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Secunia Personal Software Inspector 1.5.0.1 (Windows)

The Secunia PSI allows you to scan, detect, check, and secure the applications installed on your computer. Get an assessment of the applications installed on your computer are they insecure, end-of-life, or patched. The Secunia PSI enables you to secure your applications, and to quickly and easily upgrade to new...

Tags: Software, Microsoft Windows, Secunia, Secunia PSI, Productivity, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management

Software downloads 2009-08-24

Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains high

Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains highGeneralizations are always bad ;)I see Secunia quoted as saying "Failing to do so is playing Russian Roulette with your IT security ? it is only a question about time ? and luck ? when your system will be compromised."Yes, patching is...

Tags: Linux, Web browsers, Operating systems, PC, Secunia PSI, Secunia, insecure program

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

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Windows 7 vs. Ubuntu 9.10 - Strengths and weaknesses

Nice articleIts nice to see a balanced article like this. I consider myself an OS agnostic user as I used Windows for years and tried a Linux Desktop OS like Ubuntu a few times and only recently (last 2 years) has Ubuntu taken over as my primary OS.One of the...

Tags: Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, default theme, task bar, Ubuntu, Linux, Microsoft Windows, software, hardware, Microsoft Windows 7

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?

Dial-up connections and malware?What percentage of the world runs their Windows machines on a dial-up connection? On those machines, it can take HOURS to download routine security patches, and most people aren't that patient.It sure does . . ."The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users relying on...

Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, security, computer, malware, software

Discussion threads 2009-10-14

Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holes

Is MS going to pay for my Gb/month overage?With ISPs grasping for profits I see the day when the "download cost" of these mega-patches become an issue!RE: Patch Tuesday: MS plugs critical IE, Windows Media Player holesWow, my Microsoft software is sure to be secure now.GOOD JOB!If only other manufacturers...

Tags: Patches, Microsoft Internet Explorer, media player, patch management, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-13

Google Chrome update doesn't remove older, vulnerable version

But how would an attacker cause the vulnerable code to execute?Frankly, this seems to be a minor issue. If you are launching Chrome you will launch the latest version. The older version is just cruft. I don't see any scenario where you inadvertently or an attacker can execute the older...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Web browsers, SECURITY, IE8, Chrome, Google Chrome, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Firefox Flash patch nudge working, but...

Second best alternativeOn Internet Explorer (Vista/7) Flash executes inside the sandbox. Thus a Flash exploit will still be faced with a significant barrier before its able to run code as the logged-in user.Not so on Firefox. There is no sandbox and Flash executes as the logged-in user. Any Flash...

Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox, plug-in, Firefox Flash

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Adobe Flash player update hassles

Adobe Flash player update hasslesReceived the update automatically... this morning, on my Ubuntu boxes, through the automatic central update function. :-)Important update indeed. High time that Adobe open-sources it's Flash Player: security flaws will be fixed much sooner then.64-bit Linux Adobe Flash 10.0.32 Update URLAdobe Flash player update hassles...

Tags: Word processors, 64-bit, SECURITY, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Flash, Adobe Flash Player

Discussion threads 2009-07-31

Adobe ships insecure version of Reader from official site

Following reports by users of Secunia's Personal Software Inspector on a potential false positive for an insecure version of Adobe Reader, the company has found that Adobe is surprisingly shipping the insecure Adobe Reader 9.1.0 version from its official site, potentially exposing users to previously fixed flaws in the latest...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Vulnerability, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Web Site Development, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-07-21

Secunia: Average insecure program per PC rate remains high

With the time frame for an exploit to become an inseparable part of a web malware exploitation kit shrinking, and with the average Internet user's over-confidence in an antivirus scanner's ability to detect and block exploits (Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits) it shouldn't come as a surprise...

Tags: PC, Secunia, Desktops, Viruses And Worms, Security, Hardware, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-06-25

ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight apps

ZDNet Readers' Choice: Top 25 free, lightweight appsMissed two but maybe they aren't popularIf you are including Gimp, then how about Google Apps Picasa. This is an excellent free photo organizing program. Google has even put out a Linux beta of this handy program.http://picasa.google.comGoogle Sketchup - a highly...

Tags: Linux, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Paint.net, Notepad++, lightweight app, Top 25, ZDNet-reader, Zotero, TextPad

Discussion threads 2009-06-25

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 3 Windows bulletins, 1 critical

Coming on Patch Tuesday: 3 Windows bulletins, 1 criticalIf this were Apple, the entry would read as followsMS announces yet another critical bulletin. Another remote exploit. This one affects even the latest version of the operating system as well.In addition, in keeping with their practice of poor security, Microsoft is...

Tags: Operating systems, SECURITY, Windows Bulletin, Patch Tuesday, Apple Inc., Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Secunia: Less that 2% of Windows PCs fully patched

Secunia: Less that 2% of Windows PCs fully patchedPSI program is a real eyeopenerI have been using this freeware on my home network (3 notebooks and a tower) for the last month, starting with the last Beta release before installing V1.0.0.1 which is the first full release and all I...

Tags: Patches, Secunia, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., PC

Discussion threads 2008-12-04

Secunia: Less than 2% of Windows PCs fully patched

It's long been established that the unpatched state of the Windows monoculture is the reason we are facing a malware epidemic. Yet, the latest vulnerability patching statistics from Secunia's PSI Personal Software Inspector is a major eye-opener for everyone tracking the security of the Windows ecosystem.  According...

Tags: Program, PC, Malware, Windows PC, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Desktops, Tools & Techniques, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-12-04

Zombie PCs: 'Time to infection is less than five minutes'

Zombie PCs: 'Time to infection is less than five minutes'Ok, agreed, OpenBSD is more secure.But, NOT Windows!!!Have to agreeJust stay away from Porn and warez, and you are pretty much immune to this stuff, regardless of what platform you are using.you ought to read the articlebefore posting. The article...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista, Zombie PC, infection, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, UAC

Discussion threads 2008-10-21

Secunia: popular security suites failing to block exploits

In a recently conducted comparative review, Danish security company Secunia, tested the detection rate of 12 different Internet Security Suites against 300 exploits (144 malicious files and 156 malicious web pages) affecting popular end user applications, to find that even the top performer in the test is in fact performing...

Tags: Web, Malware, Exploit, Secunia, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-10-14

Defense-in-depth in practice

Defense-in-depth in practiceTotally agreed. I'm sick and tired of people saying these things:Totally agreed. I'm sick and tired of people saying these things:-"I already have a firewall, so I don't need an antivirus."-"I already have an antivirus, so I turned off UAC."-And along with turning off antivirus: "Nothing is eating...

Tags: Firewalls, Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, antivirus, security, malware, Defense-in-Depth, firewall

Discussion threads 2008-09-25

Researchers discover PDF exploit packs

If you still need a reason to patch that installation of Adobe Reader, pay close attention to this discovery by Secure Computing's anti-malware research labs. The group has stumbled upon an exploit pack that exclusively targets PDF vulnerabilities, exposing millions of Windows desktops to malicious hacker attacks....

Tags: Adobe PDF, Malware, Exploit, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-09-24

Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloads

Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloadsJudicious editing"First off, do not download Flash Player from a site other than adobe.com"Close, but let's try this instead:"First off, do not download Flash Player."Ah, much better.RE: Adobe: Beware of fake Flash downloadsThose fake malware infested downloads have been in various newsgroups for a while.They...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Adobe Systems Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Secunia finds 'highly critical' Foxit Reader Flaw

Add the popular Foxit Reader to the list of desktop software applications to be patched as a matter of priority. According to vulnerability research outfit Secunia, there's a "highly critical" vulnerability in the alternative PDF reader software that can be exploited by malicious hackers to take complete...

Tags: Software, Desktop, Vulnerability, Secunia, Flaw, Exploitation, Tools & Techniques, Patches, Security, Management, Ryan Naraine

Blog posts 2008-05-20