| Type |
Caption |
Section |
File name |
Description |
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Atheros Configuration Service |
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acs.exe |
Possibly part of the Atheros 802.11b/g WiFi connectivity driver. |
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atipolab |
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ati2evae.exe |
ATI Polling Program - part of the ATI graphics driver e.g. on some Fujitsu-Siemens Notebooks |
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BrSplService |
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brsvc01a.exe |
This file is an integral part of the Brother printer driver. Disabling this service will disable communication between your computer and the printer. |
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CTHELPER |
|
CTHELPER.EXE |
CTHELPER is a background task that is a plug-in manager for Creative drivers. The theory is that 3rd party manufacturers can use the CTHELPER plug-in interface to produce drivers, add-on features, and fixes that will integrate with a tighter fit with Creative’s sound drivers and utilities. Given its purpose CTHELPER would normally be classified as a "leave alone" background task. It also allows Creative speaker setup to be synchronized with Windows Control Panel speaker setting. Without it running that check box in Creative speaker setting is not functional (settings are not in sync). Unfortunately there are often problems with CTHELPER, most notably that it can use 100% of CPU time so it's best left disabled unless you need it |
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DNE Binding Watchdog |
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rundll dnes.dll, DnDneCheckBindings |
Deterministic NDIS Extender (DNE). DNE is an NDIS-compliant module which appears to be a network device driver to all protocol stacks and a protocol driver to all network device drivers. Part of Gilat Communications internet satellite systems. Required if you have this system. Also installed by Winproxy - a proxy program for sharing internet connections through one computer. Required if you want it to work |
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DNE DUN Watchdog |
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rundll dnes.dll, DnDneCheckDUN13 |
Deterministic NDIS Extender (DNE). DNE is an NDIS-compliant module which appears to be a network device driver to all protocol stacks and a protocol driver to all network device drivers. Part of Gilat Communications internet satellite systems. Required if you have this system. Also installed by Winproxy - a proxy program for sharing internet connections through one computer. Required if you want it to work |
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draw32 |
|
draw32.dll |
Part of the Troj/Haxdoor-AE rootkit. This is installed as a system driver service so will not be seen in the services.msc control panel. Read more |
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HPHUPD06 |
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hphupd06.exe |
Part of the Hewlett Packard printer drivers. Is this necessary to run? |
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IAAnotif |
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iaanotif.exe |
IAA Event Monitor User Notification Tool - part of Intel® Application Accelerator - "a performance software package for desktop PCs using select Intel® chipsets" that "replaces the ATA drivers that come with Windows with drivers optimized for desktop and mobile PCs." If you use the RAID version it's required to notify you if a RAID 1 disk has failed Read more |
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KeBoot |
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Boot32.sys |
Added by the HaxDoor.B rootkit/backdoor Trojan. This service is installed as a system driver and is part of the rootkit functionality of this infection. Read more |
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KeSDM |
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Sdmapi.sys |
Added by the HaxDoor.B rootkit/backdoor Trojan. This service is installed as a system driver and is part of the rootkit functionality of this infection. Read more |
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LMMngr |
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memlow.sys |
Part of the Troj/Haxdoor-AE rootkit. This is installed as a system driver service so will not be seen in the services.msc control panel. Read more |
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MemDRV |
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vdnt32.sys |
Part of the Troj/Haxdoor-AE rootkit. This is installed as a system driver service so will not be seen in the services.msc control panel. Read more |
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NVIDIA driver Helper Service |
|
nvsvc32.exe |
Part of the display driver for Nvidia cards. |
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PGPSERVICE |
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pgpservice.exe |
PGPservice.exe has two main purposes: (1) it handles a large part of the PGPnet functionality (along with the PGPnet driver) and (2) it allows efficient access to the PGP preferences database. The individual PGP modules normally access the preferences through PGPservice, but they are capable of a "fall-back" mode where they can handle such access on their own. Thus, if you are not running PGPnet, you may not immediately notice much of a difference if you disable PGPservice. If you are running PGPnet, you will notice a big difference |
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Pinger |
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pinger.exe |
Pinger is the resident program for Toshiba updates. Periodically checks to see if there are any software/driver upgrades for your particular computer model. If it finds any, it posts a notification |
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proxim_orinoco_11abg |
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orinoco.exe |
Part of the driver for the ORiNOCO 11a/b/g PCI Card. Read more |
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RadarSync |
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RadarSync.exe |
Radarsync utility comes from DFI with their latest motherboards, e.g., DFI LanParty Ultra - checks for BIOS and driver updates periodically |
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RegShave |
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regshave.exe |
Part of the USB driver for your Fuji digital cameras - used when uninstalling the USB drivers, erasing all entries from the registry. Only required BEFORE attempting to uninstall the Fuji software or the uninstall may not work correctly |
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run= |
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cmmpu.exe |
MIDI emulator driver for the integrated sound chip by C-Media based on the CMI-8330 chip set normally found in cheap motherboards. Also installed as part of the software for a Guillemot Maxi Muse sound card (PCI) |