"Added by the WINSPY-C TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate services.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%\dll32"
"Added by the AGENT-GSG TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate ctfmon.exe process associated with alternate text inputs which is always located in %System%. This one is located in %UserProfile%"
"Included with external USB 3.0 hard drives based upon NEC's µPD720200 controller (and maybe others in the future) such as the Western Digital My Book 3.0 range. Disabling it does not appear to cause a problem - but it may be required to achieve full USB 3.0 transfer speeds"
"Added by the KLONE-J TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"Added by the DUMARU-K WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"Added by the DWNLDR-GWE TROJAN! The most common filename seen is ""smss.exe"" - which is not the legitimate smss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
"Added by the AUTORUN-AZK WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%"
"Added by the AUTORUN-DV WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in a ~A~m~B~u~R~a~D~u~L~ subfolder"
"Part of NVIDIA® MediaShield Storage - NVIDIA's management utility for creating and monitoring hard disk RAID arrays for the controllers integrated on their motherboards. Includes a Disk Alert System for troubleshooting with notifications via the System Tray. Not required if you don't have a RAID array or if you created the array at the BIOS level. Some users complain that it can report false errors"
"Network monitor for the Personal Video Recorder function of the NVIDIA ForceWare Multimedia application - ""makes sure you don't miss your favorite show. If you won't be home to watch the show
"Part of NVIDIA® MediaShield Storage - NVIDIA's management utility for creating and monitoring hard disk RAID arrays for the controllers integrated on their motherboards. Includes a Disk Alert System for troubleshooting with notifications via the System Tray. Not required if you don't have a RAID array or if you created the array at the BIOS level. Some users complain that it can report false errors"
"NVIDIA Driver Helper Service - installed when you change from the WDM drivers to nVidia's latest versions but not requied. Extreme shutdown delays can be encountered with this service active
"Part of NVIDIA's NVIEW Display Management Software - included in drivers for consumer and professional graphics products. This entry runs the ""NVIDIA Display Setup Wizard"" if you connect (or already have connected) an additional display once the drivers have been installed. In later drivers it also loads the ""nView Desktop Manager"" (if you enable it via Control Panel → NVIDIA nView Desktop Manager) if you want to use features such as Hot Keys and Zoom. In both cases nwiz.exe doesn't remain in memory"
"NetExpert - ""India's first ever automated Broadband care technology."" Identifies and automatically fixes typical problems that may occur with your high-speed internet service"
"Background process that establishes connection with a C3-1000 scanner and watch general status of the device and for scanner button presses. Can it be started manually?"
"On-access real-time scanner for older versions of McAfee VirusScan and the now obsolete McAfee VirusScan Online which scans files for malware as you access
"System Tray access to and main user interface for the Online Armor range of security tools from Tall Emu Pty Ltd. The free version incorporates a firewall
"Now part of Acer Empowering Technology. ""Acer eRecovery Management is a powerful utility that does away with the need for recovery disks provided by the manufacturer
"Optical Character Recognition software as part of OmniPage Limited Edition - supplied with some scanners. Scan directly into most word processor applications
"noHTML for Outlook Express is an add-on that protects Outlook Express from email viruses and email scripts by converting incoming email messages from HTML format to simple text"
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.