"Added by the SMALL-AQ TROJAN! Note - this worm replaces the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
"Stealth Keylogger keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself! Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
System Tray icon that you can't get rid of - and does not need to run!. Tells you the battery status in the floppy disk adapter for the smartmedia cards. Available via Start -> Programs
System Tray icon that you can't get rid of - and does not need to run!. Tells you the battery status in the floppy disk adapter for the smartmedia cards. Available via Start -> Programs
System Tray icon that you can't get rid of - and does not need to run!. Tells you the battery status in the floppy disk adapter for the smartmedia cards. Available via Start -> Programs
System Tray icon that you can't get rid of - and does not need to run!. Tells you the battery status in the floppy disk adapter for the smartmedia cards. Available via Start -> Programs
"Freesave security risk that tracks and sends browser information and visited websites on the computer. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself"
"Topconverting.com/180Search ""Games Toolbar"" adware. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"CnsMin (Chinese Keywords) hijacker related. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"Topconverting.com/180Search ""IEMenuExtension"" toolbar. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"System Tray access to later versions of the Kazaa Lite P2P file sharing utility - namely the K++ and Resurrection variants. Kazaa Lite is the unauthorized modification of the original Kazaa Media Desktop - with the malware removed"
"Added by the SILLYFD-V WORM! The most common filename is lsass.exe but it not the legitimate lsass.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
"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 ZCREW.B BACKDOOR! Note - the legitimate Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) is located in %Windir% and would not normally appear in Msconfig/Startup unless you added it manually!"
"Added by the ANSERIN TROJAN! Note - do not delete the legitimate Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) which is located in %Windir% and can be used to launch other files"
"Generated by Spybot Search & Destroy if it encounters files that cannot be deleted during runtime because they are locked by other processes. For example
"Added by the SMALL-AQ 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 %System%\Inetsrv"
"SurfBuddy adware - not to be confused with the legitimate SurfBuddy application by SurfApps!. Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"Added by the UNREAL-A TROJAN! Note - the legitimate Windows Explorer (same filename) is located in %Windir% and would not normally appear in Msconfig/Startup unless you added it manually!"
"StealthWeblog surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself! Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"Stealth Keylogger keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself! Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"StealthWeblog surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself! Note that rundll32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to launch DLL file types and shouldn't be deleted"
"Drivers for the WinModem versions of the US Robotics ""Telepath"" series - as supplied to Gateway for instance. WinModems use software rather than hardware - hence putting a load on the CPU. Needed if you have it for loading the drivers. See here for more WinModem information"
"TextBridge from Nuance (was Scansoft). OCR (optical character recognition) software for scanning documents into popular editing applications. Available via Start -> Programs"
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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