The 5 main updates

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[Last updated & edited on 08/10/2009, Thu]

1. Windows Updates

Windows updates are created to fix security holes and vulnerabilities in Windows that can be exploited by hackers to take over your computer or use it to send spam or viruses.

Can’t updates?

Reasons:

-Are you connect to the internet?

-Does your firewall allow Window Updates?

-Have you scan your computer for malware?

-Sometime malware edit the registry and disabled Window Updates, try using Spybot to fix it.

2. Antivirus Updates

Your antivirus software is only useful if you update it regularly. If a virus was discovered yesterday, and you haven’t updated your antivirus product today, then you are likely to be infected by that particular virus.

3. Anti-Spyware Updates

Just like antivirus software, in order to remove malware it must have the latest database to detect and then can remove that malware. Unfortunately, many of these programs don't update themselves automatically. Update them weekly before scanning your system.

To see a list of free anti-virus/spyware software, click here.

4. Firewall Updates

Most firewall programs will prompt you to download or update when that there is a newer version to download. New update fixes vulnerabilities and enhanced the firewall.

Free firewall download- Zonealarm's firewall [Download]

5. Other Updates

Software, hardware and device driver needs to update to solve issues from computer lockups, screen freezes, printing problems among other problems and security vulnerabilities.

P.S For hardware and device driver, I DO NOT recommend to update as new update may result in incompatible issues. Update only if you face issues with other devices.

A list of solutions to solve the software updates :

-Pc’s manufacture website usually has a list of software and hardware updates. (E.g. HP.com)

-FileHippo.com’s Update Checker:

It check your machine for installed software of the latest one has been install. If Update Checker finds a problem, it will provide the name of the program as well as a link to download the latest version of the outdated software. The program gets its updates based on the software available on the FileHippo.com's website.

-CleanSofts.org's Update Notifier:

Silimar to Update Checker. The Update Notifier is a small utility that scans your computer for installed software and displays a list of updates. Also you can see the latest updates for applications from your Watch List. [Download]

-Serunia’s Personal Software Inspector (PSI):

Secunia, a well known security company, has created an online checker for unpatch, outdated, and insecure versions of installed software. [Download]

References: http://www.pchell.com/

P.s: Most of the links here are not direct download link but instead it will bring you to the download page.

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