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Understanding Parent Process Filter

You might have an application which has the ability to be called multiple ways. For instance, you could double-click on it to run or install, or perhaps some parent application can call the child program to be run or installed.

You can use Parent Process Filter to find out which child processes can be run by which parent processes.

In this example, an iTunes Helper application can only be installed if the iTunesSetup.exe application is actually performing the action (in this case with Signature and File Info being checked first before the child application is launched elevated.)

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