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Secunia PSI
Version: 0.9.0.1
Downloads Count: 17,674
License Type: Free
Price: Free
Date Added: May 16, 2008
Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP
File Size: 475 KB
Author: Secunia
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Most recent User Reviews for Secunia PSI
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Reviewed by: azlarry
08-07-2008
Duration of ownership: 0 Months
Strengths: Couldn't find any
Weaknesses: Doesn't run
Overall Evaluation: the pits
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Reviewed by: mrwarrenzhang
08-04-2008
Duration of ownership: 2 Years
Strengths: This product is essential to anyone who wants a secure PC. It helps patch all of the possible flaws in my system, even ones I didn't know I had
Weaknesses: None
Overall Evaluation: I love this product. Everyone needs it.
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Reviewed by: val7
06-05-2008
Duration of ownership: 7 Days
Strengths: It worked great for a couple of days..!
Weaknesses: I uninstalled it, then reinstalled it just to find out it wouldn't work anymore. No matter what I do, it just won't work!
Overall Evaluation: I definately don't recommend you to waste your time with this program. Many software has its own "update advisor" so I think it's better to check out for yourself which ones of your fave programs needs an update, at least once per month.
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Reviewed by: Grateful
06-02-2008
Duration of ownership: 4 Months
Strengths: Growing better all the time. It points out what programs on your computer are in need of a current security fix, and provides all the necessary information to obtain and install the update. It has icons with each listed program that outline the steps needed to correct your situation, a download link for the update, an icon to open the folder in which the program resides and a wizard icon that gives extra information. There are others. The personal version is free, but networks need ti invest a little for the network version. Home networks could use the number of personal programs for each separate machine, as I do.
Weaknesses: Very few. Sometimes an update won't delete the unsafe file (individual companies' updating software policies) which is not truely Secunia's fault, but I use RevoUninstaller, a free product, to remove every single file in an uninstall in these cases. Actually, I use RevoUninstaller for every uninstall- it truly removes every single file and registry key referencing the uninstalled software.
Overall Evaluation: An incredibly helpful program to keep you up-to-date on all your software's critical updates in an easy and organized fashion. There are some driver update programs, but they only cover drivers. This covers everything else, such as Java, Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash, etc.
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Reviewed by: vellste
05-26-2008
Duration of ownership: 2 Days
Strengths: Found a lot of insecure and out of date programs.
Weaknesses: I ran the scan 3 times in 2 days, downloaded and installed updates and it still said they were insecure or out of date on the next scan.
Overall Evaluation: Don't bother. Takes a while for each scan, then downloading and installing update, and it still shows them in the next scan results.
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Reviewed by: Dork
04-26-2008
Duration of ownership: 0 Days
Strengths: Good test of your virus/malware programs
Weaknesses: This download has a 'surprise' attached to it. I tried it twice to make sure it is this download that is bringing in the registery corruption, named 'joke'.
Overall Evaluation: Shame on PC Mag. This is the SECOND time one of your downloads had attempted to load malware onto my computer. It makes this segment of your magazine quite useless to me and I will NOT renew my subscription andf I CANNOT recommend your 'expertise' and reviews to anyone.
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Reviewed by: Elijah
01-15-2008
Duration of ownership: 3 Months
Strengths: Found lots of old programs that I did not know I had. Made my computer more secure. Great Program.
Weaknesses: None
Overall Evaluation: I found that this a essenstial program. I have installed it on every computer I have. I have had it for a while and I think that it is a great program. They did have some features in the last version that I liked that they got rid in the latest version, but that is no big deal. The latest version though is the best so far. The program is very easy to use. The program makes it very easy to update your programs. It has very good graphics. They have added a lot of new stuff to the latest version(RC 1). Full Discloser: This is a great program. Everybody should have it.
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Reviewed by: robgtx
01-02-2008
Duration of ownership: 1 Days
Strengths: Quick scanning, found a few obscure and old programs lurking on my 3 year old PC
Weaknesses: Would be nice to integrate add/remove programs to allow automatic program removal
Overall Evaluation: Thought this was a wonderful program, I ran it purely out of curiosity and found some old versions of Flash and Shockwave that I did not even know I had. Very useful for reviewing an old machine or getting rid of bloatware that commonly ships with new machines.
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Reviewed by: mbudwey
09-10-2007
Duration of ownership: 1 Weeks
Strengths: ?
Weaknesses: Never finished scanning.
Overall Evaluation: The program never completed the "Initial Scan". The timer stopped counting sometime after 15 hours, but it still said to wait for completion of initial scan. I could find no help in the user interface nor on their web site. I finally gave up and uninstalled it.
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Reviewed by: Pcfreakske2000
09-06-2007
Duration of ownership: 1 Months
Strengths: Monitors your system on the software you use and install. Will tell you when some applications need an update and also gives more information about the applications you have on your computer. You can do a scan to see how well your computer is protected against vunerabilities and security issues with the software that you use.
Weaknesses: None that I can think of. Doesn't recognize all applications, which is normal, I guess.
Overall Evaluation: I have been using this program for a while now and I must say it's a must-have download for every computer user. This program is a great tool to verify you have the latest program versions installed or not.
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