Comments on: Tech Tip on a Tuesday Morning – Belarc Advisor

By: Simon May

Simon May — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 16:43:16 +0000

What a great tool, very useful for doing a reinstall.

@vbr don’t forget that those license keys are already on your PC, since that’s where Belarc get’s them from. I don’t see a big security issue here, very handy stuff.

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By: Andrew Edney

Andrew Edney — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:27:32 +0000

Thanks Tim

I’ve been using Belarc Advisor for a number of years, I find it really useful and a great tool.

Andrew

By: Timothy Daleo

Timothy Daleo — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 07:01:40 +0000

First, most WHS users have a username and password on their PCs so I am sure the document could be safe. In addition, if “they” hack your system they will have access to license data anyway. Finally, your installation DVD cases all have PIDs or product keys so unless they are locked in a safe…well you get the picture.

If Belarc would cause this much of an issue you might want to consider some other means of security.

Tim

By: Vbr

Vbr — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:11:09 +0000

I’ve tried it to get a list of all the applications installed on my system – good to figure out what to reinstall after upgrading/reinstalling the OS (and by upgrade I mean clean install).

However, I notice that the generated report has a list of my software license keys, including my OS and Office, etc, so I wouldn’t advise printing it out and leave it lying around. Heck, avoid keeping it on the hard drive for too long, in case one’s computer gets hacked, or if some nosy roommate is looking around and is aware of this software.