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Anti-Malware Tools

FLOSS – malware analysis utility

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

FLOSS is a malware analysis utility that automatically extracts and deobfuscates strings from executable binaries.

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NetTool – web-based network diagnostic console

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Security, Web Apps

NetTool is a web-based network diagnostic console for Raspberry Pi and other Linux devices.

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Documentation

capa – command line malware analysis tool

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

capa examines executable files and related analysis reports to identify behaviors such as persistence, command execution, file system access.

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Detect It Easy – file inspection utility

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Detect It Easy is a file inspection utility designed to identify executable formats, archives, packers, protectors, compilers, and more.

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Security

16 Best Free and Open Source Linux Digital Forensics Tools

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security, System Software

Digital forensics is a specialist art. It allows investigations to be undertaken without modifying the media.

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Security

Chainsaw – fast forensic triage and threat hunting tool for Windows artefacts

April 24, 2026 Steve Emms Security

Chainsaw helps investigators search and analyse data such as Windows Event Logs, the MFT, Shimcache, SRUM, registry hives, and ESE databases.

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Security

NmapWebUI – web-based interface for the Nmap network scanner

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms Security, Web Apps

NmapWebUI is a web-based interface for the Nmap network scanner.

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Security

Plaso – Python-based digital forensics framework

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Plaso is a Python-based digital forensics framework that builds timelines from timestamped events.

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Security

7 Best Free and Open Source Linux Graphical Port Scanners

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Here’s our verdict on the best graphical port scanners.

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Security

Timesketch – collaborative forensic timeline analysis

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Timesketch is a collaborative forensic timeline analysis platform that helps investigators work with event data.

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Encrypted Files

SOPS – editor of encrypted files

April 23, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

SOPS is a command-line utility for managing secrets inside configuration files and other documents.

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Encryption

enc – command-line encryption tool

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

enc is a command-line encryption tool designed as a modern, approachable alternative to GnuPG.

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Encrypted Files

Sequoia – comprehensive OpenPGP implementation

April 22, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Security

Sequoia is a comprehensive OpenPGP implementation written in Rust.

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Network Security

9 Best Free and Open Source Graphical Data Hashing Tools

April 21, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula to produce a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Network Security

Checksum Checker – simple GUI application

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Checksum Checker helps users verify file checksums against expected values and generate new checksums for local files.

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Network Security

HashVerifier – checksum generation and verification utility

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

HashVerifier is a cross-platform checksum generation and verification utility for Linux and Windows.

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Network Security

Rust Hash Sum – calculate and verify file checksums

April 19, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

rhashsum is a desktop utility for generating and checking file integrity hashes through a graphical interface.

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Network Security

19 Best Free and Open Source CLI Data Hashing Tools

April 17, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Roundup, Security

Hashing is the process of passing data through a formula that produces a condensed fixed-value representation, called a hash value.

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Technology

Ermis – steganographic application

April 15, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

Ermis is a cross-platform steganography application for hiding and extracting secret data inside digital media files on Linux.

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Wifi

11 Best Free and Open Source Wireless Security Tools

April 11, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, Roundup, Security

Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers or data using wireless networks, which include Wi-Fi networks.

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