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Yeah, you regularly run spyware scanners (you do, right?), but they don't catch everything. X-RayPC shows you everything that's running on your computer, and lets you terminate any process you wish. An online interface allows you to send the program list to its home server, and it reports back on whether any particular process is OK, known malicious, or unknown. This is definitely a powerful, nerdy tool: you can remove important components of your operating system with this tool, so proceed with great caution. But for those perplexing problems, this is a great addition to your toolkit, and it's free for personal use. From This is True for 22 May 2005 Suggestions for further reading:
 by Wallace Wang Amazon Price: $19.77 Customer Review: This book doesn't just explain how hacking works, it explains the motives behind hackers and the history of hacking. It is a great book just for learning how to protect your computer. Worth it's weight in gold. Anyone who knows anything about comp...  by Ed Tittel Amazon Price: $29.99 Customer Review: I normally like to write some detailed reviews but not on this book. If you really want a fast read broken down into areas that let you know how the bad guys are screwing with your computer AND you buy this book. You will le...  by J.J. Luna Amazon Price:  by Andy Walker Amazon Price: Customer Review: I found that this book answered all of my many security questions in great detail. My current interest was to install a router for my computers and to provide additional security. This book provided step by step procedures on installation and setup, ...  by David J. Jakubiak Amazon Price: $7.98 Newsfeed display by CaRP |
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