WinPatrol takes a snapshot of key system areas and then alerts you whenever a program tries to make significant changes. WinPatrol monitors your startup programs, ActiveX controls, IE addons, file associations, HOST file, Windows update and UAC settings, and more. This isn't enough to stop a serious virus attack, but it will alert you to the behaviour of many spyware and adware programs, as well as regular software that just likes to install a lot of junk.
WinPatrol Features:
- Detect and Review New Auto-Startup Programs
- Alerted you to New Brower Add-Ons like BHO's and Tool Bars
- Alerts you to newly installed Window Services
- Alerts you to creation of Scheduled Tasks
- Alerts you and Locks Changes to File Type Associations
- Alerts you to newly registered ActiveX components
- Alerts you to changes in IE Home and Search pages
- Alerts you to changes in the Windows HOST File
WinPatrol alerts you to hijackings, malware attacks and critical changes made to your computer without your permission. As a multipurpose support utility, WinPatrol replaces multiple system utilities with its...