Tool to report security vulnerabilities

Danish security firm Secunia ApS has released a free trial version of the Personal Software Inspector (PSI), a periodic computer testing tool to detect which applications are time to update the patch. .

After installation, PSI will immediately embark on the scanning of software and programs present in the computer. It will categorize programs into 3 " insecure ", " out of life " and "update" groups. This software will activate each time the computer boots afterwards.

Every time software vendors release patches for any application in the computer, this tool will display a pop-up window in the lower right corner of the screen, Mr. Thomas Kristensen - Public Manager Secunia technology, said. Attached is a link to download the patch to the device.

Highly automated

Source: CCA The purpose of PSI is to urge users to install the patch as soon as possible, due to the number of zero-day vulnerabilities and the scope of computer applications that hackers aim to shoot more and more.

In addition, due to busy or lack of habit of monitoring technology news, users are unaware that the new patch has just been released.

Some programs, such as Apple's QuickTime or the Firefox browser, also have automatic checking to see if a patch has just been released.

They will download and install this patch as soon as the user agrees, however, not all programs will reach that level automatically.

Another tool, VersionTracker, informs the user that the application they are using has a new version. However, Secunia software and services specialize in more security, instead of "bidding" all kinds of different applications.

Currently, PSI's database includes more than 4200 most popular computer applications.

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