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Firefox add-ons |
Adblock
Plus
Stops many of the ads that pop up and around the
pages you are viewing. |
Reverse image search
with Google Images. Right click on an image and
see if it appears anywhere else on the web. See
also Tineye. |
Flagfox
Displays a national flag with the current
server's, next to its url. Allows you to
identify and visually trace a server. |
Resurrect Pages
Bring back deleted or changed pages from the
Wayback Machine, Google Cache and other sources. |
Pilfer
Right click on an image and if it has a
numerically guessable address, Pilfer can scan
the server for related images. |
Image zoom
Right click on an image to zoom into it |
No Script
A vital resource! Stops malicious code. Allows
you to pre-approve any automated features on a
webpage. |
Screengrab
Saves entire webpages as images. See also the
amazing Pixlr
Grabberwhich gives extended editing. |
Youtube Downloader
adds a box to every youtube page allowing you to
download the videos to your computer. |
Right to Click
Overrides the "no right click" javascript
annoyance. |
Domaintools Whois
Add a domain lookup (whois search) button to
your Firefox. |
Exif Viewer
Reveal hidden details in images on the web. |
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Chrome extensions |
Adblock
Stops adverts and other annoying scripts. |
Fusker
Reveal numerically named images hiding on a
server. |
Hidemyass
Hides your IP address from many (but not all)
websites. |
Jeffrey's EXIF viewer
See hidden data in images |
Domaintools WHOIS
See who owns a domain name |
Awesome screenshot
Allows you to grab a screenshot on an entire
webpage and save it to your computer. |
Google reverse image
Right click on an image to search for it on
Google. See also, Tineye. |
View image
Right click on an image as view it on its own. |
Time travel
View previous incarnations of a webpage |
Zoom
Let's you zoon into a webpage |
Wayback Chrome
Finds earlier versions of a page, using the
Wayback Machine |
Hola
Let's you unblock region-restricted websites. |
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Software
(mostly Windows, but some have Mac &
Linux alternatives) |
Creepy
Software that plots geotagged Tweets, Flickr and
Instagram posts onto maps. Tip: post clusters
indicate significant locations. |
Snaggit
One of my favourite tools. An advanced screen
capture / presentation tools. |
True Crypt
Create an encrypted virtual drive on your
computer or memory stick. |
Win HT Track
Copy and save the contents of a website. |
Foca
Investigate a domain name, scan its metadata and
build its profile into a project file on your
computer. |
Intellitamper
Another one of my favourites. It scans a website
looking for linked and hidden folders and files. |
Foca
Investigate a domain name, scan its metadata and
build its profile into a project file on your
computer. |
Tails
is a secure, anonymous unix operating system
that can be booted on your PC from a DVD. |
Wireshark
Reveals the data flying around the network you
are connected up to. |
Total Recorder
Captures any audio & video. Pauses during
periods of silence. Great for recording
streaming media, chatrooms, skype, videos. |
i2's Analyst Notebook
Allows you to audit and visualise your
investigation. As amazing tool. |
Docscrubber
A free program that reveals the
"meta information" hidden in .doc format Word
documents. |
Restore erased
files
Turbo File Uneraser is
a free tool that searches disks and flashcards
for remnants of data files that have been
erased. |
Computer Forensics
Law enforcement agencies often use software like
Encase and FRED to recover data files. |
Process Explorer
goes beyond Task Manager in Windows, to show you
exactly what is going on under the hood of your
computer. |
Navnet
A Fusker engine that can be programmed to scan a
server for guessable image names. |
Maltego
grabs & organises your investigation |
Jondo - anonymous web surfing
A free, anonymized and portable IP proxy and
security enhanced browser. See also Tor |
PGP
Create a password "key" that lets you encrypt
data files and text. Swap keys with friends to
exchange encrypted emails. |
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Online tools |
Sourceforge
has great free open source software. |
Old Version
Earlier versions of
popular free software (e.g. winzip,
zone alarm) |
Portableapps
has free software that installs without
administrator permission. |
MyGeoposition
Find geo-coordinates, copy them and use with
Twitter's geocode: search term to find Tweets
from that location. |
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Track live
flights |
Clip Converter
Allows you to grab and save videos from web
pages |
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iPhone apps |
Silent
Circle
Scrambled phone calls and encrypted text
messages |
Wickr
Encrypted messaging, video and images |
Domaintools
iPhone sized whois lookups |
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