v0.5.0 - Explain & export
Two new ways to use hightower: dig into a single process, and export a scan for
scripts.
What's new
hightower explain <name|pid>-- a plain-language write-up of one process:
its risk, category, publisher, signature, path (and expected path), what it is,
what (if anything) hightower noticed, and cautious guidance on what to do.
Pass a PID or a process name; multiple instances of a name are summarised with
a per-instance risk/path list.hightower scan --json-- the full classified scan as machine-readable
JSON, for scripting and automation.
Example
> hightower explain explorer.exe
explorer.exe — PID 9088
Risk: trusted
Category: core-windows
Publisher: Microsoft Windows
Signature: signed
Path: C:\Windows\explorer.exe
...
Download
hightower-v0.5.0-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe (Windows x64, unsigned -- SmartScreen
may warn). Or build from source: cargo build -p hightower-cli --release.
Reminder
hightower is an educational helper, not an antivirus. A verdict is a prompt to
look, not proof.
Next
Toward v1.0.0: finalising the docs and a first stable release.