A Watchdog For Your Computer Installations

There is a myth about computer security that survives. It goes something like this: ‘you can stay out of trouble if you don’t visit bad sites.’ This is not true. First of all, what defines a ‘bad’ site? And, with the expertise and sophistication of today’s criminals, any site can be compromised and turned into a site that delivers malware. For example, it may be an exploit of an existing flaw that has not been patched. So you could be exposed to malware by going a site that has been a regular Internet visit for years. Just recently, on June 1, 2009, Ryan Naraine reported that 20,000 sites were “hit with drive-by attack code.” Some security people are estimating that it is 40,000 sites.

A drive-by attack means that you don’t have to click anything and malware junk will find its way onto your computer. And this garbage will install on your machine without asking for your permission. Then your computer is infected.

Your computer needs a watchdog. This is the concept of WinPatrol PLUS and “Scotty” is the watchdog. WinPatrol PLUS runs in the background and the watchdog Scotty will give an alert when there are any changes attempted on your machine. Scotty will alert if you are installing any program. This may be an annoyance but it is minor. It shows that WinPatrol PLUS is doing its job. It will save so much trouble when there is a rogue program trying to install itself on your computer.

WinPatrol PLUS is easy on the computer resources and it is on many people’s “must have” list. A recent example is Steve Erbach. This is a program that has an excellent history — and countless recommendations over the years. WinPatrol has been available for over ten years, thanks to the work of Bill Pytlovany. The improvement functions packed into this program will surprise you.

For the Lockergnome / Chris Pirillo readers, we have an exceptional offer. Until June 10, 2009, we have a ten-dollars-off ($10.00) feature from WinPatrol PLUS. Use coupon code: Gnomes.

This is a security program that is recommended without any reservation. The people who use this program have nothing but good things to say about it. Bill Pytlovany is a trusted name in computer security. He is a recognized MVP by Microsoft — and he stands behind this product. If there is even a hint of an problem, let us know. We can reach Bill easily and so can you. He is @BillP on Twitter. That is one place he keeps an eye on current security issues. Stop by there and say “hi” to Bill — tell him you read our computer security stuff and thank him for this generous offer. He’s a good guy — and his WinPatrol PLUS program is just top notch.