Maybe most administrator would ignore some useful and essential tools which can help them much in some cases. Here I will introduce four free tools to every administrator.
Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool
The Microsoft IPsec Diagnostic Tool helps network administrators troubleshoot network-related failures, focusing primarily on Internet Protocol security (IPsec).The tool checks for common network problems on the host machine and, if it finds any problems, it suggests re¬pair commands. Also the tool collects IPsec policy information on the system and parses the IPsec logs to try to determine why the failure might have happened. And the tool provides trace collection for virtual private network (VPN) connections, the Network Ac¬cess Protection (NAP) client, Windows Firewall, Group Policy updates, and wireless and system events. The diagnostic report generated by the tool is derived from the system logs collected by the tool during its analysis phase.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) is an easy-to-use tool designed to help administrators of small and medium-sized businesses ensure that their Windows-based computers are secure. You can use MBSA to determine the security state of your computers in accordance with Microsoft security recommendations. MBSA offers specific remedia¬tion guidance for security problems it detects, like misconfigurations and missing security updates.
Windows Sysinternals Suite
The Windows Sysinternals Suite is a set of advanced tools for troubleshooting issues with Windows-based computers. Originally...these tools were developed by Winternals Software LP, which Microsoft acquired in 2006. Some of the useful and popular tools included in this suite are:
--Process Explorer This tool lets you find out what files, registry keys, and other objects that your processes have open, which dynamic-link libraries (DLLs) they have loaded, and who owns each process.
--TCPView This tool lets you view active sockets on the computer in real time.
--RootkitRevealer This tool lets you scan your system for rootkit-based malware.
--PsTools This set of command-line tools can be used for listing the processes running on local or remote computers, running processes remotely, rebooting computers, dumping event logs, and performing other tasks.
--Autoruns It lets you see what programs are configured to start up automati¬cally when your system boots. And it displays the full list of registry and file locations where applications can configure autostart settings.
--ShellRunas This tool allows you to launch programs as a different user using a shell context-menu entry.
--Process Monitor This tool lets you monitor the file system, registry, process, thread, and DLL activity on your computer in real time.
--BgInfo This tool automatically generates desktop backgrounds that include important information about the system, including IP addresses, computer name, network adapt¬ers, and more.
Microsoft Network Monitor
Microsoft Network Monitor is a network protocol analyzer that lets you capture, view, and analyze network traffic. Note that Version 3.3 of Network Monitor is available in 32- and 64-bit versions.
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