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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
N	AUTOPROP	REGPROP.EXE WMPADDIN.DLL	"Both the files are in the MS Office/Bots/FP_WMP directory. Apparently
X	AutoProtect	AutoProtect.vbs	"Added by the KILLBAT-C WORM!"
X	AUTOPROTECTU	navapq32.exe	Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!
X	autorepair	dexs.exe	"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X	autorn	autorn.exe	"Added by the SILLYFDC.BCY WORM!"
U	Autoroute SMTP	AutoSmtp.exe	"Autoroute SMTP - ""automatic switching between SMTP servers depending on what network you are currently working in."" You need to have two Internet service providers"
X	autorun	autorun.exe	"Added by the AUTOM-B WORM!"
X	autorun	sxs.exe	"Added by the SMALLVBS-A WORM!"
X	autorun	winmain.exe	Added by a variant of the DELF.CNS TROJAN!
X	AutoRun	allrs.exe	"Added by the MUDROP.LJ TROJAN!"
X	autorundemo	[path to trojan]	"Added by the AGENT-FPX TROJAN!"
X	AUTORUN_VAL	AntiSpyCheck 2.1.exe	"AntiSpyCheck rogue spyware remover - not recommended
X	AUTORUN_VAL	asc 2.1.exe	"AntiSpyCheck rogue spyware remover - not recommended
?	AutoShutdown	pssvc.exe	"Utility to fix vCard Export in MS Outlook 2000 - although why are these together?"
U	AutoSizer	AUTOSIZER.EXE	"AutoSizer - utility that automatically maximizes windows when they're opened"
N	AutoSpell	autospel.exe	"AutoSpell - spell checker (version 6.*)"
N	AutoSpell 5	ASWATC32.EXE	"AutoSpell - spell checker"
U	AutoSys	autosys.exe	"Winguardian surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself"
N	autotbar	autotbar.exe	If you disable the HP VIEW toolbar in IE and rearrange the toolbars on a reboot they will be back as they were before if this is left enabled
N	AutoTKit	AUTOTKIT.EXE	On HP PC's. Unclear what purpose it serves - but there's a known issue with Internet Explorer Toolbar settings not being saved with it enabled
N	autoupd	autoupd.exe	Raxco Software auto update utility
X	autoupd	autoupd.exe	"Added by an unidentified VIRUS
X	autoupdate	"rundll32 DATADX.DLL	SHStart"
X	autoupdate	"rundll32 SUPDATE.DLL	SHStart"
X	AutoUpdate	smss.exe	"Added by WINSPY.88! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir%\debug64"
X	Autoupdate Service	kaka.exe	"Added by the SYMPE-B TROJAN!"
X	Autoupdate Service	[path to trojan]	"Added by the AGENT-CB TROJAN!"
X	AutoUpdate32	services.exe	"Added by WINSPY.88! 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%\debug64"
X	AutoUpdater	aupdate.exe	"Tinybar variant"
X	AutoUpdater	AutoUpdate.exe	"PeopleonPage foistware"
X	autoupdatev2	[path to file]	"Added by the DROPPER-BM TROJAN!"
X	autoupdatev2	autoupdatev2.exe	"Detected by Kaspersky as the AGENT.FQ TROJAN!"
X	AutoVirusProtection	ciscv.exe	"Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!"
X	auto__antiav__key	antiav_exe.exe	"Added by the BAGLEDI-AA TROJAN!"
X	auto__hloader__key	hloader_exe.exe	"Added by the BAGLE.AB TROJAN!"
X	aux.exe	aux.exe	"Added by the ZINS TROJAN!"
X	auxAudioDevice	aux32.exe	"Added by the AIZU WORM!"
N	AUXXTRAY	au30setp.exe	System Tray application for Aureal Vortex based soundcards. Can be run manually via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel
X	AV	UPDATE-28062004.exe[25 blank spaces].vbs	"Added by the MIDFIN WORM!"
X	AV	Antivir.exe	"Antivir rogue security software - not recommended
X	av	expressav.exe	"Express Antivirus 2009 rogue security software - not recommended
X	AV AntiSpyware	ava.exe	"AV AntiSpyware rogue security software - not recommended
X	AV Care	AvCare.exe	"AvCare rogue security software - not recommended
X	AV Client	patch31345.exe	"Added by the MYDOOM.AD WORM!"
X	AV Industry	patch31345.exe	"Added by the MYDOOM.AD WORM!"
X	AV UpDate	Update.exe	"Added by the FUROOT-A TROJAN!"
X	AV7	antivirus7.exe	"Antivirus7 rogue security software - not recommended
N	AvaFind	AvaFind.exe	"AvaFind file search utility"
X	avagent3974	chnb8895.exe	"AntiVirus ransomware security software - not recommended
X	AVantivirus	Avconsol.exe	"Added by the MSNVB-D WORM!"
X	avast	troyan.exe	"Added by the SMALL.CZ TROJAN!"
Y	Avast!	ashServ.exe	"Main part of avast! Antivirus - including the resident protection
Y	avast!	ashDisp.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for avast! Antivirus - giving left-click access to the On-Access Scanner
Y	avast! Antivirus	ashDisp.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for avast! Antivirus - giving left-click access to the On-Access Scanner
Y	avast! Web Scanner	Ashwebsv.exe	"Web scanning part of avast! Antivirus. Starts via a registry ""Run"" key on Windows 98/Me and as a service on Windows 2K/XP/Vista"
Y	Avast32	Astart32.exe	"Part of Avast! anti-virus software"
X	avc	avmon.exe	Added by an unidentified TROJAN!
U	AvconsoleEXE	Avconsol.exe	From McAfee VirusScan up to version 4.x and Dr Solomon's VirusScan. Used to schedule regular scans. If you don't have scans scheduled you don't need it
X	Avengine	Avengine.com	"Added by the DELF.LJ TROJAN!"
X	AveoAttune	atmdlusr.exe	"Aveo Attune automated helpdesk software - adware/spyware"
U	AVFX Engine	StartFX.exe	"Advanced Video FX - supported by a number of Creative Web Cameras. ""Have more fun by adding a wide range of special effects and backgrounds to your video chat with Advanced Video FX"""
X	AvG	svchost323.exe	"Added by the RBOT-ZA WORM!"
Y	AVG Anti-Spyware	avgas.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5. This has now been superseded by AVG Anti-Virus which includes Anti-Spyware"
Y	AVG Anti-Virus system	avgcc.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. If this entry is disabled
Y	AVG Anti-Virus System	avgemc.exe	"E-mail scanner for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. This process scans incoming and outgoing E-mails for viruses and other malware. From version 7.1 onwards this entry only appears in 9x/Me as a startup entry
Y	AVG Anti-Virus System	avgw.exe	"This entry is included with the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. Once installed (or on first run for a different user) it runs the configuration sequence to set up the product and doesn't run on subsequent restarts"
X	Avg Antivirus	icpldrvx.exe	"Added by the BANKER.BYU TROJAN!"
X	AVG AntiVirus Scanner	avgscnx.exe	"Added by the SILLYFDC.BBE WORM! Note - this is not a legitimate AVG entry"
X	AVG AntiVirus Updater	avgwusv.exe	"Added by the SILLYFDC.BAX WORM! Note - this is not a legitimare AVG entry"
X	AVG Grisoft Updater	updater.exe	"Added by the AGOBOT-OT WORM!"
Y	AVG IDS	AVGIDSUI.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for AVG Identity Protection - identity theft prevention which is available as a stand-alone product or included with AVG Internet Security. ""Always-on identity theft prevention for Windows from one of the world's most trusted security companies. Shop and ensure safe surfing of the web
U	AVG Internet Security	avgtray.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the range of internet security products from AVG Technologies - including Internet Security
Y	AVG7_AMSVR	AVGAMSVR.EXE	"This is the AVG7 Alert Manager for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. It is essential for both scheduled activities (such as automatic updates and scans) and for displaying alerts and reports via the Control Center (avgcc.exe). Appears in 9x/Me as a startup entry and as a service in 2K and higher"
Y	AVG7_CC	avgcc.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. If this entry is disabled
Y	AVG7_EMC	avgemc.exe	"E-mail scanner for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. This process scans incoming and outgoing E-mails for viruses and other malware. From version 7.1 onwards this entry only appears in 9x/Me as a startup entry
Y	AVG7_Run	avgw.exe	"This entry is included with the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. Once installed (or on first run for a different user) it runs the configuration sequence to set up the product and doesn't run on subsequent restarts"
U	AVG8_TRAY	avgtray.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 8.* series of internet security products from AVG Technologies - including Internet Security
U	AVG9_TRAY	avgtray.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 9.* series of internet security products from AVG Technologies - including Internet Security
Y	avgamsvr.exe	Avgamsvr.exe	"This is the AVG7 Alert Manager for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. It is essential for both scheduled activities (such as automatic updates and scans) and for displaying alerts and reports via the Control Center (avgcc.exe). Appears in 9x/Me as a startup entry and as a service in 2K and higher"
Y	avgas	avgas.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for AVG Anti-Spyware 7.5. This has now been superseded by AVG Anti-Virus which includes Anti-Spyware"
Y	avgcc	avgcc.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. If this entry is disabled
Y	avgcc32	avgcc32.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 6.* (and maybe earlier) series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. Also enables scheduled tests
Y	AVGCtrl	AVGCtrl.exe	"Part of AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic antivirus"
Y	avgemc	avgemc.exe	"E-mail scanner for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. This process scans incoming and outgoing E-mails for viruses and other malware. From version 7.1 onwards this entry only appears in 9x/Me as a startup entry
Y	avgfwsrv	AVGFWSRV.EXE	"Integrated firewall for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. Protects the users computer from outside attacks
Y	AVGIDS	AVGIDSUI.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for AVG Identity Protection - identity theft prevention which is available as a stand-alone product or included with AVG Internet Security. ""Always-on identity theft prevention for Windows from one of the world's most trusted security companies. Shop and ensure safe surfing of the web
Y	AVGIDSUI	AVGIDSUI.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for AVG Identity Protection - identity theft prevention which is available as a stand-alone product or included with AVG Internet Security. ""Always-on identity theft prevention for Windows from one of the world's most trusted security companies. Shop and ensure safe surfing of the web
Y	avgmsvr.exe	avgmsvr.exe	"AVG Anti-Virus 7.0 related"
Y	AVGnt	AVGnt.exe	"AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic antivirus. System Tray icon and control program"
Y	Avgserv9.exe	Avgserv9.exe	"Background monitoring and scanning for the 6.* (and maybe earlier) series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies when running on 9x/Me. Loaded from the ""RunServices"" registry key"
U	avgtray	avgtray.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the range of internet security products from AVG Technologies - including Internet Security
Y	AVGuard	AVGuard.exe	"AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic antivirus. Background task which scans files transparently"
X	avguard3876	000b09274b.exe	"AntiVirus ransomware security software - not recommended
Y	AVG_CC	avgcc32.exe	"System Tray access to and notifications for the 6.* (and maybe earlier) series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies. Also enables scheduled tests
Y	AVG_EMC	AVGEMC.exe	"AVG Anti-Virus 7.0 Email Cleaner. Scans incoming and outgoing email for viruses"
Y	AVG_RegCleaner	AVGREGCL.exe	"Boot time registry cleaner for the 7.* series of anti-virus products from AVG Technologies - for checking the registry for virus additions and other security problems"
X	avidrv	drvsc.exe	"Detected by Kaspersky as the AGENT.PH TROJAN!"
X	Avimgt	Avimgt.exe	"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
X	Avimgt32	Avimgt32.exe	"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
Y	avinit	AVINIT9X.EXE	"Command Antivirus related"
X	Avira Anti-Virus Pro 2008	explorear.exe	Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!
X	AvirTr	AvirTr.exe	"AntivirusTrigger rogue security software - not recommended
Y	AVK Mail Checker	AVKPop.exe	"eXtendia AVK AntiVirus email checker"
Y	AVKBar	AVKBar.exe	"GData AntiVirusKit Anti-virus"
Y	AVKTray	AVKTray.exe	"System Tray access to the antivirus part of G Data range of internet security products"
Y	AvMaiSrv	Avmaisrv.exe	"Part of Avast! anti-virus software - E-mail scanner"
X	AVManager	csrss.exe	"Added by the AUTORUN-DV WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.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"
?	AvMenu	AVMenu.exe	"Part of the ArcaVir antivirus suite from Polish company Arcabit. What does this part do and is it required?"
Y	AVMWlanClient	wlangui.exe	Related to broadband products from avm.de
X	avnort	formatsys.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.A WORM!"
X	avnort	msmbw.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.A WORM!"
X	avnort	serbw.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.A WORM!"
Y	avp	avp.exe	"Kaspersky anti-virus and AOL's Active Virus Shield (by Kaspersky) - found in either a Kaspersky or AOL sub-directory"
X	AVP	[path to trojan]	"Added by the MUTBO-A TROJAN!"
X	avp	avp.exe	"Detected by Kaspersky as the ALPHABET.B TROJAN!"
X	avp	win*.tmp.exe [* is a number]	Added by a variant of the ALPHABET TROJAN!
X	avp	xar6000v7.exe	"Detected by Kaspersky as the ALPHABET.B TROJAN!"
X	AVP-SE	avp-32.exe	"Added by the AGOBOT.FS WORM!"
X	avpa	avpo.exe	"Added by the LEGMIR-ARK TROJAN!"
Y	avpcc	avpcc.exe	"Kaspersky Labs anti-virus"
X	avpl	Antivirus.exe	"AntiVirus Plasma rogue security software - not recommended
X	AvpM	AvpM.exe	"Added by the STARTPAGE-ID TROJAN! Note - this is not the popular Kaspersky antivirus and this file is located in %Windir%\pchealth\UploadLB\Config"
X	avpms	avpms.exe	"Added by the ONLINEGAMES.CPV TROJAN!"
X	Avpr	avpr.exe	"Added by the MYDOOM.AF WORM!"
X	AVPSrv	AVPSrv.exe	"Added by the ONLINE-GEN TROJAN!"
X	avptask	[path to trojan]	"Added by the NOFERE-G TROJAN!"
X	avptask	expl0rer.exe	"Added by the AGENT.JJO TROJAN!"
X	Avptask	rund1132.exe	"Added by the AGENT.PKZ TROJAN!"
X	AvpWx	WErcx.exe	"Detected by Kaspersky as a variant of the AGENT.A TROJAN!"
X	Avril Lavigne - Muse	[random filename]	"Added by the AVRIL-A WORM!"
X	avrlabs	avrlabs.exe	"VirusResponse Lab 2009 rogue security software - not recommended"
X	avscan	avscan.exe	"Added by the SILLYFDC.BCR WORM! The file is in the users %Temp% directory"
X	AVScan	winav.exe	Unidentfied rogue security software
X	AvScan	avscan.exe	"Antivirus System PRO and Spyware Protect 2009 rogue security software. The file is located in %ProgramFiles%\<rogue name>"
X	avscan	Usbconeted.exe	"Added by the PROVIS-A TROJAN!"
Y	AVSCHED32	AVSched32.exe	"AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - antivirus"
Y	AVSchedScan	SCHSC9X.EXE	"Command Antivirus related"
X	AVScheduler	AVSCHSVC.EXE	"Part of the WinAntiVirus Pro 2005 rogue security software when installed in Win98/Me - not recommended
X	AVSeguro	pgs.exe	"AVSeguro
X	AvSer	dsm.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.B WORM!"
X	AvSer	msmpatch.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.B WORM!"
X	AvSer	svosm.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.B WORM!"
X	AvSer	sysup.exe	"Added by the SERFLOG.B WORM!"
X	avserve.exe	avserve.exe	"Added by the SASSER WORM!"
X	avserve2.exe	avserve2.exe	"Added by the SASSER.B or SASSER.C WORMS!"
X	avserve3.exe	avserve3.exe	"Added by the SASSER.G WORM!"
U	AVStation premium	AVStation agent.exe	"Related to Samsung AV Station - instant playback of music
X	AVSTRT	navpsrvc.exe	"Added by the FORBOT-EF WORM!"
X	AVSystemCare	pgs.exe	"AVSystemCare rogue security software - not recommended. There are number of variants in this family sharing the same filename and user interface - see here"
X	avtapi	avtapi.exe	"Added by the AGENT.AM TROJAN! Note - example names include ""XviD""
N	Avtray	Avtray.exe	"Command Antivirus tray icon"
X	AVTray	AVTray.exe	"Part of the WinAntiVirus Pro 2005 rogue security software when installed in Win98/Me - not recommended
X	AVupdate32 Update	AVupdate32.exe	"Added by the RBOT.CNI TROJAN!"
?	AVWLPSTA	AVWLPSTA.exe	"PRISM Status Tray Applet - but what is it for and is it required?"
Y	AVWUpd32	AVWUPD32.EXE	"AntiVir® PersonalEdition Classic - updater"
Y	avx communicator	xcommsur.exe	"Anti-virus part of BitDefender virus scanner/firewall"
Y	Avxlive	avxlive.exe	"Bullguard or BitDefender antivirus"
Y	avxlni	avxinit.exe	"Anti-virus part of BitDefender virus scanner/firewall"
?	Avxnews	??	"??"
U	Awatch	Awatch.exe	"Diagnosis tool that monitors DSL connections
U	AwaySch	AwaySch.EXE	"Part of the IBM ThinkVantage Productivity Center. ""The Away Manager application allows you preselect and run routine tasks to maintain your system's performance"""
U	AWC	AWC.exe	"Advanced SystemCare from IObit - ""helps protect
N	awhost32	awhost32.exe	"Part of Symantec's pcAnywhere remote PC management software. Provides an automatic startup of the client PC in host mode in conjuction with a host-definition file
U	AWMON	Ad-Watch.exe	"Part of Lavasoft Ad-aware Plus - realtime spyware-monitor watching your memory and registry for spyware that tries to install or change your system"
U	AWMON	Ad-Monitor.exe	"F-Secure Anti-Spyware"
X	Awoa	smmo.exe	"PurityScan adware"
X	Awola	Awola.exe	"Awola rogue spyware remover - not recommended"
X	Awola6	Awola6.exe	"Awola AntiSpyware 6.0 rogue spyware remover - not recommended
U	awplite	awplite.exe	"AllWallpapers Lite desktop wallpaper changer"
?	AWUSGSTA	AWUSGSTA.exe	"Reportedly related to a USB Wifi Adapter - is it required at startup?"
U	awxDTools	"awxDTools.dll	awxRegisterDll"
N	axcmd	axcmd.exe	"Part of Alcohol 120% - ""a powerful Windows CD and DVD burning software that makes it easy to create backups of DVDs and CDs. In addition
?	AxFilter	"Rundll32 AXFILTER.DLL	Rundll32"
U	AXIS Print System DriverScanner	DriverScanner.exe	"Part of AXIS Print System from AXIS Communications - ""adds printer discovery
U	AXIS Print System DriverServer	DriverServer.exe	"Part of AXIS Print System from AXIS Communications - ""adds printer discovery
U	AXIS Print System TrayIcon	TrayIcon.exe	"System Tray access to AXIS Print System from AXIS Communications - ""adds printer discovery
X	AXPDefender	AXPDefender.exe	"Advanced XP Defender rogue security software - not recommended
X	AXPFixer	AXPFixer.exe	"AdvancedXPFixer rogue security software - not recommended
X	AXVenore	AXVenore.exe	"Added by an unidentified TROJAN - see here"
U	AzMixerSel	AzMixerSel.exe	"Related to Realtek_Azalia Mixer Selector"
Y	azmodem	azexe.exe	"Aztech Labs modem driver"
X	A_M_P_NET	AntiMalwarePro.exe	"AntiMalware Pro rogue security software - not recommended
?	a_vpd	vpd.exe	"Located in an IBMTOOLS\VPD sub-directory. What does it do and is it required?"
Y	aČ	a2guard.exe	"System Tray access to and Anti-Malware Guard feature of Emsisoft Anti-Malware from Emsi Software GmbH - which provides ""comprehensive PC protection against viruses
N	B'sCLiP	BSCLIP.exe	CD recording utility that comes with a lot of CDR/CDRW drives and isn't required
X	b.exe	b.exe	"Added by the SDBOT.BND WORM!"
N	B.Reader	remin.exe	"Birthday Reminder 5.0 - as the name implies"
X	b3d	BDEsecureinstall.exe	"B3d Projector foistware - periodically trys to access the internet. (1) Uninstall it via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. (2) Remove the BDEsecureinstall.exe if still present in the ""System"" directory. (3) Disable and ideally delete it from the registry. (4) Remove the ""BDE"" directory and all its contents"
X	b3dUpdate	Zupdate.exe	"Associated with B3d Projector foistware - see here"
U	b9	B9.exe	"FireTrust Benign - allows you to receive e-mail which is safe from viruses
X	b99	msmm.exe	"ClientMan parasite variant"
X	bab	svchst32.exe	"Added by the AGENT.Q TROJAN!"
X	babeie	"rundll32 cnbabe.dll	dllstartup"
N	Babylon Client	Babylon.exe	"Babylon-Pro is a powerful information tool that instantly provides relevant information
N	Babylon Translator	Babylon.exe	"""Babylon-Pro is a powerful information tool that instantly provides relevant information
X	Back Updates	Uninstall.log.vbs	"Added by the YPSAN.D WORM!"
U	Back2zip	Back2zip.exe	"Back2zip is a simple and elegant backup solution which uses the industry's most powerful ZIP and ZIP-64 technologies to constantly monitor your documents and make sure that they are always properly backed up"
X	Backdoor.NuAgent	agent.exe	"Added by the AGENT-DP TROJAN!"
X	Background Intelligent Transfer Service	[path] rundll32.exe	"Added by the VB-ZD TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate rundll32.exe process
U	BackgroundSwitcher	bgswitch.exe	"Originally included with Microsoft's XP PowerToys (but now withdrawn - see here
U	BackgroundSwitcher	BackgroundSwitcher.exe	"John's Background Switcher (or JBS for short) periodically changes the background image on your computer (like every hour or every day) to something interesting"
N	Backpack UDF	bpudfmon.exe	"Backpack UDF packet writing software for Microssolutions' Back Pack external CD-RW drive. Similar to DirectCD. Run manually before insert an appropriately formatted CD-RW disk"
X	backup	[path to worm]	"Added by the AGOBOT-H WORM!"
U	Backup NOW! Scheduler	Schdlr32.exe	"Scheduled backups for the NTI Backup Now archiving utility. If a backup job has been scheduled
X	Backup One	smbguard.exe	"Added by the SDBOT-MI WORM!"
X	Backup Service	backup.svc	Unidentified adware
X	BackUp Windows 2009	[random].exe	"Added by the AGENT-LUJ TROJAN!"
U	Backup4all OTB Agent	B4AOTB.exe	"""Backup4all is an award-winning data backup software for Windows. This backup utility was designed to protect your valuable data from partial or total loss by automating backup tasks
U	BackupExecScheduler	besch.exe	"Veritas ""Back Up My PC"" software"
?	BackupNotify	backupnotify.exe	"HP Digital Imaging related. What does it do and is it required?"
N	BackWeb	backweb.exe	Automatically detects an internet connection and downloads any available updates. Typical on Compaq and HP PC's but not restricted to those OEM's. Resource hog and often causes malfunctions. Available via Start -> Programs
N	backWeb-8876480	backweb-8876480.exe	"Installed with older versions of the software for Logitech products. Automatically checks for software upgrades and new products
N	Backwork	Backwork.exe	"Backwork trojan detector"
U	BACPI10	bacpi10a.exe	"Known as ""PowerKey"" - a minimalist keyboard driver that allows power management keys on BTC keyboards to function properly in older OS's (i.e. Win9x/NT4). Also adds an icon to the system tray"
N	BacsTray	BacsTray.exe	Broadcom Advanced Control Suite - for modems and set top boxes based upon Broadcom chipsets. Not required unless you have networking problems
X	BADDATE	BADDATE.EXE	"Added by an unidentified VIRUS

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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