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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
Version	"NVIDIA Compatible Windows Vista Display driver	U	"RUNDLL32.EXE NvCpl.dll
Version	"NVIDIA Compatible Windows7 Display driver	U	"RUNDLL32.EXE NvCpl.dll
Version	"NVIDIA Driver Helper Service	U	"RUNDLL32.EXE nvsvc.dll
Version	"NVIDIA nView Control Panel	N	nwiz.exe
X	Microsoft Nvidia Video	nvidia.exe	"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X	Nvid	[8 random charachters]	Unidentified adware
X	Nvid32	Nvid32.exe	"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
X	Nvidex32	Nvidex32.exe	"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
Y	NVIDIA ActiveArmor	ntrayfw.exe	"System Tray access to the the NVIDIA ActiveArmor hardware-optimized firewall built into some older nForce 3 and 4 series motherboard chipsets"
X	nVidia Application Drivers	nvidiav32.exe	"Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR!"
X	Nvidia Control Daemon	nksvc32.exe	Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!
X	Nvidia Control Panel	ncsvc32.exe	"Added by an unidentified VIRUS
X	NVIDIA Display	DisplayMonitor.exe	"Added by the ABI.C WORM! Note - this is not a legitimate nVidia entry"
X	nVidia Display Driver	nvsvc64.exe	"Added by the IRCBOT-YK WORM! Note - this is not related to any nVidia based graphics card"
X	nVidia Display Drivers (x86)	nvsys86.exe	"Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! See here"
X	NVIDIA Driver	MSPMSPSU.EXE	"Added by the WOOTBOT.Y WORM!"
X	nVidia Drivers	nVidiaDrvers.exe	"Added by the SDBOT-AFX WORM! Note - this is not related to any nVidia based motherboard or graphics card"
X	NVidia Drivers	[path to trojan]	"Added by the RANCK-R TROJAN! Note - this is not related to any nVidia based motherboard or graphics card"
U	NVIDIA Media Center Library	"RunDLL32.exe NvMCTray.dll	NvTaskbarInit"
X	NVIDIA Media Center Library	winlogon.exe	"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%"
N	NVIDIA nForce APU1 Utilities	NVATray.exe	"nVidia's nForce Audio Processing Unit (APU)- ""provides 3D positional audio and DirectX 8.0 compatibility
U	NVIDIA nTune	nTune.exe	"Older version of the NVIDIA nTune utilty for monitoring and modifying the settings (such as temperatures
U	NVIDIA nTune	nTuneCmd.exe	"Now part of NVIDIA System Tools under the ""Peformance"" tag. NVIDIA nTune is utilty for monitoring and modifying the settings (such as temperatures
X	Nvidia Startup Manager	ksvc32.exe	"Added by the AGENT-IWD TROJAN!"
X	nVidia System Drivers	nvsys32.exe	"Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN! See here"
U	NVIDIA System Monitor	NVMonitor.exe	"NVIDIA System Monitor - part of NVIDIA System Tools. Utility for monitoring and logging system statistics (such as temperatures
U	NVidia System Utility	NVSystemUtility.exe	"NVidia System Utility - older version of the NVIDIA nTune utilty for monitoring and modifying the settings (such as temperatures
X	NVIDIA Video drivers	video_32D.exe	"Added by the AGOBOT.KV WORM!"
X	NVIDIA Video drivers	video_32sD.exe	"Added by the RBOT-BB WORM!"
X	Nvidia32	nvidia32.exe	"CoolWebSearch parasite variant - also detected as the HOSTS-B TROJAN!"
X	NVidiaDrv	nvfsvm.com	"Added by the DELF-A BACKDOOR!"
X	NviDiaGT	lsass.exe	"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"
N	NvidiaQuickTweak	"rundll32.exe NvQtwk.dll	NvTaskbarInit"
U	NVIDIA� NVRAID	nvraidservice.exe	"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"
X	nvidll32	nvidll32.exe	"Added by the RBOT-XK WORM!"
?	PathNvidiaTV	patchnvidiaTVout.exe	Related to a Gigabyte Nvidia based video card - typical file location is %ProgramFiles%\Gigabyte\Nvidia
X	Win32 NVIDIA Driver	MSPMSPSU.EXE	"Added by a variant of the WOOTBOT.Y WORM!"

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.