Review
This is a quick review
WinPatrol takes snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge. WinPatrol was the pioneer in using a heuristic behavioral approach to detecting attacks and violations of your computing environment. It continues to be one of the most powerful system monitors while staying a single small program.
As a robust SECURITY MONITOR , WinPatrol will alert you to hijackings, malware attacks and critical changes made to your computer without your permission. As a MULTI PURPOSE SUPPORT UTILITY WinPatrol replaces multiple system utilities with its enhanced functionality.
The following full-length review applies to version 15.9
WinPatrol Monitor 15.9.2008.5 is a program to enhance and secure your system.
The program scans your system, using heuristics, for evidences of hijackings, malware attacks and critical changes made to your computer without permission.
WinPatrol takes a snapshot of your critical system resources and alerts you to any changes that may occur without your knowledge. You will then be able to decide if you allow that change or not.
The tabbed interface shows you different options. In "Startup Programs" you can see which programs are set to be launched each time Windows starts, and remove or add the ones you want.
In "Delayed Start" you can delay the start of some program that are not critical.
In "ActiveX" you can enable or disable the ActiveX controls used by Internet Explorer.
"IE Helpers" lets you see which helpers are in use, enabling or disabling them.
In every tab you can get more info over an item, just clicking over it.
You can also see, enable or disable scheduled tasks, services, active tasks, cookies, file type associations, and hidden files.
WinPatrol is freeware. You can upgrade to WinPatrol PLUS by paying a license. |
