Please see this reply to my post to Tech Support Forum http://www.techsupportforum.com/forums/f217/secunia-psi-906753.html#post5712242
Any comments would be appreciated
Surely Secunia isn’t an anti virus program. Its meant to keep programs up to date isn’t it?
I’ve tested it and found no conflicts between avast and the Secunia PSI
A quick Cap’n Cook on their website indicates it is not an Anti-Virus application. OTOH, what methodology does their software use? It is absolutely possible to use AV tech in non-AV apps, thus fooling the real AV you may have on your box.
This does look like one of those once-a-month checkup routines, which is how I would use it. With Avast! disabled until the next boot. No point in having it as a Resident Evil Detector!
Gordon.
I’ve used Secunia PSI for a number of years. I don’t run it resident nor let it update programs automatically. Once a week, I fire PSI up and scan for updates. It’s not perfect (sometimes doesn’t know about a update) and usually I’ve already updated all programs that have a security update, but it’s a nice check.
Because of this problem I am considering replacing Secunia PSI with File Hippo Update Checker. Anyone use it?
I’m not a big fan of download managers so I use the one which comes with avast.
IOW I use the Software Updater which comes with avast. If you want to auto-update
using the Software Updater you must purchase the Avast Premier edition.