Windows Task Manager is one of the most important tool that is built-in to Windows. You are able to discover which process is hogging on to the CPU or eating up all the memory on your system and also perform basic investigation on running processes such as where it is located, etc. Actually Microsoft could have done a much better job on the Windows Task Manager because it still lacks of many features to help in investigating running processes plus the Windows Task Manager missing tabs and menu problem is still there in Windows 7. There are a few good Windows Task Manager alternatives out there such as Process Explorer and Process Hacker but we’ll be taking a look at AnVir Task Manager today. Actually I’ve mentioned AnVir Task Manager in some of the articles which I’ve written but has never really put it to a full test.
AnVir Task Manager is a powerful alternative/replacement to the Windows Task Manager. At first look it would seemed a little overwhelming because there are information everywhere. Firstly, there are 5 main tabs on the program that allows you to view and edit startup entries, running applications, active processes, services and log.
If you want to investigate a running process, go to the Processes tab, click on the process that you want to investigate and then look at the bottom “Detailed Information” window. The Properties tab for Processes provides a security risks analysis based on the program behavior for reference which should not be used as final verdict. AnVir Task Manager can also tell if the process is a startup item or service. The Process Properties shows the path of the process, the command line that is used to run the process, resource usage and elevation.
There are a lot actions which can be performed on an entry by simply right clicking on the process. Some of the actions are sending the file to VirusTotal to scan with multiple antiviruses, adding a running process to startup, freeing the memory used by process, terminating and blocking process and etc.
Other than being an excellent task manager that provides very detailed information on running processes, AnVir Task Manager also comes with some miscellaneous feature such as startup monitoring, IE home page guard, adding list of recent folders to save as and open dialogs of all programs, adding extra buttons in the titles of windows to to put the program window on top, hiding to tray, creating floating icon and rolling the window up. You can also find a Tweaker for Windows under the Tools menubar which allows you to easily enable/disable hidden features without manually editing the Windows registry. You can even configure AnVir Task Manager to completely replace Windows Task Manager so when you press Ctrl+Shift+Esc, Anvir Task Manager will launched instead of the Windows Task Manager. This can be done in Tools > Options > Program settings.
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Do take note that during installation of AnVir Task Manager, after clicking the I Agree button, you will find Full installation and Custom installation options at the 2nd step of installation. Selecting the Full installation will allow the setup to automatically install a third party Reg Organizer software on your computer. So if you don’t want Reg Organizer to be installed on your computer, select Custom Installation and uncheck the “Install Reg Organizer” option. Somewhere in the middle of the installation, an InstallManager Setup window will appear asking you to install Babylon Toolbar. Clicking the Decline button will avoid installing the Babylon Toolbar adware.
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