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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server 2008/7/NT
- Date added: November 13, 2009
- Total Downloads: 1,124,453
- Downloads last week: 6,791
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 514 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff on November 08, 2008
Hiring a professional computer-security consultant is out of reach for most home PC users, but Belarc Advisor can fill part of that gap.
The app analyzes a machine's weak points, looking at elements such as whether antivirus software is up to date, or whether all the security flaws in Windows have been patched. It uses the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmark test to give the computer a score showing its overall security level, and produces a report that can be viewed in a Web browser.
Not only does it analyze software and operating system components and tell you where problems are, but in its comprehensive report it tells you what your computer's physical components are: not just how much RAM you have, for example, but what kind of RAM and which slots are occupied.
This program doesn't fix the problems itself, but gives clear advice on how to address each issue. This download is free for personal use; we recommend it to home users as a first step in securing their home systems, or for those considering a hardware upgrade who want to see what's in their current system.
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Publisher's description
From Belarc :Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes and software serial numbers, and shows the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any Web server.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 514 votes
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Version: Belarc Advisor 8.1e
"The best overall review of your system"
Pros: This is an ez to use application in its FREE form & lets you review your system, your network, and the updates that are installed.
Cons: It would be nice to have some review of system performance in the Free edition, but that is available only to WindowsXP Professional.
Summary: The best inventory of a system that I've found.
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Version: Belarc Advisor 8.1e
"Clear unambiguous information"
Pros: Easy to use and read
Cons: Nothing to dislike about this product
Summary: Simply gets on with the work and produces the right information
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 8.1e
"Good info, but reports my Win 7x64 Pro OS as Windows XP"
Pros: Although I'm not sure that I'll change some of my security setting, it is good to know what the weak points might be.
Cons: Incorrectly reports my OS. That leads to it suggesting that a lot of Microsoft Security patches have not been applied. But when I follow the provided link, the support.microsoft.com site says that that patch does not apply to my OS.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 8.1e
Pros: Easy to understand
Cons: Nothing not to like
Summary: Simple to use, quick,detailed, been using Belarc for years. Building and modifying computers you can forget what is installed where--Belarc simplifies things.
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 8.1e
"The most usefull software for contrl your pc"
Pros: All is very good, can't say nothing wrong
Cons: As I tell, nothin wrong
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