- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: August 23, 2009
- Total Downloads: 187,566
- Downloads last week: 718
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 177 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 177 votes
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
"awsome only one works with my system"
Pros: updated software in seconds
Cons: nothing does what it supposed to
Summary: love it easy to stay safe and updated!
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Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
"Absolutely the BEST OF THE BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Pros: This software, very much unlike TechTracker, does what it's supposed to do......it scans your PC, recognizes what is missing or corrupt and fixes it.
Cons: No cons from this power user.
Summary: Bottom line is simple...........use Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1 and not TechTracker. You won't regret it.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
"very good for tracking updates"
Pros: It saves me time on tracking updates
Cons: Drives to be scanned should be part of scan menu, not in settings.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
"I used this program I did not what I had on my PC"
Pros: Tells you what programs are safe from hackers
Cons: none so far
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1
"Informed me of unknown security risks"
Pros: A number of commonly-used programs & software accumulated during 4 years I have had current PC (Java, Acrobat etc.) Scans showed me that not all previous versions had been deleted on previous updates, slowing system and exposing PC to security risks.
Cons: The Secunia Screen froze once or twice.
Summary: Easy to install and use (even the Advanced layout was relatively straightforward and provided direct links for downloading most recent versions). Regular, unobtrusive scan can be scheduled. So far, this is a good, free product.
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