This app informs you about the security situation of your systems. O&O Syspectr checks the most important Windows application points and warns you accordingly should problems be detected. Under Causes and Solutions you can find detailed descriptions of warnings and solutions for Windows security issues.
Under Settings you can activate or deactivate monitoring options. This is particularly helpful if you no longer want to be sent messages for specific events.
Administrator accounts must have a password. Without it they are considered unsafe because these accounts can be easily misused and contain a large number of permissions.
An active guest account poses a risk because they can be used to access systems externally. This option verifies whether the account is disabled.
The UAC prevents unauthorized processes from being run with extensive permissions. A Windows dialog will normally appear before processes requiring administrator permissions can begin. This prevents potentially harmful software from being started unintentionally.
Windows monitors many security settings whenever the internet is accessed. Here’s where these system settings can be checked to make sure they’re not disabled on the computer.
An active antivirus program protects against malware that might enter a computer. Here’s where you can verify that a current antivirus solution from a third party manufacturer or Microsoft Defender is active.
An active anti-spyware program protects against phishers and bugs that might enter a computer. Here’s where you can check if the computer has a current anti-spyware solution from a third party manufacturer or Microsoft installed and enabled.
The Firewall serves as a barrier against attacks from the local network and the internet. It is one of the most important defenders of your computer which is why Microsoft has a corresponding device of its own.
Microsoft updates Windows and other products, such as Microsoft Office, at regular intervals to remove errors and vulnerabilities against attacks. Enabling automatic updates is of utmost importance. Vulnerabilities are very often exploited by hackers and it’s the Microsoft updates that finally reveal them.
This is where Meltdown and Spectre will be checked to make sure the necessary updates of the firmware are installed as protection against security gaps detected in processors.
This is where Meltdown and Spectre will be checked to make sure the necessary Windows updates are installed as protection against security gaps detected in processors.
To protect against the Meltdown and Specter security gaps discovered in processors, a check is carried out here to determine whether the corresponding Windows settings are correctly set.