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PC process registry
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| Process Name | Status | Startup Item Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| pathex.exe | X | Added by the MKMOOSE-A WORM! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field | |
| pgaccount.exe | Y | !1_pgaccount | DiamondCS ProcessGuard security software - stops malicious worms and trojans from being executed silently in the background, as well as a variety of other attacks. You will see one instant of pgaccount.exe for every active account on your system, and this is essential for PG to work properly |
| procguard.exe | Y | !1_ProcessGuard_Startup | DiamondCS ProcessGuard security software - stops malicious worms and trojans from being executed silently in the background, as well as a variety of other attacks |
| pit.exe | U | 0 | PrivateEye surveillance software. Uninstall this software unless you put it there yourself |
| Powerkey.exe | U | AcerPowerkey | PowerKey utility for Acer TravelMate notebook PCs. Allows the user to quickly switch between different power schemes by pressing Fn+F3 |
| pchbutton.exe | N | Acme.PCHButton | Used by HP Instant Support |
| pkgadd.exe | X | ADDITIONAL Services | Added by a variant of the IRCBOT TROJAN! |
| psncc32.exe | X | adlhidp | Detected by Kaspersky as the SLAPER.AI TROJAN! See here |
| ppl.exe | X | agent | Added by the DREF-U VIRUS! |
| points manager.exe | X | Altnet | Altnet TopSearch adware |
| points manager.exe | X | AltnetPointsManager | Altnet TopSearch adware |
Most of the data for these PC Process lists are kindly provided to the Internet community by the awesome guys from http://www.sysinfo.org/
"Y" - Normally leave to run at start-up"N" - Not required or not recommended - 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
Variables:
%System%
- refers to the System folder; by default this is C:\Windows\System (9x/Me), C:\Winnt\System32 (NT/2K), or C:\Windows\System32 (XP/Vista)
%Windir%
- refers to the Windows installation folder; by default this is C:\Windows (9x/Me/XP/Vista) or C:\Winnt (NT/2K)
%UserProfile%
- refers to the current user's profile folder; by default this is C:\Documents and Settings\ (NT/2K/XP) or C:\Users\ (Vista)
%ProgramFiles%
- refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files