Guide | How To How To Use Windows Reliability Monitor?

[donetao]

I searched for this, but wasn't able to find any thing here on MT. I discovered this Windows tool and I love it.
Not many members know about it or how use it. I use it daily to monitor the health of my PC.
It's really simple to use and can be a big help trouble shooting blue screens and other problems.
Here's Micro$$oft's link about this tool. Check it out and add your comments.
For some reason Micro$$oft has hidden this tool, but you can find it!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749583(v=ws.10).aspx
You can see in my screen shot that MBAM stopped responding. I had to manually turn it back on. Not sure what happened there, but turned it on and all is well again. MBAM did quarantine a back door virus.
Here's MBAM's quarantine of the back door it picked up!

 

[NullPointerException]

@Malware1 please report the false-positive to MB.

It looks great. In fact, I wasn't aware of this software by MS. Thanks.

 

[Malware1]

@Malware1 please report the false-positive to MB.

???

 

[NullPointerException]

???

MBAM is detecting a legit file as a FP.

 

[donetao]

???

I'll report it to Virustotal and see what it is!!

 

[Malware1]

MBAM is detecting a legit file as a FP.

How do you know it's legit ? How can I report it while I don't have it ?

 

[donetao]

Hi! This is all I could find out about the quarantine.
http://processchecker.com/file/instsf449.exe.html
Also found this!
The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.bleepingcomputer.com and multiple other hosts,
Couldn't load into Virustotal!

 

[NullPointerException]

How do you know it's legit ? How can I report it while I don't have it ?

It's from the MS website.

 

[Malware1]

It's from the MS website.

But what it is ? Where can I get it ?

 

[donetao]

Hi! I know I'm not much help. I checked the URL in my above link and this is what Virustotal says about the link!
https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/b...a11150b311536cfb195c4e3b7129f95f26a/analysis/

 

[NullPointerException]

But what it is ? Where can I get it ?

Friend, you didn't read the article, did you?

1. Open Action Center by clicking the Start button
   
   , clicking Control Panel, and then, under System and Security, clicking Review your computer's status.
   
   
2. Click Maintenance. Then, under Check for solutions to problem reports, click View reliability history
   

To start Reliability Monitor, click Start, click in the Start Search box, type perfmon, and press ENTER. Expand Reliability and Performance, expand Monitoring Tools, and click Reliability Monitor.

 

[Malware1]

Friend, you didn't read the article, did you?

1. Open Action Center by clicking the Start button
   
   , clicking Control Panel, and then, under System and Security, clicking Review your computer's status.
   
   
2. Click Maintenance. Then, under Check for solutions to problem reports, click View reliability history

To start Reliability Monitor, click Start, click in the Start Search box, type perfmon, and press ENTER. Expand Reliability and Performance, expand Monitoring Tools, and click Reliability Monitor.

How can i get the file in the screenshot ?

 

[donetao]

How can i get the file in the screenshot ?

Hi ! The only thing MBAM identifies is insts449exe.As shown in the screen shot.
I have given you all the information I know how to give. Forget Reliability Monitor. It's a MBAM quarantine that Reliability Monitor alerted me to when MBAM stopped responding.
Are younot reading my replies about this insts449exe

 

[jim lin]

it looks like that file instsf449.exe is from speedfan

http://filehippo.com/download_speedfan/tech/

so i would guess F/P



James

 

[donetao]

Hi ! My goal was to get members acquainted with Reliability Monitor and how to use the tool. Maybe have members comment on the tool and post screen shots. I guess it got confusing when I added my MBAM screen shot!

 

[Cats-4_Owners-2]

Hi! I know I'm not much help. I checked the URL in my above link and this is what Virustotal says about the link!
https://www.virustotal.com/en/url/b...a11150b311536cfb195c4e3b7129f95f26a/analysis/

So..
was [Webutation - Suspicious site] in fact the false positive/cause for Malwarebytes stalling, and does this mean the Starship Enterprise can cancel red alert?

Update: eek!! Speedfan again?!! (sorry, everyone )
Back on topic: Yes, I'll look into the "Reliabillity Monitor". Thank you, donetao, for sharing it!

 

[donetao]

it looks like that file instsf449.exe is from speedfan

http://filehippo.com/download_speedfan/tech/

so i would guess F/P



James

Thanks Jim! Maybe we can move on to the reason I started this thread.
How to use Reliability Monitor to help trouble shoot BSOD and other Windows problems!
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc749583(v=ws.10).aspx

 

[donetao]

So..
was [Webutation - Suspicious site] in fact the false positive/cause for Malwarebytes stalling, and does this mean the Starship Enterprise can cancel red alert?

Update: eek!! Speedfan again?!! (sorry, everyone )
Back on topic: Yes, I'll look into the "Reliabillity Monitor". Thank you, donetao, for sharing it!

Hi Cats I don't think Speedfan has any thing to do with all this. I have used it for years to monitor temps.
I just want to get to "How To Use Reliability Monitor to help trouble shoot things like BSOD and other Windows problems"
It's a great tool that goes unused and unnoticed by help forums like MT ( Who's #1) and others.
I hope to get members here on MT using this great Windows tool

 

[jim lin]

and yes thank you for the info on Windows Reliabillity Monitor i use it also
that and the event viewer can come in handy



James

 

[rebel4life]

does anyone have how to enable this tool in windows 8.1 i cant find it