bogdan said:My recommendation to use KillSwitch came from this (from the first post):
I think that KillSwitch saves a lot of time if you want to see what's running on your computer and if anything running is potentially malicious. Unfortunately KillSwitch comes bundled with Comodo Cleaning Essentials that can produce some false positives but to this point I didn't recommend doing a scan with CCE and deleting what it finds. The only potential "dangerous" feature in KillSwitch is the "Delete" option in the right click menu so don't use it.
Learning by "messing around" is still learningbut as Chiron mentioned in his guides (that I suggested in a previous post): I recommend that you do not delete any files using this program. A false positive on the wrong file could damage your Windows installation, even if you’re not infected.
Another issue is that if all this learning process is actually needed? In my opinion the answer is "yes". There is no other solution or remedy for all security issues especially on a Windows PC. Now, you can pass this responsibility to a third party like a techie friend or a computer shop and ask for help every time something happens. This is perfectly fine.
To each their own i guess
From my perspective, most people, not just "novices" have a tendency to get "click" happy upon entering a new program, as they want to learn how to use it, and "what" this does when i click it.. It can become confusing in this forum, when in other threads, we state, that this tool is "NOT" for novice users, and some have even stated it is not even for advance users, but only a select few that truly know how to use it.. It is why I suggested him not trying it, as there are other alternate programs, less complicated and less dangerous with lack of know how.. Such as Process explorer, and maybe Malwarebytes. These two suggestions would be more then enough to "start" learning with, then work your way up into tools such as CCE.
