What is a process?
A process is a piece of computer program, adding up one or more threads, that is being sequentially executed by a computer system that may run few more computer programs compatibly.
Every program is a files compound. When you launch the program you start an executable file that runs the entire program or just any other of its components.
An executable file, when it’s launched, loads a part of its code at the computer’s memory. That code is a process. Hence, the running program is represented by its fundamental process.
Computer parasites also have processes. Though, unlike ordinary software, their processes run without user knowledge. You can not terminate the parasite just closing application’s window. It’s not a solution. Therefore, you have to know how to kill malicious processes. » Read more: A Guideline of Killing Malicious Processes