Useful Browser and System Checker

[Tabvla]

Found a rather useful tool to check the following: -

1. Default Browser or All Browsers
2. Plugins
3. System
4. MS Security Updates

Can be used either as a simple Browser check or you can download and install a Plugin

3 Levels of checking - Basic, Intermediate and Advanced

Benefits - Superfast scans. The "Fix" button really works. Clear results.

Scanning and fixing any issues works much faster that any other method that I have tried.

Link : https://browsercheck.qualys.com/

T.

 

[PSCO2007]

Tried this program.

It keeps wanting to update this program, even though it did 3 times.

Also tells me that Chrome is old version - not so.

Now it says Windows update missing - it is there.

Think I can do without this program.

 

[Tabvla]

Hi Paul, sorry to hear that you could not get this scanner to work for you.

The Screenshot that you attached shows an out-of-date Adobe Flash Player, which is correct, there is an update to Flash, so in the case of that Screenshot the scanner is reporting correctly.

The Screenshot does not show any of the other things that you mention, so sorry that I cannot help you there as I cannot see what you are referring to.

For general information.

Qualys has an excellent reputation in the industry and is used by companies such as Microsoft, Oracle, Gartner and 50 of the 100 top global companies. Qualys was awarded the "Security Vendor of the Year" award for 2013.

On all the computers that I have used this scanner I have never experienced any problems and have found it to be one of the most useful tools for a quick-check that Browser updates are up-to-date. This is particularly helpful when a User has several Browsers installed (IE, Firefox, Chrome, Opera.... etc) and numerous Plugins as all Plugins on all Browsers can be checked simultaneously within just a few seconds.

T.

 

[PSCO2007]

The Screenshot that you attached shows an out-of-date Adobe Flash Player, which is correct, there is an update to Flash, so in the case of that Screenshot the scanner is reporting correctly.

I clicked "Fix" 3 times and it said successful, but every time I ran a new scan it said "out of date."

As I said, it also said Chrome version is wrong, but when I checked the version it was the newest.(Version 39.0.2171.71 dev-m)

Thanks anyway - I'll stick to the tried and true methods.

 

[dvk01]

That is why chrome is being detected as out of date (Version 39.0.2171.71 dev-m)
You have a developers version & not a user version.

 

[PSCO2007]

That is why chrome is being detected as out of date (Version 39.0.2171.71 dev-m)
You have a developers version & not a user version.

Don't know how I got a developer's version, but I ran the scan again and it says "Up to date."

I just downloaded it again from Chrome Site and now it shows this --Version 39.0.2171.95 m

 

[Tabvla]

Pleased to note that you got the problem sorted Paul....

The Scanner also has a Plugin for the default Browser. If you install the Plugin then you don't have to bother with checking manually. The Scanner will do a background scan every day to check for any updates.

One less thing to be bothered with is always a plus.

T.

 

[PSCO2007]

I installed the plug-in and also clicked Advanced and checked "all browsers", but it only checked IE and Chrome

Left out Firefox and Slimboat.

 

[Tabvla]

Hi Paul, the reason for that is because your versions of Firefox and Slimboat are up-to-date.

Slimboat is powered by Chrome and is typically 1 update behind Chrome. Therefore if Chrome is up-to-date Slimboat is by default up-to-date.

T.