When Microsoft acquired Sysinternals in 2006, one of the most famous tools it gained was Process Explorer. For Windows operating systems (OS), especially those up to and including Windows 7, Process Explorer is an excellent replacement for Task Manager. It offers a much clearer view of what is going on and has a lot more options. Besides the options the regular Task Manager has to offer, there are a few extra ones that are particularly interesting when you suspect your machine to be infected. We will discuss a few of these below.
Replace Task Manager
If you would like to replace Task Manager with Process Explorer, it offers an easy way to do this. On the Process Explorer window, under “Options” menu, you will find “Replace Task Manager”, which requires Administrator privileges. Using this will open Process Explorer with every call to taskmgr.exe, including the key combination “Ctrl-Alt-Del”.
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