WinPatrol cleans and prevents spyware, worms, adware, cookies and other malicious software from damaging or slowing down the computer. It has a reputation for performance while lightweight and crap ware free. Recommended for newly bought or refurbished computers, this security tool was the first to act upon behavioral scanning in order to detect and block infiltrations and Zero-Day attacks.
Simplifying registry access and constantly updating the list of programs running on the computer, this tool provides users with the easiest way to monitor critical system resources in real time. While the above features seem straightforward, others may be confusing, because Cookies, Hidden Files, File types, and other tabs were created for the advanced user only.
A help tab is there nonetheless to guide you through the inner workings of this small antispyware tool.