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Network security requires constant care and monitoring. With Nsauditor Network Security Auditor, Systems Administrators are able to gather a wide range of information from all the computers in the network without installing server-side applications on these computers. It is a multi-purpose tool designed to scan networks and hosts for vulnerabilities, and to provide security alerts.

Nsauditor Network Security Auditor significantly reduces the total cost of network management in enterprise environments by enabling IT personnel to audit and monitor remote network computers for possible vulnerabilities. The software network auditor module checks network for all potential methods that a hacker might use to attack it, discovers network services and checks them for vulnerabilities.

Nsauditor is a complete networking utilities package ( more than 45 network tools in one ) that includes a wide range of tools for network auditing, scanning and monitoring. The product contains a built-in database of known network security vulnerabilities, which allows you to select the items for scanning and add custom entries. Nsauditor can discover NetBios names, audit MS SQL servers, scan for common Adware traces, discover services, devices, processes, installed applications, disks, shared resources, hardware resources, users, local groups and much more. Nsauditor Network Security Auditor has a centralized network monitoring interface, which allows to monitor the entire network from a single computer.

Nsauditor Network Monitoring module shows you detailed listings of all TCP and UDP endpoints on your system, including the owning process name, remote address and state of TCP connections, country of origin and service name/description. When you start Nsauditor it will enumerate all active TCP and UDP endpoints, resolving all IP addresses to their domain name versions. You can close established TCP/IP connections by right-clicking on a connection and/or request IP address whois information or trace route.

Nsauditor “Adware Scanner” tool scans network computers for common Adware traces. Adware Scanner searches system registry and gives you a quick look at the Adware, malware and spyware installed on your computer or in the range of network computers. Using colored icons Adware Scanner shows harmful objects.

Removable devices create additional challenges for network security protection. Portable storage devices can be used both to download confidential data as well as to introduce a virus into the company network. Nsauditor Network Security Auditor “Removable Explorer” tool gives IT staff more control over unauthorized and dangerous removable devices ( USB device, CD-Rom and DVD ) by allowing them to scan the network for all removable devices that are connected to any one of the network computers. Removable Explorer displays remote network computer USB devices, CD-Rom, DVD drive or other removable storage device information and state, drive type, first and last plug in time, serial number, revision, device name, device vendor and more.

Nsauditor performs event log based intrusion detection, monitors the security event logs of Windows 2000/XP/2003 servers or workstations and notifies of the possible intrusions/attacks by using E-mail, Net Send, Speech Recognition method or by playing user selected voice file.

In summary, Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a very complete network tools package for a surprisingly low price.

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Application Screenshot: http://www.nsauditor.com/images/screens/nm1.jpg

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As time goes by, the computer that you use gets older. It may not function as fast as it used too back in the day. It becomes slower. There could be a couple of reasons for this. The software may require more system resources than your computer has. Possibly, a virus, or some malware has been picked up somewhere along the line. The registry may need some love and attention.

Like everything in the world, your computer may need some maintenance on the software side of things. This may mean, but not limited to cleaning up the hard drive of files and programs that are not really needed or used anymore. You could also get the windows operating system do some maintenance to the hard drive in the form of a disk defrag. Additionally, third party registry cleaning software can be used if that is what you want to do. If the machine had been used on the internet, there may be some spyware, malware, and other un-invited guest running on your system.  Read more... (699 words, estimated 2:48 mins reading time)

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