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Press
Release
Uniblue announces accelerated growth of online knowledge service - ProcessLibrary.com
ProcessLibrary.com
is a free online information site that describes processes running
on computers thus providing an invaluable security service to
millions of users worldwide.
26th May 2005 – Uniblue Systems, a
leading provider of backup and recovery management software
for the SoHo and SMB market, today announced that user traffic
to www.processlibrary.com is growing at an accelerated rate
beyond expectations since the website was launched in September
last year.
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.
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.
“We
never expected to generate so much interest so quickly. Since
the beginning of the year, we have averaged 300,000 individual
searches per day – that makes it 40 million this year alone”,
said Bosse Malmberg, Chief Executive Officer at Uniblue.
“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.”
Written
in plain English, ProcessLibrary.com gives 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.
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Any legitimate
processes that are crucial to the operation of the system. ProcessLibrary.com also recommends sites and
products that help users eliminate threats.
“Usually
users open up their Windows Task Manager when they think that
there is a security threat or when their computer has suddenly
slowed down”, explains Malmberg. “They see one or more processes
that seem suspect and punch up a search at our process library. We tell them 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
them that there is a Trojan with the same name. In this way people know that if they find such a process
they can run an anti-virus to make sure that their system is
safe. Like this they
can also increase the performance of their computers”
With
the explosive growth of software applications, hundreds of new
processes and dll’s are being released every year so any information
service must keep abreast with as many changes as possible to
be able to deliver an efficient service to its audience. “We keep ProcessLibrary.com updated on a weekly
basis.This month alone
we will be adding another 500 process definition to bring the
count up to 3000.It’s a mammoth task but we have a team of good
people” explains the CEO.
With
millions of page views every month, ProcessLibrary.com has grown
to become the primary reference point for thousands of users
around the globe. Process definitions are featured on a large
number of affiliate sites and in USA Today, Yahoo! and The Washington
Post.
“We
are constantly on the look out for new material to be able to
continue being number one and giving our visitors the best service
possible. This month
we launched a new community of users with the aim of getting
our users to meet online to discuss any irregularities or doubts
that they may have and to suggest specific process definitions. This will greatly facilitate our research and will enable
us to maximize the number of descriptions that are found in
the Process Library. Our aim is to reach 100 million page views by
year-end and the only way forward is to continue investing heavily
in the information we provide to maximize customer value” remarks
Malmberg.
ProcessLibrary.com
grew as an extension of the information features of WinTasks,
a powerful utility software developed by Uniblue.
Uniblue,
Processlibrary.com, WinTasks, SpeedUpMyPC, WinBackup and Backup
Made Easy are trademarks of Uniblue Systems Ltd.. Other trademarks
are the property of their respective owners.
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