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MarkAW
Barry White or lil bratt
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reply to FunnyBones
Re: [Free] Windows Vulnerability Scanner 1.29

File Name Winvulscan.exe
Version 1.29
Size 1.20 MB
Compatible with Windows Vista
Windows XP (Home & Professional) Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3
Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4
Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
Windows 2003 Servers
»www.pspl.com/download/winvulscan.htm
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jmorlan
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Re: [Free] Windows Vulnerability Scanner 1.28

Thank you FunnyBones See Profile. It found this patch was missing:

»support.microsoft.com/kb/953155

Oddly this security vulnerability was not flagged by MS Update, BelArc Advisor or Secunia PSI. It appears it should have been included in the October 2008 patch Tuesday. Downloading and installing the update worked fine.
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StreetSpirit
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It found 1 update that I missed and 8 inapplicable updates (unfortunately.) Seems like a useful program, however flawed it is.


norwegian
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reply to FunnyBones
I was refering to the button at the top, this also downloads this scanner


PeeWee
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reply to jaykaykay
said by jaykaykay See Profile :

I doubt if it would find anything on mine other than what I chose not to have but it sounds like an interesting program. I find it's just as easy to make a hop to the updating site(s) and get what's needed a couple of times a week.
For what it is worth I went to WU prior to trying it.
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FunnyBones
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reply to norwegian
Click for full size
They tell you why it is a small part of the protector plus software and that program you would have to pay for but this tool can be downloaded free of cost.
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norwegian
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reply to FunnyBones

A quick look around says it is free yes, but why is it advertised as a 30 day trial though? (Top button on the download page?)

Why would it be advertised as such if it is free. I feel they may be leading up to charging for it, or not telling us everything.

It was a questionable fact it did find an update missed. Any one sent this comany an email as yet to ask the question?
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MarkAW
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reply to ManOfSnow
said by ManOfSnow :

Definitely NOT worth the purchase cost of $30. Not when the very same thing can be done for free simply by going to microsoft update.
Plus, there is a well known freeware product that does the same.
Purchase cost? I think you better look again the posted tool (Windows Vulnerability Scanner) is free the one that cost $30 is (Protector Plus 2008 antivirus software).
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FunnyBones
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said by norwegian See Profile :

I agree it may not be worth $30 dollars as a SOHO user, but for a business model, it is worth it.

This tool picked up 1 for me and it was one that has been out for a while, so Belarc/Secunia missed it too?

I visit Microsoft update and it didn't list it, so don't go saying it is quite a worthless a tool as you may think. I think it quite ironic we look at 3rd party vendors to check our Windows/Microsoft updates, because The owner of the O/S doesn't do it properly.

ummmm the other software is 30 dollars the tool posted is freeware. May want to check again

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norwegian
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I agree it may not be worth $30 dollars as a SOHO user, but for a business model, it is worth it.

This tool picked up 1 for me and it was one that has been out for a while, so Belarc/Secunia missed it too?

I visit Microsoft update and it didn't list it, so don't go saying it is quite a worthless a tool as you may think. I think it quite ironic we look at 3rd party vendors to check our Windows/Microsoft updates, because The owner of the O/S doesn't do it properly.

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ManOfSnow

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reply to FunnyBones


Definitely NOT worth the purchase cost of $30. Not when the very same thing can be done for free simply by going to microsoft update.
Plus, there is a well known freeware product that does the same.


jaykaykay
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reply to FunnyBones
I doubt if it would find anything on mine other than what I chose not to have but it sounds like an interesting program. I find it's just as easy to make a hop to the updating site(s) and get what's needed a couple of times a week.


PeeWee
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reply to ltsnow
said by ltsnow See Profile :

Thanks, this is pretty neat. Does just what it says and it found one important update that apparently MU missed.
Agreed. Except in my case it found one legitimate critical and one non applicable important update.
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ltsnow

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reply to FunnyBones
Thanks, this is pretty neat. Does just what it says and it found one important update that apparently MU missed.


FunnyBones
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»www.pspl.com/download/winvulscan.htm

File Name Winvulscan.exe
Version 1.28
Size 1.17 MB
Compatible with Windows Vista
Windows XP (Home & Professional) Service Pack 1, Service Pack 2, Service Pack 3
Windows 2000 Professional with Service Pack 4
Windows 2000 Server with Service Pack 4
Windows 2000 Advanced Server with Service Pack 4
Windows 2003 Servers

This software is compatible with Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Business, Windows XP (Home & Professional), Windows 2000 Server & Professional and Windows 2003. Once the Scan is completed, Protector Plus - Windows Vulnerability Scanner lists the vulnerabilities detected, their risk level and the download location of the patch. It also creates the log file named Protector_Plus_Windows_Vulnerability_Scan.htm in the folder from where Protector Plus - Windows Vulnerability Scanner was executed.
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