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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP/Vista/NT
- Date added: March 07, 2008
- Total Downloads: 1,003,653
- Downloads last week: 3,064
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 512 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
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.
Version 7.2.24 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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Version 7.2.24 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.
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User reviews of Belarc Advisor 7.2.24
- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 512 votes
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2.24
Pros: Belarc is a pleasure to have. It is one of the few programs that I kept when I bought my new pc. It found some old updates that windows update thought I had but they needed to be reinstalled. Great information utility also. I recommend it to anyone that is concerned about their computer being up to date. A lot of info on your pc also.
Cons: It doesnt benchmark xp home or vista
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0 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2.24
"Provides good overview of computer system"
Pros: Great tool for getting information on system hardware, software, and security.
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Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2.24
Pros: I got a complete inventory of my computer hardware, even specs that I didn't consider at first.
Cons: You depend on an external server to get the report. It doesn't matter how secure the transmision be, the risk is a fact.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2.24
"This is a great snapshot of any computer."
Pros: This program gives an impressive snapshot of your computer basics to include both hardware and software. It gives a very impressive overview of your Microsoft system updates, and updates that you are missing. It is by far the quickest and lightest system info that I have seen. Best of all it is Free!
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Version: Belarc Advisor 7.2.24
Pros: Finally, I can read my ASUS A8V-E Deluxe, Shows all 4GBs of RAM.
AMD 64 Athlon 4000+ PCI-E Graphics Card, E V E R Y thing shows with this 7.2 version, Thank~You, Thank~You, Thank~You. "ROCK~ON" John L. Worcester MA.
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