Added by the STMU TROJAN!

Added by the STMU TROJAN!

Added by the WEBUS.F TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the System folder

Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup!

Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup!

Related to Cyberroam from Elitecore Technologies Ltd

Added by the SLSORVE-D TROJAN!

Compaq A1000 Print Fax All-in-One copy scan printer software. Required in the Startup in order to scan, print, copy and fax. Only required if you use these features

Installed with the Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software that comes bundled with a Compaq A3000 all-in-one printer/scanner. Its function appears to be to link you to the internet in an attempt to buy the 5.0 version of the software

AbsoluteShield Internet Eraser - "protects your privacy by cleaning up all the tracks of your Internet and computer activities"

Clock Plus, part of Accessories Plus allows you to select from dozens of alternatives for the Windows clock

Added by a variant of the SPYBOT WORM!

Added by the RBOT.EXI WORM!

Part of the AOL Connection Suite and installs an icon on the system tray offering easy access to AOL's additional utilities and functions. This program is a non-essential process, and is installed for ease of use

Added by the TAPLAK WORM!

Panda ClientShield with TruPrevent is designed for companies that want the best protection for their workstations. It protects against viruses and other known and unknown threats including spam, spyware, dangerous or time-wasting content, phishing scams, hackers and intruders

AsdPlug premium rate adult content dialer variant

AsdPlug premium rate adult content dialer variant

Added by the DLOADER-QI TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Windows or Winnt folder

Added by the BANLOAD-M TROJAN!

System Tray access to ATI's CATALYST(tm) CONTROL CENTER. Note that this has "SystemTray" appended to CLI.exe in the "Command" column of MSCONFIG. Not required to run the control center - which is available via a right-click on the desktop

ATI's CATALYST(tm) CONTROL CENTER. Required if you want to change graphics settings on a regular basis but you must have internet access and Microsoft's .NET framework installed. Note that this has "runtime" appended to cli.exe in the "Command" column of MSCONFIG. Recommend that start the program manually via Start -> Programs -> ATI Catalyst Control Center -> Advanced -> Restart Runtime as it can casue problems when starting Windows

Puts the ATI Catalyst(tm) Control Center Icon/Shortcut on the System Tray - available via Start -> Programs

WinSpy surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself. Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the "ComRoot" subfolder

Added by the SPYBOT.BLA WORM!

Added by the SDBOT.AAG WORM!

Detected by Symantec as the SILLYFDC WORM! See here

AproposMedia adware

Added by an unidentified WORM/TROJAN!

Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!

Added by the NETSKY.AB WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process which is always located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the Windows or Winnt folder

Some kind of screen icon kind of like desk flag, but it gives you a choice of icons?

Canon BJ printer status monitor

Canon printer status monitor - where "xx" is different depending upon the version. Not required as you can check the printer status via My Computer -> Printers

BroadJump Client Foundation. Broadband troubleshooting software installed by various companies. Not required and you can remove it via Add/Remove programs

Added by the RBOT.TV WORM!

Added by the BANCBAN-PC TROJAN!

Added by the RONTOKBRO WORM!

Logitech internet keyboard "Commander" software - loads the software for the shortcut keys on the keyboard. Not required unless you want to use the short cut keys

Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup!

Added by the CUYDOC TROJAN!

CYBERsitter 2000 or 2001 - anti-adult content filter primarily. Required if you want the sites you visit filtered without having to load the software every time you launch your browser

Cyber Sentinel - internet filtering software

eTrust(tm) EZ Antivirus system tray application from Computer Associates

Added by the GEMA TROJAN!

Added by the GEMA TROJAN!

Ignite Technologies (was CABC) content delivery software

Freeware disk cache tweaker from Outer Technologies. Should only be run once and not loaded at start-up

Sophos Antivirus Remote Update

CacheSentry Pro is a program that takes over the management of the Internet Explorer (and AOL) web browser cache

CacheSentry Pro is a program that takes over the management of the Internet Explorer (and AOL) web browser cache

Cash A Check - check writing software

Cadenza mNotes for Palm and Pocket PC enables users to access Lotus Notes on their mobile devices

Cyber Sentinel - internet filtering software

CafeSuite is the solution for your internet cafe. Our software provides you with ameans to control the workstations, manage customer database, sell products and generate detailed reports and statistics

CA Personal Firewall - part of the CA Internet Security Suite

Abbyy Fine Reader OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software for scanning and converting documents

The Cahoot Webcard is a virtual card that allows you to use your Cahoot credit card online without ever having to expose your real card numbers over the web. It works by generating one-off transaction numbers as a substitute for your real cahoot credit card details. Run manually when needed

Computer Associates Dashboard Tray applet

Produces a pop-up reminder of events scheduled using the MS Office Calendar

Added by the SPYBOT-EC WORM!

Calendar 200X - shows holidays, reminders of various anniversaries,tasks etc

Calendarscope calendar software

Added by the STARTPA-FH TROJAN!

Added by the SPAMMIT-H TROJAN!

Related to the Gazel 128 PCI ISDN adapter. Required if you use it

NuCam camera software related

Cameno is a program which brings tabbed windows to MSN Messenger 6.0 and above

ACDSee Auto Device Detector detects when a device is connected to your PC and gives you the option to acquire images from it automatically

ACDSee Auto Device Detector detects when a device is connected to your PC and gives you the option to acquire images from it automatically

Known to be a dialler - but is it maliscous or clean?

Canary keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself!

Added by the RBOT-LV WORM!

Cannon printer related - is it required in startup?

Trayicon for Canon printer. xxx denotes model. Available via Start -> Programs

Part of the printer software for Canon Bubblejet printers. What does it do and is it required?

Canon driver, purpose unknown. Is it required in startup?

CA Personal Firewall - part of the CA Internet Security Suite

PhoneTools fax software

CA Personal Firewall - part of the CA Internet Security Suite

Citibank Citianywhere software

Canon printer driver

Canon printer driver

Added by the ZAR.A WORM!

Added by the THEEF-B TROJAN!

Capture Express - screen capture utility

Carbonite's online backup service starts automatically and works quietly and continuously in the background protecting your data

TopMoxie adware

Care2 Green Thumbs-Up (from the Care2 site). Every online purchase helps environmental causes; tells you how eco-friendly a company really is, thanks to over 200 company profiles from Coop America. Saves 1 square foot of rainforest every day you use it. If it works and you like it, keep it

Associated with Zoltrix and Conexant modems - enables the internal modem speaker, allowing you to listen to the dial-up sounds for example

Added by the BANKER-AN TROJAN!

Associated with Zoltrix and Conexant modems - enables the internal modem speaker, allowing you to listen to the dial-up sounds for example

Added by the DADOBRA-DV TROJAN!

CasinoClient adware

CasinoClient adware

Program by Extended Systems which allows you to sync your Casio PDA with your PC

Malware causing p0rn popups

Malware causing p0rn popups

Part of eXact Advertising Software, consisting of "CashBack by BargainBuddy", BullsEye Network and NaviSearch

CASHFIESTA.A pay-per-surf adware

Cashsurfers CashBar Navigator - "The CashBar rotates banner advertisements once per minute and provides you with access to up to date special offers and deals"

CashToolbar Downloader-MY adware

SuperSpider hijacker - a CoolWebSearch parasite variant. Also detected as a variant of the KREPPER TROJAN!

Added by the CASS-A TROJAN!

Added by the PAPLOK TROJAN!

eTrust(tm) EZ Antivirus Real Time Infection Report from Computer Associates

Cheyenne (now eTrust) antivirus

Added by the CAZNO TROJAN!

Added by the PENTA-A TROJAN!

Required for Bitware to answer incoming faxes, can cause sleep mode problems

Required for Bitware to answer incoming faxes, can cause sleep mode problems

Associated with Bitware that integrates fax, voice, pager, and data communications on your desktop

Comet Cursor adware

Part of Norton AntiVirus. Auto-protect and E-mail check will not function without this

Added by the KANGAROO-B WORM!

Checks your system to make sure it's configured properly for running IBM Rational ClearCase, a source code management tool. ClearCase is fairly sophisticated so there are a lot of system-related things that can cause it grief. If you run ClearCase you should not disable this as it provides a valuable service, but technically it isn't required to use the ClearCase product

RAV AntiVirus

Part of Norton AntiVirus 2003. Event manager for scheduling weekly scans and or automatic virus updates. Used to start automatically via "ccApp" and was not required as a seperate entry but a recent update changed this

Added by the RBOT.GZ WORM!

Searchq adware

CCleaner - removes unused files from your system

Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup!

Part of Norton Internet Security, proxy server that is used to support the parental controls. If you turn parental controls off at user level the process is not loaded. Reported to cause excessive CPU usage

Added by the SHIPUP-H WORM!

Part of Norton's AntiVirus 2003, Internet Security and Firewall products. E-mail proxy service - required for E-mail scanning and the firewall

Part of Norton AntiVirus 2003. "ccRegVfy.exe is responsible for checking the integrity of the NAV registry entries to make sure that the information has not been changed by a malicious threat or a hack"

Part of Norton AntiVirus 2004. What does it do?

Added by the SDBOT-DIW WORM!

Added by the STARTPA-HP TROJAN!

Part of CA Internet Security Suite

Added by the AGOBOT.YS WORM!

In Loco Parentis remote surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself!

Related to Traybar Launcher from Intel Corporation belonging to Intel(R) Viiv™

CD Storage Master - a program designed to catalog CD information, boasts a number of handy features for organizing your collection

Premium rate adult content dialler

C-Dilla License Management software. Used for any program that uses C-dilla Protection, example: 3D Studio Max 4.x. It loads as a service automatically but is not needed unless you run said program. Can be started and stopped manually

Added by the GEMA TROJAN!

Added by a variant of the CRYPTER.C TROJAN!

CD indexer for measuring the speed of CD players

From MagicJack - "A softphone device that allows you to attach an analog phone into the PC so you can have a traditional-style phone system in your house without any monthly charge"

CNNIC Update pest

Added by the BATTRY-A TROJAN!

Added by the SPYMON TROJAN!

Detected by Kaspersky as the IRCBOT.AEX TROJAN!

On HP PCs, this is the small CD icon next to the time

Hot Key utility included on Toshiba Satellite laptops

Toshiba's Power Management Utility - allows the user to setup different profiles for both AC power and Battery Power on laptops. Contols CPU speed, Monitor Shut Off, Hard Drive Shut-Off, Monitor Brightness, System Stand-by and System Hibernate times

??

Related to Gemplus Card Reader

Aladdin eToken authentication and password management

CnsMin (Chinese Keywords) hijacker related

Added by the BIFROSE-AK TROJAN!

BroadJump Client Foundation. Broadband troubleshooting software installed by various companies. Not required and you can remove it via Add/Remove programs

Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!

Configuration Interpreter - part of Tiny Personal Firewall V4

Introduced with Norton Anti-Virus 2002, this is a real resource hog. Many NAV users will find they can live without loading it

cFos DSL Modem driver related. What does it do and is it required?

cFos DSL Modem driver related. What does it do and is it required?

cFos Software Internet acceleration program related. Note - may be necessary for the software to work properly

Belongs to Toshiba's configfree utility and searches for Wireless Devices

Surfenhance.com SearchForIt adware variant

Added by the BROPIA-U WORM!

Associated with an Eicon Networks ISDN or ADSL modem. Call Guard Server (CGserver) watches your modem and blocks incoming or outgoing calls. You need cgard.exe (from Startmenu) to configure cgserver with rules and telephone numbers. Good against unwanted dialer programs

Added by the LALA.B TROJAN!

Added by the RBOT-AEI WORM!

Chameleon Clock - system tray clock replacement

??

Chatango - "allows people to be connected in real time through their Web browsers. Include your Chatango contact link or button when you create eBay auctions, blogs, personal websites, Friendster profiles, and your visitors will be able to contact you instantly, without downloading anything, or registering. Alo use it to send email to your friends, allowing them to respond to you in real time!." The 'MessageCatcher' icon in the System Tray notifies you when you get a message. When you get a message, a little alert pops up, which you can click on and start chatting immediately

ChatStat from ChatStat Technologies, Inc. Provides live chat assistance in up to 16 languages allows your operators to be more productive

IMSI HiJaak - "the easiest way to convert, capture, and manage all your graphic files"

Detected by Kaspersky as the SDBOT.BMH WORM! See here

Added by the ADENU-B VIRUS!

Added by the VB-DRN WORM!

Check Messenger from Qchex.com - program that helps you manage the activity of your Qchex account. Qchex appear to be no longer in buisness

Check&Get from ActiveURLs. Manages your browser bookmarks and favorites. Monitors Web sites for changes and updates, captures and highlights the changed contents

Update checker, part of CustomWorks - "customize any embroidery designs to design your own unique creations"

Added by the CheckDialer modem connection monitoring tool

CheckIt 86 popup blocker

Found in the HPSelectFrontend directory on a HP machine. What is it's purpose and is it required?

Added by the CHIKO WORM!

Chikka PC text messanger and IM client

Added by the ENVID.O WORM!

Chinese language support software

Compaq Network Management System. When running, it places an icon in the system tray titled "Intelligent Manageability"

Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!

Mail-checking program supplied with Acer notebooks

ChoiceMail from DigiPortal Software. Block spam with an Email firewall

Added by the CHOKE WORM!

Added by the BANPAES.C TROJAN!

??

Chronograph is a simple utility that synchronizes internal computer clock to the atomic time. Chronograph automatically maintains correct time using atomic clock servers of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)." Shows seconds and shows the date without having to hover the mouse. Shows a calendar when hovered over

Detected by Kaspersky as the AGENT.DHU TROJAN!

Added by the LINST TROJAN!

Compaq printer utility which is required in order to make the printer work correctly - "x" depends upon the model, ie, for IJ300 x=3, for IJ700 x=7

Cingular Communication Manager - now taken over by AT&T. "provides a robust set of wireless communication tools for businesses and individuals. With wireless access to email, the Internet, business applications and corporate intranets, mobile users can be more productive while they're out of the office"

Added by the ASSIRAL-B WORM!

ChatItOut webcam chat program

Related to internet setup on Compaq PC's

Added by the CISSI.A WORM!

Citibank Virtual Account Numbers - "With this free service for Citi cardmembers, you never have to give out your real credit card number online"

Option from Citibank to change a credit card number in a random fashion for each purchase. The number will only be used once and never again

Added by and unidentified WORM or TROJAN! See here

Added by the Adware.FFToolBar adware toolbar

Canon printer BJ status language monitor

ClamWin antivirus

Added by the AGENT.CBA TROJAN!

Added by the AGENT.ES TROJAN!

Added by a variant of the Covert Sys Exec TROJAN!

CLCL clipboard caching utility

Cisco Clean Access Agent from Cisco Systems, Inc

??

Apparently Annex A ADSL modem related. What does it do and is it required?

Automatic logging of installs from Norton CleanSweep - available via Start -> Programs

Quarterdeck/Norton CleanSweep component - tracks how often you use files and alerts you to files that have not been used for a specified period of time

CleanTemp - deletes the contents of the TEMP directory when Windows starts and then closes - using no memory

CleanTemp - deletes the contents of the TEMP directory when Windows starts and then closes - using no memory

In a C:Sonysys folder - Sony Vaio related?

Added by the REFAZ WORM!

CleverKeys - "is free software that provides instant access to definitions at Dictionary.com, synonyms at Thesaurus.com, facts at Reference.com and more — from almost all Windows programs, including word processors, Web browsers and most e-mail programs"

Added by the TACTSLAY.E TROJAN!

Added by the AGENT-BJ TROJAN!

ClickRadio - subscription service playing radio music via the internet

ClickTray Calendar - shows holidays, reminders of various anniversaries,tasks etc

ClickM "JOKE" program

Clickoff automatically dismisses annoying dialog boxes

ClickTheButton Downloader-MY adware

ClickTheButton Downloader-MY adware! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup!

Added by the OPASERV.T WORM!

IBM iSeries Client Access, see here

Part of IBM's iSeries (nee As/400) Client Access - communications suite that allows desktop, browser and wireless access to iSeries servers. Checks the software version on your PC to that of the iSeries it is connected to. Not required - and can be turned off in the Client Access properties. It's a waste of resources

Welcome wizard launcher - Part of IBM's iSeries (nee As/400) Client Access - communications suite that allows desktop, browser and wireless access to iSeries servers. What does it do and is it required?

Client Access Help Registry Update Function - part of IBM's iSeries (nee As/400) Client Access - communications suite that allows desktop, browser and wireless access to iSeries servers. It only updates the help files on your PC to match the level of the attached iSeries

Part of IBM's iSeries (nee As/400) Client Access - communications suite that allows desktop, browser and wireless access to iSeries servers. Useful if you are going to access the iSeries through Windows Explorer to move files back and forth between Windows folders and iSeries folders. This is a tool that is only used by Client Access administrators (usually) so it is not required - a waste of resources

IBM iSeries Client Access taskbar, see here

Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!

Added by the SDBOT-LD WORM!

Added by the LINKBOT.M WORM!

Added by an unidentified WORM or TROJAN!

Supports Windows XP ClipBook Viewer, which allows pages to be seen by remote ClipBooks

Clip Mate 5.x by Thornsoft. Utility that allows you to store more than one item in the clipboard. Available via Start -> Programs

Clip Mate 6 by Thornsoft. Utility that allows you to store more than one item in the clipboard. Available via Start -> Programs

Clip Mate 7 by Thornsoft - utility that allows you to store more than one item in the clipboard

Mike Lin's Clipomatic is a clipboard cache program - it remembers what was copied to the clipboard even after new data is copied, and allows you to retrieve the old data

Supports Windows XP ClipBook Viewer, which allows pages to be seen by remote ClipBooks

Added by the SDBOT-AAV and SDBOT-AFE WORMS!

Added by the MOFEI-D WORM!

ClipTrak - clipboard extender

Cliptrakker - clipboard extender

Puts the ATI Catalyst(tm) Control Center Icon/Shortcut on the System Tray - available via Start -> Programs

System tray status/display/configuration utility for a number of modems. Can be disabled by right-clicking on the tray icon. If disabled, connection status is lost

ClockWise - produced by R J Software - a time utility. It is a schedueler not only for dates, but you can choose it to run programs at any time. It also updates the time by connecting to an atomic clock server. This is a spyware-free alternative to ClockSync

ClocX - places a clock on the desktop that can be moved and then changed into a calendar plus you can set alarms etc...

System tray for the now discontinued CloneCD. The only useful option is "Hide CDR Media" only available via this tray. Has additional unknown functions in later versions

System tray for the now discontinued CloneCD. The only useful option is "Hide CDR Media" only available via this tray. Has additional unknown functions in later versions

Adult content dialler

DeskSite CMA siftware - "retrieves new content from the DeskSite Data Center"

CasClient adware - also detected as the CMAPP TROJAN!

Added by the TANKED WORM!

Hijacker, also detected as the QURL-2 TROJAN!

CoolWebSearch Search X parasite variant

Added by the LINEAG-GKW TROJAN!

Added by the CRYPTER.A TROJAN!

Added by the BCKDR-QHY TROJAN!

Part of Gator advertising spyware - see here for removal instructions. Please note that Claria Corporation no longer support GAIN-Supported software - see here

Part of Gator advertising spyware - see here for removal instructions. Please note that Claria Corporation no longer support GAIN-Supported software - see here

Part of Gator advertising spyware - see here for removal instructions. Please note that Claria Corporation no longer support GAIN-Supported software - see here

CASClient adware

Driver for Linksys Wireless-G Music Bridge

One of the McAfee shared components. What does it do and is it required?

Added by the CMAPP TROJAN!

Added by the SMALL.CL TROJAN!

Printer Driver Plus from ViewAhead Technology (formerly DeviceGuys, Inc.). "Printer Driver Plus seamlessly integrates all the necessary components of a printer driver, plus more". Installed with some Compaq and Lexmark printers

Added by the DELF.DU TROJAN!

Added by the DLOADER-EK TROJAN!