VIPRE's Patch Management engine allows VIPRE to support automatic updates to third-party installed products and improve the frequency of monitoring for recent software releases. See below to find which applications are certified with our patch management engine.
This topic only applies to VIPRE Advanced Security
Auto Patch scans for outdated software applications (such as Adobe Reader and Mozilla Firefox) installed on your computer. Out-of-date software applications pose a significant threat to network security. To prevent hackers or malicious software from exploiting these problems, software vendors often fix security issues with their software. VIPRE Auto Patch fetches those patches and applies them to your machine automatically.
This feature strengthens your security by applying the latest software patches before these missing patches are exploited by attackers or malicious software. Configure Auto Patch to either manually or automatically check for, download, and install missing patches.
Sometimes, it's necessary to restart your PC for a software patch to work.
Manually Installing Patches
To manually check for, and download patches:
- Click Manage, then Updates.
- Under Auto Patch Updates, click Check Now. VIPRE starts to scan your computer.
- Scans can take several minutes to complete. You can continue working in VIPRE or on your computer during this scan.
- When VIPRE finishes the scan, it attempts to install the patches unless Get your approval before applying new patches is checked. You may need to click Apply Patches.
After installing Auto Patch, you may be prompted to restart your computer one or more times for all patches to take effect.
Automatically Installing Patches
To automatically check for, and download patches:
- Click Manage, then Updates.
- Switch on Auto Patch Updates.
- If you uncheck Get your approval before applying patches, VIPRE will automatically and quietly install your security patches for you.
Certified Applications
The following list of applications has been certified by our Software Development team as being supported by patch management within VIPRE.
VIPRE Recommends
This list is ever-evolving as more applications become certified. While our documentation is updated as quickly as possible when new applications are certified, there is no more up-to-date list than the one within the product itself so check often.
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2017
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Classic 2020
- Adobe Acrobat Reader DC Continuous
- Apple Software Update
- Audacity
- Beyond Compare
- Box Sync
- Calibre
- CCleaner
- CDBurnerXP
- Citrix Receiver
- Citrix Workspace
- Core FTP LE
- Dropbox
- FileZilla
- Foxit Reader
- GIMP
- Git
- Glary Utilities
- Google Chrome
- Google Drive
- Google Earth Pro
- iCloud
- IObit Unlocker
- IrfanView
- iTunes
- IObit Unlocker
- Jabra Direct
- Java
- KeePass 1.x
- KeePass 2.x
- LibreOffice
- Lightshot
- Mozilla Firefox
- Mozilla Firefox ESR
- Nitro Pro
- Node.js Current
- Notepad++
- Open Office
- OpenVPN
- Origin
- PDFCreator
- pgAdmin 4
- Pidgin
- PuTTY
- QuickTime
- Rainmeter
- RealPlayer
- Recuva
- SeaMonkey
- ShareX
- Skype
- Sublime Text
- Thunderbird
- TightVNC
- TortoiseGit
- TortoiseSVN
- Total Commander
- TreeSize Free
- VirtualBox
- VLC media player
- VMware Tools
- VNC Server
- VNC Viewer
- Winamp
- WinMerge
- WinRAR
- WinZip
- Wireshark
- Wise Data Recovery
- XnView
- Zoom