WebScout   
http://www.globalpatrol.net

WebScout is a powerful, yet simple to configure, HTTP and SOCKS 5 proxy which can share, monitor and filter Internet access for a variety of web browsers and Internet applications. The intuitive user interface makes it simple to create access rules controlling what activity is allowed and which should be blocked. You can simply deny access to a blocked site or provide your own custom error message informing the user about your Acceptable Usage Policy. Rules can be created to allow or block access based on the workstation, username, time of access, domain name, directory or filename. For example, you can block access to yahoo.com/games, all EXE files, or permit access during lunch hours only. Besides blocking access, you can also speed throttle certain requests to a slower speed so that they do not congest your network. For example, you can speed throttle MP3, EXE and ZIP file downloads to a maximum of 10 KB/s per user. WebScout includes a usage counter which records how much bandwidth and time each user or workstations has spent on the Internet on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Usage limits can be applied to users so that when a user exceeds their quota, their Internet access is restricted. The new SOCKS 5 proxy makes it possible to monitor and restrict usage in a wider range of Internet programs, such as FTP, e-mail, P2P file-sharing programs, IRC and IM chat programs. Advertisements and adult content can be filtered using the built-in filters. All Internet activity can be logged into a text file, or you can choose to log only blocked requests or disable the log altogether. The latest version also adds Active Directory and NT domain authentication, so users can use their existing Windows logon password to also access to the Internet. The programs settings can be password-protected so that no other users can make unauthorized changes. WebScout runs invisibly in the background as a Windows service.

Advanced Administrative Tools   
http://www.glocksoft.com

Have you been port scanned lately? Completely ignoring network security is not smart and ignorance isn't exactly bliss. If you access the Internet via a cable modem, DSL, or even a dial-up connection, someone is always knocking on your virtual front door, giving your system the once-over. Protect your data, privacy and valuable computer system with AA Tools. AATools investigates and gathers information about your computer, network status, and service availability. That is a layman's way of saying it performs an inspection on everything vital to network security as it pertains to the protection of your computer, including the utilization of tools to check open ports, proxies, email lists, Internet applications, and general system information. Today there is no program, either anti virus nor anti trojan, that can detect unknown trojan horses. To secure your network, you may need to lock down applications that aren't required by any function you currently use. To do this effectively, you have to know what ports are available and what application is utilizing them. AATools Network Monitor displays the services that are active on all ports. Further, AATools Network Monitor maps the ports in use to their respective applications (this feature is available under Windows NT/2000/XP) providing a simple and easy solution to tracking application to port maps. This mapping is extremely useful while monitoring unwanted connections, investigating suspected trojans, viruses, and possible backdoors intrusions. AATools includes 12 different state-of-the-art tools for assessing optimizing, managing, and safeguarding your network and computers, all in one easy to use program. The information AATools conveys is simple to understand, easy to assimilate, and conducting a network integrity test for intruders is likewise, very simple. A worthwhile download for anyone wanting to gather info on their network and PC.

Anonymity 4 Proxy - A4Proxy   
http://www.inetprivacy.com

Award winning personal anonymous proxy server and web anonymizer for surfing the Internet with privacy. Provides excellent tools to locate, test and logon to public anonymous proxy servers. Large pre-checked anonymous public proxy server list included, easy import of your own lists. Supports FTP and Secure HTTP (HTTPS, SSL) checking/surfing. You can scan each server, test its speed (incl. speed for a particular URL), confirm its anonymity and IP isolation factors. Set the best candidate as your default proxy or change it for each request. Share anonymous Internet connection over a LAN. Modify any HTTP variables, block cookies, monitor client requests, confirm anonymity for each request. Many advanced options and filters. Interface in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French and others (15+ languages). New version includes an export feature, which allows you to use the proxies in other programs and share them with your friends. You can export all proxies, only good ones, or just the ones you select. Enhanced proxy import engine. Now you can import proxies automatically from local files, local folders (i.e., by telling the program to import all files located in a particular folder), or directly from the web (just give the program the URL of the page with a proxy list). In the latter case, A4Proxy downloads the page anonymously, using the same proxy settings you selected for surfing.

Internet Watcher 2000   
http://www.turbodemo.com

Internet Watcher makes surfing faster by removing banner advertisements, Pop-Up windows, Cookies, Java applets, and Javascript. You can set the program to display only the first frame of animated images. In addition to saving network resources, Internet Watcher makes pages easier to read and quicker to print. The Parental Protection enhances the peace of mind of parents, teachers, and business owners by filtering web pages and ensuring that only appropriate content finds its way to the screen. It's easy to include or exclude web pages by URL, or by defining a set of keywords that you deem to be inappropriate for your users. Questionable pages can be blocked or password-protected. In addition to defining who can see what pages, at what times, you also have an audit trail that keeps track of which web pages have been visited. The program's bi-directional cookie management uses a filter list and an algorithm to distinguish between cookies that are needed to let you revisit important web sites, and those cookies that are violating your privacy. Internet Watcher makes it easy to accept cookies normally, block them, or assign them your own expiration date. You can also do housekeeping on the existing cookies on your computer. Because Internet Watcher 2000 is a true proxy server, it can be installed easily on a LAN's web server, and all employees can share a single Internet connection. By maintaining Internet Watcher 2000 data on the server, the network administrator can manage cookies, filter pages, and maintain log files for all Internet users on the LAN. The program includes interfaces in English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, and Hungarian. Internet Watcher 2000 runs under Windows 95/98/Me/NT4/2000, and can be easily auto-configured to work with Netscape Navigator 2 or newer, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3 or newer, or Opera 3 or newer.

Iban   
http://www.ionly.com

- Want to know who is or better owns an ip address? - Find the owner of foreign and domestic domains. - Search for interesting free domains in another country. - Get acoustic signals when a line breaks down / is up. - Figure out why you can not reach a specific domain. - Solve internet problems without leaving your desk. - New: Report printing Iban supports the most important internet protocols and techniques like dns, http, icmp, ping, smtp, sntp, tracert, whois. It comes with a secure chat module for your LAN communication. The integrated reports help solving problems. It is a great time-saver for system admins, and helps trainees to understand the basics. Unique Features Find IP/Domain Owners: Iban's speciality is to find the owner of ip addresses or domain names. It automatically selects the service to ask. Check email address: Want to know right away why an email does not arrive the recipient? The recipient's mail server will tell you. Test Server Apps: Iban can cheat a server app and "simulate" different browsers or operation systems for server scripts. Firewall/Proxy: Iban supports the common socks4 and socks5 protocols. You can set ports, provide user name and password. DNS: Supports 24 query types. Ideal for analyzing DNS problems. You will find out why a domain is not registered or not yet visible. Ideal to test own DNS servers. Chat Secure: Iban's Agent let you chat with your LAN. And as a plus you can attach Iban's report to help to solve other PC's internet problems. Acoustic Ping: You may not touch it for months, but when your line is down ones you will love to hear this sound when it is up again. Also ideal to figure out of servers or other computers are reachable. TraceRt: Whenever a line breaks or a domain is not reachable you will know where the knot in the network is. Internet Settings: A convenient report of all network and internet settings for all installed network adapters. Lists all open ports with the apps which use them.