Work is currently in progress.

I've enjoyed many of the suggestions for new features that have been posted. Many of them were in fact added to WinPatrol 8.0 before we released even though they weren't on the original spec.

Feel free to post any suggestion you have or features you'd like to see.
If you see a post that looks good add your reply so we know it's something that more than one poster wants.


One of the top suggestions we haven't been able to provide yet is
"Allow me to resize WinPatrol so I can see more."

Our choice of the tabbed interface has restricted our abilities but we are working on a way to provide a resizable window like we do in WinPatrol 8.0 for Cookies.

If this is important to you let us know!

Thanks,
Bill

Hi,

I already made some of these suggestions, but I decided to them all here.

I hope you find them useful...

Suggestions:

>> Global Program
- Better resolution icons of the programs in the sections list.
- Window re-sizable and remember the size when open it again.
- When single left click on Scotty, appears a menu with the list of "Active Tasks" and "System Services", and if we click in them, kill it. The WinPatrol should have an option to choose if we want a confirm message before kill a task or service.
(If necessary, I can put here an image to better describe this suggestion)

>> Startup Programs
- "Add" button to add a new startup item.
- "Run" button to run the program.

>> IE Helpers
- I don't know if it's possible to disable some item instead of remove it. If is possible, add a "Disable" button.

>> Scheduled Tasks
- "Add" button to add a new task item.
- I don't know if it's possible to disable some item instead of remove it. If is possible, add a "Disable" button.

>> Services
- In the Info dialog, if the service is disabled, appear a "Start" button like we have to stop a service.

>> Options
- An option to detect changes in the Internet Explorer Security, Privacy and Content settings.

An option to protect the process "WinPatrol.exe" and all the settings, by password.

I have a few enhancement requests that I would like to have in the next version of WinPatrol:

Listed in my priority order:

1) My Highest Priority --- When alerted that a change has ocurred to the HOSTS File, I would prefer that the warning popup alert provided an option to "either restore or not - your HOSTS File to the contents it had before it was changed".

(For example, .... Couldn't WinPatrol keep a backup of the HOSTS File in a folder and then use it to optionally (via the alert popup) restore the HOSTS File in case it was changed?).


2) Next Highest Priority --- Since, I use the PC with the resolution (set for easier viewing) at "800 x 600, with Large Fonts", I would like all of WinPatrol's Screens to Fully Display without any cutoffs at the left and right sides of my display.

- This would avoid needing me to occassionaly reposition the screen (left and right) when I need to view/access items that are cutoff on each side.


3) I also agree with the below request that was posted in this forum should be a "high priority" to provide protection against future exploits:

(unless you feel that there is no way a malware pgm could change these items):

>>>> Provide; An option to detect changes in the Internet Explorer Security, Privacy and Content settings. <<<<


Thanks

An option of a "An Integrity File Checker" (executed either just when Winpatrol is initially Started Up or possibily at Real-Time intervals) which would monitor (using MD5 checksums) the critical files in the Windows System Folders, in order to detect if a malware program has modified/ deleted critical files or added files (dlls, exe's) into the Windows System Folders.

here are some suggestions:
1) On the cookie section, add an option that you can delete all cookies/history/cache after you exit I.E. I know I'd find this most helpful. Thanks!

Tray icon refresh when explorer.exe crash...

I have noticed recently that the ads for some anti-spyware programs indicate that they can "detect keyloggers that hook into your keyboard". Is it feasibile to possibily add this this type of detection feature as an option to Scotty's montoring ??

Actually, if you have a keylogger on your system Scotty will detect it and report it. A keylogger like any threat is going to have to put itself into one of the areas that Scotty monitors for changes. If a keylogger is installed Scotty will alert users.

Bill

Bill, That's great!! I would like to suggest that you list keylogger detection as a feature on your winaptrol web page, so others will know of Scotty's advanced sniffing capabilities. Just a thought.

Might be better to list what isn't caught ... it would be a short list I'm guessing!

Additional options:

1) Monitor detection that detects when auto Startup Pgms are no longer running (no longer an active task/service).

--- This would inform if crtical security software (like Antivirus and Firewall software, etc) has been shutdown/terminated (without you knowing it), by a malware program.


2) Monitor detection when an auto Startup Pgms registry keys have beem deleted.

--- This would inform should the Startup Pgm registry keys of security software (i.e. Antivirus, Firewall software) be removed by a malware program.


3) An option of a "An Integrity Directory/File Check" (executed either just when Winpatrol is initially Started Up or possibily at Real-Time intervals) which would monitor (using MD5 checksums) the critical files in the Windows System Folders.

--- This would detect if a malware program has Modified/Deleted "critical" Files or Added Files (dlls, exe's) into the Windows System Folders. (i.e. Added dll files would be a warning side of a possibile dll injection).


Just a few thoughts I had. What do you think about them?

In the cookies display panel, can you put the View button in between Removed Unchecked and Removed Checked. Move Remove Unchecked to the far left then View etc... I am constantly deleting my cookies because I click the wrong button and the confirmation pop up is the same colour. Maybe even changing the background colours on the confirmation pop up would be a good idea as well. There is only one word different on each of the confirmation pop ups so a mistake can easily be made.

An option to add to some item, in the list of Startup Programs, to prevent that item to ask constantly if we want to enable it...

How about a new option to prevent unsolicted re-boot of your PC by a malware program.

How about a future enhacement to Winpatrol where Scotty would automatically detect the Windows Event raised by a windows "Reboot" - attempt and have Scotty present a dialog box giving you a choice to proceed with the reboot or cancel the reboot.

This way you would then be aware that a Reboot is being attempted by a malware pgm, since you did noting to issue the reboot yourself. Maybe Scotty could even additionally run his Startup Monitor check again when the reboot is intercepted, so that you can deny the autostrat entry that is trying to force a reboot, in case this is all occuring before the next wakeup of the Scotty Startup Monitor?