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ThermoForge

PC temperatures and a suspicious-process monitor for Windows. See how hot your hardware runs, and which programs are behaving like malware.

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  • Windows 10 / 11
  • C# / .NET 10 / WPF
  • No network access needed for checks
  • CPU temperature
  • GPU temperature
  • Drive temperature
  • Battery
  • Temperature history
  • Signature checks
  • Fake process names
  • Encoded PowerShell
  • Office launching shells
  • End process

01/What it does

Two tabs. Two questions answered.

Is my PC running too hot? And is anything running that shouldn't be? ThermoForge answers both, live.

Hardware tab

Live temperatures, with history

  • CPU, GPU, drives, RAM, battery and motherboard sensors, updated live
  • Summary cards coloured by status: normal, warm, hot
  • Rolling temperature history chart, with the sensors you choose
  • Session minimum and maximum for every sensor
  • Falls back to Windows thermal zones when not run as administrator
Processes tab

A process list that flags malware-like behaviour

  • Every running process, refreshed every 3 seconds, with CPU, memory, publisher and parent
  • Digital signature check for each program, including Windows catalog and MSIX packages
  • Flags fake Windows process names, unsigned programs in Temp folders, tampered signatures, encoded PowerShell and Office apps launching shells
  • A badge on the tab shows how many medium and high findings there are
  • Search, show only flagged, open file location, copy path, search online, end process (critical Windows processes are protected)

02/Process checks

What it looks for.

Each process is checked every 3 seconds. Findings are hints, not verdicts: every rule has innocent explanations, so treat a flag as a reason to look closer.

A Windows process name (svchost, lsass…) running from outside System32

High

A name one character off a Windows process, like scvhost.exe

High

Invalid or tampered digital signature

High

Unsigned and running from Temp, Public, the Recycle Bin or the root of AppData / ProgramData

High

Encoded PowerShell, download-and-run commands, misuse of mshta, certutil, regsvr32 or rundll32

High

An Office app starting cmd, PowerShell or a script host

High

Running from a suspicious folder (one level lower if signed)

Medium

Hidden-window PowerShell, Base64 decoding, a browser starting a script host

Medium

Unsigned program in a normal location; execution-policy bypass

Low

Signatures are verified with Windows' own WinVerifyTrust. Revocation is not checked, so no network access is needed.

03/Screenshots

See it running.

Real screenshots from the app.

[SCREENSHOT: ThermoForge hardware tab]
Hardware tab: live sensors and status cards.
[SCREENSHOT: ThermoForge processes tab]
Processes tab: flagged processes and why.
[SCREENSHOT: ThermoForge temperature history chart]
Temperature history for the sensors you pick.
[SCREENSHOT: ThermoForge finding details / end process]
Finding details, open file location, end process.

04/Requirements

What you need to run it.

Requirements
  • Operating systemWindows 10 / 11 (x64)
  • Runtime.NET 10
  • RecommendedAdministrator rights
  • For CPU temperaturesPawnIO driver

Without administrator rights, CPU, motherboard and RAM sensors are unavailable, and Windows hides the path and command line of system processes.

Run from source 
# PowerShell
git clone https://github.com/gaaloulv36/thermoforge.git
cd thermoforge
dotnet run --project src/ThermoForge.UI
Read the full guide on GitHub

05/Make it yours

A ThermoForge for your team.

Ideas for a custom version. Tell me what your machines and your people need.

01

Your rules

Allow-lists for your approved software, extra checks for the folders and tools you care about.

02

Your limits

Temperature thresholds and alerts that match your hardware and your workload.

03

Your reports

Exports of findings and temperature history in a format your team can file or share.

ThermoForge, customized

Request a custom ThermoForge

Your branding, your checks, your reports. Tell me what you need.
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Send me a few lines about your setup and what you'd change. I'll reply with questions and a plan.

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