MJ Registry Watcher V1.2.7.1    Suggested by AlephX - Updated by webfork on 17 Jun 2010 2MB (uncompressed) - Popularity score (1888) Website - Screenshot - Download - Comments (4) - Post comment - Permalink

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 dot: Have been using RegistryProt for years instead (from the producers of acclaimed ProcessGuard). It's only about 116 KB on the HDD and uses extremely little resources (about 130 K only!). Has to be installed, I think, though Uniextract might work to, so it will start up with Windows (can also be set in the tiny interface) and do reliably its job ALL of the time. Detected repeatedly trojans here that wanted to install themselves. Doesn't even sit in the system tray and is so unobtrusive you mostly forget about it, unless you do a major install. I'm so satisfied with this smart, little program that I won't even consider trying 1 MB sized (unextracted) MJ Registry Watcher. I bet MJ can't outdo Registry Prot in usage of low resources either. Just as a hint. (Just checked the screenshot. MJ seems to be a bit more versatile and configurable, with a good interface, but I still prefer completely unobtrusive RegistryProt with virtually no interface at all)

Maybe someone who hasn't installed it yet can check whether RegProt can be considered portable (I think it is).

http://www.diamondcs.com.au/index.php?page=products [2007-01-27 06:28]

 Aserone: For anyone interested in DiamondCS products I think you should be aware of possible problems with the company.


DiamondCS Support Forums closed:

http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=909266

"We do advise those having paid for software but never received keys, serial numbers, etc. to contact the appropriate channel(s) in order to get a refund.

The DCS softwares are allowed to be discussed in other appropriate forums over on this board. Keep in mind though, there's no official backup anymore from company representatives and therefore, don't expect official company responses." [2007-03-05 06:06]

 hojtsy: Comparing MJ Registry Watcher with DCS RegProt can not be complete with only considering resource usage and obstrusiveness. As you want them to provide protection you should also consider the level of protection they provide. As you might know DCS RegProt only protects 5 of the registry locations used to set applications for autostart. In comparison MJ RegWatch protects more than 100 different locations in registry. Most of these locations are already exploited by some malwares to autostart themselfs. In this light the protection provided by DCS RegProt can be considered inadequate. [2007-06-10 08:52]

 DJKarmaD: Wow, it's back to being freeware again!
The best, lightest registry monitor of it's kind around. [2008-04-02 22:47]

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