Upon stumbling through the web, I found a nice tool to check the installed software for security issues and out-dated programs.
So I thought I’d shared it with you…
http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/
They even have an online scanning tool, so you don’t need to install the application http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/
Screenshot PSI application :
FREE PC Security for Home Users
The Secunia PSI is a FREE security tool designed to detect vulnerable and out-dated programs and plug-ins which expose your PC to attacks. Attacks exploiting vulnerable programs and plug-ins are rarely blocked by traditional anti-virus and are therefore increasingly "popular" among criminals.
The only solution to block these kind of attacks is to apply security updates, commonly referred to as patches.
Patches are offered free-of-charge by most software vendors, however, finding all these patches is a tedious and time consuming task.
Secunia PSI automates this and alerts you when your programs and plug-ins require updating to stay secure.
Download the Secunia PSI now and secure your PC today - free-of-charge.
Current version:
2.0
Latest release:
5th Jan, 2011
File size:
1,737,088 bytes
Alternate download link: ftp://ftp.secunia.com/PSISetup.exe
Older version of the Secunia PSI can be downloaded at:
http://secunia.com/PSI1Setup.exe
System Requirements
The list of requirements that must be met for the Secunia PSI to function correctly are:
Supported Operating Systems (32 & 64 bit):
- Microsoft Windows 7
- Microsoft Windows Vista SP 1 or later
- Microsoft Windows XP - SP 3
Privileges
To install and run the Secunia PSI you require administrative privileges.
Connectivity
Access to Secunia's encrypted servers via SSL (https://psi.secunia.com:443/) and access to Microsoft Windows Update servers,
see also Software Requirements below
Software Requirements
The latest version of Microsoft Update.
You can determine whether or not you are running the latest version by visiting update.microsoft.com.
If you are able to check your system for missing updates through this tool, your system should function properly with the Secunia PSI.
Hardware Requirements:
There are no additional hardware requirements.
If your computer runs any of the above mentioned Operating Systems, then Secunia PSI should work.
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