You should focus on the elements that need monitoring with TOP.
You should focus on the elements that need monitoring with TOP.
When using the TOP command, focus on identifying patterns or anomalies in the output. Look for unexpected processes, unusual permissions, or commands that don’t match typical system behavior. Check for hidden services, suspicious file paths, and any requests for elevated privileges. In Task Manager, things are straightforward, but TOP provides deeper insights—compare results across sessions and verify legitimacy of each entry.
What are you seeking? These tools aren't ideal for uncovering security flaws since they can't track user activity. They display running processes and performance metrics at the bottom, while the top shows system status. At the beginning, you'll find a list of active processes and statistics. There are many similar utilities available, such as htop, that you might find useful.
htop provides a clear overview of CPU usage along with visual charts for memory and swap activity at the top. This format is more intuitive and straightforward than the standard output.
Maybe there are keyloggers involved or strange network activity.