Anyone Know if System Explorer is Still Under Development?

[hjlbx]

Hello,

Anyone know if System Explorer is still under development?

From all appearances it is dead.

Some network monitoring functions, such as destination port reporting and WhoIs lookup, do not function.

There are some other quirks as well.

Very good product otherwise.

Thanks,

hjlbx

 

[cruelsister]

Version 6 came out in October, and just a few days ago the third build, 6.3 was released. Seems pretty active to me.

 

[Nico@FMA]

Yes System Explorer is still under development, yet third parties might have gone inactive so it could be possible that some of the functions with in SE do not work properly because of this.

 

[hjlbx]

Version 6 came out in October, and just a few days ago the third build, 6.3 was released. Seems pretty active to me.

Yes System Explorer is still under development, yet third parties might have gone inactive so it could be possible that some of the functions with in SE do not work properly because of this.

Hello cruelsister and Nico@FMA,

Thanks... I just didn't pay attention to the version # on the download page.

Best Regards,

hjlbx

 

[Deleted member 21043]

Hi,

The news page ( http://systemexplorer.net/news.php ) has been recently updated. "Version 6.3.0 has been released in Installer and Portable version!" was posted on "1/17/2015". Definitely active.

 

[hjlbx]

Thanks kram7750,

hjlbx

 

[donetao]

Hi! What is it? Do I need it??

 

[BoraMurdar]

Hi! What is it? Do I need it??

It's a Task Manager on steroids. I have a portable version on my USB drive for just in case...

 

[donetao]

Hi @BoraMurdar Is it like Autoruns or is it different??

 

[BoraMurdar]

Hi @BoraMurdar Is it like Autoruns or is it different??

Well it's more like Process Explorer or Process Hacker but it has some in common with Comodo Autoruns

Features of System Explorer :

• Detailed information about Tasks, Processes, Modules,

• Startups, IE Addons, Uninstallers, Windows, Services,

• Drivers, Connections and Opened Files.

• Easy check of suspicious files via VirusTotal, Jotti

• service or our File Database.

• Easy monitoring of processes activities and System changes.

• Usage graphs of important System resources.

• Tray Hint with detailed System and Battery status

• WMI Browser and System Additional Info

• Multilanguage Support

 

[donetao]

Hi! Thanks! @BoraMurdar I might give it a look!!

 

[hjlbx]

Hello,

System Explorer or COMODO KillSwitch.

KillSwitch is fully developed, whereas System Explorer is not. Despite this fact I much prefer System Explorer. It is lighter on my specific system's resources.

Both have useful functionality that there other does not...so one is not necessarily better than the other. My opinion.

With KillSwitch you can save and export a running process list as .xsl file and "Terminate and Block" (Warning! - do not use Terminate and Block if you are not sure - otherwise restoring a the file's access/permissions will be a headache if you have never done it before. I learn very hard way. Try to save you some pain and big frustration.).

I use multiple utilities - mostly AutoRuns, ProcMon, ProcDump, KillSwitch, SysExp, and built-in W Resource Monitor...and more.

Very good learnability and usability...tabs are really nice touch.

99.9999% of the time SysExp is running on my system...doesn't that say it all?

hjlbx

 

[Nico@FMA]

Hello,

System Explorer or COMODO KillSwitch.

KillSwitch is fully developed, whereas System Explorer is not. Despite this fact I much prefer System Explorer. It is lighter on my specific system's resources.

Both have useful functionality that there other does not...so one is not necessarily better than the other. My opinion.

With KillSwitch you can save and export a running process list as .xsl file and "Terminate and Block" (Warning! - do not use Terminate and Block if you are not sure - otherwise restoring a the file's access/permissions will be a headache if you have never done it before. I learn very hard way. Try to save you some pain and big frustration.).

I use multiple utilities - mostly AutoRuns, ProcMon, ProcDump, KillSwitch, SysExp, and built-in W Resource Monitor...and more.

Very good learnability and usability...tabs are really nice touch.

99.9999% of the time SysExp is running on my system...doesn't that say it all?

hjlbx

Uhhmm System Explorer is much different then Comodo KillSwitch.
Yet they sort of process the same results, where SE has a online community to draw data from and is more tuned for "technical eyes"
Comodo KillSwitch uses its own cloud like community and antimalware engines to list a new process as malicious or not.
But yes Comodo does list processes based upon threat level and reputation and SE is not.
Well a poor explanation from my end (But it will have to do as a lack of better words)

That said Killswitch is not fully developed and SE actually is.
The differences are simple, SE development and updates are slow but robust.
CKS updates are fast, unreliable and often not fixing anything but more patching up one of the many errors it has and last but not least while CKS development is much better then Comodo main programs its effectiveness compared to SE is plausible.
In regards to the options SE has compared to CKS it is pretty much the same if you know how to use it.
And those who know both tools will agree with me that both have cons and pro's yet SE seem to be doing a much more solid and efficient job.

Cheers

 

[hjlbx]

Hello Nico,

I defer to you as you are much more knowledgeable and experienced.

KillSwitch is noting more than a customized version of Process Hacker, although I did not mention it.

There are still some issues with SE in reporting destination ports, etc. But like I said, despite this, I much prefer it.

Thanks,

hjlbx

 

[Nico@FMA]

Hello Nico,

I defer to you as you are much more knowledgeable and experienced.

KillSwitch is noting more than a customized version of Process Hacker, although I did not mention it.

There are still some issues with SE in reporting destination ports, etc. But like I said, despite this, I much prefer it.

Thanks,

hjlbx

Well yes Killswitch is indeed a customized version (I forgot to mention that thanks), however if i am not mistaken much of the goodies have been taken out of the original SE and have been replaced by Comodo crap.

"There are still some issues with SE in reporting destination ports"
Indeed these problems are still present, yet Comodo's Killswitch actually uses their firewall port reporting feature within KillSwitch.
Hence why Killswitch seems to do a better job on that part.

But yeah thanks for the comment.

 

[hjlbx]

Hello Nico,

I did not know regarding KillSwitch firewall port reporting.

It is daunting task to learn about all of this stuff. Can be overwhelming if try to wrap head around too much.

My understanding is very limited as I do not possess the base knowledge. That is why I am here.

I am a chemist by education...so I have no knowledge base for IT.

Unfortunately, installing X or Y security software means nothing in terms of actual security if you do not know many, many things. That X or Y software will protect, in and of itself, is absolute error.

Plus, book smart is only very small part. Experience is everything...as book training prepares you very little for real-world...at least in my field.

Thanks,

hjlbx