Gaijin.at portable programs
Gaijin.at portable programs
[Mod note: for better discoverability I have changed this post subject; original was "site: a bunch of portable apps www.gaijin.at"]
Hi,
I have found an interesting Austrian site. Even if it is written in German, I hope that you can understand it, anyway.
http://www.gaijin.at/download.php
mmmhh... maybe a translation (babelfish) can help...
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ... Findex.php
The apps seem to be really tiny and portable, but this is to be verified. The default language is German, but there are language files in English.
Here only few samples:
USB write protector
http://www.gaijin.at/dlusbwp.php
Outlook Express Message Extractor (there is an utility for Incredimail too)
http://www.gaijin.at/dloemxtr.php POSTED
XP-Config
http://www.gaijin.at/dlxpconfig.php
SteganoG
http://www.gaijin.at/dlsteg.php
DevProject Manager (programming)
http://www.gaijin.at/dldevproject.php
Sorry for posting a list! This is intended only as a preview and a subject to talk about.
Hi,
I have found an interesting Austrian site. Even if it is written in German, I hope that you can understand it, anyway.
http://www.gaijin.at/download.php
mmmhh... maybe a translation (babelfish) can help...
http://world.altavista.com/babelfish/tr ... Findex.php
The apps seem to be really tiny and portable, but this is to be verified. The default language is German, but there are language files in English.
Here only few samples:
USB write protector
http://www.gaijin.at/dlusbwp.php
Outlook Express Message Extractor (there is an utility for Incredimail too)
http://www.gaijin.at/dloemxtr.php POSTED
XP-Config
http://www.gaijin.at/dlxpconfig.php
SteganoG
http://www.gaijin.at/dlsteg.php
DevProject Manager (programming)
http://www.gaijin.at/dldevproject.php
Sorry for posting a list! This is intended only as a preview and a subject to talk about.
Last edited by AlephX on Fri Feb 16, 2007 4:39 am, edited 1 time in total.
Here we come
First of all: great find, AlephX!
Ok, first the good news: all apps I tested were portable. The bad: except for two, all were in German only
But it seems to me (well, I'm not really in the best position to judge, admittedly ...) that most are rather selfexplaining ... Maybe the author would be ready to provide English versions if asked gently?
Here are the ones I tried:
XP config: portable, German
cal: excellent - but German (probably not too hard to translate)
e-toolz: creates an .ini in folder, German ...
htcrypt: creates an .ini in folder, has English onboard
mdecode: German only (but I would understand in Chinese, too ...)
SteganoG: German only
SysClean: German only
UsbWriteProtect: English onboard ... but even in German I didn't yet understand how it's supposed to work
I think that one can trust if the author says it's portable.
Hope that helps
Chris
First of all: great find, AlephX!
Ok, first the good news: all apps I tested were portable. The bad: except for two, all were in German only
But it seems to me (well, I'm not really in the best position to judge, admittedly ...) that most are rather selfexplaining ... Maybe the author would be ready to provide English versions if asked gently?
Here are the ones I tried:
XP config: portable, German
cal: excellent - but German (probably not too hard to translate)
e-toolz: creates an .ini in folder, German ...
htcrypt: creates an .ini in folder, has English onboard
mdecode: German only (but I would understand in Chinese, too ...)
SteganoG: German only
SysClean: German only
UsbWriteProtect: English onboard ... but even in German I didn't yet understand how it's supposed to work
I think that one can trust if the author says it's portable.
Hope that helps
Chris
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UsbWriteProtect
UsbWriteProtect creates a single registry key when turned on. After this key is created, any flash drive you plug in is flagged read-only and any attempt to write/rename/delete will be stopped and a dialog box will appear telling you that the drive is read-only (just like a write-protected floppy).
Only works with XP service pack 2 or later.
Only works with XP service pack 2 or later.
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usb write protect is great,
you can use it to control write access to usb sticks from PC,
great for corporate admin security
steganog is available in english:
just open the app,
go to left bottom : "optionen"
under "Sprache" select english
great find AlephX!!!!
commercial app like that cost tons of money
you can use it to control write access to usb sticks from PC,
great for corporate admin security
steganog is available in english:
just open the app,
go to left bottom : "optionen"
under "Sprache" select english
great find AlephX!!!!
commercial app like that cost tons of money
W-O-W !!!
Your answer is more than a "feedback": it´s SUPER!!!
@ cmmehl
@ FlightGeek
Any other hint / idea ?
Your answer is more than a "feedback": it´s SUPER!!!
@ cmmehl
Great analysis! You have tested almos avery single app, haven´t you? I think you confirm my opinion that they are worth an entry in TPFC.Ok, first the good news: all apps I tested were portable. The bad: except for two, all were in German only
...
@ FlightGeek
your test is quite helpful, even like technicolordreamcoat,UsbWriteProtect creates a single registry key when turned on
... I agree!steganog is available in english:
...
commercial app like that cost tons of money
Any other hint / idea ?
Re: UsbWriteProtect
... ouch, hope you never forget to revert this after use, or it was the longest you have been friends with your IT adminFlightGeek wrote:UsbWriteProtect ... any flash drive you plug in is flagged read-only and any attempt to write/rename/delete will be stopped and a dialog box will appear telling you that the drive is read-only
Chris
Personally, I would immediately agree to thatAlephX wrote: I think you confirm my opinion that they are worth an entry in TPFC.
However I remember a certain discussion, some time ago, about programs in other languages than English ... but for sure those progs with English onboard should be added right away.
Maybe a place should be created within the TPFC where such non-English pearls could be collected for the linguistical multitaskers within the community Or add a language tag to the entries, in big red letters, if it isn't English.
My 2 cts
Chris
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Re: UsbWriteProtect
Maybe I should try to clarify that:cmmehl wrote:... ouch, hope you never forget to revert this after use, or it was the longest you have been friends with your IT adminFlightGeek wrote:UsbWriteProtect ... any flash drive you plug in is flagged read-only and any attempt to write/rename/delete will be stopped and a dialog box will appear telling you that the drive is read-only
Chris
UsbWriteProtect adds a registry entry to the computer you run it on. It does not modify the Flash drive. It uses a radio-button control to turn protection on or off.
The key it writes is:
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HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies\WriteProtect: 0x00000001
When you turn write protection off, any plugged-in flash drive will remain write protected until you unplug it and then plug it in again.
Note: The registry key can be added or deleted with regedit, any other registry hacker or a group policy object, with the same effects as running the program.
I would not call this an effective way to prevent company data from going out the door. It is a way to prevent accidents or, possibly prevent a flash drive from becoming infected, depending on how smart the virus is.
I would also question its use as a portable application since the setting does not take effect on flash drives already plugged in. It's not like being able to flip the write protect tab on an old-fashioned floppy disk before you insert it. UsbWritePortect will fit on a floppy for servicing museum pieces which still have floppy drives though.
-- FG
Re: UsbWriteProtect
These notes are interesting.FlightGeek wrote: ...
UsbWriteProtect adds a registry entry to the computer you run it on. It does not modify the Flash drive. It uses a radio-button control to turn protection on or off.
This key persists after you exit UsbWriteProtect. A flash drive which is plugged in at the time the key is added is not write protected. Any flash drive plugged in afterwards is write protected.
When you turn write protection off, any plugged-in flash drive will remain write protected until you unplug it and then plug it in again.
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I would also question its use as a portable application since the setting does not take effect on flash drives already plugged in.
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UsbWritePortect will fit on a floppy for servicing museum pieces which still have floppy drives though.
-- FG
Do you think that an user can:
1) plug in the flash drive
2) run the write-protector
3) unplug
4) plug in again (to be protected)
The question is also: if I protect the key, I cannot use apps which write settings in the folder... am I right?
USBwrite-protect is also one of them nice tools for running virus scans on infected comps from your USB drive,
more as a safe guard kinda thing, so you Know the virus wont write to the files on the USB stick,
(though, i geuss, it depends on what access level the USB-WP setting and the virus would be running at, but meh, better safe then sorry, )
more as a safe guard kinda thing, so you Know the virus wont write to the files on the USB stick,
(though, i geuss, it depends on what access level the USB-WP setting and the virus would be running at, but meh, better safe then sorry, )
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Re: UsbWriteProtect
Yes, and this can prevent accidentally writing your flash drive. However, in the case of a virus infection your drive may already be infected before you even run the write-protector.AlephX wrote:
These notes are interesting.
Do you think that an user can:
1) plug in the flash drive
2) run the write-protector
3) unplug
4) plug in again (to be protected)
Correct!AlephX wrote: The question is also: if I protect the key, I cannot use apps which write settings in the folder... am I right?
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I doubt that many viruses know about the USB-WP setting yet. If it's use becomes more commonplace they will. And since most viruses manage to get administrator privileges...Firewrath wrote:USBwrite-protect is also one of them nice tools for running virus scans on infected comps from your USB drive,
more as a safe guard kinda thing, so you Know the virus wont write to the files on the USB stick,
(though, i geuss, it depends on what access level the USB-WP setting and the virus would be running at, but meh, better safe then sorry, )
However the more likely scenario is the virus will notice the flash drive the moment you plug it in and infect it at once, before you have a chance to run the write-protector app.
I may be a paranoid geek, but I deal with sick systems by booting a hand-tuned FreeSBIE CD. http://www.freesbie.org/. Root-kits and stealth viruses have a hard time hiding from a "foreign" operating system.