MS releases new Sysinternals utility

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Nov 10, 2006

Process Monitor combines filemon, regmon into unified analysis tool.

Sysinternals, now 'a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation', has released a new system analysis tool entitled Process Monitor, combining the functionality of its popular filemon and regmon utilities, both of which have long been staple tools in the analysis of virus and trojan behaviour.

The first major release since Sysinternals joined the Microsoft stable, Process Monitor is apparently completely recoded from the ground up, by kernel expert Mark Russinovich, now a Technical Fellow at Microsoft. The freely available software adds several enhancements to the earlier tools, as well as combining filesystem, registry and process monitors into a single interface.

'Although the new product only runs on more recent and well-patched versions of Windows, it is sure to become a handy piece of kit for any malware researcher,' said John Hawes, Technical Consultant at Virus Bulletin. 'The design and controls will be familiar to anyone used to the earlier incarnations, but the simple buttons to filter registry, filesystem and process activity add great value, as do the extra monitors, configurability and logging functions.'

Process Monitor is available to download from the Microsoft TechNet Sysinternals site, here. Source code, often made available for earlier Sysinternals products, has not been released.

Posted on 11 November 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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