- Aug 14, 2015
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I can be quite challenging to keep all your apps up to date. Currently experimenting with Heimdal free and Secunia PSI. What are your thoughts on it?
Do you use Software Updaters?
- Thread starter Darlene
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- Jul 28, 2016
- 950
Hi Darlene I use patch my pc and filehippo update manager , both are complementing eachother very well. I have used secunia psi in the past but I find the 2 I use now more efficient , plus psi runs unnessecary startup services and scanning takes quite a while. I cannot comment on heimdal really , but I asume it is not as broad in finding updates.
KCSoftwares SUMo. I used to use Secunia some time ago but it takes a long time to scan and it had false positives and so on. FileHippo update checker has a limited database but i liked it. Kaspersky has an update checked which is good. SUMo and Kaspersky update manager are the update programs that i recommend. 
- Aug 2, 2015
- 4,286
Voted "No"
Driver and Software Update 3rd party tools are not used on my system.
Most software on my system auto updates, those that are a security risk
or don't update on a automatic basis, I update on Sundays when I do my system maintenance.
Nice thread
Driver and Software Update 3rd party tools are not used on my system.
Most software on my system auto updates, those that are a security risk
or don't update on a automatic basis, I update on Sundays when I do my system maintenance.
Nice thread
- Nov 19, 2014
- 2,346
I use Sumo. Does a decent job with the software i use.
- Dec 22, 2015
- 148
I voted No. All safety-related programs are updated automatically (e.g. Java, Adobe Flash)
I also check manually for Updates once a week.
I also check manually for Updates once a week.
- Aug 23, 2013
- 1,072
I have Updare Star (giveaway), SUMO, and others. I'm going to get Ninite. Major Geeks has a pretty good one. Glary's is good when it works--lately it's showing no updates, which is flat wrong.
LOL that's what i call multiple layers of updaters. Rock Solid!
- Jan 8, 2011
- 22,361
Yes, part of Avast Software Updater usually it's finding updates for 7-zip.
With what I use there is no need.
All software updaters do is hog system resources and slow down system boot if allowed to autorun.
I'd use a portable one if available - but I have never even bothered to look for one.
After trying Secunia about 2 years ago I promptly ditched it.
All software updaters do is hog system resources and slow down system boot if allowed to autorun.
I'd use a portable one if available - but I have never even bothered to look for one.
After trying Secunia about 2 years ago I promptly ditched it.
- Oct 30, 2014
- 63
Ninite and Sumo are good and i have them both currently on my Laptop.
- Jul 28, 2016
- 950
KCSoftwares SUMo. I used to use Secunia some time ago but it takes a long time to scan and it had false positives and so on. FileHippo update checker has a limited database but i liked it. Kaspersky has an update checked which is good. SUMo and Kaspersky update manager are the update programs that i recommend.
Sumo installer is crammed with adware and pups , or am I wrong about that? or do they have a " light " version?
- Sep 22, 2014
- 1,767
- Aug 31, 2014
- 655
I don't use updaters. I used to use Secunia ages ago but binned it cause it just became annoying, constantly nagging me that an ancient non-existent driver needed updating. So it was bye bye Secunia!
It has a light version of its installer which has no offers, and a version of the installer which includes an offer with a checkbox to install RelevantKnowledge (adware) which you are free to uncheck. No ads in the program itself, just the first time you are closing it after installing it it offers you a popup to buy pro but has a checkbox to never show again. It detects many programs, virtually all of your installed programs. And detects updates very fast, i really like it. It has proven its abilities to me many times.
- Oct 17, 2015
- 240
Voted yes. I recommend to use ninite free, I used until past week with the task scheduler from windows, Now, with a fresh installation, I'm using Kaspersky 2017 and their software updater, I'm happy because almost all my soft is supported.
- Jul 13, 2014
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Out of curiosity i tried to download SUMo on a machine last week....but Eset killed it during download. Detected as a malware not even a PUP
- Aug 23, 2013
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LOL that's what i call multiple layers of updaters. Rock Solid!
Thanks. I keep multiple programs because none of them comes close to recognizing all due updates--except SUMO. But SUMO doesn't fetch anything for you. I found Secunia and Heimdal don't update a whole lot of programs. They're mainly concerned with keeping you patched in the most hacked programs, like Flash and Adobe Reader.
Every software thinks it's supposed to autorun even if there's not the faintest rationale for that. A program like WinPatrol gives you a convenient way to block CCleaner from joining your startup every time you run it.
The Best Tools To Check For Software Updates
Out of curiosity i tried to download SUMo on a machine last week....but Eset killed it during download. Detected as a malware not even a PUP
That's outrageous. I hope you reported it to them as false positive. I have ESET and I like it, but PUPs detection and auto-deletion are disabled because ESET thinks it's justified in treating every developer who tries to recover the costs of development by bundling something as a malware perpetrator.
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Did you used the original site? It isn't malware of course, submit it to Eset as a FP.
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