Multikill

pip install killallappsinfolder

Tested against Windows 10 / Python 3.11 / Anaconda

ProcKiller

ProcKiller is a Python utility designed to identify and terminate processes running on a Windows machine based on specific executable files found within given directories. It utilizes the Windows API through the ctypes library to manage processes.

Features

• Executable Filtering: Search for executable files within specified directories.
• Process Mapping: Map running processes to executables.
• Process Termination: Terminate processes based on matching executable files.
• Customizable Termination Criteria: Include options for sending different signals and handling child processes.

Usage

To use ProcKiller, run the script from the command line with directories as arguments, followed by the interval (in seconds) for repeated execution. Here’s how to invoke it:

python prockiller.py "C:\path\to\first\directory" "C:\path\to\second\directory" 60

This will search for executables in the specified directories and terminate any matching running processes every 60 seconds.

Components

Main Functions

• get_command_line(pid): Retrieves the command line used to start a process.
• get_all_executables(folder, exeendings, filter_function): Searches for executable files in a specified folder.
• get_procs_to_kill(allexefiles_onlyexe, allfullpath): Identifies running processes that should be terminated.
• kill_running_procs(allprocsdic, ...): Terminates the processes identified for termination.

Class Definition

• ProcKiller: A class to encapsulate the functionality of finding and killing processes.

Command-Line Interface

• The script can be executed directly from the command line with specified parameters for directories and execution interval.

Code Example

pki = (
ProcKiller(
    folders=(
        r"C:\ProgramData\BlueStacks_nxt",
        r"C:\Program Files\Oracle",
        r"C:\Program Files\BlueStacks",
        r"C:\Program Files\BlueStacks_nxt",
    ),
    kill_timeout=2,
    protect_myself=True,  # important, protect_myselfis False, you might kill the whole python process you are in.
    winkill_sigint_dll=True,  # dll first
    winkill_sigbreak_dll=True,
    winkill_sigint=True,  # exe from outside
    winkill_sigbreak=True,
    powershell_sigint=True,
    powershell_sigbreak=True,
    powershell_close=True,
    multi_children_kill=False,  # try to kill each child one by one
    multi_children_always_ignore_pids=(0, 4),  # ignore system processes
    print_output=True,
    taskkill_as_last_option=True,  # this always works, but it is not gracefully anymore):
    exeendings=(".com", ".exe"),
    filter_function=lambda files: True,
)
.get_active_procs()
.kill_running_procs()
)
# Use it again to keep on killing
pki()

Contributions

Contributions are welcome! If you find a bug or have suggestions for improvements, please open an issue or submit a pull request.

License

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.