Downloading Startup Guard 3.51 from the developer's website was possible when we last checked. We cannot confirm if there is a free download of this software available. Startup Guard is suitable for 32-bit versions of Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11.
The program lies within System Utilities, more precisely Automation. The most popular versions of the Startup Guard are 3.5, 3.0 and 1.2. The program's installer files are generally known as StartupGuard.exe, Services.exe, SG.EXE, Startup Guard 3.exe or STARTU1.exe etc. According to the results of the Google Safe Browsing check, the developer's site is safe. Despite this, we recommend checking the downloaded files with any free antivirus software. The actual developer of the free program is Acelogix.
From the developer:
Monitor your system's auto-startup programs with this lean program. Startup Guard will inform you when new programs are added to the startup, in real time, and you can approve/disapprove the new entry. You can block worms, spyware, adware, trojans, and other virus type malicious programs that may affect your system by adding itself to run at Windows startup. It can also monitor changes to your browser home page and search page hijacks.
You may want to check out more software, such as PC Startup Master, Startup Master or System Security Guard, which might be related to Startup Guard.
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