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Key:

  • "Y" - Normally leave to run at start-up
  • "N" - Not required - typically infrequently used tasks that can be started manually if necessary
  • "U" - User's choice - depends whether a user deems it necessary
  • "X" - Definitely not required - typically viruses, spyware, adware and "resource hogs"
  • "?" - Unknown
Startup Name Process Name Details
X BVWORSFM bvworsfm.exe"Added by the DLUCA-AD TROJAN!"
X Bwddwss [path to trojan]"Added by the RANKY.BD TROJAN!"
N bwprnmon.exe bwprnmon.exe"FaxServe network fax software"
X bxproxy bxproxy.exe"Added by the BXPROXY TROJAN!"
X bxproxy [random].dll"SoftStop rogue security software - not recommended"
X bxsx5 "RunDLL32.EXE bsx5.dllDllRun"
X bxxs5 "RunDLL32.EXE bxxs5.dlldllrun"
X Bymer.Scanner Wininit.exe"Added by the BYMER WORM!"
X Bymer.Scanner Msinit.exe"Added by the BYMER WORM!"
U BySoft FreeRAM FreeRAM.exe"""Bysoft FreeRAM is a program that frees up ram manually or automatically. It shows current memory status
X ByteDefender ByteDefender.exe"ByteDefender rogue security software - not recommended
? BZEnvironmentVariableCollector BZEnvironmentVariableCollector.exe"Part of BlazentAgent from Blazent who provide ""outsourcing governance automation for IT Outsourcing (ITO) relationships"". What does it do and is it required?"
? BZUtilizationCollector BZUtilizationCollector.exe"Part of BlazentAgent from Blazent who provide ""outsourcing governance automation for IT Outsourcing (ITO) relationships"". What does it do and is it required?"
X c c:archiv~1win.com"Added by the CUYDOC TROJAN!"
U C-Media Echo Control EchoCtrl.exeC-Media produce audio chipsets that are often found on popular motherboards with on-board audio. You may need it if you use the echo control feature of C-Media Mixer
N C-Media Mixer Mixer.exeC-Media produce audio chipsets that are often found on popular motherboards with on-board audio. Provides System Tray access to change audio settings. Available via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel or Start -> Programs
U C2K CYB2K.EXECYBERsitter 2000 or 2001 - anti-adult content filter primarily. Required if you want the sites you visit filtered without having to load the software every time you launch your browser
U c32cs2 c32cs2.exe"Cyber Sentinel - internet filtering software"
X C7 [path to worm]"Added by the MEDIAKILL.A WORM!"
U C:Program Filesdfjdkjfdkjfldjfdfjdkjfdkjfldjfwinlogin.exe CritProc.exe"KeyProwler keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself!"
U C:Program FilesNetMeterNetMeter.exe NetMeter.exe"""Net Meter is a small
X C:WINDOWSasam.exe asam.exe"Added by the PEACOMM.E TROJAN!"
X C:WINDOWSIEXPLOR.EXE IEXPLOR.EXE"""Pop Marketing"" adware"
X C:WINDOWSsystem32SetupCmd.exe SetupCmd.exe"Detected by Kaspersky as the AGENT.AAW TROJAN!"
X C:WINDOWSWinTask.exe WinTask.exe"""Pop Marketing"" adware"
U CA-AMAgent amagent.exe"Unicenter Asset Management is a solution for proactively managing IT assets in a business environment. It provides full-featured asset tracking capabilities through automated discovery
Y CaAvTray CAVTray.exe"eTrust™ EZ Antivirus system tray application from Computer Associates"
X Cabchk Cabchk.exe"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
X Cabchk32 Cabchk32.exe"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
X CABCInstall CABCInstall.exe"Ignite Technologies (was CABC) content delivery software"
X Cable Modem Adapter WindowsSec.exe"Added by the WOOTBOT.A WORM!"
U CacheBoost trayicon.exe"CacheBoost ""optimizes the System Cache-Management of Windows XP/2000/NT and Windows .Net Servers
X CacheLoader [path to trojan]"Added by the DLOADER-NZ TROJAN!"
N Cacheman Cacheman.exe"Freeware disk cache tweaker from Outer Technologies. Should only be run once and not loaded at start-up"
Y CacheMgr CacheMgr.exe"Sophos Antivirus Remote Update"
U CacheSentry Pro CacheSentry Pro.exe"""CacheSentry Pro is a program that takes over the management of the Internet Explorer (and AOL) web browser cache"""
N CACStarter cacstart.exeCash A Check - check writing software
U Caddais BackupOnDemand BODMon.exe"Caddais BackupOnDemand - "runs in the background and monitors your important files for changes. Within seconds of changing
U Cadenza CdzSvc.exe"Cadenza mNotes for Palm and Pocket PC enables users to access Lotus Notes on their mobile devices"
U CADS cads.exe"Cyber Sentinel - internet filtering software"
U CafeStation CafeStation.exe"""CafeSuite is the solution for your internet cafe. Our software provides you with ameans to control the workstations
Y cafwc cafw.exe"CA Personal Firewall - part of the CA Internet Security Suite"
N CAgent CAgent.exe"Abbyy Fine Reader OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software for scanning and converting documents"
X cAgOu [filename].hta"Added by the KAKWORM WORM!"
N CahootWebcard CahootWebcard.exe"""The Cahoot Webcard is a virtual card that allows you to use your Cahoot credit card online without ever having to expose your real card numbers over the web. It works by generating one-off transaction numbers as a substitute for your real cahoot credit card details"". Run manually when needed"
X caidiysetup diynetsetupuni.exe"DIYNet adware"
Y CAISafe isafe.exe"Part of Computer Associates eTrust EZ Antivirus"
U CaISSDT caissdt.exe"Computer Associates Dashboard Tray applet"
N Cal Reminder Shortcut calrem.exeProduces a pop-up reminder of events scheduled using the MS Office Calendar
X calc "rundll32.exe [path] ntuser.dll_IWMPEvents@0"
X calc "rundll32.exe calc.dll_IWMPEvents@0"
X Calc Microsoft Windows wincalc.exeAdded by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!
X CALC32 CALC32.EXE"Added by the SPYBOT-EC WORM!"
U Calendar Calendar.exe"This entry can be added by PlainSight Desktop Calendar and older versions of Desktop iCalendar from Desksware and the older Calendar 200X - which is no longer supported by or available from the author"
? Calendar 200X Monitor calmonitor.exe"Background task for Calendar 200X by Joel Graffman - which is no longer supported or available from it's author. The exact purpose of this startup entry is unknown at present but it appears to be related to the Calendar 200X Reminder entry - as disabling that entry via the program also disables this one"
N Calendar 200X Reminder calendar.exe"Part of Calendar 200X by Joel Graffman - which is no longer supported or available from it's author. Displays reminders for holidays
? Calendar Monitor calmonitor"Background task for Calendar 200X by Joel Graffman - which is no longer supported or available from it's author. The exact purpose of this startup entry is unknown at present"
U Calendarscope cs.exe"Calendarscope calendar software"
X calk calk.exe"Added by the STARTPA-FH TROJAN!"
X Call Function System32 sddriver.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT TROJAN!"
X Call32 Call32.exe"Added by the SPAMMIT-H TROJAN!"
Y CallBumping cbpopw.exe"Related to the Gazel 128 PCI ISDN adapter. Required if you use it"
U CallCenter Main Application V3calmcp.exe"""V3 Inc. CallCenter is a free 32-bit
U CallCenter Printer Interface V3faxecp.exe"""V3 Inc. CallCenter is a free 32-bit
N CallControl ftctrl32.exe"FaxTalk Messenger Pro is a Windows TAPI based 32-bit application. When installed
? calmonitor calmonitor.exe"Background task for Calendar 200X by Joel Graffman - which is no longer supported or available from it's author. The exact purpose of this startup entry is unknown at present but it appears to be related to the Calendar 200X Reminder entry - as disabling that entry via the program also disables this one"
? calmonitor calmonitor"Background task for Calendar 200X by Joel Graffman - which is no longer supported or available from it's author. The exact purpose of this startup entry is unknown at present"
N CamCheck CamCheck.exe"NuCam camera software related"
U Cameno Cameno.exe"Cameno is a program which brings tabbed windows to MSN Messenger 6.0 and above"
U Camera Assistant Software traybar.exeCamera Assistant Software utility for Toshiba laptops - allows you to take pictures with and control the integrated WebCam
U Camera Detector CAMDET~*.EXE"ACDSee Auto Device Detector detects when a device is connected to your PC and gives you the option to acquire images from it automatically"
U Camera Detector Camdetect.exe"ACDSee Auto Device Detector detects when a device is connected to your PC and gives you the option to acquire images from it automatically"
U Camera Detector DEVDET~*.EXE"ACDSee Auto Device Detector detects when a device is connected to your PC and gives you the option to acquire images from it automatically"
? CameraApplicationLauncher CameraApplicationLaunchpadLauncher.exe"Supports the integrated webcam on IBM/Lenovo Thinkpad notebooks. What does it do and is it required?"
U CameraAssistant CameraAssistant.exe"Entry added when you install versions of the Logitech QuickCam webcam software and used to configure and tweak your webcam settings. Includes support for the Quick Assistant - which launches when a video application (such as video conferencing in an instant messaging client) accesses to camera so you can quickly fine tune face tracking and zoom
N Camio Viewer x IXApplet.exeImage viewing program that comes with digital cameras. Shows pictures that are in the camera before downloading them. "x" in the name is the version
? CamMonitor hpqcmon.exe"From HP and related to digital imaging"
Y CamWizard CamWizrd.exeLaunches the Logitech Camera Wizard on the first reboot after installing versions of Logitech QuickCam webcam software
N Canada Canada.exe"Known to be a dialler - but is it maliscous or clean?"
U Canary canary-std.exe"Canary keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself!"
X candy command32.exe"Added by the RBOT-LV WORM!"
X candynet Taskmsg.exe"Added by the RBOT-NA WORM!"
U CANoe CANoe32.exe"CANoe from Vector Informatik. Development and test tool for Engine Control Units (ECU) based upon the CAN
U Canon MultiPASS Status Monitor monitr32.exeCannon Multi-Pass status monitor - your choice
? Canon PC1200 iC D600 iR1200G Status Window CAPM1LAK.EXE"Cannon printer related - is it required in startup?"
N Canon Printer Monitor BJCxxx Cjstlst.exeTrayicon for Canon printer. xxx denotes model. Available via Start -> Programs
U CanonMyPrinter BJMyPrt.exePrinter software for Canon Bubblejet printers
U CanonSolutionMenu CNSLMAIN.exe"
? CAP3ON CAP3ONN.EXE"Canon driver
Y capfasem capfasem.exe"CA Personal Firewall - part of the CA Internet Security Suite"
N Capfax capfax.exe"PhoneTools fax software"
U capfupgrade capfupgrade.exe"CA Personal Firewall - part of the CA Internet Security Suite"
U CAPing CAPing.exeCitibank Citianywhere software
Y Capon Capon.exeCanon printer driver
Y Capon Caponn.exeCanon printer driver
X Captcha7 rundll captcha.dll"Added by the TINY.WRE TROJAN!"
X CaptionMgr32 crssr.exe"Added by the ZAR.A WORM!"
X capture capture.exe"Added by the THEEF-B TROJAN!"
N Capture Express 2000 capexp.exe"Capture Express - screen capture utility"
U CaptureAssistant CaptureAssistant.exe"Capture Assistant ""is a convenient and easy-to-use text and graphics capture tool"". It allows you to capture text
N CaptureBat Capture.exe"!Quick Screen Capture from EtruSoft Inc. - ""allows you to take screenshots from any part of your screen in more than 10 ways
N Carbonite Backup CarboniteUI.exe"""Carbonite's online backup service starts automatically and works quietly and continuously in the background protecting your data"""
N Card Monitor REGCNT09.exeFor the USB connection on a Panasonic PV-DV701 Digital Camcorder. Available via Start -> Programs
? CardScan AutoSync CSyncCfg.exe"Related to the CardScan business card reader range of products. May be related to synchronization with E-mail software and mobile devices (see here)?"
X Care20 Care20.exe"TopMoxie adware"
U Care2GTU Care2GTU.exe"Care2 Green Thumbs-Up (from the Care2 site). Every online purchase helps environmental causes; tells you how eco-friendly a company really is
U carpserv carpserv.exe"Associated with Zoltrix and Conexant modems - enables the internal modem speaker
X CARPserver CARPserver.exe"Added by the BANKER-AN TROJAN!"
U CARPservice carpserv.exe"Associated with Zoltrix and Conexant modems - enables the internal modem speaker
X cartao [path to file]"Added by the DLOADER-QD TROJAN!"
X cartao conflicted.exe"Added by the DADOBRA-DV TROJAN!"
X cartao killing.exe"Added by the DLOADER-QN TROJAN!"
X cartao cartao.exe"Added by the BANKER-FA TROJAN!"
X CAS Client casclient.exe"CasinoClient adware"
X Cas2Stub cas2stub.exe"CasinoClient adware"
U CasAgnt CasAgnt.exeProgram by Extended Systems which allows you to sync your Casio PDA with your PC
X Casdvqwa bmqnzkg.exe"Added by the RANDEX.BE WORM!"
X caseyvideo caseyvideo.exeMalware causing adult content popups
X caseyvideo[*] [* = digit] caseyvideo[*].exe [* = digit]Malware causing adult content popups
X CashBack cashback.exe"Part of eXact Advertising Software
X CashFiesta Cashfiesta.exe"CASHFIESTA.A pay-per-surf adware"
N Cashsurfers Cashbar Navigator Cashbar.Exe"Cashsurfers CashBar Navigator - ""The CashBar rotates banner advertisements once per minute and provides you with access to up to date special offers and deals"""
X CashToolbar MSCStat.exe"Added by the DOWNLOADER-MY TROJAN!"
X CashToolbar svchost.exe"BrowserAid/CashToolbar adware! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
X Casino Royale jamesbond.exe"Added by the RBOT-FZO WORM!"
X Cassandra [10 to 14 random char]THD.EXE"Added by the KREPPER-AI TROJAN!"
X Cassandra cassandra.exe"SuperSpider hijacker - a CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Also detected as a variant of the KREPPER TROJAN!"
X CasStub casstub.exe"Added by the CASS-A TROJAN!"
X Catalyst Control Centre atixvdm.exe"Added by the RBOT.DMW TROJAN!"
X catsrv catsrv.exe"Added by the PAPLOK TROJAN!"
Y CAVRID CAVRID.exe"eTrust™ EZ Antivirus Real Time Infection Report from Computer Associates"
Y CAVS CAVS.exe"Cheyenne (now eTrust) antivirus"
X CAZNOVAS CAZNOVAS.exe"Added by the CAZNO TROJAN!"
X CBACK.EXE CBACK.EXE"Added by the PENTA-A TROJAN!"
U cbInterface cbInterface.exe"System Tray access to Cobian Backup versions 8 thru 10 - a multi-threaded backup program which makes backup copies of your file and folders (in compressed or uncompressed form) to another location. This entry appears if you choose to install the program using the default settings as service on an NT based OS (NT/2K/XP/Vista). If you don't have regularly scheduled backups then choose the startup installation option and run it manually when required"
X cbvcs urretnd.exe"Added by the FRETHOG-C WORM!"
U CBWAttn CBWAttn.exe"Required for Bitware to answer incoming faxes
U CBWHost CBWHost.exe"Required for Bitware to answer incoming faxes
? CBWUser CBWDial.exe"Associated with Bitware that integrates fax
X CC2KUI comet.exe"Comet Cursor adware"
X ccagent.exe ccagent.exe"Control Center and Control Components rogue security software - not recommended
X Ccao regedit.exe"Probably a variant of MediaTickets adware. Note - this is not the valid Windows registry editor which resides in %Windir% and will not figure in Msconfig/Startup! This version resides in a ""mduu"" subfolder
Y ccApp ccApp.exe"Part of earlier versions of Norton AntiVirus - Auto-protect and E-mail check will not function without this"
X ccApp [random filename]"Added by the OBSORB TROJAN! Note the random filename compared to the valid Norton AntiVirus"
X ccApp WMADZ.EXE"Added by the RBOT-LJ WORM!"
X ccApp .EXE"Added by the RBOT-LJ WORM!"
X ccApp gcasServ.exe"Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM! Do not confuse with the Microsoft AntiSpyware executable of the same name"
X ccApp example.exe"TwoSeven spyware"
X ccAppr svcrhost.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccAppr expIorer.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccAppr outIook.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccAppr svcshost.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccApps services.exe"Added by the NEVEG.B or NEVEG.C WORMS! Note - this is not the legitimate services.exe process
X ccApps winlogon.exe"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X ccApps N/A"Added by the KANGAROO-A TROJAN!"
X ccApps ccApps.exe"Added by the KANGAROO-B WORM!"
X ccctp HistoryJMTi.exe"Added by the GANBATE.A WORM!"
U CCD Manager DDS.EXE"Project Labs Century CD manager for their CD/DVD storage device"
N Ccdecode "rundll32.exe streamci StreamingDeviceSetup"
X ccDHCP32 ccDHCP32.exe"Added by the AGOBOT-HJ WORM!"
Y CCDoctorLogonTesting ccdoctor.exe"Checks your system to make sure it's configured properly for running IBM Rational ClearCase
Y ccenter CCenter.exe"RAV AntiVirus"
Y CcEvtMgr ccEvtMgr.exe"Part of Norton AntiVirus 2003. Event manager for scheduling weekly scans and or automatic virus updates. Used to start automatically via ""ccApp"" and was not required as a seperate entry but a recent update changed this"
X ccEvtMrg.exe ccEvtMrg.exe"Added by the RBOT.GZ WORM!"
X ccExecute bootcfg1.exe"Added by the NEMSI-B VIRUS!"
X ccHelp ccHelp.hta"Searchq adware"
U CCleaner CCleaner.exe"CCleaner from Piriform Ltd. - ""is a freeware system optimization
X ccpApps csrss.exe"Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
X ccpApps lsass.exe"Added by the WEBUS.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
U ccProxy CCPROXY.EXE"Part of Norton Internet Security
X ccPrxy.exe ccPrxy.exe"Added by the SHIPUP-H WORM!"
Y CcPxySvc CCPXYSVC.exe"Part of Norton's AntiVirus 2003
X ccreg explorer.exe"Added by the ZCREW BACKDOOR! Note - the legitimate Windows Explorer (same filename) is located in %Windir% and would not normally appear in Msconfig/Startup unless you added it manually! This one is located in %System%"
Y ccRegVfy ccRegVfy.exe"Part of earlier versions of Norton AntiVirus - ""ccRegVfy.exe is responsible for checking the integrity of the NAV registry entries to make sure that the information has not been changed by a malicious threat or a hack"""
X ccRegVfY expIorer.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccRegVfY svcrhost.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccRegVfY svcshost.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccRegVfY outIook.exe"Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN!"
X ccrss msdtc.exe"Added by the STAP-C WORM!"
Y ccSetMgr ccSetMgr.exe"Part of Norton AntiVirus 2004. What does it do?"
X ccStart ccStart.exe"Added by the AGOBOT-IR WORM!"
X ccStart ccInfo.exe"Added by the AGOBOT-GQ BACKDOOR!"
X ccSvcHst.exe ccSvcHst.exe"Added by the SDBOT-DIW WORM!"
X ccsvit.exe ccsvit.exe"Added by the STARTPA-HP TROJAN!"
U cctray cctray.exe"Part of CA Internet Security Suite"
X ccUpdate ccUpdate.exe"Added by the AGOBOT.YS WORM!"
U ccUpdMgr ccUpdMgr.exe"In Loco Parentis remote surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself!"
U CCUTRAYICON CCU_TrayIcon.exe"Related to Traybar Launcher from Intel Corporation belonging to Intel® Viiv®"
U ccWasher aolwasher.exe"Webroot Cache & Cookie Washer - cleaning browser tracks
U CCWC7a ac.exe"Moleculesoft Cache
U CCWC7I idxl.exe"Moleculesoft Cache
U CCWC7s stealth.exe"Moleculesoft Cache
Y CCWinTray wintmr.exe"System Tray access to Child Control parental control software by Salfield"
N CD Storage Master cdstorager.exe"CD Storage Master - a program designed to catalog CD information
U CD-DVD Lock for Win95/98/Me/2k/XP CDVAgent.exe"Loads CD-DVD Lock from Ixis Research
X cd1 cd1.exePremium rate adult content dialler
N CDANTSRV CDANTSRV.exe"C-Dilla License Management software. Used for any program that uses C-dilla Protection
X Cdcompat Cdcompat.exe"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
X cddrv32 cddrv32.exe"Added by a variant of the CRYPTER.C TROJAN!"
N CDInterceptor cdi.exeCD indexer for measuring the speed of CD players
Y cdloader cdloader2.exe"From MagicJack - ""A softphone device that allows you to attach an analog phone into the PC so you can have a traditional-style phone system in your house without any monthly charge"""
U CDLoader sb32mon.exe"Part of the SpyBuddy keystroke logger/monitoring program - see here. Remove unless you installed it yourself!"
X cdmmslpo klpllsm.exe"Added by the TEDIJINI-A TROJAN!"
X CdnCtr cdnup.exe"CNNIC Update pest"
X cdoosoft herss.exe"Added by the SILLYFDC.BCT WORM!"
X cdoosoft olhrwef.exe"Added by the AUTORUN-AAG WORM!"
X CDriver windrv.exe"Added by the DELF.WG TROJAN!"
X CDriver svchost.exe"Added by a variant of the DELF.IT TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! The location of this file varies"
X Cdrom Controller cdromcntrl.exe"Added by the BATTRY-A TROJAN!"
X cds cds.exe"Added by the SPYMON TROJAN!"
X CDSpeed.exe CDSpeed.exe"Added by the IRCBOT.AEX BACKDOOR!"
N CDTray CDTray.exe"On HP PCs
U CDVAgent CDVAgent.exe"Loads CD-DVD Lock from Ixis Research
U CeEKEY CeEKey.exeHot Key utility included on Toshiba Satellite laptops
U CeEPOWER cepmtray.exe"Toshiba's Power Management Utility - allows the user to setup different profiles for both AC power and Battery Power on laptops. Contols CPU speed
? Ceic Ceic.exe"??"

DISCLAIMER: It is assumed that users are familiar with the operating system they are using and comfortable with making the suggested changes. I will not be held responsible if changes you make cause a system failure.

This is NOT a list of tasks/processes taken from Task Manager or the Close Program window (CTRL+ALT+DEL) but a list of startup applications, although you will find some of them listed via this method. Pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL identifies programs that are currently running - not necessarily at startup. For a list of tasks/processes you should try WinTasks 5 Standard/Professional from LIUtilities or the list at AnswersThatWork. Therefore, before ending a task/process via CTRL+ALT+DEL just because it has an "X" recommendation, please check whether it's in MSCONFIG or the registry first. An example would be "svchost.exe" - which doesn't appear in either under normal conditions but does via CTRL+ALT+DEL. If in doubt, don't do anything.

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