Why you need a Software Update Scan
Today’s PCs are loaded with lots of softwares, which require regular updating them with the latest release provided by the developer of that software application. This software updating is also important to keep you safe from the potential software vulnerabilities and threats. Programs such as anti-virus, personal firewall, and anti-spyware are great for protection, but they do not protect you from software vulnerabilities, for which you have to do a software update scan and update your programs.
But you never know, which software is now old and has a latest release available for download.
How to do a Software Update Scan
There are lots of tools available on Internet for this purpose, some free and some paid. Secunia PSI is one such FREE software update scanning tool, which helps you secure your computer from software vulnerabilities. This great web tool, also searches for the software, which have now gone dead, and lets you decide whether you want to keep it or remove it.
Overall a nice useful and FREE webtool.
April 6th, 2008 at 10:14 am
I downloaded this software from psi.secunia.com and I am very happy with it. I already updated my Kaspersky antivirus with this software.
May 19th, 2008 at 2:11 am
Nice to know that it helped you.
October 27th, 2008 at 7:43 am
Wondering is this was a paid review. I’ve had this being a problem in the past where the amount of software (even though I don’t use a lot of software) just gets unmanageable. Nice having a package manager with Ubuntu, takes the work completely out of updating.