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Yes they are.
Anyone over the other or both ?
Whats the difference between the two apart from Winpatrol also having startup features
Secunia makes sure you have the latest security patches, here's a video for the latest release 3.0.
WinPatrol monitors your system for possible unwanted changes being made to your system and alerts you that something is trying to change or add itself to your startup list, services being installed, etc.
Stuff that might normally go un-noticed like programs that try to add extras or make themselves the default without asking you, lots of other stuff you can monitor too.
Many thanks for you help and guidance I think I will get both Winpatrol and Secunia PSI and that should be me sorted.
I'm not an advocate for running as admin, and in my case UAC disabled too, but how long is long enough to know that there are probably many more things that contribute to malware than this particular protective mechanism? As I've mentioned it is probably about 13 (oops!) years that I have been running as admin without a single infection. I think common sense is more important and the chances of picking up website infections is low and probably much malware is downloaded and installed by 'dirty' practices such as looking for warez or other illegal material. Perhaps earlier in my computer life I might have downloaded a few apps that were dodgy but I was perhaps lucky and now usually go for buying or researching carefully what I download in the way of free apps. I just prefer to be able to be more free with what I do on my computer and I do take quite some care generally.
:) :)
I'd do what pincushion does on a non Internet-connected, completedly isolated legacy Standalone machine... but i wouldn't advocate it for any other machine...