| Type |
Caption |
Section |
File name |
Description |
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Access Ramp Monitor |
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armon32.exe |
Monitors your progress on the internet; hang-ups, connection speeds, internet congestion and traffic flow. It prevents some games from running also. To disable the Access Ramp Monitor (1) Open Windows Explorer (2) Open the Program Files folder (3) Open the MindSpring folder (4) Open the AccessRamp folder (5) Double-click on the ARMCfg32.exe file (6) Uncheck Enable Dialup Monitor and click OK (7) Restart the computer and try again |
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AclService |
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AclService |
C:\Windows\System32\aclservice.exe, and C:\Windows\Downloaded Program Files\acl.inf. |
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ADQuickAccess |
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Adtray.exe |
After Dark for Windows. Screen saver creation program produced before screen savers became integrated into Win95 |
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AdSubtract |
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adsub.exe |
AdSubtract blocks ads, cookies, pop-up windows, animations, music, and more. Can be disabled from within AdSubtract. Available via Start - Programs Read more |
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allSnap |
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allSnap.exe |
allSnap is a small system tray app that makes all top level windows automatically align like they do in programs such as Winamp or Photoshop Read more |
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ares |
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ares.exe |
Ares is "a Windows program that enables peer-to-peer file-sharing on the Ares P2P network. As a member of the P2P community you can search and download any file shared by other users. You can meet new friends in Ares chatrooms while you download" Read more |
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areslite |
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AresLite.exe |
Ares Lite Edition is "a Windows program that enables peer-to-peer file-sharing on the Ares P2P network. As a member of the P2P community you can search and download any file shared by other users. You can meet new friends in Ares chatrooms while you download" Read more |
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b3d |
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BDEsecureinstall.exe |
B3d Projector foistware - periodically trys to access the internet. (1) Uninstall it via Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add/Remove Programs. (2) Remove the BDEsecureinstall.exe if still present in C:\\Windows\\System. (3) Disable and ideally delete it from the registry. (4) Remove the "BDE" directory and all its contents Read more |
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b3dUpdate |
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Zupdate.exe |
B3d Projector foistware - periodically trys to access the internet. (1) Uninstall it via Start - Settings - Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs. (2) Remove the BDEsecureinstall.exe if still present in C:\Windows\System. (3) Disable and ideally delete it from the registry. (4) Remove the "BDE" directory and all its contents Read more |
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BootSkin Startup Jobs |
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BootSkin.exe |
Stardock BootSkin is a program that allows users to change their Windows 2000 and Windows XP boot screens. Read more |
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bpcpost.exe |
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bpcpost.exe |
MS TV Viewer Post Setup Program. Part of MS WebTV for Windows. Used to display TV on your PC via a compatible video card with in-built tuner (such as ATI All-In-Wonder). If you don't use it - uninstall it |
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Browser Sentinel |
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BrowserSentinel.exe |
Browser Sentinel. Notifies you if a program wants to penetrate into Internet explorer, add itself to the Windows auto-run list or change your home page. See here Read more |
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CacheLoader |
|
[random] |
Troj/Dloader-IX will download the [random] file to the Windows folder, sub-folder "Cache". That done, it moves to "Security iGuard.exe", found in the Program Files folder. Read more |
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cameno |
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Cameno.exe |
Cameno is a program which brings tabbed windows to MSN Messenger 6.0 and above Read more |
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CoolSwitch |
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taskswitch.exe |
ALT+TAB replacement Powertoy for Windows XP - enhances the graphics displayed when you want to switch between programs running full-screen |
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Customizer2000 |
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logon.exe |
Automatic logon feature of Customizer 2000 - "a special utility which is designed to optimize Win9x/ME performance. The program lets you explore the many hidden settings in Windows, and make changes" Read more |
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Daily Weather Forecast |
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WEATHER.EXE |
Added by Troj/Dloader-IP TROJAN to the Windows program folder. Read more |
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DriveSelect |
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driveselect.exe |
DVD X Copy XPress by 321 Studios. Creates a pop-up at Windows startup that asks for the DVD drive to be selected. Available via Start - Programs |
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explorer |
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explorer.exe |
Starts Windows Explorer. Unless this has been manually added to startups or added by another program it could be a virus such as PE_BISTRO or DVLDR or MYDOOM.C. Note that it is also not the explorer.exe task/service you'll see when via CTRL+ALT+DEL Read more |
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Explorer lptt01 |
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explorer.exe |
Variant of the RapidBlaster parasite (in an "explorer" folder in Program Files). It is not recommended you manually uninstall RapidBlaster but use RapidBlaster Killer - see here. Note - this is not the legitimate Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) which would only be in startups if you added it manually! Read more |