[Windows 11] Retrial:
Privacy & Security🛡️​

Password Managers & (2FA) Two-factor Authenticators 🔑

⭐Bitwarden [Open Source][Free]: Manage, store, secure, and share unlimited passwords across unlimited devices from anywhere. Bitwarden delivers open source password management solutions to everyone, whether at home, at work, or on the go. [Support and can be used as TOPT too]

⭐KeePassXC [Open Source][Free]: KeePassXC is a modern, secure, and open-source cross-platform password manager that stores and manages your most sensitive information. It also works are 2 step authenticator. [Support and can be used as TOPT too]

⭐KeePass [Open Source][Free]: Free, open source, light-weight and easy-to-use password manager.

KeeWeb [Open Source][Free]: This webapp is a browser and desktop password manager compatible with KeePass databases.

Proton Pass [Open Source][Freemium]: Proton Pass secures your passwords and identity with end-to-end encryption.

1Password [Closed Source][Paid]: 1Password is a password manager with a strong focus on security and ease-of-use, which allows you to store passwords, credit cards, software licenses, and any other sensitive information in a secure digital vault. 1Password is audited on a regular basis and provides exceptional customer support.

Protecc [Open Source][Free]: Protecc is a modern open source 2FA TOTP code authenticator client for Windows with a wide range of customization and privacy features such as Windows Hello support, privacy filter and export.

Password Tools 🗝️

Password Strenght Testing Tool by Bitwarden [Open Source][Free]: Think you have a strong password? Find it out.

Strong Password Generator by Bitwarden [Open Source][Free]: Need a strong password? Try the Bitwarden Password Generator to create complex passwords that will keep your information safe.

Diceware Passphrase Generator [Open Source][Free]: A tool for generating strong Diceware passwords, with entropy and crack time estimates.

Encryption 🔐

⭐Cryptomator [Open Source][Free]: Cryptomator encrypts your data quickly and easily. Afterwards you upload them protected to your favorite cloud service.

⭐VeraCrypt [Open Source][Free]: VeraCrypt is a free open source disk encryption software.

7-Zip [Open Source][Free]: 7-Zip is a file archiver with a high compression ratio which can also encrypt.

Hat.sh [Open Source][Free]: Encrypt and Decrypt files securely in your browser.

Picocrypt [Open Source][Free]: Picocrypt is a very small (hence Pico), very simple, yet very secure encryption tool that you can use to protect your files. It's designed to be the go-to tool for encryption, with a focus on security, simplicity, and reliability.

SecureFolderFS [Open Source][Free]: Powerful, secure, modern way to keep your files protected.

Antivirus/Antimalwares 🦠

⭐Malwarebytes [Closed Source][Freemium]: Anti-Malware Tool to scan your system and files for malwares.

⭐VirusTotal [Closed Source][Freeware]: Free online malware detection service for analyzing suspicious files and URLs.

Kaspersky Threat Intelligence Portal [Closed Source][Freemium]: Kaspersky analyzing tool.

Jotti [Closed Source][Freeware]: Jotti's malware scan is a free service that lets you scan suspicious files with several anti-virus programs. You can submit up to 5 files at the same time. There is a 250MB limit per file. Please be aware that no security solution offers 100% protection, not even when it uses several anti-virus engines. All files are shared with anti-virus companies so detection accuracy of their anti-virus products can be improved.

PC Manager [Closed Source][Freeware]: Simple and non-intrusive, safe and secure.

Firewalls ⛔

⭐Simplewall [Open Source][Free]: Simple tool to configure Windows Filtering Platform (WFP) which can configure network activity on your computer.

TinyWall [Open Source][Free]: TinyWall is a lightweight, user-friendly, and secure firewall for Windows. It is also completely free.

Portmaster [Open Source][Freemium]: Monitor all network activity.

GlassWire [Closed Source][Freemium]: A network security monitoring tool and analyzer.

Windows 10 Firewall Control [Closed Source][Freemium]: Just an interface to Window's own firewall, but it tells you what wants in or out, ports used, etc. Then you allow or block as you see fit.

Privacy Checks ✅

⭐Have I been Pwned [Open Source][Free]: Check if your email or phone is in a data breach.

Firefox Monitor [Open Source][Free]: Firefox Monitor warns you if your email address has been exposed to a data breach. See if your information has been compromised, learn how to protect your accounts, and get notified if your email address appears in a new breach.

PrivacyTests.org [Open Source][Free]: Check how much privacy is each browser by default.

Privacy & Security Tools 🚫

⭐Sandboxie Plus [Open Source][Free]: Sandboxie is a sandbox-based isolation software for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows NT-based operating systems. It creates a sandbox-like isolated operating environment in which applications can be run or installed without permanently modifying local & mapped drives or the Windows registry. An isolated virtual environment allows controlled testing of untrusted programs and web surfing.

⭐OFGB [Open Source][Free]: GUI Tool To Removes Ads From Various Places Around Windows 11.

O&O ShutUP10++ [Closed Source][Freeware]: O&O ShutUp10++ means you have full control over which comfort functions under Windows 10 and Windows 11 you wish to use, and you decide when the passing on of your data goes too far. Using a very simple interface, you decide how Windows 10 and Windows 11 should respect your privacy by deciding which unwanted functions should be deactivated.

Privacy.Sexy [Open Source][Free]: Open-source tool to enforce privacy & security best-practices on Windows and macOS, because privacy is sexy!

WindowsSpyBlocker [Open Source][Free]: WindowsSpyBlocker is an application written in Go and delivered as a single executable to block spying and tracking on Windows systems.

Process Explorer [Closed Source][Freeware]: It provides the functionality of Windows Task Manager along with a rich set of features for collecting information about processes running on the user's system. It can be used as the first step in debugging software or system problems.

ExifCleaner [Open Source][Free]: Cross-platform desktop GUI app to clean image metadata.

jExifToolGUI [Open Source][Free]: Graphical frontend for the excellent command-line ExifTool by Phil Harvey.

Image Scrubber [Open Source][Free]: This is a tool for anonymizing photographs taken at protests.

DNS 🌐

What is DNS and when I need it? Check here.

⭐Cloudflare: https://security.cloudflare-dns.com/dns-query

Guide: https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/

⭐quad9: https://dns.quad9.net/dns-query

Guide: https://www.quad9.net/support/set-up-guides

⭐NextDNS: https://nextdns.io/

AdGuard: dns.adguard-dns.com

Guide: https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html

Mullvad: https://mullvad.net/en/help/dns-over-https-and-dns-over-tls

Google: https://dns.google/dns-query

Guide: https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/docs/using

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