From 168287aca0d463512c4f244610f541817afbecba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Biriy Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:53:45 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Docs: mark KSystemHacker as legacy and point to KSystemInformer --- KSystemHacker/README.md | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+) create mode 100644 KSystemHacker/README.md diff --git a/KSystemHacker/README.md b/KSystemHacker/README.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4c02b61d --- /dev/null +++ b/KSystemHacker/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +# KSystemHacker (Legacy) + +This directory contains a legacy kernel-mode driver project based on the original Process Hacker (KPH) driver. + +## Status + +* **Not used by TaskExplorer releases** +* **Not packaged or installed** by the official installer +* Kept in the repository for historical reference and development purposes + +## Current Driver + +TaskExplorer now vendors the System Informer stack. The actively used kernel driver is located at: + +``` +ProcessHacker/KSystemInformer +``` + +and is built and shipped as part of the System Informer integration. + +If you are building TaskExplorer from source and looking for the runtime driver, refer to `KSystemInformer` instead of this project. + +--- \ No newline at end of file From ce900a54d3ae56015793e0c76627a4b973fe18ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Biriy Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 09:53:32 +0530 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Docs: mark KSystemHacker as deprecated and point to KSystemInformer --- KSystemHacker/README.md | 17 ++++++----------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/KSystemHacker/README.md b/KSystemHacker/README.md index 4c02b61d..ba1b65c1 100644 --- a/KSystemHacker/README.md +++ b/KSystemHacker/README.md @@ -1,23 +1,18 @@ -# KSystemHacker (Legacy) +# KSystemHacker (Deprecated / Legacy) This directory contains a legacy kernel-mode driver project based on the original Process Hacker (KPH) driver. ## Status -* **Not used by TaskExplorer releases** -* **Not packaged or installed** by the official installer -* Kept in the repository for historical reference and development purposes +- **Deprecated and not used by TaskExplorer releases** +- **Not packaged or installed** by the official installer +- Contains **known vulnerabilities** and should not be used in production +- Kept only for historical / development reference ## Current Driver TaskExplorer now vendors the System Informer stack. The actively used kernel driver is located at: -``` ProcessHacker/KSystemInformer -``` -and is built and shipped as part of the System Informer integration. - -If you are building TaskExplorer from source and looking for the runtime driver, refer to `KSystemInformer` instead of this project. - ---- \ No newline at end of file +If you are building TaskExplorer from source, use `KSystemInformer` instead of this project.