UPDATE: this issue has been resolved in d7x v22.8.9 and Tweaky v22.8.5.2. Currently there is an issue with the “Set Time Zone” feature of both d7x and Tweaky on the latest builds of Windows 11, causing Explorer.exe to constantly restart (even after reboot.) The easy (and currently the only known) fix is to use System Restore. Please do not use this feature on Windows 11 until we can resolve the issue. We’ll make another post...
Added Debug mode option to Press ‘V’ to query VirusTotal. Requires a VirusTotal API key, learn how to obtain one here (you just need to register an account with the VirusTotal Community.) The option will only appear in Debug mode when you have the API key configured in KillEmAll Configuration. Get KillEmAll here (d7x users, just check for updates!) Get KillEmAll here (d7x users, just check for updates!)
This is an even larger release than yesterday, with more major functionality introduced! Added an Allow list, so programs on this list will not be terminated. You can add to the Allow list either by pressing ‘A‘ in Debug mode, or through KillEmAll Configuration. Added ability to Block programs from execution, meaning they cannot run. This is a system-wide setting and takes effect even after KillEmAll is closed. Add to the Blocked programs by pressing...
Plenty of new features and fixes in the last few KillEmAll releases since v21.11.26 released and posted about on the 26th, see below. v21.11.29 (released today, November 29th, 2021) Added the option to Press ‘R‘ to Run KillEmAll again after any KillEmAll process termination run, in addition to ‘D‘ for Debug mode, ‘C‘ for Config, and ‘U‘ to check for updates. Pressing ‘L‘ to save the log file when prompted will automatically save the entire...
Added self-update capability – at the startup prompt Press ‘U’ to update KillEmAll. Added configuration capability – at the startup prompt Press ‘C’ to access the configuration interface with several options, including: “Always Run as Administrator” on startup and You now have a choice of Web Search engines (not just Google.) This will save (and require) a KillEmAll.cfg file in the same directory as KillEmAll.exe… Also added Debug mode option to Press ‘A’ at any time to Abort Debug...
dSupportSuite, our White-Label Automated Maintenance app / Business Card with a Purpose (both the stand-alone and d7x bundled versions) as well as dSupportSuite Mgmt Console have been updated to include two new exciting features which are designed to make it easier to recover user files in the event of a ransomware infection: ShadowGuard has been incorporated. ShadowGuard prevents malicious software/ransomware from deleting your volume shadow copies, and can be configured to guard against VSSAdmin commands,...
EC2Tool is a utility designed for two purposes: Amazon EC2 Backup Management! Automatically create new and delete old snapshots for existing Amazon EC2 volumes on a schedule. (Premium/paid feature.) EC2Tool was originally created to be a one-time-purchase/perpetual license app to manage your EC2 backups without having to subscribe to a backup service. As a secondary purpose, EC2Tool can also automatically reboot Amazon EC2 instances on a schedule. (FREE feature!) EC2Tool can be useful for anyone with Amazon EC2 instances, including...
Introducing the newest KillEmAll Mini and detailing usage…
KillEmAll Mini is a no frills implementation of the fully featured KillEmAll which has no graphical user interface, no update capabilities, no definitions file capabilities, etc.. but is perfect for quick jobs and batch/scripting. What’s New: v20.12.28 – Now displays a console window showing each process terminated.
RunX is designed to easily launch any process with System account or TrustedInstaller account privileges, in order to bypass file system and registry permissions. It is also designed to optionally pass command line arguments to that app without having to open an administrative console window and navigate to the appropriate path first, and can capture/display the app’s exit code. Usage is simple, just drag and drop an executable onto RunX.exe, or launch it normally and browse/type in the path...
