSnap [32]
Heimdal free [33]
WinApp_Manager [34]
USSU Unlimited [35]
Npackd [36]
OUTDATEfighter [37]
Calendar of Updates [38]
RSS feeds: 1 [39]; 2 [40]; 3 [41]; 4 [42]; 5 [43] 
[44] [45] [46]Updates from Microsoft:
Microsoft Update Catalog [47] (IE)
Security updates are available on DVD [48]
Shavlik Patch Google Gadget [49]
Ryan VM's pack [50]
AutoPatcher [51]
Windows Updates Downloader [52]
WSUS Offline Update [53]
PortableUpdate [54]
Windows Update MiniTool [55]
Windows XP SP4 Unofficial [56]
Registry hack enables continued updates for Windows XP [57]
Updates for single programs:
Alternative Flash Player Auto-Updater [58]
Trusted download sites:
Best Freeware Download Sites [59]
Java security:
How to protect yourself from Java-based malware [60]
Verify Java version [61]
Is Java Exploitable? [62] [61]
How to Unplug Java from the Browser [63]
Java zero day = time to disable Java, in your browser at least [64]
How to disable the Java web plug-in in Internet Explorer [65]; .reg file [66]
See also in this list: Updating browser and add-ons [67]
Updating/searching for drivers:
How To Find Drivers for Unknown Devices in Windows [68]
UnknownDevices [69]
Unknown Device Identifier [70]
Drivermax [71]
SlimDrivers [72]
Device Doctor [73]
3DP Chip [74]
Ma-Config [75]
DriveTheLife [76]
See also in this list: Driver backup [77]
CD with all current drivers for Windows:
DriverPack Solution [78]
DriverPacks.net [79]; review [80]
3DP Net [81]
Tools for speeding up (re)install:
Ninite Multiple App Installer [82]
Allmyapps [83]
All in One Runtimes [84]
FreeApps [85]
Soft2Base [86]
SSDownloader [87]
Milouz Market [88]
Windows Post-Install Wizard [89]
McRip SystemFiles [90]
VC Redist Installer [91]
Pokki [92]
Chocolatey [93]
DDownloads [94]
Website security:
"This site may harm your computer". How to recognize and defeat website infections [95]
Quttera WordPress Malware Scanner [96]
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner [97]
Qualys FreeScan [98]
Triton [99]
HackerTarget.com [100]
Netsparker Community Edition [101]
CloudFlare [102]
Detectify [103]
Checklist To Prepare Yourself In Advance of a DDoS Attack [104]
[105]Google Hacking [106]
See also in this list: Website monitoring/analysis [107]
Penetration testing:
Metasploit Framework [108]
Mantra [109]
OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project [110]
Burp Suite [111]
Watobo [112]
Wikto [113]
w3af [114]
Websecurify [115]
HackBar [116] (FF)
Exploit-Me [117]
[118]Kali Linux [119]
BackTrack [120]
BackBox [121]
ThePacketMaster Linux Security Server [122]
security tools distribution [123]
Operator [124]
PHLAK [125]
Arudius [126]
AttackVector Linux [127]
Parrot Security OS [128]
[129]Retina Community [130]
SSL Analysis:
Comodo SSL Analyzer [131]
Qualys SSL Server Test [132]
SSLCertScanner [133]
Fingerprints [134]
Other:
ExploitSearch.net [135]
FormasaAuditor SaaS Vulnerability Management [136]
Tamper Data [137] (FF)
DOMinator [138] (FF)
DOM Snitch [139] (Ch)
Dll Hijack Auditor [140]
ProcHeapViewer [141]
HeapLocker [142]
Hard drive firmware update utility [143]
ScanNow for UPnP [144]
BinScope [145]
Read/Post comments [146]