Free program to check for software updates
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Yes there is. Use FileHippo.com Update Checker - FileHippo.com
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Samsung NP530U4B-S02IN
- OS
- Windows® 8 Pro (64-bit)
- CPU
- Intel® Core™ i5 Processor 2467M (1.60GHz, 3MB L3 Cache)
- Motherboard
- Samsung Electronics
- Memory
- 6GB DDR3 System Memory at 1,333MHz (on BD 4GB + 2GB x 1)
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD Radeon™ HD7550M 1GB DDR3 (Ext. Graphic)
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition Audio
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 35.56cm (14.0) SuperBright 300nit HD LED Display
- Screen Resolution
- 1366x768
- Hard Drives
- 1TB S-ATA II Hard Drive (5400RPM) with ExpressCache 16GB SSD
- Internet Speed
- sucks
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Browser
- Google Chrome (Sync enabled)
Search the forum for "Ninite.com". It may suit your needs.
Sevenforums members use it and rate it well.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- DIY Re-built.
- OS
- Windows 7 Home Premium 64Bits SP1
- CPU
- Intel i7-920
- Motherboard
- ASUS P6TD Deluxe
- Memory
- 12 Gb (6x2GB Corsair XMS TR3X3G1600C9 G) Tri Channels
- Graphics Card(s)
- ASUS GTX-970 Turbo
- Sound Card
- ASUS On Board SoundMax
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Samsung UN46D6500 46" TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- 1 OCZ SSD Agility Sata III 120Gb
1 Samsung 1Tb
1 Samsung 750Gb
1 Western Digital 500Gb(Mounted in ext eSata case)
- PSU
- Enermax CUG-950W
- Case
- Full ATX (Generic)
- Cooling
- Fans (6) 80mm
- Keyboard
- Saitek Eclipse II
- Mouse
- Cyborg R.A.T-5
- Internet Speed
- Comcast 105.0 MBPS
- Antivirus
- AVG
- Browser
- Waterfox v40.02(x64)
- Other Info
- - Logitech X-530 5.1 Sound speakers.
- APC ES-1300.
- Arris TG862G/CT Modem/Router.
- Samsung BD-083A Blue Ray Player
- Lite On iHBS212 Blue Ray Burner
- Nippon Labs All-In-One Card Reader/Writer W/USB & eSata
Secunia PSI. I've been using it for years.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel i7-3930K
- Motherboard
- ASUS P9X79 WS
- Memory
- Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080, ?
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
- PSU
- Corsair HX750w
- Case
- Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
- Cooling
- Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
- Keyboard
- Logitech G510s
- Mouse
- Logitech M525 (two in use)
- Internet Speed
- =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
- Antivirus
- AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
- Browser
- IE11
- Other Info
- LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
Secunia has an online version (OSI) that you can also try - it does require Java to be installed.
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/181981-secunia-online-software-inspector.html
http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/181981-secunia-online-software-inspector.html
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Golden Mk. I.4
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
- CPU
- Intel i7 860 @ 2.80 GHz O/C'ed to 4.0GHz
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte P55A-UD3R Rev.1. Award BIOS F13
- Memory
- 16GB Corsair Vengance DDR3 @ 661 MHz Dual Channel (9-9-9-24)
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA NVidia GTX 560 1024MB
- Sound Card
- Realtek Integrated
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Dual Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS
- Screen Resolution
- 1920*1080 and 1920*1080
- Hard Drives
- 1*Samsung 840 EVO 120GB SSD;
1*OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SSD;
2*Samsung F3 SpinPoint 1TB in RAID0;
1*Samsung F1 SpinPoint 1TB;
2*Western Digital 1TB External USB 3.0
1*Western Digital 500GB External USB 3.0
1*Seagate 500GB External USB 2.0
- PSU
- Thermaltake ToughPower QFan 750W
- Case
- Thermaltake Element S VK60001W2Z
- Cooling
- Corsair H60 Water Cooling, 2*230mm and 2*80mm case fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech G110
- Mouse
- Logitech MX518
The installed version of Secunia PSI doesn't require Java (don't know about the online version).
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel i7-3930K
- Motherboard
- ASUS P9X79 WS
- Memory
- Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080, ?
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
- PSU
- Corsair HX750w
- Case
- Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
- Cooling
- Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
- Keyboard
- Logitech G510s
- Mouse
- Logitech M525 (two in use)
- Internet Speed
- =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
- Antivirus
- AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
- Browser
- IE11
- Other Info
- LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
I installed Secunia. Very nice. One thing I noticed it wanted to update F-Secure, something I un-installed long time ago. I scanned my PC and could not find any traces of this program.
Thanks,
BBDS
Thanks,
BBDS
My Computer
- OS
- Windows 7 Home 64bit
The new PSI 3 is a dumbed down version. Here is a zip file of ver 2.0.0.4003 which was the last PSI 2 version. In the Scan Results you can expand each program and it will list the path to the file it found. PSI does not check every program but only shows those that have had security problems.
View attachment PSISetup.zip
Jim
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built
- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- Phenom II X6 1100T
- Motherboard
- ASUS M5A99X EVO
- Memory
- Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
- Sound Card
- On Board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
- PSU
- Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
- Case
- Corsair 400R
- Cooling
- Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
- Internet Speed
- 15MB
- Antivirus
- Norton IS 2013, Malwarebytes Pro Beta 2
- Browser
- IE-11, FF-27
- Other Info
- APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
Secunia is great, but more security centric. I have a program I use to check for updates, but even if you get the correct installer, it still offers to install a few unwanted programs. You can select not to install them, but I hesitate to mention the program lest you, or others reading the post, just download it and install. I could make some screen shots showing how to do it if you are interested. A Guy
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- OS
- Windows 10 Home x64
- CPU
- INTEL Core i5-750 Quad-Core 3.37GHz
- Motherboard
- ASUS P7P55D
- Memory
- HyperX Fury Black Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 1866Mhz
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GeForce GTX 750 Superclocked 1GB 128-Bit GDDR5
- Monitor(s) Displays
- LG 32MA68HY 32" IPS
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 840 Evo 120GB, SEAGATE 500GB Barracuda® 7200.12, SATA 3 Gb/s, 7200 RPM, 16MB cache
- PSU
- ANTEC TruePower New TP-550, 80 PLUS, 550W
- Case
- ANTEC Three Hundred Illusion
- Cooling
- COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 Plus, 4 x 120mm 1 x 140mm Noctua's
- Internet Speed
- 85 + Mbps
- Antivirus
- Avast
- Browser
- Vivaldi
The new PSI 3 is a dumbed down version. Here is a zip file of ver 2.0.0.4003 which was the last PSI 2 version. In the Scan Results you can expand each program and it will list the path to the file it found. PSI does not check every program but only shows those that have had security problems.
View attachment 253486
Jim
PSI 2 (and PSI 1) can be downloaded from the Secunia PSI System Requirements page
Free Security Software Download - (PSI) - Secunia
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- home built
- OS
- Multi-Boot W7_Pro_x64 W8.1_Pro_x64 W10_Pro_x64 +Linux_VMs +Chromium_VM
- CPU
- AMD Athlon II x4 620
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte GA-MA785G-UD3H
- Memory
- 6GB GSkill DDR2 800
- Graphics Card(s)
- AMD 4670 GPU + AMD 4200 IGP
- Sound Card
- on board Realtek ALC889A
- Monitor(s) Displays
- RCA 40" LCD TV, Insignia 32" LCD TV, HP 15" LCD monitor
- Screen Resolution
- 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Vertex 3 120GB,
Samsung F3 1TB (3),
Several others - WD, Seagate, Hitachi, ...
- PSU
- Corsair 500 W
- Case
- Rosewill mid tower
- Cooling
- CM 90mm rifle
- Keyboard
- Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, Dell USB wired
- Mouse
- Gyration wireless, Logitech wireless, V7 USB wired
- Internet Speed
- Spectrum - 100Mbps D / 10Mbps U
- Antivirus
- Avast, MBAM3, EMET, WinPatrol
- Browser
- Pale Moon, Firefox, IE
- Other Info
- 2 multi-boot PC's
Mainly HTPC/Office/Gen purpose (no gaming).
Trendnet USB KVM.
LG DVD burner/Blue Ray Player.
Tray system for removable SATA backup drives.
Not currently OCd, under-volted.
I use Hybrid sleep, rarely re-boot or shutdown.
Hauppauge HD-PVR, Avermedia PCIe TV Tuner, Hauppauge PCI TV Tuner.
Security centric works for me because I update programs only if there is a benefit to doing so. Otherwise, if it ain't broke, I don't fix it. I've occasionally used an earlier version of a program because the update made things worse. To protect mysef from that, I keep the all versions of the installers of all my downloaded programs in a folder so if I need to revert to an earlier version, I can. I also always save the installer of a downloaded program to my computer first instead of just installing it directly so I can keep it just in case. It also protects me if a program becomes abandonware and can't be found on the internet anymore.
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Custom Build
- OS
- Win 7 Ultimate 64 bit
- CPU
- Intel i7-3930K
- Motherboard
- ASUS P9X79 WS
- Memory
- Kingston HyperX Genesis 32GB Kit (8x4GB Modules) 1600MHz DDR
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI R7850 Twin Frozr 2GD5/OC Radeon HD 7850 2GB 256-bit GDDR
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar Essence STX
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3x Asus VG248QE 24", Vizio 32" TV
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080, ?
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 128GB 840 Pro SSD (1),
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (4)
Samsung 4TB 850 EVO SSDs (16) external backup drives used in 2.5" hot swap bays in the computer.
- PSU
- Corsair HX750w
- Case
- Antec Two Hundred v2 (modified)
- Cooling
- Cooler Master GeminII S524 120mm (fan replaced with a 140mm)
- Keyboard
- Logitech G510s
- Mouse
- Logitech M525 (two in use)
- Internet Speed
- =< 32Mbps down, 8Mbps up
- Antivirus
- AVAST!, MBAM, SAS, Spybot S&D (all but MBAM free) Glary Util
- Browser
- IE11
- Other Info
- LSI 9211-8i HBA card (8 SATA III ports), 2.5" & 3.5" Hot Swap Bays, HooToo HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Hub + 6 Slot Card Reader, and LG Model CH12LS28 BD-ROM Optical Drive. Also, ScanSnap S1500 ADF duplexing scanner, Canon 9000F flat bed scanner, Corsair SP2500 2.1 speakers, Samsung CLP 415nw laser color printer, Cyberpower PP2200SW UPS
Like Dinesh I use FileHippo.com Update Checker - FileHippo.com
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home made Desktop
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro. 64/ version 1709 Windows 7 Pro/64
- CPU
- Intel i7-6800K @ 4.3
- Motherboard
- ASUS X-99 Deluxe II
- Memory
- Corsair Platinum 16 gig @2400
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX 1070 OC
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Asus 27" LED LCD/VE278Q
- Screen Resolution
- 1920-1080 or 1280-720 HDMI
- Hard Drives
- INTEL SSD 730-240 Gb Sata 3.0/
- PSU
- EVGA Platium 1200W
- Case
- Phanteks Luxe Tempered Glass 8 fans/ one radiator
- Cooling
- XSPC/ Water Cooled CPU
- Keyboard
- Das 4 Professional
- Mouse
- Logitech M705/MX Anywhere 2-S
- Internet Speed
- 100 mbits
- Antivirus
- Microsoft Security Essentials/ Malwarebytes Premium 3.0/ SAS
- Browser
- I.E. 11 default/Firefox/ ISP Time Warner Cable/Spectrum
- Other Info
- LG BluRay Burner/
Sound system-KLipsch-THX/
Icy Dock ssd Hot Swap bays.
The new PSI 3 is a dumbed down version. Here is a zip file of ver 2.0.0.4003 which was the last PSI 2 version. In the Scan Results you can expand each program and it will list the path to the file it found. PSI does not check every program but only shows those that have had security problems.
View attachment 253486
Jim
PSI 2 (and PSI 1) can be downloaded from the Secunia PSI System Requirements page
Free Security Software Download - (PSI) - Secunia
Thanks for that link. I was looking for the PSI 2 download and could not find it so just posted the one I had.
Jim
My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- Home Built
- OS
- Windows 8.1 Pro w/Media Center 64bit, Windows 7 HP 64bit
- CPU
- Phenom II X6 1100T
- Motherboard
- ASUS M5A99X EVO
- Memory
- Crucial Balistic 8gb DDR3-1866 CL9
- Graphics Card(s)
- MSI R6850 Cyclone IGD5 PE
- Sound Card
- On Board
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ASUS VE258Q 25" LED with DVI-HDMI-DisplayPort
- Screen Resolution
- 1920 x 1080
- Hard Drives
- Two WD Cavier Black 2TB Sata III, WD My Book Essential 2TB USB 3.0
- PSU
- Seasonic X650 80 Plus GOLD Modular
- Case
- Corsair 400R
- Cooling
- Antec Kuhler H2O 620, Two 120mm and four 140mm
- Keyboard
- Logitech K120
- Mouse
- Logitech Marble Mouse USB, Logitech Precision Game Pad
- Internet Speed
- 15MB
- Antivirus
- Norton IS 2013, Malwarebytes Pro Beta 2
- Browser
- IE-11, FF-27
- Other Info
- APC UPS ES 750, Netgear WNR3500L Gigabit & Wireless N Router with SamKnows Test Program, Motorola SB6120 Gigabit Cable Modem. Brother HL-2170W Laser Printer, Epson V300 Scanner
