Ruiware officially takes over the well-known WinPatrol app

Jul 1, 2014 17:01 GMT  ·  By

WinPatrol, which was, is and will remain one of the best apps that can help get rid of Trojan horses, adware, spyware and other infections, has just found a new owner that shall keep the project alive and continue offering an ad-free experience for many years.

Ruiware LLC has recently agreed to take over the development process of the app from Bill Pytlovany, the person who has been behind the project from the very beginning, with the company promising that WinPatrol will not only stay clean, but also get more improvements and features as part of new versions.

“Version 32.0.2014.0 will be the first version of WinPatrol released by Ruiware (pronounced Rayware). My name is Bret Lowry, I am a founder of Ruiware and the developer who will be working on WinPatrol moving forward. I worked closely with Bill Pytlovany for this release and will continue working with him during the transition period,” Bret Lowry, founder of Ruiware, said today.

In an announcement made this morning, Lowry explained that lifetime licenses would remain valid for your whole life, while also confirming that no matter the improvements he makes to the app, no toolbars or other third-party add-ons would be implemented in its installer.

What's more, the new WinPatrol owner promised to continue offering support for all users, so you know where to go if you'd like to get an answer to some of your questions regarding the app.

“I use WinPatrol myself and therefore am committed to the continued improvement of WinPatrol. I am honored to have earned Bill’s trust and confidence in his allowing me to purchase WinPatrol. Bill has run WinPatrol with integrity since its inception, as a founder of Ruiware (along with my wife Phoebe), I promise we will carry on that tradition,” Lowry explained.

Bill Pytlovany, the one who brought the app to life, revealed that he already received plenty of offers for WinPatrol, but he refused all of them in order to make sure that development continues without any toolbars and unwanted search hijackers bundled into the installer.

As you can see, the new owner has already announced a new version of WinPatrol, but there are no details as to when this is supposed to see daylight.

Of course, we'll keep an eye on this app to let you know when the launch takes place and we promise to review the new version soon after that, just to help you figure out whether the new owner has what it takes to be in charge of such a terrific project.