Hi all,
We are seeking a name for a new feature in the upcoming avast! 8. Here is a short explanation: The feature shows you an overview of all your important software and recommends/installs updates if they are available. Please vote and chose which name you like the most. We highly appreciate your feedback!
I’d prefer Software Health.
+1
Because I am already used to it … 
DJBone
+1 to Software Health, because it is more unique. The rest of the options seems too common and thus easily confused for other purposes
Yeah, Software Health would be the best.
healthy software update ;D
Vulnerability Scan ?
+1
Software Health is fine
I haven’t voted as there isn’t one that I particularly feel does the job.
As the best of a weak selection - Software Health - though I think that it can still be misunderstood, as with the others what software does it refer as many would think it only relates to avast!
RejZoR’s suggestion ‘Vulnerability Scan’ is nearer to the mark as to what it actually does by ensuring your installed software is up to date and not ‘vulnerable.’ But I’m not sure about the use of the word scan, as there may be implications of avast just scanning the installed software in the same way as regular avast scans.
Perhaps ‘Software Vulnerability Check,’ but then that may be one word too many, perhaps ‘Vulnerability Check.’
Well i voted for Software Manager, but have you ever considered Software Status as an option, for me it seems more logical ))
Well, not every ‘old’ version is vulnerable.
I feel the same DavidR. Software Health kinda feels like a registry cleaner. “Vulnerability Scan” or “Vulnerability Check” however tells a more specific story. Though, we also have to think of the language other than English. Because sometimes those other languages can be a problem to translate.
Hi,
I think “software updater” is the best because that is exactly what it will do…
However I feel that avast should not experiment with features like this and focus on their detection/mitigation of malicious code and exploits which is after all what they specialize in.
Companies like Secunia focus on software patch management.
@helion agree that Secunia does that job very well but the average user (who hardly ever checks for updates) has never heard and will most likely never hear of Secunia. So that’s not a bad thing to integrate that to Avast.
Remains that most detected software (those mainly targeted with security flaws) auto-update these days (reader, flash, java, chrome etc…). But it can take a while until already existing patches get automatically downloaded.
Vulnerability sounds better, especially as it appears to concentrate on front facing programmes… I.e. those that access or have access to the internet. Also I feel it is a part of the overall security of the system, Java is a case in point
Maybe some more simple: Last Version Software.
I like vulnerability in the name too. What about Vulnerability Advisor? Vulnerability Analysis? Software Advisor?
Whatever name is used, you need to make certain the name is not already used in a competitors product.
Software HealthThis name does not match the content. The version number of a program does not mean it's healthy, if it turns out to be infected.
Software UpdaterThis name is more appropriate for the purpose of the new feature. But a more accurate name would be "Software Updates Status".
Update Manager Software ManagerThese names can be misleading, because this function does not download and install new software updates.
This feature is not needed by most people. And if you do put it in, it must have a way of being disabled by those that do not want it. Some programs, you can only update within the same Major Version Number, then you need to buy a new License Key. Such as Winzip, ISOBuster, ClipCache Pro … Others, like WinRar, can update all they want. Most people check for updates regularly and things like Java and Flash and Shockwave will advise you when updates are out.