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WinPatrol question
« on: February 05, 2008, 11:29:44 PM »
On Filehippo.com, WinPatrol is listed under the "Anti-Spyware" category.  Can WinPatrol scan for spyware?
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Re: WinPatrol question
« Reply #1 on: February 05, 2008, 11:36:20 PM »
I wouldn't have said it is a specific anti-spyware tool but what it is monitoring could well catch spyware doing something that it is monitoring.

For a bullet point list of what it does (free V paid) check this, http://www.winpatrol.com/whyplus.html?index.
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Re: WinPatrol question
« Reply #2 on: February 05, 2008, 11:58:07 PM »
Quote from: DavidR on February 05, 2008, 11:36:20 PM
I wouldn't have said it is a specific anti-spyware tool but what it is monitoring could well catch spyware doing something that it is monitoring.

For a bullet point list of what it does (free V paid) check this, http://www.winpatrol.com/whyplus.html?index.
I was wondering if WinPatrol had any type of on demand scanning, kind of like Advanced WindowsCare has a spyware scan.
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Re: WinPatrol question
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2008, 03:42:41 AM »
WinPatrol watches for any changes to your system and alerts you when changes happen.
Just like a good watchdog at home.  :)
You still have to decide whether to let the intruder in or block the change.
Making these decisions becomes easier with the pro version.
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Re: WinPatrol question
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2008, 11:17:09 AM »
The thing i love the most with this program is the stability, one of the very few programs that has never ever caused any problems for me. It just works !  ;D
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Re: WinPatrol question
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2008, 01:25:32 PM »
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Making these decisions becomes easier with the pro version
have used winpatrol plus for a long time and it's one of the best :)
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Re: WinPatrol question
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2008, 03:50:59 AM »
I've been using WinPatrol for a long time, the only trouble I ever had with it was when it first came with a start-up delayer, the delayer corrupted two of the programs I put in delay.  Bill P. quickly fixed it, much like the ALWIL team & the SAS developers do. :)  avast!, SAS & WinPatrol are great softwares.

When I first installed WinPatrol I notice a big drop in the number of spyware on my computers.  Now in addition to WP, I use Spyware Terminator.  Now SAS Free & AVG AS can't find any spyware on my computers.

During the past Christmas to New Years holidays ST wasn't updated for 11 or 12 days, but scans with SAS Free were clean, so I think the spyware detections in avast! played an important role in keeping me spyware free. :)  We all know avast! & SAS were regularly updated during that period. :)
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