What's This File

[Frank Bohan]

A nice little program that will show/print a list of all running programs,
enable you to look up the program on Google, and also has a facility to kill
the process.

http://rcmedia.town-local.net/software/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=37

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Frank Bohan
¶ Why do Nonconformists all look alike?

 

[Lou]

A nice little program that will show/print a list of all running programs,
enable you to look up the program on Google, and also has a facility to kill
the process.

http://rcmedia.town-local.net/software/index.php?option=articles&task=viewarticle&artid=37

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Frank Bohan
¶ Why do Nonconformists all look alike?

Anyone know if this is safe?

 

[Michael Wardreau]

I just installed it.
It looks OK. It gives you a VERY small window with a list of the
processes running. You click on one and press Ctl-W and it searches
Google for it. Or you can press Ctl-F and it will tell you the full
path of the file. (Really more helpful than Google, as most of what's
running is legitimate anyway, but one has no idea what it is. This
tells you.)

 

[Frank Bohan]

Anyone know if this is safe?

I tried it and it seems ok. The program has a warning that you should use
the "kill" function with caution. From the website:

<quote>
WTF (What's This File) is a simple method of checking what's running on your
machine researching any Task found, and then ending the Task if required.


Best of all, unlike many tools in it's class, you don't need to study a
large manual to use it.

WTF is freeware, includes an installer/uninstaller and like all RCMedia
Services applications, does not contain any spyware, adware or backdoor
nonsense of any kind.

</quote>

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Frank Bohan

¶ Beware of Quantum ducks "Quark!, Quark!, Quark!"

 

[Lou]

I just installed it.
It looks OK. It gives you a VERY small window with a list of the
processes running. You click on one and press Ctl-W and it searches
Google for it. Or you can press Ctl-F and it will tell you the full
path of the file. (Really more helpful than Google, as most of what's
running is legitimate anyway, but one has no idea what it is. This
tells you.)

Thanks

Lou