Program of the Week

Many viruses attempt to attach themselves into your computer's registry [as do many helpful programs as well] so that whenever you boot up your computer they can do their worst. WinPatrol helps to protect your computer by alerting you whenever a program is trying to modify your registry, then you can either accept the change - if you know that you have recently downloaded that particular program - or refuse if you don't know what the program is.

WinPatrol also lets you look over all the programs that are currently on your registry and remove ones that you don't want and to look at any processes that are currently active. Thus, it helps evem more to keep your computer safe.

While the basic version is free, the "plus" version is a one time fee of $19.95. This is worth the price both for supporting the author of the program as well as for the added benefits. In the Plus version, you can learn what each program in your registry is doing and whether it is safe or not.

Before removing anything from your registry, make a backup of the registry and make certain that the program is something that should/can be removed safely. WinPatrol helps you make this decision.