Abstract: System and method for updating software over a network. A computer system is scanned to determine installed software, including determining a unique code and version information for each of one or more programs. A list of the installed software, including the determined unique code and version information for each program, is generated in response to the scanning, and sent to a server computer system over the network. Information is received describing updates for at least one of the programs from the server computer system over the network. The computer system and the information describing updates are analyzed, and one or more updates that are safe to install on the computer system are determined based on the analyzing. The one or more updates are displayed on a display of the computer system, and at least one update of the one or more updates is installed on the computer system.