Process Monitor

Definitions

1. A tool or capability used to observe process behavior such as file access, registry changes, network activity, and execution events in detail. The term is often associated with advanced troubleshooting and malware analysis on Windows systems.

   In plain English: A tool that watches what programs do while they are running.

   Example: "The analyst used Process Monitor to confirm the suspicious binary was dropping files into a startup folder and rewriting registry keys."

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• BSOD
• Alert Fatigue
• Automated Threat Detection
• Continuous Monitoring
• Detection Gap
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• Network Probe
• Network Telemetry
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