Autoruns vs MremoteGO

Autoruns shows programs and drivers configured to run during Windows boot, login, or when certain built-in Windows applications start. It reports startup items from locations such as the Startup folder, Registry keys, Explorer extensions, services, scheduled tasks, and Winlogon entries. Users can hide signed Microsoft entries to focus on third-party items, inspect startup images configured for other accounts, and disable an entry or delete its configuration. Scan options include signature verification and VirusTotal hash checks; submitting files not previously scanned requires the upload option, and VirusTotal features require accepting its terms. The download includes Autorunsc, a command-line version that can output CSV or tab-delimited data, verify signatures, and scan an offline Windows system. The Autoruns and Autorunsc download is listed as 3 MB, and Microsoft offers a Sysinternals Live option. Autoruns costs nothing, with no limit on installation or use on devices owned or supported by the user, but no redistribution license. Microsoft says Sysinternals tools are provided as is without official support and points users to a community forum.

MremoteGO is a free, open-source remote connection manager for Windows, Linux, and macOS. It supports SSH, RDP, VNC, HTTP/HTTPS, and Telnet connections. Its graphical interface provides a connection tree, folders, search, quick actions, and filters, while a CLI can list, connect to, add, edit, delete, and export connections. Settings use YAML, a format the project describes as suitable for reviewing and managing with git; import from mRemoteNG XML is listed as complete. MremoteGO supports 1Password vault references in the form op://Vault/Item/field, and its README says biometric unlock is supported. Local password encryption uses AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2 key derivation at 100,000 iterations and requires a master password at startup. Plain-text password storage is available for testing, but the README advises against committing those credentials to git. The project is MIT licensed and credits Jayden Thorup as its maker. Its releases page lists version 2.0.5-alpha as a pre-release. The listed product facts specify no mobile apps or session recording.