Windows 7 C# CMD Program to Monitor Windows Processes and Alert on New Tasks

Add-Type -AssemblyName System.Windows.Forms

Function Invoke-Notification
{
    param
    (
        [String] $NotifyTitle,
        [String] $NotifyText,
        [Int] $Duration=2000,
        [System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon]$Notification
    )




    $Notification.BalloonTipText = $NotifyText
    $Notification.BalloonTipTitle = $NotifyTitle
    $Notification.BalloonTipIcon = [System.Windows.Forms.ToolTipIcon]::Warning
    $Notification.Icon = [System.Drawing.Icon]::ExtractAssociatedIcon("C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe")
    $Notification.Visible = $true

    $Notification.ShowBalloonTip($Duration)
}


$ProcessList = $null

While($true)
{
    If($ProcessList)
    {
        # Most of the work is done here
        # Empty Differential
        $ProcessDifferentials = $null

        $CurrentProcesses = Get-Process
        $ProcessDifferentials = Compare-Object -ReferenceObject $ProcessList -DifferenceObject $CurrentProcesses

        If($ProcessDifferentials)
        {
            foreach($ProcessDifferential in $ProcessDifferentials)
            {
                If($ProcessDifferential.SideIndicator -eq "=>")
                {
                    # New process is running
                    $NotificationObject = New-Object System.Windows.Forms.NotifyIcon
                    Invoke-Notification -NotifyTitle "New Process Found" -NotifyText "Process: $($ProcessDifferential.InputObject.MainModule.FileName) found" -Duration 2000 -Notification $NotificationObject

                    $NotificationObject.Dispose()
                }
            }
        }

        $ProcessList = $CurrentProcesses
    }
    else
    {
        # First run
        $ProcessList = Get-Process
    }

    Start-Sleep -Seconds 10
}