ProcessLibrary Quick Access Info Bar is Finally Here!

Do you want to know more about all the processes running on your computer? Do you want to avoid googling each and every process?

The ProcessLibrary Quick Access Info Bar is a free plug-in for the Windows Task Manager that delivers instant information on more than 9000 processes at the click of a button.

Processes and ProcessLibrary.com

Deep in the recesses of any computer, innumerable processes are running silently in the background. Some hog system resources, drastically slowing computers down; others harbor spyware and Trojans violating privacy and giving hackers free reign on compromised systems. (For more information on processes, read "What are Processes?").

ProcessLibrary.com is a free online knowledge website aimed at anyone who immediately wants to know the exact nature and purpose of every single process. With over 500,000 daily individual searches and 9000+ process definitions ProcessLibrary.com has become the most popular free online process information service.

The ProcessLibrary Quick Access Info Bar is a plug-in for the Windows Task Manager aimed at enhancing your computing experience by providing you instant process information and advice from ProcessLibrary.com. It is available for free at http://www.processlibrary.com/quickaccess/.

Over the past year many of ProcessLibrary.com affecionados have regularly asked us to release a toolbar for processes definitions and information. The ProcessLibrary Quick Access Info Bar is just that! It installs as a plug-in on the native Windows Task Manager and upon successful installation, you will be able to see an information button next to all the processes running on their computer. By clicking on the button, you will activate a direct link into our ProcessLibrary.com database and a definition of that process appears immediately in a browser window.

The Number of Processes Just Keeps on Increasing

With the explosive growth of the average number of software packages, applications and with the parallel increase in the number of threats, users typically have less knowledge of what is legitimate and what is a breach of their security. More and more people are becoming sensitive to modern security threats. Adware, spyware, viruses and other forms of malware are wreaking havoc among PCs worldwide. People are wizening up and have a dire need for learning what is happening in their computers. They want to take more active control of their systems and to that they need information about processes and the dynamic link libraries (dll's) running invisibly in the background.

Usually you'd open up your Windows Task Manager when you suspect a security threat or when your computer has suddenly slowed down or is acting up. On average you will see between 30 to 40 processes, some even displaying strange and ominous names like lsass or cidaemon or TMlisten (my favourite as it implies that it is listening out for something).

You would think that one or more processes seem suspect and have no idea of what is happening. This is where the Quick Access Info Bar comes in - just by clicking on the button you can pull down ProcessLibrary.com information directly onto your desktop without the need of typing out a search in the library itself or googling.

Information at your Finger Tips with Quick Access

Written in plain English, the ProcessLibrary Quick Access Info Bar gives you free, anonymous, immediate and unlimited access to an extensive online database of comprehensive process description to help users identify:

• Any unnecessary processes such as residual processes from uninstalled programs (e.g. such as schedulers or audio players) that are harmless but that impede the stable and smooth operation of a computer.
  
• Any processes that are considered harmful and that constitute a security threat. Reports show that 90% of computers are infected by background processes that pose a direct threat to system security, data integrity and personal privacy while compromising performance. Attacks come in the form of spyware, adware, keyloggers, viruses, trojans and worms.
  
• Any legitimate processes that are crucial to the operation of the system. ProcessLibrary.com also recommends sites and products that help users eliminate threats.

We'll you what the process is all about, who has written it, what it is supposed to do and whether it's OK to stop it. In some cases, like lsass.exe for example, we even tell you that there is a Trojan with the same name. In this way you'll know that if you find such a process you can immediately run an anti-virus to make sure that your system is safe from any breaches. Like this you can also increase the performance of their computers".

The information service is updated regularly on a weekly basis and has tripled in size within a nine month period. With millions of page views every month, ProcessLibrary.com has grown to become the primary reference point for thousands of users around the globe.