Download Autoruns 8.31

Sysinternals released a new version of Autoruns to which they gave version number 8.31. The program, as the name suggests, shows all the processes that are automatically launched upon system startup. In addition, all Browser Helper Objects and Scheduled Tasks are also shown in separate tabs. The program comes with a graphical or command-line interface that can be processed in a login script. The announcement looks like this:

Another Autoruns update adds print monitor DLLs and Explorer column handlers – both of which have been used by real malware – and dramatically improves scan times when image verification is selected.