WhatIsThatFile.com - Lookup For Unknown Applications/Files
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Users are generally confused about different applications running in the background, all the backround running applications can be seen in the Windows Task Manager [ Ctrl + Shift + Escape ] there could be some applications which you cannot identify, Then WhatIsThatFile can be to your rescue. It is like a dictionary for lookup for over 3000 unknown files/applications .
Just enter the filename in the searchbox and it will highlight files that are potentially dangerous, such as a virus or malware, and give a brief description of each. It will even let you know if an application is a prime target for infections, such as Internet Explorer (iexplore.exe).
Anyone can edit the information for a particular file, or add a file themselves, but they are subject to the approval.
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Saturday, December 8th, 2007 at 4:04 pm
Nice find buddy, the best part it is that ou can add your own information if you have any, and i found some files that showed no results.
useful
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Monday, December 10th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
yes real nice find…i needed it…cheers,Rajesh
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
It would be great if there was a local version of this software which can scan our PC.
Amit
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 at 2:50 pm
Nice template dude… i think u can still increase its productivity ….and nice blog…..
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Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
@ Vaibhav, Techblissonline.com Thanks for the comments
@Amit I agree, shall post if I come across such an app.
@Subhash Thanks for the suggestion Subhash, will try to improve.
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Thursday, December 13th, 2007 at 9:43 am
Its a good one frd … something unique
brb for some more
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