• System hooks and API spying slows down normal computer operation. Programs using these methods may inhibit normal activity more than the adware it protects you from. Some may even use rootkit techniques to embed themselves deep within the system.
• Traditional programs rely on definitions or signatures of known threats to your system. WinPatrol with R.I.D. will detect any change to required infiltration points.

The methodology behind R.I.D is based on particular events which occur when programs try to execute or infiltrate your system. Manually editing the registry or changing program options may not trigger a R.I.D. alert but infiltrations by 3rd party programs will. This way you'll enjoy optimal performance during your normal computing tasks but Scotty will still wake up when significant changes have been made.

To verify that our new methodology was sufficient we contracted with an independent tester. Each of the following programs were installed on a fresh machine to make sure that WinPatrol with R.I.D. would detect the infiltration in real-time. The resulted exceeded our expectations although we noted that additional instruction and/or help was required to remove the infiltration.  Many of the repeat offenders have been addressed in the newest version, WinPatrol V32.0.2014.5.

The following programs were installed based on their popularity or attack frequency and ranking by online Anti-Spyware sites. We found that many site vary widely on their rankings so we based our list on the following pages.