CTaylor 0 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Nice to see the addition of Software Updater and it might prod me to upgrade to Pro. But first I need to know; 1 - is there a list published of the programs you detect/update? 2 - Is this an "update manager" or a "Vulnerability manager". Quite frankly I am only interested if it is a "vulnerability manager". I can decide on my own if I want to update software for new features etc. But I think it is VERY important to update software that has a security vulnerability for which a patch is available. What I am REALLY looking forward to is a replacement for the discontinued "Personal Software Inspector" from Flexera (used to be Secunia) Thanks, Chris Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Nergal 0 Posted March 14, 2019 Moderators Share Posted March 14, 2019 It's pulling its updates from file hippo so the list is any software on that site (for better or worse). Sadly, as I miss PSI dearly too, it is an update availability not vulnerability ADVICE FOR USING CCleaner'S REGISTRY INTEGRITY SECTION DON'T JUST CLEAN EVERYTHING THAT'S CHECKED OFF. Do your Registry Cleaning in small bits (at the very least Check-mark by Check-mark) ALWAYS BACKUP THE ENTRY, YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'LL BREAK IF YOU DON'T. CCLEANER, RECUVA, DEFRAGGLER AND SPECCY DOCUMENTATION CAN BE FOUND AT https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us and https://www.ccleaner.com/docs Pro users file a PRIORITY SUPPORT request at https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new link to WINAPP2.INI explanation Link to post Share on other sites
jwoods 0 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Since the demise of Secunia PSI, I have been pretty happy with PatchMyPC. Link to post Share on other sites
CTaylor 0 Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Thanks Nergal and jwoods This is too bad. I really want a vulnerability manager that only looks for security issues. I remain hopeful that some old Secunia employees get VulnDetect off the ground. They were originally hopeful to get a free product off the ground by last fall. https://vulndetect.org/ Chris Link to post Share on other sites
Admin Stephen CCleaner 1 Posted March 14, 2019 Admin Share Posted March 14, 2019 10 hours ago, Nergal said: It's pulling its updates from file hippo so the list is any software on that site (for better or worse). Sadly, as I miss PSI dearly too, it is an update availability not vulnerability We filter out some software from that list. Link to post Share on other sites
OLLI_S 0 Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 21 hours ago, Nergal said: It's pulling its updates from file hippo so the list is any software on that site (for better or worse). Sadly, as I miss PSI dearly too, it is an update availability not vulnerability If the Software Updater uses only the data from FileHippo then many products that I have installed are not detected and updated. On my PC CCleander found 8 applications and VulnDetect found 66 products. So will there be other resources or just FileHippo? Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators TwistedMetal 0 Posted March 14, 2019 Moderators Share Posted March 14, 2019 I'm guessing just FileHippo, they probably have a partnership going or something. Your Friendly Neighborhood Piriform Forum Moderator Quick Links: CCleaner Products | CCleaner Documentation | Knowledge Center | Downloads | Lost License Key Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators hazelnut 8 Posted March 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2019 As far as I know, Piriform owned FileHippo before the takeover by Avast. So perhaps that was part of the package. CCleaner documentation can be found here https://www.ccleaner.com/docs/ccleaner Support contact https://support.piriform.com/hc/en-us/requests/new support@ccleaner.com Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators nukecad 9 Posted March 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2019 3 hours ago, hazelnut said: As far as I know, Piriform owned FileHippo You learn something new every day. I knew they were the 'official' download site for Piriform, but thought it was an arrangement not ownership. *** Out of Beer Error ->->-> Recovering Memory *** Worried about 'Tracking Files'? Worried about why some files come back after cleaning? See this link:https://community.ccleaner.com/topic/52668-tracking-files/?tab=comments#comment-300043 Link to post Share on other sites
Moderators Andavari 2 Posted March 15, 2019 Moderators Share Posted March 15, 2019 It's was speculated for many years, and then some findings on the Internet helped validate it, but not "from the horses mouth" since they've never stated anything about it. Link to post Share on other sites
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