what happened to pg database??

according to pg's help file, if i click the "question mark" in the "protection" area', i will be taken to the "pg database" for more information on the highlighted process.
i did that- ended up at the main page of the website. on the left side of the website is another link to the pg database. i clicked that - nothing!
is the database just down temporarily, or non-existant?? as a noobie to pg, i sure could use it's advice to help me configure all these processes.

 

just go ahead and google any .exe you care to name youll find the info in several databases

svchost & rundll32 however can mask a great number of things

the default processes for W2K\XP are

Explorer.exe
Internat.exe
Lsass.exe
Mstask.exe
Smss.exe
Spoolsv.exe
Svchost.exe
Services.exe
System
System Idle Process
Taskmgr.exe
Winlogon.exe
Winmgmt.exe


you can always clear it down to the default processes then start to write rules as you start (or reboot) programs
checking as you go in google

 

thanks for the link.
very good info.
so, these core processes- should they all have the default pg settings?

 

well if you select the protection tab and hit the reset to defualt button most of those would be the ones listed.

follow the link to see the ones absolutely required to run windows.


You can for instance shutdown explorer.exe, but youd better have a command prompt or task manager open to restart it before you do
(that makes for a rather sparse desktop)
Some have to be running always others are optional. Generally you'd protect them all.

heres a thread on svchost

 

thanks again, ice czar. all the info you have provided pretty well takes care of my question.i hope you (and all other forum members) have a very merry christmas!

 

and a happy birthday
(sux to be born on Christmas all the bars are closed)

Thank You and may all your Holidays be bright (also to the forums at large)