Please allow to add multiple computers in the settings, so I can scan multiple computers for available updates.
This is very useful for families (in my family there are multiple computers and VMs), but also for companies.
Please show the scan results of all computers in the list of applications.
Show here a separate table for each computer.
And please show the computer name at top of each table (this is the reason why renaming a computer is so important).
When I installed the VulnDetect Agent on my computer I did not see anything about the agent (no visual indicator that the VulnDetect Agent is installed and running like a desktop icon or a icon in the system tray).
So please show a VulnDetect icon in the System Tray of Windows.
This icon is required for several other suggestions, like:
It would be very useful when I could exclude specific drives and also specific folders from being scanned.
I have two external backup drives, that are connected only Saturdays (for backup purpose) but while they are connected a scan could start and this way the scan takes very long and also backed up portable applications are found (this inflates the list of installed applications).
But I also have a large folder containing many photos that I also would like to exclude.
I know that photos are not detected but VulnDetect scans all folders and subfolders and excluding folders could save time.
The software-update tool that I am currently using shows the text "(64 Bit)" to indicate that an application is installed in the 64-Bit version.
This information is interesting to know, so it should also be displayed behind the application name.
I am not sure if there could be different versions available of the same application in 32-Bit and 64-Bit.
If yes, then it is important that you separate between 32-Bit and 64-Bit.
The VulnDetect icon in the System tray should show a notification window telling me:
In this dialog there should be a button "Show Details...".
When the user clicks it, then Open the VulnDetect website from the VulnDetect Agent.
For business users this feature (showing a notification window) should be configurable.
So the administrator can allow of forbid this feature.
If the administrator has disabled this feature, then the administrator gets an email with the scan result (also this is configurable).
At the moment you have the status values:
It would be good when you add the additional status Outdated (a normal non-security related update is available)
With the status Outdated VulnDetect could report all available updates, not just security updates.
So VulnDetect could replace all update managers out there in the market.
In VulnDetect you show the status "Unsafe" but this can have different reasons:
It would be useful when you show why an application is unsafe.
For users it is important to know if they can do anything or not.
So they need to know "Your app is up-to-date but still has vulnerabilities".
Otherwise I have 5 apps with the status "unsafe" although they are all up-to-date (and I don't understand this and blame VulnDetect).
@KI108
Tom explained in the https://vulndetect.org/topic/150/solved-opera-installed-version-not-detected/5 what the status "Unknown" means.
This is the reason why I suggested Explain the Labels in the List of Applications (so you might up-vote this suggestion).
I clicked in the list of applications next to a link (I wanted to click the link but missed it) and suddenly the entry expanded (so I was able to see the Company and the file path).
I did not expect this because the UI (user interface) does not give me any information that the entries can be expanded and collapsed.
The UI should give users the information when he can interact with it.
So please change the mouse pointer to a hand pointer (so users see that the entry can be clicked).
And please add in front of every entry an icon that indicates that the entry can be expanded (for example the icon ">").
If an entry is expanded then change the icon to "v" (indicates that the expanded entry can be collapsed).
In the list of applications you should add a column "Available Version" where you show the version number of available updates.
For Firefox the available version would be 60.0.1 while the installed version is 59.0.3.
If an application is Up-To-Date, then display "Up-To-Date" instead of a version number in the column "Available Version".
@Tom This app is marked as Insecure with a CVSS Score of 6.5.
So, is there an update available that I should install (the link at the download icon)?
I get this shown in VulnDetect:
Installed Version: 22.0.1.5
Recommended: 22.180.5.1
When I click the blue "Download" icon, then I get to:
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/19351/windows-10-and-windows-11-wi-fi-drivers-for-intel-wireless-adapters.html
Here is version 22.200.2 available.
When I start the Windows 11 settings and go to Installed Apps, then I do not see this "App":
When I go to the old control panel, I see only:
@Tom Please provide feedback!
As you can see at the GitHub repository, there is no 32-Bit version available:
https://github.com/ThePacielloGroup/CCAe/releases/tag/v3.2.1
Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA) was detected in the past but currently it is no longer detected.
The file of version 3.2.0 was:
D:\PortableApps\PortableApps_ColorContrastAnalyzerPortable\CCA-Portable-3.2.0.exe
The file of version 3.2.1 is:
D:\PortableApps\PortableApps_ColorContrastAnalyzerPortable\CCA-Portable-x64-3.2.1.exe
Here the information extracted from the EXE file:
File name and path: D:\PortableApps\PortableApps\_ColorContrastAnalyzerPortable\CCA-Portable-x64-3.2.1.exe
Product Name: Colour Contrast Analyser
Internal Name:
Original Filename:
File Description: Colour Contrast Analyser (CCA)
Company: Cédric Trévisan
Legal Copyright: Copyright © 2023 Cédric Trévisan
Legal Trademarks:
Comments:
File Version String: 3.2.1
File Version: 3.2.1.0
Product Version String: 3.2.1
Product Version: 3.2.1.0
Name of the app:
Open Hardware Monitor
Developer:
Michael Möller
Website:
https://openhardwaremonitor.org/
Download Site:
https://openhardwaremonitor.org/downloads/
Version number displayed in the app:
0.9.6
App-Icon
Here the information extracted from the EXE file:
File name and path: D:\PortableApps\PortableApps\_OpenHardwareMonitor\OpenHardwareMonitor.exe
Product Name: Open Hardware Monitor
Internal Name: OpenHardwareMonitor.exe
Original Filename: OpenHardwareMonitor.exe
File Description: Open Hardware Monitor
Company:
Legal Copyright: Copyright © 2009-2020 Michael Möller
Legal Trademarks:
Comments:
File Version String: 0.9.6.0
File Version: 0.9.6.0
Product Version String: 0.9.6
Product Version: 0.9.6.0
@Tom It is very annoying, that keeping the system updated requires many manual steps.
I know, that VulnDetect informs me about available updates, but it still requires, that I install them manually (for most apps).
So I have to perform these steps manually:
These updates are installed via the app directly, so there is no installer file available that I can download and istall.
So, after VulnDetect tells me, that updates are available, I have to perform multiple manual steps and update the app, like:
For all other apps I have to download the installer of the new version manually and update the app.
It would be useful if the VulnDetect Agent
This button "Update" does the following:
This way updating my system can be done with less mouse clicks.
The version number 22.23.1.21 is now displayed correctly.
@Tom: Thank you for fixing this!
Name of the app:
L-Connect 3
Developer:
Lian-Li
Website:
https://lian-li.com/l-connect3/
Download Site:
https://lian-li.com/l-connect3/
Version number displayed in the app:
1.60
App-Icon
Here the information extracted from the EXE file:
File name and path: C:\Program Files\L-Connect 3\L-Connect 3.exe
Product Name: L-Connect 3
Internal Name: L-Connect 3
Original Filename:
File Description: L-Connect 3
Company: Lian-Li
Legal Copyright: Copyright © 2021-present
Legal Trademarks:
Comments:
File Version String: 1.6.0
File Version: 1.6.0.0
Product Version String: 1.6.0.0
Product Version: 1.6.0.0
For Norton Security VulnDetect detects the version 22.23.1.15 and recommends the version 22.23.1.21.
In the Help -> About window of Norton Security you see the version number 22.23.1.21:
So the recommended version is already installed!
The reason is, that the version numbers in the EXE file also show the wrong version numbers:
File name and path: C:\Program Files\Norton Security\Engine\22.23.1.21\uiStub.exe
Product Name: Norton Protection Center
Internal Name: uiStub
Original Filename: uiStub.exe
File Description: Norton Security UI Stub
Company: NortonLifeLock Inc.
Legal Copyright: Copyright (c) 2023 NortonLifeLock Inc. All rights reserved.
Legal Trademarks:
Comments:
File Version String: 22.23.1.15
File Version: 22.23.1.15
Product Version String: 22.23
Product Version: 22.23.0.0
The only way to get the correct version number is the version in the path of the EXE.
By the way: SUMo detects the correct version, but uses an other file:
File name and path: C:\Program Files (x86)\NortonInstaller\{0C55C096-0F1D-4F28-AAA2-85EF591126E7}\NGC\562C4DD5\22.23.1.21\InstStub.exe
Product Name: Norton Security
Internal Name: Norton Security
Original Filename: NGC_Generic_SuperMUI.exe
File Description: Norton Security
Company: NortonLifeLock Inc.
Legal Copyright: Copyright © 2023 NortonLifeLock Inc. All rights reserved.
Legal Trademarks:
Comments:
File Version String: 22.23.1.21
File Version: 22.23.1.21
Product Version String: 22.23.1.21
Product Version: 22.23.1.21
The version number 7.0.5.8 is now displayed correctly.
@Tom: Thank you for fixing this!