Secunia Software Inspector

[Curt Christianson]

Just an FYI. This link came courtesy of Fred Langas newsletter, and you can
quickly check your machine for most up-to-date- patches, not just for
Windows itself, but for many popular add-ons like WMP, Java, QT, etc. This
is from Secunia Software, and can be found at:

http://secunia.com/software_inspector/

No installation required.
Minimum requirements to run this:
* Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
* Sun Java JRE 1.5.0_12
* Internet Explorer 6.x, Opera 9.x, or Firefox 2.x
* Latest version of Microsoft Windows Update

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Curt

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[Gerry]

Curt

It's a beta product. I am not sure why, if it relies on the Windows
Update log, it can find uninstalled updates, which a routine running of
the Custom option in Microsoft Update, would not reveal?

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Regards.

Gerry
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[Curt Christianson]

Hi Gerry,

The "Personal Software Inspector" *is* a beta product, but the one I'm
referring to is on the same page, but the left-hand button, which is just
known as their "Online Software Inspector".

It checks more than just MS updates. It also checks to see if you have
outdated or un-patched Quicktime, Java, Flash, etc., that WU would not be
checking.

I just thought it was a handy little tool for those who may be interested,
and it took about 11 minutes for it to scan my machine.

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HTH,
Curt

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| Curt
|
| It's a beta product. I am not sure why, if it relies on the Windows
| Update log, it can find uninstalled updates, which a routine running of
| the Custom option in Microsoft Update, would not reveal?
|
| --
| Regards.
|
| Gerry
| ~~~~
| FCA
| Stourport, England
| Enquire, plan and execute
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
| Curt Christianson wrote:
| > Just an FYI. This link came courtesy of Fred Langas newsletter, and
| > you can quickly check your machine for most up-to-date- patches, not
| > just for Windows itself, but for many popular add-ons like WMP, Java,
| > QT, etc. This is from Secunia Software, and can be found at:
| >
| > http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
| >
| > No installation required.
| > Minimum requirements to run this:
| > * Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
| > * Sun Java JRE 1.5.0_12
| > * Internet Explorer 6.x, Opera 9.x, or Firefox 2.x
| > * Latest version of Microsoft Windows Update
|
|

 

[Gerry]

Thanks for the clarification Curt.


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Regards.

Gerry
~~~~
FCA
Stourport, England
Enquire, plan and execute
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

 

[Curt Christianson]

YW Gerry.

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HTH,
Curt

Windows Support Center
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Practically Nerded,...
http://dundats.mvps.org/Index.htm

| Thanks for the clarification Curt.
|
|
| --
| Regards.
|
| Gerry
| ~~~~
| FCA
| Stourport, England
| Enquire, plan and execute
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
|
| Curt Christianson wrote:
| > Hi Gerry,
| >
| > The "Personal Software Inspector" *is* a beta product, but the one I'm
| > referring to is on the same page, but the left-hand button, which is
| > just known as their "Online Software Inspector".
| >
| > It checks more than just MS updates. It also checks to see if you
| > have outdated or un-patched Quicktime, Java, Flash, etc., that WU
| > would not be checking.
| >
| > I just thought it was a handy little tool for those who may be
| > interested, and it took about 11 minutes for it to scan my machine.
| >
| >
| > | >> Curt
| >>
| >> It's a beta product. I am not sure why, if it relies on the Windows
| >> Update log, it can find uninstalled updates, which a routine
| >> running of the Custom option in Microsoft Update, would not reveal?
| >>
| >> --
| >> Regards.
| >>
| >> Gerry
| >> ~~~~
| >> FCA
| >> Stourport, England
| >> Enquire, plan and execute
| >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| >>
| >>
| >> Curt Christianson wrote:
| >>> Just an FYI. This link came courtesy of Fred Langas newsletter, and
| >>> you can quickly check your machine for most up-to-date- patches, not
| >>> just for Windows itself, but for many popular add-ons like WMP,
| >>> Java, QT, etc. This is from Secunia Software, and can be found at:
| >>>
| >>> http://secunia.com/software_inspector/
| >>>
| >>> No installation required.
| >>> Minimum requirements to run this:
| >>> * Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows 2003
| >>> * Sun Java JRE 1.5.0_12
| >>> * Internet Explorer 6.x, Opera 9.x, or Firefox 2.x
| >>> * Latest version of Microsoft Windows Update
|
|

 

[Doug W.]

It is a great program which I run periodically. Nice to know
what versions of prgms are unstable or prone to attacks. A great
service from a reputable company.
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Cheers
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Doug W.
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