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<p><em><strong>Process Hacker</strong>, by wj32 and others.</em></p>
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<h1 id="intro">Introduction</h1>
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<p>Process Hacker is a tool to view and manipulate processes and services. It can display process' threads,
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modules, memory regions and handles, search through process memory, and read/write memory using
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a built-in hex editor.</p>
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<h2>System Requirements</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Vista, <strong>32-bit</strong> (Windows XP SP3 and
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Windows Vista SP1 required for certain features)</li>
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<li>.NET Framework 2.0</li>
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</ul>
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<h2>Configuration Files</h2>
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<p>On Windows Vista, the configuration files for Process Hacker are stored in
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<code>AppData\Local\wj32</code>.</p>
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<h2>Other Process Viewers</h2>
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<ul>
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<li>
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Process Viewer from CTi - http://www.teamcti.com/pview/prcview.htm
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</li>
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<li>
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Process Viewer from NirSoft - http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/cprocess.html
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</li>
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<li>
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Process Explorer - http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896653.aspx
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</li>
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</ul>
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<h1 id="options">Options</h1>
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<p>Process Hacker's options are accessible from the <strong>Options</strong> menu item
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in the <strong>Hacker</strong> menu.</p>
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<h2>General</h2>
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<dl>
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<dt>Update Interval</dt>
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<dd>The amount of time in milliseconds between each <em>update</em>; i.e, when
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Process Hacker looks for new, modified or removed processes and services.</dd>
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<dt>Search Engine</dt>
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<dd>This is used by the <strong>Search Online...</strong> menu item in the process and module
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context menus. <code>%s</code> is replaced by the name of the selected process or module.</dd>
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<dt>Max. Size Unit</dt>
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<dd>Specifies the maximum unit of size; sizes which can be displayed as 1024 or less in a
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smaller unit will be displayed in that smaller unit, while sizes requiring a larger unit will
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use units up to the maximum unit specified here.</dd>
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<dt>Show tray icon</dt>
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<dd>When this option is enabled, Process Hacker will display an icon in the system tray area.
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That icon will show the CPU usage history and any enabled notifications such as new/terminated
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processes and new/started/stopped/deleted services. You can configure notifications by
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right-clicking on the icon.</dd>
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<dt>Hide when minimized</dt>
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<dd>When this option is enabled, Process Hacker will automatically hide when it is minimized. You
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can double-click on the tray icon to show Process Hacker again.</dd>
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<dt>Warn about potentially dangerous actions</dt>
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<dd>When this option is enabled, Process Hacker will warn about certain actions to system processes.</dd>
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<dt>Show user/group domains</dt>
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<dd>When this option is enabled, Process Hacker will show the domain of users and groups: <code>user</code>
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would be shown as <code>machine-name\user</code>.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2>Highlighting</h2>
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<dl>
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<dt>Highlighting Duration</dt>
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<dd>This specifies the amount of time for which new and removed objects (processes, threads and services)
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are highlighted in a different color.</dd>
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<dt>New Objects</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for new processes, services, threads, modules, memory regions, and handles.</dd>
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<dt>Removed Objects</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for the above objects.</dd>
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<dt>Own Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for processes running under the same user account as Process Hacker.</dd>
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<dt>System Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for processes running under the SYSTEM user account.</dd>
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<dt>Service Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for processes hosting one or more services.</dd>
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<dt>Debugged Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for processes currently being debugged.</dd>
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<dt>Elevated Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for processes running with full privileges on a computer with
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User Account Control (UAC) enabled.</dd>
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<dt>Job Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for processes associated with a job object.</dd>
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<dt>.NET Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for managed processes. Note that this currently only
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highlights pure CLR executables - mixed code executables and processes hosting
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.NET code will not be highlighted.</dd>
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<dt>Packed Processes</dt>
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<dd>Highlighting for packed images. These processes often malicious.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h2>Plotting</h2>
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<dl>
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<dt>Use Anti-aliasing</dt>
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<dd>If selected, Process Hacker will draw graphs with anti-aliasing. This will
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usually consume much more system resources than normal.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h1 id="numberinput">Number Input</h1>
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<p>Process Hacker supports the input of numbers in various bases (including some non-standard
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extensions). This is allowed in: Get Function Address, Change Memory Protection, the Go To
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box in Read/Write Memory, and the insertion of numbers through the <strong>Utilities</strong>
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button.</p>
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<p>A number is assumed to be in base 10 unless:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>It starts with <code>0</code> (zero) - octal (base 8)</li>
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<li>It starts with <code>0x</code> - hexadecimal (base 16)</li>
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<li>It starts with <code>b</code> - binary (base 2)</li>
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<li>It starts with <code>t</code> - ternary (base 3)</li>
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<li>It starts with <code>q</code> - quaternary (base 4)</li>
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<li>It starts with <code>w</code> - base 12</li>
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<li>It starts with <code>r</code> - base 32</li>
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</ul>
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<h1 id="proctree">Process Tree</h1>
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<p>The process tree displays processes running on the system as a tree; processes started by a
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particular parent process are shown indented below it. Processes with a non-existent parent
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(where its parent has terminated) are shown on the far left. You can manipulate processes by
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right-clicking on them, and you can show detailed properties for a process by double-clicking
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it or selecting the "Properties..." menu item.</p>
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<p>You can sort by the various columns by clicking on them - the tree view will temporarily
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become a flat list. You can click the same column again to sort in the opposite order, and
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once more to return to the tree view.</p>
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<p>Like Process Explorer, Process Hacker shows Deferred Procedure Calls (DPCs) and Interrupts
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in the process tree. The only information these "processes" show is their CPU usage.</p>
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<h2>Context Menu</h2>
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<p><strong>Warning:</strong> Manipulating csrss.exe, dwm.exe, lsass.exe, lsm.exe, smss.exe,
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winlogon.exe or any other system processes is not recommended and may lead to system instability or
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a crash.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>Terminate Process(es)</dt>
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<dd>Uses the standard .NET method <code>process.Kill()</code> to terminate a process.</dd>
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<dt>Suspend Process(es)</dt>
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<dd>Windows does not have a built-in method of suspending processes, so this will suspend each
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of the process's threads using the Windows API function <code>SuspendThread()</code>.</dd>
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<dt>Resume Process(es)</dt>
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<dd>Resumes the process by resuming each of its threads using <code>ResumeThread()</code>.</dd>
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<dt>Affinity...</dt>
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<dd>Allows you to view and modify the process' CPU affinity (the CPUs on which it is allowed
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to run).</dd>
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<dt>Terminator...</dt>
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<dd>A tool to try to terminate the selected process using many different techniques.</dd>
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<dt>Priority</dt>
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<dd>Sets the process's priority - Real Time, High, Above Normal, Normal, Below Normal, Idle.
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This option is not available when multiple processes are selected.</dd>
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<dt>Run As</dt>
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<dd>These tools require <code>Assistant.exe</code> (distributed with Process Hacker) to be in the same directory
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as <code>ProcessHacker.exe</code>.<br />
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<strong>Launch As User...</strong> - This allows you to run the selected process as another user.<br />
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<strong>Launch As This User...</strong> - This allows you to run a program under the selected process' user. This
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is useful when you want to start a program as another user but you do not have that user's password.</dd>
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<dt>Search Online...</dt>
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<dd>Opens the default web browser with the search engine specified in Process Hacker's options.</dd>
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<dt>Select All</dt>
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<dd>Selects all items in the list.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h1 id="procprops">Process Properties</h1>
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<dl>
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<dt>General</dt>
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<dd>Displays basic information about the process and its image file. You can also view the
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process' PEB contents and view/change its DEP status (requires Windows XP SP3 or higher, and
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changing DEP status uses remote thread injection).</dd>
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<dt>Statistics</dt>
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<dd>Displays statistics and performance information.</dd>
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<dt>Performance</dt>
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<dd>Displays three graphs relating to the process' performance - CPU Usage,
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Memory Usage, and I/O activity.</dd>
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<dt>Threads</dt>
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<dd>Displays the process' threads, including their symbolic start addresses. You can click on
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a thread to view more information, or double-click a thread to view its call stack.</dd>
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<dt>Token</dt>
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<dd>Displays the process' primary token. On Windows Vista with UAC enabled, you can also
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click on the <strong>Linked Token...</strong> button to view the token associated with
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the process' token. You can also enable and disable privileges.</dd>
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<dt>Modules</dt>
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<dd>Displays the modules loaded by the process. Right-click a module for more options.</dd>
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<dt>Memory</dt>
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<dd>Displays the process' virtual memory regions. Double-click a memory region to
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read/write its contents, and right-click a memory region to perform other actions. You can
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also search memory using the search button (see below).</dd>
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<dt>Handles</dt>
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<dd>Displays the process' handles - resources it has opened. You can right-click a handle and
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close it.</dd>
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<dt>Services</dt>
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<dd>Displays services that are registered in the process.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h1 id="memsearch">Searching Memory</h1>
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<p>Process Hacker supports searching using a literal string or regular expressions. To
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perform a search, open a Properties window for a process, select the <strong>Memory</strong>
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tab and select an option in the search button. A window will appear in which you can
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enter the data to search for. You can also control the types of memory regions to search.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>Literal Search</dt>
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<dd>Allows you to enter a sequence of bytes to search for.</dd>
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<dt>Regex Search</dt>
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<dd>Allows you to search using regular expressions.</dd>
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<dt>String Scan</dt>
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<dd>Scans for strings inside the process' memory.</dd>
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<dt>Heap Scan</dt>
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<dd>Displays a list of heap items.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>In the <strong>Literal</strong> tab, there is a small button in the bottom-right
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which allows you to insert data in various formats.</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>Insert Number</dt>
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<dd>This allows you to insert numbers in various formats - 8 to 64-bit, little or big endian.</dd>
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<dt>Insert String</dt>
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<dd>Similarly, this allows you to insert strings in various encodings - ASCII, UTF-8 to UTF-32.
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If a multiline item is selected, the prompt box will have a multiline textbox.</dd>
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</dl>
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<p>In the search results list, double-clicking an item will open the Memory Editor with
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the search result highlighted.</p>
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<h2>Sample Regex Searches</h2>
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<p>All of these samples must have <strong>Ignore Case</strong> selected.</p>
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<p>A valid filesystem character is <code>[ a-z0-9`~';!@#\$%\^&\-_=+\,\.\(\)\[\]\{\}]</code>
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<dl>
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<dt>Email address</dt>
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<dd><code>[a-z0-9_\-\.]+@[a-z0-9_\-\.]+\.(au|biz|ca|com|info|net|org|uk|zh)</code></dd>
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<dt>Path name</dt>
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<dd><code>[A-Z]:\\([ a-z0-9`~'!@#\$%\^&\-_=+\,\.\(\)\[\]\{\}]*\\)*([ a-z0-9`~'!@#\$%\^&\-_=+\,\.\(\)\[\]\{\}]*)(\\)*</code></dd>
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<dt>Executable file</dt>
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<dd><code>([ a-z0-9`~'!@#\$%\^&\-_=+\,\.\(\)\[\]\{\}])+\.(bat|com|dll|exe)</code></dd>
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<dt>URL</dt>
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<dd>(file|ftp|http):///*[a-z0-9%\/ .\-_:\(\)\[\]]+</dd>
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</dl>
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<h1 id="results">Results Window</h1>
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<p>The Results Window is displayed when searching for data, scanning for strings or
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scanning for heaps. There are five buttons at the top of the window:</p>
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<dl>
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<dt>Refresh</dt>
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<dd>This performs the search again.</dd>
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<dt>Edit Search</dt>
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<dd>This allows you to edit the search type and data associated with the Results Window.</dd>
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<dt>Filter</dt>
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<dd>This allows you to filter the search results, creating a new Results Window containing
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the matching items. To filter using a numerical relation, enter the relation (for example,
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greater than or equal to <code>>=</code>) followed by the number. If the filter
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(<code>>=10</code>) is applied to the <strong>Length</strong> column, all items with a
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length greater than or equal 10 will be displayed.</dd>
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<dt>Intersect</dt>
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<dd>This allows you to select another Results Window. It then creates a third Results Window
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in which the search results present in both Results Windows are displayed. This allows you
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to filter search results.</dd>
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<dt>Save...</dt>
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<dd>This allows you to save the search results to a text file.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h1 id="copyright">Copyright Information</h1>
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<h2>Process Hacker</h2>
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<pre>Process Hacker
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Copyright (C) 2008 wj32
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This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.</pre>
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<h2>HexBox</h2>
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<p>Process Hacker uses the HexBox component by Bernhard Elbl, licensed under the
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Microsoft Public License:</p>
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<pre>This license governs use of the accompanying software. If you use the software, you
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accept this license. If you do not accept the license, do not use the software.
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1. Definitions
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The terms "reproduce," "reproduction," "derivative works," and "distribution" have the
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same meaning here as under U.S. copyright law.
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A "contribution" is the original software, or any additions or changes to the software.
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A "contributor" is any person that distributes its contribution under this license.
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"Licensed patents" are a contributor's patent claims that read directly on its contribution.
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2. Grant of Rights
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(A) Copyright Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license conditions
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and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide,
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royalty-free copyright license to reproduce its contribution, prepare derivative works
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of its contribution, and distribute its contribution or any derivative works that you
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create.
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(B) Patent Grant- Subject to the terms of this license, including the license conditions
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and limitations in section 3, each contributor grants you a non-exclusive, worldwide,
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royalty-free license under its licensed patents to make, have made, use, sell, offer
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for sale, import, and/or otherwise dispose of its contribution in the software or
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derivative works of the contribution in the software.
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3. Conditions and Limitations
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(A) No Trademark License- This license does not grant you rights to use any contributors'
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name, logo, or trademarks.
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(B) If you bring a patent claim against any contributor over patents that you claim are
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infringed by the software, your patent license from such contributor to the software
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ends automatically.
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(C) If you distribute any portion of the software, you must retain all copyright, patent,
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trademark, and attribution notices that are present in the software.
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(D) If you distribute any portion of the software in source code form, you may do so only
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under this license by including a complete copy of this license with your distribution.
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If you distribute any portion of the software in compiled or object code form, you may
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only do so under a license that complies with this license.
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(E) The software is licensed "as-is." You bear the risk of using it. The contributors give
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no express warranties, guarantees or conditions. You may have additional consumer rights
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under your local laws which this license cannot change. To the extent permitted under your
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local laws, the contributors exclude the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for
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a particular purpose and non-infringement.</pre>
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<h2>VistaMenu and SplitButton</h2>
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<p>Process Hacker uses the VistaMenu and SplitButton components by Wyatt O'Day, licensed under
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the following terms:</p>
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<pre>Copyright (c) 2008, wyDay
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All rights reserved.
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Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted
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provided that the following conditions are met:
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* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of
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conditions and the following disclaimer.
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* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of
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conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
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with the distribution.
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THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR
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IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND
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FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
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CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
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DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER
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IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
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OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.</pre>
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<h2>Free Disassembler and Assembler</h2>
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<p>Process Hacker uses a modified version of the Free Disassembler and Assembler by Oleh Yuschuk,
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licensed under the following terms:</p>
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<pre>Free Disassembler and Assembler
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Copyright (C) 2001 Oleh Yuschuk
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This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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GNU General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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