BillP Studios - (Freeware)
WinPatrol is a must for computer for detecting unknown programs that installed without your knowledge and took control of your computer.
WinPatrol is a handful utility that detects in real time unknown programs from being installed without your knowledge and take control of your computer.
The software allows to identify programs in use and those whose presence is suspected. The approach is different from traditional software programs that simply scan the hard drive, the heuristic method is used to detect violations of the system and access to unauthorized resources.
Having 8 tabs, it offers access to the following sections of the system: the list of programs that launch at startup of Windows, Internet Explorer extensions (IE Helpers ) -often used by spyware to broadcast advertising, scheduled tasks, Windows services, active tasks - displaying all running application, including those that are hidden, cookies (Internet Explorer and Mozilla compatible and supported), file extensions and associations.
His method is heuristic and can detect violations of the system and access to unauthorized resources.
* New "Recent" tab lets you see new programs and settings recently added to your computer. Especially helpful in finding malware that comes with multiple randomly named files
* Increased background performance and reduce conflicts with other programs.
* Compatability enhancements to work with Windows Vista and Windows 7
* Monitors and alerts to any changes to User Account Control Settings(UAC) Just like the monitoring your Auto Update settings, these are changes you'll want to know about.
* Continues to have the best performance and smallest foot print of any system monitor
* Hides individual alert messages and lock settings to prevent potential errors by other computer users.