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#1: Secunia Personal Software Inspector

#1: Secunia Personal Software Inspector
Here's a list of ten free security tools you can and should be using to help protect, disinfect and manage your Windows computer.

Number one is the Secunia Personal Software Inspector, quite possibly the most useful and important free application you can have running on your Windows machine.

It can be used to scan all the installed applications on the PC to determine which programs are missing security patches/updates.

The tool works by by examining files on your computer (primarily .exe, .dll, and .ocx files) for meta information on specific software builds installed. After examining all the files on the machine, the collected data is sent to Secunia’s servers and matched against the Secunia File Signatures engine determine the exact applications installed on your system.

It can be used to flag insecure/end-of-life software and find direct download links to missing security updates.

It monitors more than 4,200 desktop applications. More information here.

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Theres a lesson here
dont ever install anything on your machine with "crap" in its name. wisdom (Read the rest)
Posted by: whythehateman Posted on: 04/22/08 You are currently: Logged In | Log out
So why was NoScript the last one mentioned? jacarter3   | 07/25/07
Why was the Mas OS X version used too? Fred Fredrickson   | 07/25/07
Firefox skinned, not necessarily Mac OS Anonym   | 08/02/07
Why wasn't Linux mentioned at all... Boomslang   | 08/12/07
So why was NoScript ... mentioned at all? TimeBomb   | 12/09/07
I don't think Firefox is a security utility. NT High Sierra   | 01/12/08
n00bware Suicida|   | 07/25/07
Censorship on ZDNet? bjbob   | 07/26/07
AU CANTRAIRE! Dr_Zinj   | 07/26/07
AU CANTRAIRE elmarioc   | 07/26/07
LOL Dr_Zinj   | 07/27/07
LOL also...Thanks:) bobsherrill@...   | 07/28/07
I just figgered you were being funny! JCitizen   | 08/07/07
n00b indeed it_fixxer   | 07/26/07
I agree its n00bware, BUT.. Been_Done_Before   | 07/26/07
Amen... rcsteinbach@...   | 08/29/07
Suicidal wannabe n00b-herder   | 07/26/07
presumtiveness??? Saugus   | 07/26/07
I never heard of any of this noobware erm@...   | 07/30/07
Your right about the name mistakes... JCitizen   | 11/12/07
Elitist much? Ginevra   | 01/11/08
agree with you 100%. NT High Sierra   | 01/12/08
what the whythehateman   | 04/22/08
GMER rootwad   | 07/26/07
ha! techboy_z   | 07/26/07
Typical of most Rootkit detection stuff... Boomslang   | 08/12/07
A LINK to MORE DETAILS ?? floydwho@...   | 07/26/07
AOL Beware aradams@...   | 07/26/07
Unfortunate AOL users... JCitizen   | 07/26/07
The list was subpar at best etschuetz@...   | 07/26/07
for half a second... ivanotter   | 07/26/07
For half a second I thought this list had potential, but then... jakesty   | 07/27/07
Decrapifier issues zezee3@...   | 07/27/07
Theres a lesson here whythehateman   | 04/22/08
Active Virus Shield Problems lazarus0@...   | 08/06/07
Agree about Avira Antivir PEC ; mhenriday   | 01/11/08
ClamAV calsoft   | 01/11/08
Duh! No link! tuellz   | 07/26/07
AOL Active Virus Shield hcwong88@...   | 07/26/07
AOl Active Virus Shield perrams@...   | 01/11/08
Business model for opendns? johnay   | 07/26/07
OpenDNS business model gregry   | 07/26/07
just use ctrl+enter ITSecurityGuy   | 11/13/07
Do you have similiar programs for Linux or FreeBSD ? jon_ag@...   | 07/26/07
RE: Do you have similiar programs for Linux or FreeBSD ? joe6pack_z   | 07/27/07
Really? santuccie   | 11/06/07
Article not valid. Linux is intrinsically more secure. joe.smetona@...   | 01/11/08
No need. calsoft   | 01/11/08
"Friends [still] don't let friends do AOL" tomcadman   | 07/26/07
I second that ... JCitizen   | 07/26/07
have... ivanotter   | 07/26/07
Won't... JCitizen   | 07/30/07
AOL Active Virus Sheild not available brucelparsons@...   | 08/07/07
AOL Active Virus Sheild not available brucelparsons@...   | 08/07/07
Sorry about that Bruce! JCitizen   | 11/12/07
Active Virus Shield was Awesome : ) megamanx   | 01/13/08
RE: "Friends [still] don't let friends do AOL" joe6pack_z   | 07/27/07
Yes and The_Quietman   | 08/08/07
For sure...(NT) JCitizen   | 11/12/07
firewall???? agy@...   | 07/26/07
MORE FREE FULLY FUNCTIONAL SOFTWARE BALTHOR   | 07/26/07
A Demo is not 'free' software Zolar   | 07/26/07
File Shredder Shredded Greg1126   | 07/26/07
McAfee enterprise rebelxhardcore   | 07/27/07
No post-infection tools? cquirke   | 07/27/07
RKU boony   | 07/27/07
Heard about some of them. joe6pack_z   | 07/27/07
HauteSecure redkevin@...   | 07/27/07
Brute Force it! thx-1138_@...   | 07/30/07
Btw... thx-1138_@...   | 07/31/07
Entitled to opinion - but... thx-1138_@...   | 07/30/07
Netcraft Toolbar for Firefox NOT READY 4 PRIMETIME grumpy4@...   | 08/01/07
These Softwares dwightr@...   | 08/01/07
Dead link quantzt@...   | 08/07/07
Firewall, Spybot tools The_Quietman   | 08/08/07
Same experience... JCitizen   | 08/13/07
Hardly the best santuccie   | 11/06/07
Good advice - for most people. JCitizen   | 11/12/07
Correction on NOD32 x64 JCitizen   | 12/10/07
Don't download indmac   | 08/28/07
Secunia has an uninstall on XP mijcar   | 01/11/08
decrapifier mike@...   | 11/05/07
Where is Sandboxie? howiem   | 11/11/07
My opinions and my recommendations. CobraA1   | 12/17/07
Secunia PSI has released RC1 now and I am ... JCitizen   | 12/24/07
aol antivirus notsohot.. allenmeece@...   | 12/29/07
My sentiments exactly!! (NT) JCitizen   | 12/31/07
Adobe Flash Cookies - Firefox extension 'Objection' andreas1234567   | 01/02/08
My experience... srobtjones@...   | 01/11/08
10 free security utilities? Just pick... bricar2   | 01/11/08
A Lot of Dubious Recommendations mijcar   | 01/11/08
I think you got it all SteveTheWirePuller   | 01/11/08
Elitist much? Ginevra   | 01/11/08
Why wasn't WinPatrol mentioned? shoktai@...   | 03/01/08

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