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  1. We're losing Secunia Personal Software Inspector next month

    Apparently we're losing Secunia Personal Software Inspector next month. It apparently stops working on April 20, 2018. See the screenshot I just made of it below.
    • brkkab
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    • 2018 end of life personal software inspector screenshots secunia security software support tools update
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Windows Software
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    End of Life: MS SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition

    Hi: Secunia PSI shows MS SQL Server 2005 Compact Edition has reached EOL, and needs to be updated: The update link leads to MS SQL Server site, no further headway. It appears that this version of SQL Server is associated with Photo Gallery, and installed as part of Windows Live Essentials...
    • SRoy
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    • compact edition data management eol movie maker photo gallery secunia software removal sql server update windows live
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Windows Software

  3. Windows 8 Here's how to get Secunia PSI 3.* to work in Windows 8.1

    Download and save the current version of Secunia PSI. You must save it, for this to work. Right-click on psi.exe and click properties, compatibility Windows 7 , click Run as administrator, apply and ok. Now install it and click no at the end. Now right-click on Secunia PSI in Start>All Programs...
    • brkkab
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    • compatibility installation media center psi run as administrator secunia update upgrade windows 7 windows 8.1
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Software

  4. Windows XP Removing The Removal Tool

    Every time I run Secunia PSI, it squawks about the Microsoft Removal Tool Blaster/Nachi as being discontinued. Therefore obviously it is unable to update it, however I have not found a means to remove it either. I is not listed in Add/Remove Programs, and when I located the file itself and...
    • seekermeister
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    • blaster file deletion microsoft nachi protected files removal tool secunia security uninstall windows tools
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support

  5. Windows 7 Windows 7 Update update KB2762895

    FWIW, when I installed KB2762895 yesterday, a number of startup programs apparently failed to initialize on reboot, among them McAfee, iCloud, Secunia and Google Drive. The icons were missing from the tray. When I checked on returning them to the tray by customizing via the Start menu, it...
    • kygin
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    • google drive icloud kb2762895 mcafee reboot issues secunia startup system restore update windows 7
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 Issues with Filehippo Update Checker Flagging Correct Recuva Version as Outdated

    Hello I used Filehippo's update checker and it kept flagging recuva as needing updating. However, the version it wanted to install was the vesion I had installed. I tried uninstalling/reinstalling, but when I read the details of each, I had what it wanted to install. Is this called false...
    • Peterr
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    • false positives filehippo patch my pc recuva secunia software update update checker user experience version control vulnerabilities
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Windows Software

  7. Windows 7 Highly Critical Vulnerabilities Identified in VLC Media Player

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    • JMH
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    • arbitrary code avi files buffer overflow critical flaws cve-2011-2587 cve-2011-2588 cybersecurity demuxer exploitation heap overflow hossein lotfi media player realmedia research secunia security software security tech news vlc vulnerabilities
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security
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    Enhancing Software Security: Using Secunia for Program Monitoring and Patching

    I have used Secunia without incident for years and it alerts me to any programs that are a threat, end of life, or need patching. I think it woud solve many of the problems I have read on this page. Peter
    • Peterr
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    • alert end of life patch management programs secunia security threats
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Software Updates
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    Windows 7 Reinstalling Windows 7

    It's time to clean off Windows 7 and install it again. I do this periodically, and I've now settled on the software that will be installed... so it's time to get it done. I'm not in a rush to do this, so I'm trying to do it right :) I'm going to be doing a reinstall of |Firefox - I've been...
    • Quartermass
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Windows Upgrade and Installation

  10. Secunia PSI still good program for Windows 7 users

    In a previous Good Boot I recommended Secunia PSI to XP and Vista users, but with so many upgrading to Windows 7, I want to recommend it again. Link Removed - Invalid URL
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    • recommendations secunia security software upgrade users windows windows 7
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  11. Windows 7 Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI)

    This is a handy free program to use in conjunction with MSE, any AV or IS software and Anti-Malwarebytes, etc. I use it on a regular basis. ;) Secunia Personal Software Inspector (PSI) FREE PC Security for Home Users Used by millions of home users around the world. The Secunia PSI is a...
    • Nibiru2012
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    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Windows Security