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How to locate virus with task manager

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nomadcrys Posts 195 Registration date Tuesday November 18, 2008 Status Member Last seen January 29, 2010 - Mar 24, 2009 at 05:07 AM
green day Posts 26722 Status Moderator, Security contributor - Mar 24, 2009 at 05:42 AM
Hello,

I saw a friend doing it... he searched for a virus via his task manager... is there any kind of trick???
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whineup Posts 39 Registration date Monday December 29, 2008 Status Member Last seen June 18, 2009 26
Mar 24, 2009 at 05:15 AM
The task manager will display all active program running , having a thouroughful knowledge about commputing wil allow u to determine if there is an harmful or undesired task running.Your friend'a assumption may be based upon his good knowledge about the different file extensions.maybe you could learn some good tips with him.
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green day Posts 26722 Status Moderator, Security contributor 11
Mar 24, 2009 at 05:42 AM
Hello,

It's true, you can through the task manager see activity of processus, and check if its legitimate processus or not.
But you can't do this for each kind of virus, the rootkit for example, because it hides this activity as much as possible !

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