This
full-featured system analyzing tool lets you take a sneak
peek at
everything that's going on in your system, from
currently active processes to
installed drivers, including
also network collections, startup applications and
any
Internet Explorer add-ons.
License:
Free
OS: Windows
XP/Vista
I downloaded this program & tried it out. It worked fine.Two things to keep in mind if you feel like trying this program.
Security
If your antivirus
encounters an infected file,
there are generally three
options available: clean,
quarantine, or
delete. If the wrong option is selected,
the
results can be catastrophic. And if it's a false positive, such a mishap can be even more frustrating and
damaging.
As an example, if you
instruct your antivirus
software to delete all infected
files, those that were infected by a true
file infecting
virus could also be deleted. This could impact the normal
features and functionality of your operating system or
programs you use.
On the other hand, antivirus software
can't 'clean' a worm or a trojan,
because there is nothing
to clean - the entire file IS the worm or trojan.
Quarantine plays a nice middle ground, because it moves
the file to safe
storage under control of the antivirus
program - so it can't harm your
system - but it's there in
case a mistake was made and you need to restore
that file.
To recap:
·
Clean: attempts to remove the
infection from the
file. This is only pertinent to virus
behavior, wherein a legitimate file
has been 'infected'
with non-legitimate (usually viral) code.
·
Quarantine: attempts to move the
file to a safe
location that is managed by the antivirus
software.
·
Delete: Removes the file
completely from the
system.
Generally speaking, if
it's a worm or trojan then
the best option is to
quarantine or delete. If it's a true virus, the best
option is to clean. However, this assumes you are actually
able to
distinguish exactly what type it is - which may
not always be the case.
The best rule of thumb is to
proceed from safest (from a recovery
standpoint) to least
safest (files are gone forever).
Start with the 'clean'
option. If the antivirus
scanner reports that it cannot
clean the file, then choose 'quarantine'.
Only choose
'delete' if (a) the antivirus scanner specifically recommends
it*, or (b) you're absolute certain that it's not a
legitimate file, or
(c) there's just no other option.
*It's worthwhile to check the
settings in your
antivirus software to see what options have been
preconfigured and adjust
accordingly.