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Nsauditor Network Security Auditor Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a network
security scanner that allows to audit and monitor network computers for possible vulnerabilities, checks your network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it. Nsauditor is a complete networking utilities package that includes a wide range of tools for network auditing, scanning, monitoring and more. You can discover network services and check them for vulnerabilities, list all TCP and UDP endpoints with their associated process, discover NetBios names, audit MS SQL servers, scan for common Adware traces and more. The program also includes real-time network packet filtering and analyzing, web proxy scanning, password auditing, IP address lookup and more than 45 network tools for scanning, sniffing, enumerating and gaining access to machines, DNS and WHOIS lookups, e-mail validation, HTTP traffic generator and intrusion detection based on security events log. Reports can be generated in HTML and XML format. Overall, this is a very complete package for a surprisingly low price.

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NetShareWatcher - Monitors Network Shares and Identify Shares which are
Violating Data Access Policy

It allows network administrators to monitor network shares and identify shares which are violating data access policy in their organization. NetShareWatcher is very handy. You can configure it once and forget about network sharing problems. You need just select restricted groups or users and every time when NetShareWatcher will find network share with access list containing that restricted groups and will perform an configured action. It allows you to easily monitor network shared folders and permissions. NetShareWatcher alerts anytime an user sets a share ACL to "Everyone" or some other global group that violates your data access policy as well as disable this shared folders automatically if you have selected appropriate feature in the settings. NetShareWatcher has user friendly interface and is easy to use. Being configured once, it will regularly notify you on network sharing detection with restricted permissions assigned.

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BlueAuditor - detecting and monitoring Bluetooth devices in a wireless network

BlueAuditor is a wireless personal area network auditor and easy-to-use program for detecting and monitoring Bluetooth devices in a wireless network. It can discover and track any Bluetooth device within a distance between 1 and 100 meters and display key information about each device being detected as well as the services device provided. With the growing popularity of the Bluetooth technology,BlueAuditor  will enable network administrators to effectively audit their wireless networks against security vulnerabilities associated with the use of Bluetooth devices. BlueAuditor enables the user to save the data of the detected Bluetooth devices in an .xml file and supports the most Microsoft Bluetooth drivers available on the market. All the mentioned features are provided with a user friendly graphical interface

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RemShutdown - allows Shutdown or Restart Network Computers Remotely

RemShutdown allows shutdown or restart network computers remotely. You can specify a delay during which a message you specify can be displayed and applications running on the remote computer at the time of shutdown can be allowed to close. In addition, RemShutdown offers the user the option to cancel the shutdown. The tool is designed with a user-friendly interface and is easy to use.  

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NetworkSleuth - Network File Search Utility

NetworkSleuth is a fast file search tool, that allows search for files located on local or network computers and supports searches for documents, image, MP3, music and video files, allows to search for files in Local Area Network(LAN) based on various criteria.

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