BillP Studios has released a new maintenance release for version 16.0.2009 of WinPatrol. In this program, ‘Scotty, the Windows watchdog’ keeps an eye on the system, which should make it work faster and more stable. Scotty detects and stops spy, ad and malware attacks, viruses and malicious Internet Explorer addons, while also preventing home page hijacks. A few other things are also monitored, including the processes running on the PC, the hosts file, and file extensions. In addition to the free version, there is also a paid one Plus variant, which provides access to a database with extensive information about programs and processes, such as whether they are safe or malicious. The changelog for this release looks like this:
What’s new in version 16.0.2009.5
- Keeps track of your column widths when resizing WinPatrol Explorer. (Long requested feature)
- UAC Monitoring disabled for Windows 7 until final release available.
- Added “Recent” to System Tray menu.
| Version number | 16.0.2009.5 |
| Release status | Final |
| Operating systems | Windows 7, Windows 9x, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 |
| Website | BillP Studios |
| Download | http://www.winpatrol.com/wpsetup.exe |
| File size | 713.00KB |
| License type | Freeware |