Winpooch 3948257 222964740 2008-07-01T23:13:17Z Faradayplank 4427654 added unmaintained+ref re: XP sp3. Hard to find [[WP:RS|RS]]. If the article isn't AfD'd because of [[WP:N]] issues readers should at least known it's not active {{Unreferenced|date=December 2007}} {{Infobox_Software | name = Winpooch Watchdog | screenshot = [[Image:Winpooch_screenshot.png|300px]] | caption = Winpooch 0.6.6 | developer = Various contributors | latest_release_version = 0.6.6 | latest_release_date = {{release date|2007|04|23}} | operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows 2000, 2003 and XP]] | genre = [[Intrusion-prevention system]] | license = [[GNU General Public License|GPL]] | website = [http://winpooch.sourceforge.net/ winpooch.sourceforge.net] }} '''Winpooch''' is an [[abandonware|unmaintained]]<ref>http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=20071025172155.282300%40gmx.net&forum_name=winpooch-users</ref> [[Free software|free]] [[open source]] [[intrusion-prevention system]] that detects and blocks [[malware]] from computers running [[Microsoft Windows]]. It does this in two ways. First, it intercepts many potentially dangerous [[system call]]s, only allowing certain user-defined applications and actions to be run (see [[#Rules|Rules]] below). Optionally, it also supports several [[antivirus]] scanners such as [[ClamWin]] and [[BitDefender]] to actively scan files for malware before they attempt to run. As of version 0.6.0, kernel-mode hooking has been implemented through a kernel-mode driver, allowing Winpooch to monitor the Windows kernel and system services. It was, however, notorious for [[#Blue Screen of Death|causing Blue Screens of Death]].{{Fact|date=December 2007}} Winpooch uses a [[permissions]] system to allow or restrict individual programs from performing operations associated with the [[internet|network]], [[Windows registry|system registry]], [[filesystem]] (including [[glob (programming)|wildcard]]s), and [[process (computing)|process]] control. At present, the current version is no longer compatible with Windows XP due to Service Pack 3.<ref>http://forum.sysinternals.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14895</ref> === Rules === {{PAGENAME}} is based on '''path based''' rules (strictly the static paths of programs). For non defined actions (or actions for which the user asked to be notified), the choice the user is provided with is to Accept/Feign/Reject the action or to declare a specific rule for this action. If declaring a specific rule, the user can select whether the rule should be applied quietly, reported in a log or to the screen. == Blue Screen of Death == The kernel level v0.6.0 introduced a problem of constant [[Blue Screen of Death|Blue Screens of Death]]. The problem resulted from Winpooch's opt-in approach for kernels - it could only simulate pre-programmed kernels. Each new version since v0.6.0 reduced the number of kernels that were still not simulated well, but certain kernels still can't currently work with the program. {{Fact|date=December 2007}} ==References== {{reflist}} == See also == {{Portal|Free software|Free Software Portal Logo.svg}} {{Portal|Computer security}} *[[ClamWin]] == External links == *[http://sourceforge.net/projects/winpooch/ SourceForge Winpooch page] *[http://winpooch.free.fr/ Winpooch home page] {{windows-software-stub}} [[Category:Free security software]] [[Category:SourceForge projects]] [[Category:Spyware removal]] [[Category:Windows-only free software]] [[Category:Discontinued software]] [[de:Winpooch]] [[es:Winpooch]] [[fr:Winpooch]] [[ku:Winpooch]] [[pt:Winpooch]] [[ru:WinPooch]]