Because I’m a security freak, justifiable so I think, (read my article on new malware), I’m always interested in any new tool that can assist me in keeping my machines free of harmful, or potentially harmful, processes or services.
ProcessLibrary.com (a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner), the company that offers what has often been called the world’s leading and most definitive process listing service available for Windows users, recently released ProcessScanner. This small executable not only scans your Windows computer for all running processes, but in addition tells you what’s running, what each process is associated with, and most importantly, a risk analysis of each process.
The information derived can be used for multiple purposes. For example, I continuously notice on machines running XP Professional particularly, the large number of unnecessary processes or services that load on startup, which add limited or no functionally to the specific computer.
This free service from ProcessLibrary.com can help you determine which of these you can turn off. However, be careful in turning off services. Spend some time on the Internet investigating which services are safe to turn off. Turn off the wrong one(s), and you may find that you are unable to boot your machine.
Quick facts:
• No installation required
• Portable device compliant
• Fast scan time
• Identification of all running processes
• Threat level of all processes
• Free
If you’re like me, and you are always looking for additional applications to add to your security toolbox, or you are simply curious about what’s happening behind the scene on your machine, then I highly recommend you download this program.
Processlibrary.com has been recommended by, amongst others, The Washington Post, USA Today, Yahoo and PC Magazine’s Top 100 Classic Websites.
Download at: processlibrary.com
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