Secunia Release Personal Software Inspector Version 1.5

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Secunia release Personal Software Inspector version 1.5

Browsers are gradually replacing emails as points of entry for malware of all kinds. As a result, closing known vulnerabilities by keeping all of the browser-related programs updated has become more important than ever. Version 1.5 of Secunia's Personal Software Inspector (PSI) update tool for Microsoft Windows aims to provide assistance in this respect, offering a dedicated section on "Secure Browsing". The "Secure Browsing" feature gives users an overview of whether important components like the Flash plug-ins, Java or browser libraries are vulnerable and in need of an update, although the overview is only displayed once users switch from "Simple" to "Advanced" mode.

In a first test on the Windows 7 release candidate, PSI pointed out vulnerable XML libraries for Internet Explorer 7 and 8 and recommended an update – even though the software was current. On a sparsely maintained Vista system, PSI recommended that none of the installed browsers should be used, because both the browsers and their plug-ins contained critical vulnerabilities.

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