winlogon.exe

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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	.Prog	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Administrator	winlogon.exe	"Added by the RUBBLE-C WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	BuildLab	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	ccApps	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	CueX44_stil_here	WINLOGON.EXE	"Added by the PUNYA-A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Firewall auto setup	winlogon.exe	"Added by the AGENT-EDB 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 %Temp%"
X	FriendlyTypeName	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Generic Host Process for Win32 Services	winlogon.exe	"Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! See here. Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
X	ICQ Net	winlogon.exe	"Added by variants of the NETSKY WORMS! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup!"
X	ICQNet	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NETSKY-C 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%"
X	Microsoft Visual SourceSafe	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Microsoft Windows Logon Process	winlogon.exe	"Added by the PROXYSER-R 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%"
X	MSMSGS	winlogon.exe	"Added by the BRONTOK-BS 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 Documents and Settings\<User>\Local Settings\Application Data\WINDOWS"
X	msn	winlogon.exe	"Added by the PROSTI.AA BACKDOOR! 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%\Media"
X	MSWinlogon	winlogon.exe	"Added by the AGENT-FZM TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
X	nvchost	winlogon.exe	"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%"
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%"
X	PaRaY_VM	winlogon.exe	"Added by the AUTORUN-DV 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 a ~A~m~B~u~R~a~D~u~L~ subfolder"
X	RealTimeProtector	winlogon.exe	"Added by the AUTORUN.DIB 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 a ~A~m~B~u~R~a~D~u~L~ï¿½ subfolder"
X	RegDone	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	ROOT_Machine	winlogon.exe	"Added by the BANKER-FI 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%\inf"
X	RPCserr32g	winlogon.exe	"Added by the RITDOOR-B 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%"
X	RPCserv32g	WINLOGON.EXE	"Added by the BOBAX.AD 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%"
X	runwinlogon	winlogon.exe	"Added by the AGENT.TQY TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	SmansaApp	winlogon.exe	"Added by the ROMARIO-A 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%"
X	srv	winlogon.exe	"Added by the SILLYFDC.BCA 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 %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data"
X	System Update2	winlogon.exe	"Added by the AUTOTROJ-C TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	TEXTCONV	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Torjan Program	WINLOGON.EXE	"Added by the WOWCRAFT.D 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%"
X	urudjeffni	winlogon.exe	"Added by the ROMARIO-A 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%"
X	userinit	winlogon.exe	"Added by the DLOADER-TP 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%"
X	WinAuth	winlogon.exe	"Added by the STRTPAGE.BE 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%"
X	Window UDP Control Servic	winlogon.exe	"Added by the RBOT-GXN 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%"
X	Windows ARP Detectionc	winlogon.exe	"Added by the RBOT.EAB WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
X	Windows ARP Detectioncx	winlogon.exe	"Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!"
X	Windows Log Agent	winlogon.exe	"Added by the KEYLOGGER.AVK 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 %ProgramFiles%\Common Files"
X	Windows Logon	winlogon.exe	"Added by the VB.HE VIRUS! 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 %ProgramFiles%\Common Files\system"
X	Windows Logon Application	winlogon.exe	"Added by the POEBOT-KW WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Windows Logon Applicationedc	winlogon.exe	"Added by the DWNLDR-HGR 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 %UserProfile%"
X	Windows Logon Applicatonedc	winlogon.exe	"Added by the VB-EBV 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 %UserProfile%"
X	Windows Messanger Control Center	winlogon.exe	"Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! See here. 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%"
X	Windows Services	winlogon.exe	"Added by a variant of the IRCBOT BACKDOOR! 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%"
X	winlogon	winlogon.exe	"Added by the TRODAL 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%"
X	Winlogon	WINLOGON.EXE	"Added by the PUNYA-B WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	Winlogon.exe	N/A	"CoolWebSearch parasite variant - resets home page to an adult content site"
X	winlogon.exe	helper.exe	"Added by the FAKESPY-A TROJAN!"
X	winlogon.exe	msole32.exe	"Adware
X	WMAudio	winlogon.exe	"Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process
X	xp_system	winlogon.exe	"Added by the KREPPER-G TROJAN! - a CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.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.