DriverScanner - Legit or scam?

[guf]

I stumbled across this while updating my FireFox. There was a link from NoScript's website. Normally I'd never give one of these "scan your computer" things another look, but NoScript is good stuff... and a link from them carries a bit of weight in my consideration.

The link goes to http://www.liutilities.com/products/campaigns/affiliate/offer/flashgot/ds/opt03109/a/ (link left cold on purpose, in case this *is* a scam) .

So, what do y'all know? Is this legit and good stuff, or is it a nasty hoax?



Edit to add:  Furtopia makes my link hot automagically.  Please note that I am not sure whether this points to a scam site, so use discretion before you click on it.

[Weisseman]

Unless your 100% sure what the program does and who it's from is legit then don't try it.

Things like this I never trust. Whether it's legit or not it'll dl a program to run the scan (I check. It dl's an .exe) then charge you to change anything after scanning. Aside from that it could be a pain to remove too.

Perhaps do a quick google and gets some reviews/opinions on it. It'll soon tell you if it's worth anything.

[guf]

Since I posted, I tried to do some searching for it, but not with much luck.  The pages that I find are generally download links with happy-sappy boilerplate.

I think I'll give this one a pass...  as much as I'd love to have a hand keeping my multitude of device drivers up to date.

[Weisseman]

I have seen programs that do prompt you to update drivers. But they point you to the respective sites to install yourself. I don't personally use one though.

[Feathertail]

PC Magazine in the UK gives it five stars: http://www.pcmag.co.uk/vnunet/downloads/2222801/drivescanner

A number of other reviews suggest that it's a legit product, although you may want to make sure that you've got the right URL for them and not some kind of a fake.

[Bloodtooth]

This is one of those programs where I ask myself "Why do you need this?"

I personally wouldn't trust it or bother with it - because A) it's pointless B) The site looks ALOT like a large number of scam programs I have seen, and the idea of a "driver scanner" whilst nice, I see spam banners saying "CHECK FOR DRIVER PROBLEMS NOW! FIX YOUR PC GO FASTER GET HOT GIRLS AND MONEY".

But that said, it could be real. And a rule of thumb that is good - if you can't find evidence backing it up on google, except links to downloads - don't bother. Look for reviews from reputable sources, etc. If a program is real, it'll have reviews, or forums talking about it. Hence why a quick google will put anyone off buying Norton or McAfee or the like (McAfee Firewall is godawfully designed).

Generally though, safety before all with this stuff.