#Softperfect wifi guard portable portable#

Please note, the program is free for Windows and Linux, but the Mac version costs $9.99. Portable SoftPerfect Network Scanner 8.1.4. It's also lightweight and entirely free (no adware concerns), so if you're interested then you can try the program without suffering any hassles, penalties or problems. SoftPerfect Wifi Guard does provide a simple extra layer of protection, though. Scan for local wireless access points and devices. View all the wireless networks youve accessed, ever(-ish) Freeware. Plainly this is no substitute for proper wireless network security, such as using the highest levels of encryption supported by all your network devices. Detect intruders on your wireless network. SoftPerfect Wifi Guard will scan your system every half hour, though, and if anything new and unknown has connected in the meantime then you'll be informed via a suitable pop-up alert. Which, initially at the list, will probably dwindle to nothing at all. If you recognise a device as legitimate - a network storage device, say, or another system on your network - then right-click it, select Properties, check 'I know this computer or device' and it'll be removed from the danger list.

Anything that's clearly a part of the infrastructure, like the PC you're working on or your router will be flagged as green, but everything else will be marked as red: a potential intruder.

The program requires no installation (the Windows build, anyway) - just run it, and SoftPerfect Wifi Guard will quickly scan your network and display any devices it finds. SoftPerfect Wifi Guard is a simple tool which makes it easy to detect intruders on your local network.