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 ·Zen Internet
1 edit | WinPatrol 25 RC BUILD ONLY * Uninstall Detection ( NEW! )
The new WinPatrol v25 will track programs that have been installed on your system and will monitor the location Windows uses to store Uninstall information. This location includes the path to the Uninstall command which is often used by malware to remove a program silently. WinPatrol will let you know the names of any programs which are removed. This feature is available to PLUS only users and is optional. Legitimate alerts may occur during software updates or when you choose to remove software.
* Start Program Removed Detection ( NEW! )
All WinPatrol users can benefit from the often requested option of Start program removal. WinPatrol was the first program to let users know if a new auto startup programs had been added. Now WinPatrol will also let you know if another program has removed one of your Startup programs. One of the common behaviors of malware is to reduce the possibility of being detected by Anti-Virus or security software. It’s common for new malware to remove programs from your auto Startup list.
Source of recent exploits
* Delayed Startup Programs
One of our more popular features is the ability to delay the launch of a Startup programs. Our recent sale generated a lot of new WinPatrol users who helped isolate a few bugs in Delayed Start especially on 64 bit versions of Windows. These bugs have been fixed so programs aren’t lost and parameter are properly returned when moving a Delayed program back to its original status.
* Windows XP Kill Task
This bug only affected XP users and even reverting to our v18 code didn’t help resolve a flaw preventing WinPatrol from killing tasks. It turns out Microsoft changed the value of one of the parameter masks used in a function called OpenProcess. The kill task function broke because we updated to newer Microsoft tools in our efforts to better support Windows 7. Sorry to the XP folks that it took this long to find. I can't thank Larry from Microsoft enough for his assistance. This is an important feature because unlike Task Manager, WinPatrol allows you to select multiple programs to kill with one click.
* Company Name, Details and Correct Path
One of the first steps in detecting a suspicious programs is the lack of a company name in its resource. On Windows 64 bit machines not all of the details of programs were available due to a bug I found and reported to Microsoft. It turns out a common Windows function called ExpandEnvironmentStrings won’t always provide the correct path when represented by the environment variable %programfiles%. If you’re using Windows 64 bit you probably noticed there is a "C:\Program Files" path for 64 bit programs and older programs are stored in "C:\Program Files (x86)". A correct path to your program is required to obtain details like a company name. We’ve worked around this bug in Windows.
* Misc Fixes
Anyone who has noticed that Scotty's ability to run on startup was missing will be pleased. There was in fact bug that removed WinPatrol as a Startup program. It wasn't caused by other programs, just programmer stupidity.
»www.winpatrol.com/upgrade25rc.html
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KoRnGtL15Premium
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Grants Pass, OR | Re: WinPatrol 25 Is this a test version or official release? Because when I go to the WP site and click on "downloads". It is still showing v24 |
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·Zen Internet
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KoRnGtL15Premium
join:2007-01-04
Grants Pass, OR | 
v24 |
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 CCatWe're all quite mad herePremium,MVM
join:2005-12-06
Wonderland
kudos:16 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Got it...Thanks Nick |
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 Triple HelixGo Blue Jays GoPremium
join:2007-07-26
Oshawa, ON
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Got it Thanks Nick!
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 MarkAWBarry WhitePremium
join:2001-08-27
Canada
kudos:16 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Thanks Nick but checking via check for new Winpatrol version fron the program it comes up as
Current WinPatrol version is : 24.6.2012.0:24.6.2012.0
Your version is : 24.6.2012.0:24.6.2012.0
and this link »www.winpatrol.com/upgrade.html shows version is
New WinPatrol 24.6.2012 April 15th, 2012.
The link you posted is for the RC version.
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Triple HelixGo Blue Jays GoPremium
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Oshawa, ON
kudos:7 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Here to download: hxxp://www.winpatrol.com/v25beta/wpsetup.exe
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 BuddelIf it ain't broke, don't fix it.Premium
join:2004-03-06
EU
kudos:3 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Got the RC version. Running very smoothly here. Thanks, Nick. And yes, it should be made clear that this is the RC version. |
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 hayc59Im Your HuckleberryPremium
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David R.I.P.
kudos:21 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Running very nicely!! thank Nick |
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Triple HelixGo Blue Jays GoPremium
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If you try to install the RC over WinPatrol you will have 2 entries in Add/Remove List so it best to uninstall reboot and install this new version!
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hayc59Im Your HuckleberryPremium
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| said by Triple Helix:If you try to install the RC over WinPatrol you will have 2 entries in Add/Remove List so it best to uninstall reboot and install this new version!
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I always do a fresh cook..and thanks Trip for reminding these wonderful folks!! your awesome dude |
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 CorrinePremium
join:2004-08-27
kudos:2 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Please note that this is the "release candidate". The official release of WinPatrol V25 isn't scheduled until Sunday, July 8, so there is the possibility of other changes. |
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hayc59Im Your HuckleberryPremium
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David R.I.P.
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| said by Corrine:Please note that this is the "release candidate". The official release of WinPatrol V25 isn't scheduled until Sunday, July 8, so there is the possibility of other changes.
Thanks Corrine..Nick needs to adjust his header for sure!! |
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| Yes I’m sorry about that I should have left off or stated that this was A RC build my error  |
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 siljalineI'm lovin' that double widePremium
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kudos:17 | reply to Corrine
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hayc59Im Your HuckleberryPremium
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said by NICK ADSL UK:Yes I’m sorry about that I should have left off or stated that this was A RC build my error
Its all good |
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CorrinePremium
join:2004-08-27
kudos:2 | reply to NICK ADSL UK
Re: WinPatrol 25 RC BUILD ONLY The final version has been released. A Sample of the Uninstall Detection is available in my blog post at WinPatrol 2012, v25 Released! ~ Security Garden
See Bill's writeup at Bits from Bill: WinPatrol v25 Learns Lessons from Stuxnet.
Download WinPatrol v25
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