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May 3, 2016 | BY Pieter Arntz

 

                                



 

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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I did the replacement a long, long time ago and have never really looked back...am just surprised that MS have not thought to 'regularise' the use of Process Explorer.
This is nice to know Baldrick..I have always been leary of swtching to Process Explorer over Task Manager. So i might jusr try it. 😉 Sometimes a change is for the better.
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I did the replacement a long, long time ago and have never really looked back...am just surprised that MS have not thought to 'regularise' the use of Process Explorer.

They certainly should do that. I have it but very rarely use it because I find the usual Task Manager easier because I have not taken the time to familiarise with PE. I should though I realise that.
One of the nice features is that VirusTotal checking is built in and therefore if you enable that you can have an almost instantaneous VT analysis of any process running on your system...sweet. ;)
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One of the nice features is that VirusTotal checking is built in and therefore if you enable that you can have an almost instantaneous VT analysis of any process running on your system...sweet. ;)

Now that idea is perfect, talk about a carrot and a stick LOL
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One of the nice features is that VirusTotal checking is built in and therefore if you enable that you can have an almost instantaneous VT analysis of any process running on your system...sweet. ;)

Wow that convinces me for sure to switch.:D

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