Is there a free program for xp that not only the details of individual deals, but also to let you know the bad guys?

I'm trying to understand the running processes "should" be running and which are not necessary or even harmful. Is there a free program to help with this or article which is a good way to help others understand? Thank you

Crysta

You can use Process explore (a program sanctioned by Microsoft) to see what is really running on your system - especially what's really running behind all of these svchost.exe processes, you might see in the Task Manager.

Download it here:

http://TechNet.Microsoft.com/en-us/Sysinternals/bb896653.aspx

PE is free and does not install any startup items or processes to slow you down - it works on request.

PE can be a little intimidating at first since it has so much information, but you will learn to love if you are troubleshooting afflicted systems (especially for performance issues).

If you read the following article, you will be smarter than the average bear on what is happening with all those svchost.exe process see you in the Task Manager and understand why it is normal to see several svchost.exe running processes in the Task Manager.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/tutorial129.html

If you are curious about a running process, you can right-click and choose to search online and it will launch your Internet browser and using all search engine you have configured (Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc) and you give some results.

There is usually a lot of things running on your system that you do not need to run, but you have to be careful what you disable or delete and have a plan for what you will do if you make a setting and your system becomes unstable or even no longer starts

If you're curious to know a particular process and tell us what they are, someone can probably help you to determine whether to run or not.

For malicious stuff, the best thing to do is use scanners of well-known companies where the prevention, detection and removal of malware is their business, their strong and that is what they are doing throughout the day.  For example:

No matter what you use for malware protection, follow these steps:

Download, install, update and do a quick scan (not at the same time) with these free malware detection programs:
SUPERAntiSpyware: (SAS): http://www.superantispyware.com/

SAS will probably be just a bunch of Internet tracking cookies, but you can remove them.

Run these once in a while to complete your course without precision antivirus/antimalware applications or when you are suspicious of an infection.

They can be uninstalled later if you wish.

In 1985, there were 11 known computer viruses.  Today, there is more to 1, 568, 311 and the new threats are detected every day.  Always update your virus definitions before running a scan.

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