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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: August 23, 2009
- Total Downloads: 183,359
- Downloads last week: 811
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 171 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 24, 2008
Not only does Secunia Personal Software Inspector provide extensive details on the software installed on your computer, it also gives you direct links to update programs that are older and potentially not secure.
The interface mixes professional layout with a text-heavy, spartan design. At the top right of the program window, users can choose a Simple or Advanced layout. Under Simple, Secunia provides basic information about the installed program statuses, with a chart to gauge their security over time and a simplified listing of any errors. Clicking on an error leads you through the proprietary Easy-to-Patch program update process, which automatically excludes more challenging updates. The Advanced layout tab exposes more details and more updates. It also checks your Microsoft XML, your Adobe Flash player installation, and others programs, looking for mission-critical holes and their respective updates. Installed programs get flagged as Patched, End-of-Life, and Insecure, with the most recent reported threat noted with a colored bar and a mouse-over label on the right column.
Scanning can be slow, and occasionally the scan restarted for a second round automatically after completing its first pass. However, the update process was seamless, and once you update a program, it moves into the Patched list after about 5 minutes, because Secunia defaults to run in the background. The End-of-Life tab offers up a toolbox with quick access to Add/Remove Programs, the listed software's folder, and online references. Secunia's plain language for instructions and explanations enhances the already robust update package, making this a highly-recommended freeware.
Publisher's description
From Secunia :The Secunia PSI allows you to scan, detect, check, and secure the applications installed on your computer. Get an assessment of the applications installed on your computer are they insecure, end-of-life, or patched. The Secunia PSI enables you to secure your applications, and to quickly and easily upgrade to new and secure versions of applications installed on your computer. Providing a graphical presentation of your performance week by week.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.5.0.1 includes new languages.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 171 votes
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
"Avoid until a finished product is actually released."
Pros: None with all of the problems.
Cons: Listed in detail below.
Summary: I was an early adopter of Secunia PCI and this program is still SNL software; Not yet ready for prime-time. I cannot see how this program would of benefit to any user with all the remaining problem with it.
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
Pros: No muss, no fuss. It's pretty much Set It and Forget it. It's free! It tell me about the problem, gives me lots of supporting information and tells me how to fix it.
Cons: Not a fault of the program but it always seems to pop up at the most inconvenient times.
Summary: This is one of the first programs I install whenever I get a new PC, or re-install the OS. It makes me feel safe. I recommend it to friends and family.
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
Pros: Piece of mind
Cons: Had one program listed that I didn't have under the name shown
Summary: Overall, very satisfied with this software. Would & do recommend to anyone who is concerned with security holes in their PC.
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
Pros: Actually, the best aspects of Secunia are that it is free and also the interface is really easy to understand. You can also set scanning times (ex. every three days, every week etc.)
Cons: Nothing that I can think of.
Summary: This is a really useful tool. Before I used Secunia PSI I never knew that my Java or my Adobe Flash were out of date.
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
Pros: - Secunia lets you know which programs on your system are out of date and provides direct links to updates.
- Warns you if web browsers are insecure and which parts need updating.
- Includes a simple mode which only shows "easy-to-patch" programs.Cons: None I can think of.
Summary: Useful product if you are keen on removing security vulnerabilities.
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