The Joomla 2.5 application has a built-in functionality that allows to check whether there are outdated Joomla extensions integrated in your CMS. You can find updates for them through the Joomla 2.5 admin area ->Extension Manager -> Update.
Prior to clicking on the Find Updates button press the Purge Cache button. This will clear the cached data about the installed extensions. Then you can find the up-to-date information regarding the extensions that should be upgraded.
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