You probably already have Automatic Updates turned on to automatically update Windows or other Microsoft products, but what about all the other programs installed on your computer? Secunia has a tool called Software Inspector that scans your computer for software with known security vulnerabilities and then tells you what you must do to fix the problem. I found two programs that had vulnerabilities on my computer. In most instances, simply upgrading to the latest version fixes the problem. Software Inspector runs as a Java applet from Secunia's web site, although downloadable "Personal" and "Network" versions are also available. (Larry Seltzer, PC Magazine, Nov. 20, 2007, p. 95)
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