What do you use to check for new versions of your softwares?

**eksasol** · September 18, 2009

Currently I am using Filehippo.com Update Checker. The downside is they only list softwares that are provided from their website. I am also aware for UpdateNotifier, but that one has a bit of advertisement touch to it. Just wondering if anyone know of even a better alternative than what I'm using and cover a wider range of softwares.

Edited September 18, 2009 by eksasol

**strel** · September 19, 2009

I don't use anyone but noticed The Great Unattended Project that may interest you, though from what you said I suppose you're looking for a wider spectrum one.

Edited September 19, 2009 by strel

**jobz** · September 20, 2009

Secunia PSI

**CoffeeFiend** · September 20, 2009

The downside is they only list softwares that are provided from their website

I was curious about how many apps it supported. It seems to have the basics covered:

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	<pfloc>Futuremark\*3DMark*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>Futuremark\*3DMark*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>Futuremark\*3DMark*</pfloc>
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	<fn>7zFM.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*7-Zip*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>a-squared Free</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>abisuite2\abiword\bin</pfloc>
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	<fn>abiword.exe</fn>
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	<pfloc>Lavasoft\*Ad-Aware*</pfloc>
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	<fn>AcroRd32.dll</fn>
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	<pfloc>*Thingy*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>*autoruns*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>*Avant*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>*ewido*</pfloc>
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	<pfloc>*BearShare*</pfloc>
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	<fn>BitComet.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*BitComet*</pfloc>
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	<fn>bsplayer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Webteh\*Bsplayer*</pfloc>				
</fp>
</p><p id="1"><fp>
	<fn>CCleaner.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*CCleaner*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="129"><fp>
	<fn>cdbx*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*CDBurner*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="106"><fp>
	<fn>CDex.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*CDex*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="79"><fp>
	<fn>CloneCD.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>SlySoft\*CloneCD*</pfloc>

</fp>
</p><p id="78"><fp>
	<fn>CloneDVD2.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Elaborate Bytes\*CloneDVD*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="127"><fp>
	<fn>coreftp.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*CoreFTP*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="155"><fp>
	<fn>cpuz.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*CPU*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
  <fn>cpuz.exe</fn>
  <pfloc>*CPU*\*CPU*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="289"><fp>
	<fn>CrossLoopConnect.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>CrossLoop</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="70"><fp>
	<fn>cuteftp.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>GlobalSCAPE\*Home*</pfloc>
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</p><p id="206"><fp>
	<fn>cuteftppro.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>GlobalSCAPE\*Pro*</pfloc>
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</p><p id="225"><fp>
	<fn>CPWSave.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Acro Software\*Writer*</pfloc>
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</p><p id="88"><fp>
	<fn>cwshredder.exe</fn>
	<pfloc></pfloc>
	<pfloc>*cws*</pfloc>
	<pfloc>*cool*</pfloc>
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</p><p id="66"><fp>
	<fn>daemon.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*DAEMON*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="214"><fp>
	<fn>MusicConverter.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Illustrate\dBpoweramp</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="165"><fp>
	<fn>DCPlusPlus.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*DC++*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="160"><fp>
	<fn>DeepBurner.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Astonsoft\*DeepBurner*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="237"><fp>
	<fn>Defraggler.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Defraggler</pfloc>

</fp>
</p><p id="87"><fp>
	<fn>DivX Player.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>DivX\*DivX*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="91"><fp>
	<fn>DVD Shrink*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Shrink*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="24"><fp>
	<fn>emule.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*emule*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="269"><fp>
	<fn>Evernote.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Evernote\Evernote*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="166"><fp>
	<fn>FeedDemon.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*FeedDemon*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="73"><fp>
	<fn>FileZilla.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*FileZilla*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="12"><fp>
	<fn>Firefox.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Firefox*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="93"><fp>
	<fn>Flash*.ocx</fn>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash</loc>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash</loc>
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</p><p id="94"><fp>
	<fn>NPSWF32.dll</fn>
	<pfloc>*Firefox*\plugins</pfloc>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Flash</loc>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\SysWOW64\Macromed\Flash</loc>
</fp>
</p><p id="95"><fp>
	<fn>flashget.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*FlashGet*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="34"><fp>
	<fn>foobar2000Test.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*foobar*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="107"><fp>
	<fn>Foxit Reader.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Foxit Software\*Foxit*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="163"><fp>
	<fn>fraps.exe</fn>
	<loc>%SYSTEMDRIVE%\*Fraps*</loc>

</fp>
</p><p id="245"><fp>
	<fn>FrostWire.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*FrostWire*</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\FrostWire">
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</p><p id="81"><fp>
	<fn>getright.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*GetRight*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="84"><fp>
	<fn>Gizmo.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Gizmo Project</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>Gizmo5.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Gizmo5</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="74"><fp>
	<fn>GMailFS.dll</fn>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32\ShellExt</loc>
</fp>
</p><p id="215"><fp>
	<fn>GOM.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>GRETECH\*Gom*</pfloc>
</fp>

</p><p id="264"><reg>
	<k hive="hkcu" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\Google Chrome">
		<v name="DisplayVersion"/>
	</k>
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</p><p id="41"><fp>
	<fn>GoogleDesktop.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Google\*Desktop*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="182"><fp>
	<fn>googleearth.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Google\*Earth*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="183"><fp>
	<fn>SketchUp.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Google\*SketchUp*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="96"><fp>
	<fn>googletalk.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Google\*Talk*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="31"><fp>
	<fn>GoogleToolbar1.dll</fn>
	<pfloc>*Google*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>GoogleToolbar.dll</fn>
	<pfloc>Google/Google Toolbar</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="253"><fp>
	<fn>GPU-Z*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*GPU*</pfloc>
	<pfloc></pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="296"><fp>
	<fn>Growl.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Growl*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="179"><fp>
	<fn>hamachi.exe</fn>
	<fn>hamachi-2-ui.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Hamachi*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="266"><fp>
	<fn>Handbrake.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Handbrake</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="61"><fp>
	<fn>HijackThis*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc></pfloc>
	<pfloc>*Hijack*</pfloc>
	<pfloc>Trend Micro\*Hijack*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="29"><fp>
	<fn>ICQ*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>ICQ6*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="38"><fp>
	<fn>iMesh*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>iMesh Applications\*iMesh*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="187"><fp>
	<fn>ImgBurn.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*ImgBurn*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="291"><fp>
	<fn>InfraRecorder.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>InfraRecorder</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="293"><fp>
	<fn>InfraRecorder.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>InfraRecorder</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="229"><fp>
	<fn>inkscape.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Inkscape</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="103"><fp>
	<fn>ipoint.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*IntelliPoint*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="102"><fp>
	<fn>itype.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*IntelliType*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="92"><fp>
	<fn>iexplore.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Explorer*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="17"><fp>
	<fn>i_view*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*IrfanView*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="154"><fp>
	<fn>IsoBuster.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Smart Projects\*IsoBuster*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="51"><fp>
	<fn>iTunes.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*iTunes*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="283"><fp>
	<fn>iTunes.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*iTunes*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="72"><fp>
	<fn>IZArc.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*IZArc*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="62"><fp>
	<fn>java.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Java\jre*\bin</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="153"><fp>
	<fn>JetAudio.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*JetAudio*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="231"><fp>
	<fn>k-meleon.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>K-Meleon</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\K-Meleon">
		<v name="DisplayVersion"/>
	</k>
</reg>
</p><p id="130"><fp>
	<fn>KeePass.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*KeePass*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="247"><fp>
	<fn>KMPlayer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*KMPlayer*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="82"><fp>
	<fn>LeechGet.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*LeechGet*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="37"><fp>
	<fn>limewire.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Limewire*</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\limewire">
		<v name="DisplayVersion"/>
	</k>
</reg></p><p id="197"><fp>
	<fn>SetPoint.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Logitech\*SetPoint*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="200"><fp>
	<fn>MagicISO.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>MagicISO</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="274"><fp>
	<fn>mbam.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="58"><fp>
	<fn>maxthon.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Maxthon*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="203"><fp>
	<fn>MediaMonkey.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*MediaMonkey*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="122"><fp>
	<fn>WCESMgr.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*ActiveSync*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="137"><fp>
	<fn>mbsa.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Baseline*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="243"><reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\silverlight">
		<v name="Version"/>
	</k>
</reg>

</p><p id="189"><fp>
	<fn>miranda*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Miranda*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="141"><fp>
	<fn>mirc.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*mIRC*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="217"><fp>
	<fn>Miro.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Participatory*\*Miro*</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="SOFTWARE\Participatory Culture Foundation\Miro">
		<v name="Version"/>
	</k>
</reg></p><p id="28"><fp>
	<fn>msmsgs.exe</fn>
	<fn>msnmsgr.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Messenger*</pfloc>
	<pfloc>Windows Live\*Messenger*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="238"><fp>
	<fn>JkDefrag.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*JkDefrag*</pfloc>
</fp>

<fp>
  <fn>MyDefrag.exe</fn>
  <pfloc>*MyDefrag*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="208"><fp>
	<fn>mysqld-nt.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>mysql*\bin</pfloc>
	<loc>%SYSTEMDRIVE%\mysql*\bin</loc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\mysql ab\mysql server 5.0">
		<v name="Version"/>
	</k>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\mysql ab\mysql server 5.1">
		<v name="Version"/>
	</k>
</reg></p><p id="297"><fp>
	<fn>NeroStartSmart.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Nero*</pfloc>
	<pfloc>*Nero*\*Nero*</pfloc>
	<pfloc>*Nero*\*Nero*\*Nero*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="199"><fp>
	<fn>netscape.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Netscape\*Netscape*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="257"><fp>
	<fn>nLite.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>nLite</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="186"><fp>
	<fn>notepad++.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Notepad*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="207"><fp>
	<fn>nsis.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>NSIS*</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\nsis">
		<v name="DisplayVersion"/>
	</k>
</reg></p><p id="55"><fp>
	<fn>nv4_disp.dll</fn>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32</loc>
</fp>
</p><p id="36"><fp>
	<fn>ObjectDock.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Stardock\*ObjectDock*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="110"><fp>
	<fn>soffice.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*OpenOffice*\program</pfloc>
	<pfloc>*OOo*\program</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="45"><fp>
	<fn>opera.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Opera*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="284"><fp>
	<fn>orbitdm.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Orbitdownloader</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="16"><fp>
	<fn>outpost.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Agnitum\Outpost*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
  <fn>op_mon.exe</fn>
  <pfloc>Agnitum\Outpost*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="80"><fp>
	<fn>*Paint Shop Pro*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Corel\*Paint Shop Pro*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="86"><fp>
	<fn>PaintDotNet.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Paint.NET*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="212"><fp>
	<fn>pwsafe.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Password*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="224"><fp>
	<fn>PDFCreator.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>PDFCreator</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="268"><fp>
	<fn>peazip.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>PeaZip</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="150"><fp>
	<fn>pg2.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*PeerGuardian*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="46"><fp>
	<fn>Picasa2.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Picasa*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>Picasa3.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Google\*Picasa*</pfloc>
</fp>


</p><p id="40"><fp>
	<fn>Pidgin.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Pidgin</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="77"><fp>
	<fn>POWERARC.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*PowerArchiver*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="134"><fp>
	<fn>PowerDVD.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>CyberLink\*PowerDVD*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>PowerDVD8.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>CyberLink\*PowerDVD*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>PowerDVD9.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>CyberLink\*PowerDVD*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="192"><fp>
	<fn>PrimoPDF.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>activePDF\*PrimoPDF*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
  <fn>PrimoPDF.exe</fn>
  <pfloc>Nitro PDF\*PrimoPDF*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="198"><fp>
	<fn>procexp.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*process*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="254"><fp>
	<fn>putty.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>PuTTY</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="9"><fp>
	<fn>QuickTimePlayer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>QuickTime Alternative</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\QuicktimeAlt_is1">
		<v name="DisplayVersion"/>
	</k>
</reg></p><p id="27"><fp>
	<fn>QuickTimePlayer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*QuickTime*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>QTTask.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*QuickTime*</pfloc>
</fp>

</p><p id="147"><fp>
	<fn>QCDPlayer.exe</fn>
	<fn>QMPlayer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Quint*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="124"><fp>
	<fn>Rainlendar*.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Rainlendar*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="39"><fp>
	<fn>realplay.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Real\RealPlayer</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="175"><fp>
	<fn>vncviewer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>RealVNC\*VNC*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="216"><fp>
	<fn>recuva.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Recuva*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="118"><fp>
	<fn>RootkitRevealer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc></pfloc>
	<pfloc>*rootkit*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="235"><fp>
	<fn>Safari.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Safari</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="35"><fp>
	<fn>SamurizeServer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Samurize*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="239"><fp>
	<fn>SbieCtrl.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Sandboxie</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="140"><fp>
	<fn>sandra.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>SiSoftware\*Sandra*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="265"><fp>
	<fn>Scribus.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Scribus*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="193"><fp>
	<fn>seamonkey.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*SeaMonkey*</pfloc>
	<pfloc>mozilla.org\*SeaMonkey*</pfloc>
</fp>


</p><p id="59"><fp>
	<fn>Shareaza.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Shareaza*</pfloc>
</fp></p><p id="169"><fp>
	<fn>SharpReader.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*SharpReader*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="171"><fp>
	<fn>SwInit.exe</fn>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32\Macromed\Shockwave 10</loc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>SwInit.exe</fn>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32\Adobe\Shockwave 11</loc>
</fp>
</p><p id="43"><fp>
	<fn>Skype.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Skype\*Phone*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="44"><fp>
	<fn>SAM.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*SAM*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="69"><fp>
	<fn>SmartFTP.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*SmartFTP*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="190"><fp>
	<fn>spamihilator.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Spamihilator*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="164"><fp>
	<fn>speedfan.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*SpeedFan*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="3"><fp>
	<fn>SpybotSD.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Spybot*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="226"><fp>
	<fn>SpywareTerminator.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Spyware Terminator</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="52"><fp>
	<fn>spywareblaster.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*SpywareBlaster*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="22"><fp>
	<fn>kpf4gui.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Kerio\*firewall*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>kpf4gui.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Sunbelt*\*Firewall*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>SbPFCl.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Sunbelt*\*Firewall*</pfloc>
</fp>

</p><p id="167"><fp>
	<fn>SUPERAntiSpyware.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>SUPERAntiSpyware</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="32"><fp>
	<fn>Smc.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Sygate\*SPF*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="213"><fp>
	<fn>SyncBack.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>2BrightSparks\*SyncBack*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="194"><fp>
	<fn>TaskSwitchXP.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*TaskSwitchXP*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="270"><fp>
	<fn>TeraCopy.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>TeraCopy</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="13"><fp>
	<fn>thunderbird.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Thunderbird*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="176"><fp>
	<fn>vncviewer.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*TightVNC*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="249"><fp>
	<fn>TortoiseProc.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>TortoiseSVN\bin</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="64"><fp>
	<fn>trillian.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Trillian*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="125"><fp>
	<fn>TrueCrypt.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*TrueCrypt*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="121"><fp>
	<fn>TUGZip.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*TUGZip*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="4"><fp>
	<fn>TweakUI.exe</fn>
	<loc>%WINDIR%\system32</loc>
</fp></p><p id="205"><fp>
	<fn>UniExtract.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Extractor*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="195"><fp>
	<fn>Unlocker.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Unlocker</pfloc>
</fp>
<reg>
	<k hive="hklm" key="software\microsoft\windows\currentversion\uninstall\Unlocker">
		<v name="DisplayVersion"/>
	</k>
</reg></p><p id="112"><fp>
	<fn>Utorrent.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*uTorrent*</pfloc>
	<pfloc></pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="15"><fp>
	<fn>winace.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*WinAce*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="11"><fp>
	<fn>winamp.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Winamp*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="25"><fp>
	<fn>wblind.dll</fn>
	<pfloc>Stardock\Object Desktop\*WindowBlinds*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="50"><fp>
	<fn>WMPLAYER.EXE</fn>
	<pfloc>*Media Player*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="128"><fp>
	<fn>WinDVD.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>InterVideo\*DVD*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="240"><fp>
	<fn>WinPatrol.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*BillP*\WinPatrol</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="5"><fp>
	<fn>WinRAR.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*WinRAR*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="248"><fp>
	<fn>WinSCP.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>WinSCP</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="188"><fp>
	<fn>WinSnap.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*WinSnap*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="6"><fp>
	<fn>WINZIP32.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*WinZip*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="178"><fp>
	<fn>wireshark.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Wireshark*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>ethereal.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*Ethereal*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="294"><fp>
	<fn>XBMC.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>XBMC</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="151"><fp>
	<fn>xchat.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>*xchat*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="53"><fp>
	<fn>YahooMessenger.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Yahoo!\*Messenger*</pfloc>
</fp>
</p><p id="68"><fp>
	<fn>Konfabulator.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Pixoria\Konfabulator</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>YahooWidgetEngine.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Yahoo!\*Widget*</pfloc>
</fp>
<fp>
	<fn>YahooWidgets.exe</fn>
	<pfloc>Yahoo!\*Widget*</pfloc>
</fp></p></fhprograms>

I thought code boxes had scrollbars Sorry for the long & verbose XML.

Haven't looked at UpdateNotifier or Secunia PSI yet.

It would be nice to just have a always up-to-date XML feed or something... But here, the program grabs the infos it's told to (using that XML above), and then reports those numbers to the server, which in turns compares it against its own (non-public) list of latest versions, and then sends us a page with the results.

Just like I don't care for these installers that come with a lot of already outdated freeware (most of which I don't want, and all of which will be grossly outdated by the next time I'd use it). Ideally, these programs would use such an XML feed that contains the URLs of the latest versions of each app (not necessarily just freeware -- shareware like winrar could be on there too), lets you select them, downloads them (via wget or whatever) and finally installs them. It's very simple to do, but it would be a major PITA to maintain the XML file (and pay for the hosting costs if it ever became popular)

**ricktendo** · September 20, 2009

I use this site, its pretty all encompassing http://www.softexia.com/

**klaoo** · February 26, 2010

I've tried out (and still currently using) WebSite-Watcher. You can set it to look for changes on the website of that product or you can also add the download link and it will let you know when the file has been changed.

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What do you use to check for new versions of your softwares?

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