Monitor Internet Explorer addons, BHQs, toolbars, etc.Monitor Internet Explorer’s homepage and inform the user if a program tries to change IE’s homepage.Monitor Windows services and notify the user if a non-Microsoft service has been added.Monitor startup/autorun programs and notify the user if a new startup program has been added.For example, both WinPatrol and AnVir Task Manager: This chart illustrates the differences between all three WinPatrol editions:įor the purposes of this post, I will be discussing WinPatrol Free vs AnVir Task Manager since they are the “highest” editions of both software a user can get for free.Īs I informed Aesar, WinPatrol and AnVir Task Manager as two beasts of different nature yet have some similar characteristics. WinPatrol Plus is the paid version which comes with two extra features. WinPatrol Free and WinPatrol ToGo are both freeware versions WinPatrol Free is the one you install on your computer while WinPatrol ToGo is a portable version with limited functionality. That being said, WinPatrol also has a couple of different editions:
The dotTech exclusive freebie which any dotTechie can get for free is AnVir Task Manager – the $39.95 shareware edition. The differences between all four editions are shown by this chart: AnVir Task Manager, AnVir Task Manager Pro, and Security Suites are shareware editions you have to pay for.
You see there are four editions a user can attain of AnVir Task Manager:ĪnVir Task Manager Free is the freeware version which is available to anyone that visit’s. Therefore I decided I should create this post to clear my name and clarify the differences between WinPatrol and AnVir Task Manager and why I seem to be recommending WinPatrol in one post and AnVir Task Manager in another.īefore I begin, though, let me clear up the confusion on the different editions of AnVir Task Manager. This comment got me thinking Aesar, the author of the comment, is right: I seem to have double standards when it comes to recommending WinPatrol or AnVir Task Manager. Are you now reversing that prior decision by choosing AvVir over WinPatrol?
I did a little research, and low and behold, in your “Prevention, detection, and cure: 9 programs…” article you recommend WinPatrol for use as a System Monitor, and mention AnVir Task Manager as an alternative. Today a dotTechie posted an interesting comment:Īshraf, as I read your review, something tickled a few neurons regarding your usage of WinPatrol as an alternative.
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