yuyoyuppe / process_sniper

Configurable script for periodically killing annoying processes.

What is it?

Problem: Modern spyware software is smart enough to hog pc's cpu/hdd only when a user is idle. It can also circumvent some security measures for its telemetry processes.

Solution: process_sniper - lightweight utility which could be run in the background to kill those processes as they're spawned.

How to use

Build

set RUSTFLAGS=-C target-cpu=native
cargo build --release

Example config.toml

blacklisted_processes = ["software_reporter_tool"]
refresh_interval = 3

Alternatives

• Windows security policies
• Firewall software
• etc.