Steve Gibson (computer programmer): Difference between revisions

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* DNS Benchmark, freeware that lets users test the performance of the ___domain name servers used by their internet service providers.<ref>{{cite news |author=Softpedia |url=http://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-Tools/Network-Testing/DNS-Benchmark.shtml |title=DNS Benchmark |work=Softpedia |access-date=February 8, 2015}}</ref>

* Securable, freeware to test whether a pre-[[Windows 7]] computer is 64-bit compatible. It also tells the user whether [[Data Execution Prevention]] is enabled.<ref>{{cite book |first=Jorge |last=Orchilles |title=Microsoft Windows 7 Administrator's Reference: Upgrading, Deploying, Managing, and Securing Windows 7 |publisher=Syngress |year=2010 |isbn=9781597495622 |page=10}}</ref>

* [[Shields UpShieldsUP]], a free browser-based firewall testing service; one of the oldest available<ref>{{cite web |first=J. D. |last=Biersdorfer |work=The New York Times |date=April 6, 2010 |url=http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/06/qatorching-your-firewall-on-purpose/?_r=0 |title=Q.&A.: Torching Your Firewall — On Purpose}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |first=Woody |last=Leonhard |title=Windows XP Timesaving Techniques For Dummies |url=https://archive.org/details/windowsxptimesav00leon |url-access=registration |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |year=2005 |isbn=9780764596179 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/windowsxptimesav00leon/page/429 429–30]}}</ref>

* [[SpinRite]], a [[hard disk]] scanning and [[data recovery]] utility first released in 1988.<ref name="pcmag1">{{cite news |title=First Looks |first1=Edward |last1=Mendelson |author-link1=Edward Mendelson |first2=Craig L. |last2= Stark |work=PC Magazine |date=October 11, 1988 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_H7d93IWwogC&q=spinrite&pg=PA38}}</ref> {{as of|2019|01}} the current version was 6.0,<ref name=SpinRite>{{cite web |work=GRC.com |url=https://www.grc.com/sr/spinrite.htm |title=SpinRite |access-date=February 8, 2015}}</ref> which was first released in 2004.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tom |last=Mainelli |work=PCWorld |date=August 2, 2004 |url=http://www.pcworld.com/article/117080/article.html |title=Review: SpinRite 6 to the Rescue}}</ref> SpinRite is a commercial product, costing {{US$|89}} {{as of|2021|07|lc=y}}.<ref name=SpinRite/> Gibson's work on SpinRite has led to him being considered an expert on hard drive failure.<ref>{{cite news |first=Nate |last=Anderson |work=Ars Technica |date=February 25, 2007 |url=https://arstechnica.com/uncategorized/2007/02/8917/ |title=Experts: No cure in sight for unpredictable hard drive loss}}</ref>

* Spoofarino, freeware released in 2006 and promised since the controversy over the launch of Windows&nbsp;XP in 2001, it enables users to test whether their internet service providers allow them to send forged or "spoofed" packets of data to Gibson's Web site.<ref name=SpoofarinoLaunch>{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Rosenberger |work=Spyware Point |date=April 1, 2006 |url=http://www.spywarepoint.com/steve-gibson-finally-releases-ddos-attack-tool-t56793.html |title=Steve Gibson finally releases DDoS attack tool}}</ref>