Wednesday, April 1, 2020

Registry hack to disable Bing from Windows Search

Below is a Registry file that contains two keys to disable the Bing component from Windows Search with Windows 10.


Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Search]
"CortanaConsent"=dword:00000000
"BingSearchEnabled"=dword:00000000


https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/windows-10-search-is-broken-and-shows-blank-results-how-to-fix/

RedRabbit

RedRabbit is a PowerShell script for penetration testers.  It includes options such as a network scanner and DNS resolver.




https://github.com/securethelogs/RedRabbit

Betwixt

Betwixt is a local proxy to analyze web traffic outside the browser using familiar Chrome DevTools interface.  Versions are available for MacOS, Linux, and Windows.

https://github.com/kdzwinel/betwixt

Infection Monkey

Infection Monkey is a penetration testing tool. It’s loaded with lots of advanced exploits as well as the ability to check for common security mistakes like weak passwords.   It’s available for Windows, Linux, OpenStack, vSphere, Amazon Web Services, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform networks.

PhotoFlare

PhotoFlare is a free image utility for Linux and Windows.

https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2020/01/photoflare-free-photo-editor

https://photoflare.io/

Indexer Diagnostics

Indexer Diagnostics is an utility to help troubleshoot and/or fix Windows Search problems with Windows 10 devices.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsofts-indexer-diagnostics-helps-troubleshoot-windows-search/

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/indexer-diagnostics/9n25lzczwgs4?=&activetab=pivot:overviewtab