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Update Utilities
Detailed in the table below are some of the attributes of several update utilities endorsed by the security team. For more information, including a tutorial, please click the links on each utility's name.| Secunia OSI | Secunia PSI | Update Notfier | |
| Scans for Windows updates | X | X | |
| Scans for 3rd party updates | X | X | X |
| Scans only for security-related updates | X | X | |
| Requires licensing | X* | ||
| Requires download, install | X | ||
| Requires download, no install | X** | ||
| Entirely Web-based (no download, no install) | X | ||
| Can be started at boot-up | X*** | X | |
| Minor/build updates can be toggled on/off | X | ||
| Program changes monitored in real-time | X | ||
| Downloads updates from corresponding program vendor | X | X | |
| Downloads updates from its own repositories | X**** |
*Secunia PSI is free for personal use but is not for use on campus-owned machines
**Update Notifier can either be installed (and started at boot-up) or run as a standalone application (such as from a thumb-drive)
***Program monitoring enabled at boot-up, not active scan
****User is directed to a webpage on cleansofts.org for additional information, but many of the programs are downloaded from the open source repository or from a trusted freeware site