By Thilak April 5, 2007

Filehippo Update Checker Beta

Filehippo is a great site for downloading the latest as well as older versions of our favorite applications. They’ve released a nifty piece of software called Filehippo Update Checker which scans for the installed apps in your computer and sends the information back to their server to check if any updates are available. Finally, it opens your browser to show the available updates.

The ultra light Filehippo update checker weighs only around 108kb. It’s a standalone app, which means you can run it without installing. You could even carry it in your portable storage devices. I’ll rate this application as a “must have”. Hardly few of us have the habit of checking for updates manually. I’m sure people who are concerned regarding privacy won’t love this app because it transmits the data over to their server. However, they promise not to keep any of your data.

via Lifehacker

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Comments for “Filehippo Update Checker Beta”

  • tzar:

    > and it doesn’t require .net framework to be installed

    I find it curious that this has become a virtue in and of itself. .Net is simply a runtime library that an increasing number of software developers are relying on. I don't think it's a communist conspiracy.
  • emil.sekula
    Well. Maybe it doesn't require .net framework but it doesn't analyze most of the popular programs, for example:
    1. Power Defragmenter
    2. RegSeeker
    3. KeePass
    4. Revo Uninstaller
    5. Rainlendar
    6. Notepad++
    7. FastStone Image Viewer
    8. Miranda
    9. Feed Demon
  • tzar
    i found something similar... and it doesn't require .net framework to be installed

    it's called update notifier from cleansofts.org ( http://cleansofts.org/view/update-notifier.html)

    it's also beta... but i think it's pretty good for now
  • emil.sekula
    The problem is Update Checker doesn't recognize in my computer next programs:
    1. BitDefender
    2. VLC
    3. Foxit Reader
    4. Google Web Accelerator
    5. .NET Framework
    6. DirectX
    Somebody know how to configurate it ?
  • I researched FileHippo Update Checker, as well as Secunia Personal Software Inspector, and found no privacy-related issues with either one. Also, neither automatically updates anything. Rather, you are simply given a list, along with download links, to newer versions of the software you are using. If you want to actually see how these programs operate, you can look at screencasts on them here:

    http://mainstream-guides.com/secunia-psi
    http://mainstream-guides.com/filehippo
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