Application Discovery

Application discovery is a process through which the applications installed and used on individual computers and networks are identified and collected. Application discovery is also used as a security measure to identify any unwanted or unverified applications running or residing in any part of the network.

There are two approaches to performing file inventory: Discovery of only those applications that require admin rights, and discovery of all the applications on a computer.

A guide through these approaches to file inventory is included in the following documents:

• Discover All Applications on a Computer
• Discover Apps Requiring Admin Rights - Application Analysis
• File Inventory - Win32 Executables