TDS, Port Explorer, etc. etc.

Hello !!!

I am by no means *New* to computers, but where can one find tutorials and/or other info (books, e-books, etc.) explaining the effective use of TDS and Port Explorer, and just exactly what is a person to look for to diagnose the gathered info by , like, Port Explorer or other IP scanner type programs. And where would one go to learn more about examining captured packets and such ?? (Inquiring minds want to KNOW !! Lol...)... Seriously though, anyone have any suggestions out there

Also, I am a registered user of TDS-3, and am looking at Port Explorer as well. In the meantime, can anyone suggest any other programs that are perhaps "Freeware" that I may use to get more of a handle on the mechanics of all this ? Thanks again.....


Thanks ahead of time.....

Kalkriese

 

Hi there and welcome to the forum!
The programs you mention have fine Helpfiles, more a manual with bunches of information and backgrounds which are highly educative.
Further a walk through these support forums will give you ideas about the effectiveness and uses.
More programs? Of course, ProcessGuard to start with as prevention on your system, WormGuard to protect for opening all kinds of worms, scripts and suspicious files so you no longer need to criple your system with disabling the WSH, RegDefend to protect your registry, CryptoSuite to protect your data and communication (these from GhostSecurity, see in this forum too),
have all the free tools from both sites as these are extremely usefull.