The following software packages are available locally for downloads:

For Student/Staff/Faculty Use:

• Symantec Endpoint Protection - Anti-Virus & Anti-Spyware Software
• PuTTY - A free telnet and SSH Client for Windows and Unix platforms.
• WinSCP - A SFTP and FTP Transfer Client  

For USF Administrators Only:

• Nessus - Network Vulernability Scanner 
• OSSEC - Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System

• Anti-Spyware 
• Alternative Web Browser
• Alternative Email Client

SSH Clients

• PuTTY can handle SSH, Telnet, and Rlogin network protocols. PuTTY is time-tested, and available for Windows and Unix-based systems.

• WinSCP can be used for file transfer. 
• Fugu can be used as a Mac SFTP/SCP client
  

Nessus

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Related Nessus Links

• Nessus Main Site
• Nessus FAQ
• Nessus Client Guide [PDF warning]

OSSEC

OSSEC is an Open Source Host-based Intrusion Detection System. It performs log analysis and correlation, integrity checking, rootkit detection, time-based alerting and active response. It runs on most operating systems, including Linux, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris and Windows.

Related OSSEC Links

• OSSEC Main Site
• OSSEC FAQ
• OSSEC Wiki

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Suggested Software

Anti-Spyware

• Windows Defender
• Spybot Search & Destroy
• Ad-Aware

Alternative Web Browser

• Mozilla Firefox

Alternative Email Client

• Mozilla Thunderbird