WinPatrol

34.11.2016.17

Software information

License:

Freeware (Free)


Updated:

08 May 2017


Publisher:

BillP Studios

Website:

http://winpatrol.com

Software Screenshots

Size: 1.44 MB


Downloads: 14592


Platform: Windows (All Versions)

Review by Frederick Barton (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 13 Feb 2012

You can never be too secure against malware or similar threats. Over-eager software that prevent these threats can be sometimes annoying. WinPatrol is a small application that will stay quiet in its corner and will interrupt you only if necessary.

Like previously stated, it's a small application. The kit is less than a Mb and the installation process is fast without asking you any additional questions.

Using WinPatrol is easy. It's a monitoring tool, so there's no need to get too involved. When you run it, the first thing you shouldn't do is to panic. The interface is a small window with lots and lots of tabs, all bunched up together. Fortunately, you can resize it in order to make it look a bit more friendly. This is all the interface of the program has. You can find everything you need on the tabs.

This program offers you a lot of monitoring features. It will show you lots of things that are running on your machine like processes, services registry, active tasks, registry key and many, many more. You can also manipulate all these. Kill tasks, unhide hidden files, remove browser plugins and others. From the many features of the program, you can find a startup delayer which you can use to delay a program that starts automatically on system startup. You can do this, or go to the next tab where you can disable a startup program entirely. Because the software is not free, some of the features are not available unless you buy it.

WinPatrol will take snapshots of these and it will monitor them. The program runs in the system tray without bothering you unless it's important and it won't slow down your PC. If an unwanted software makes changes to any of your monitored tasks, reg keys and so on, WinPatrol will alert you in real time so that you can act immediately.

Pros

The program is small in size and won't affect your system resources. It will run quietly in its corner and it will alert you if anything suspicious happens.

Cons

The large numbers of tabs can be a bit confusing. Especially if you don't make expand the window. WinPatrol is an application designed to be your faithful watchdog that keeps a keen eye on your system processes. If anything out of the ordinary happens, it will announce you at once.

WinPatrol
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WinPatrol Editor’s Review Rating

WinPatrol has been reviewed by Frederick Barton on 13 Feb 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated WinPatrol 5 out of 5 stars, naming it Essential

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