April 22, 2010 Ability to block programs by CRC added
May 24, 2009 GUI created, option to use full paths added
March 27, 2009 NOTRAY option added, Terminal Services compatibility improved, memory leak fixed
November 21, 2008 Tray Informer added, time-bomb implemented
November 11, 2008 .MSI packages created
November 7, 2008 PAD file created
November 5, 2008 News section added
November 5, 2008 x64 version released, Download section added
The aim of this project is to create an ideal administration tool which can prevent running any application in Windows. The development process is divided into a series of stages, each of them being indicated in the roadmap section. The project is targeted at the corporate audience and, among other things, sets a goal to develop powerful features for remote administration of all domain computers at once. The project started on October 20, 2008.
The tool under development is not a native process blocker so far — currently we have an automated process killer instead. It means that the running of an application is not blocked and a little time (less than one second) can pass until the tool kills a process. Thus one cannot prevent running some small utility requiring no user interaction and doing its job fast enough. Detailed information on how to install and use Process Blocker can be found in the instructions section. The CRC algorithm is extremely fast as the checksum is not calculated for the whole file. The results of tests on about 3,000 executable files show that a false positive can occur only if a file was patched after compilation (for example, by a virus). This, in its turn, accentuates the fact that Process Blocker is not designed to fight against malware.
Windows 2000 and later (except Windows Me). Porting to other operating systems is not planned. Compatibility with Windows NT 4.0 has been lost with the release of version 0.7. It may be added back to the program if enough requests for this are received.
We are looking for new ideas for Process Blocker and of course are interested in fixing bugs if you find any. Feel free to send us your reports to contact@processblocker.com. Please also direct to the above e-mail any project-related questions you may have – we will try to answer them all.
The current version of Process Blocker can be used and distributed free of charge, but it is prohibited to disassemble, crack or do other illegal things to it as the program is copyrighted. On our part we are not responsible for anything; the program is distributed "as is".
Process Blocker is developed by Softros Systems, Inc.