We all think that installing a good antivirus program secures our data from external threats and hackers, and this is where we all go wrong. Some of the biggest security holes in your PC aren’t directly related to Windows — instead, they’re in the applications you run. As often as not, that’s how hackers and crackers can get into your PC. The only way to secure you from those attacks is by installing latest security patches released by the software developers. Now the problem that may hinder you is that there are many networks and other utilities installed on your system and it becomes too difficult for one to monitor the updates of all the programs and here is where Secunia Personal Software Inspector comes in handy.
Secunia keeps track of software vulnerabilities and available patches. The company’s Personal Software Inspector (PSI) scans your PC, downloads a current vulnerabilities file, and alerts you to any software on your machine that is missing security patches. It also warns you if any software is out of date and no longer supported by the vendor. Out-of-date software no longer gets security patches, and so may be more vulnerable to hackers.
Note that Secunia PSI is free for home use, but requires payment for business use.
Im thinking…..
Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 (I think 2009 also may have had something like this hidden somewhere) has a similar feature.
Its called vulnerability scanner. It scans your system for installed applications and warns you if any vulnerable application is found.
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