System Safety Monitor 应归类于针对有害程序及间谍程序等的 Windows 防护软件范畴.虽如此,SSM 却并非反病毒软件 -它并不提供针对特定有害程序的查找及移除特性,也不提供系统遭有害程序破坏后的恢复特性,而是真正的“防患于未然”!此类型软件的基本概念犹如『个人防 火墙』 - Personal Firewall,简称 PF,PF 可监控网络流量并选择性地阻止某些程序对网络资源的存取,而 SSM 可调整程序性能并控制它们对本地资源的存取,在这层意义上我们可将 SSM 称为『系统防火墙』 - System Firewall.

What's new:
- process termination protection extended to cover several new termination methods;
- added tree-view in process monitor;
- added new item - "reset to default view" to the context menu of Process Monitor and Rules list;
- added tooltip window for CPU Graph;
- several language updates;
What's changed:
- "Locate" command (Application Activity dialogs, Process Monitor and Rules tab) now uses the default system shell;
Bugs fixed:
- multiprocessor (dual-core, hyper-threading etc) system issue - failed to start;
- compatibility issues with Jetico Firewall;
- compatibility issues with some drivers (e.g. AVG AntiRootKit, Alcohol 120%, Outpost, Kaspersky);
- no prompt when saving config with filename that already exist;
- Services Module: option "Alert on config change" won't persist;
- columns on Process Monitor tab will revert to the default view;
- GUI performance optimization;
- module enumeration failed for some processes on Windows 2003