Windows Startup Item Database

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"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
N	HP Info Express	??	"On HP PCs
U	HP Instant Support	matcli.exe	""matcli.exe is a motive Assistant Command line interface that gathers information about your system's identity like your name email address
N	HP Internet Center	SURFBRD.EXE	Loads the HP Internet center surfboard on startup. HP Internet Center allows you to customize the multimedia keys on the fly without having to go the Control Panel --> Keyboards to change them
N	HP JetDiscovery	HPJETDSC.EXE	HP JetAdmin software which monitors printing jobs on a network environment
N	HP JetSpeed Autostart	AUTOSTART.EXE	Autostart executable for the old multiplayer game HP Jetspeed
U	HP Laser Jet Director	hppdirector.exe	"System Tray icon that opens various functions such as copy
?	HP Network Registry Agent	hpnra.exe	"??"
?	HP OfficeJet Series xxx Startup	HPOSTR03.EXE	"xxx represents the series number - such as 700. What does it do and it it required?"
?	HP OfficeJet Series xxx Startup	HPOstr05.exe	"xxx represents the series number - such as 700. What does it do and it it required?"
N	HP Parallel Port Test	hppt.exe	Associated with a HP ScanJet scanner
X	HP Photo Manager	HPPhotoManager.exe	"Added by the SDBOT.AXU WORM!"
?	HP Port Resolver	hpbpro.exe	"??"
N	HP Precision Scan	hpmdlbwx.exe	HP multifunction scanner software. Available from HP Office Jet R Toolbox so not required
N	HP Presentation Ready	PresRdy.exe	HP Omnibook related: "Press a dedicated button above the keyboard and the system will instantly load your presentation software and change the screen resolution to match your display device"
U	hp psc 2000 Series	hpobnz08.exe	System Tray icon indicating when the printer is ready. Can be started manually with HP Director but takes time to start
U	HP RecordNow	??	From HP "Software for the CD writer. Do not prevent from starting unless the CD writer is never going to be used."
U	HP ScanPatch	HPScanFix.exe	"Program that starts up and automatically fixes earlier versions of the Scanjet 5100c software. If a Scanjet 5100C scanner is not going to be used
N	HP ScanPicture	hpsplmwa.exe	HP multifunction scanner software. Available from HP Office Jet R Toolbox so not required
U	HP SchedIndexer	hppschedindexer.exe	"Installed by HP multi-function printer driver software
X	HP Service Drivers	hdsys.exe	"Added by the SDBOT-ZE WORM!"
?	hp Silent Service	HpSrvUI.exe	"HP related"
N	HP Simple Trax	Hpcron.exe	Supplied with HP CD-RW drives - stores information about CD contents on your hard drive. Available via Start -> Programs or Desktop Icon
N	HP software update	HPWuSchd2.exe	HP software updates. If a shortcut doesn't exist create your own and run it manually
N	HP software update	HPWuSchd.exe	"HP software updates. If a shortcut doesn't exist
N	HP software update	HPWuSchd2.exe	"HP software updates. If a shortcut doesn't exist
N	HP Status	hpstatus.exe	HP Printer Status and Alerts
?	HP Status Server	hpboid.exe	"Copied during installation of HP Inkjet Printer Drivers in Win2K/XP. What does it do and is it required?"
U	HP TV Now	HpTvNow.exe	Application supplied with HP notebooks. It activates the S-Video port and is said to improve the quality of the output signal (resolution/timeouts)
N	HP Updates	??	"On HP PCs
?	HP Visualize Init	HpVisIni.exe	"HP Visualize software related. What does it do and is it required?"
N	HP-Aio Flight	Remind32.exe	HP multifunction registration
N	hpaiodevice	hpodev07.exe	"Direct from HP - "Device Objects Server - detects all device events and handles all ongoing communication on the device. Loads in the Startup group (except when "portable" is chosen during installation)". Related to various HP all-in-one printer/scanner/copier devices. They print and copy fine with those files disabled
?	HPAiODevice(hp officejet g series)	hpoavn07.exe	"HP Printer related
N	HPAiODevice(hp psc 900 series) -1	hpobrt07.exe	"Installed with a Hewlett Packard 900 series colour printer
N	HPAIO_PrintFolderMgr	hpoopm07.exe	"Directly from HP: "This process has one purpose - detects if the device moves to a different port
N	HPBootOp	HPBootOp.exe	"HP Boot Optimizer - - what does it do?"
N	hpcmpmgr	hpcmpmgr.exe	"Checks the internet for updated drivers/utilities for your HP product - update manually. Disabling will remove the error ""Windows can't shutdown the computer because hpcmpmgr.exe can't be ended"""
U	HPDJ Taskbar Utility	hpztsbol.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	HPDJ Taskbar Utility	hpztsd02.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	HPDJ Taskbar Utility	hpztsb04.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	HPDJ Taskbar Utility	hpztsb05.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	HPDJ Taskbar Utility	hpztsb07.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	HPDJ Taskbar Utility	hpztsb09.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
N	hpfsched	hpfsched.exe	HPFSCHED is a small TSR that will remind you to clean the cartridges in your DeskJet from time to time in order to keep print quality high. It can be removed from the run line in win.ini if you do not want that feature
U	HPGamesActiveMenu	ActiveMenu.exe	Wild Tangent demo games that come with some HP computers. Unchecking it can prevent the games from running occasionally. Note that WildTanget's privacy policy used to state that they also collect and share individuals information but this is no longer the case
N	hpgs2wnd	hpgs2wnd.exe	""HP's exclusive Share-to-Web software makes it easy to share content with others through our affiliate Internet websites." Available via Start -> Programs"
U	Hpha1mon	Hpha1mon.exe	Media card reader for some HP series printers allowing them to read digital camera memory cards directly. Only needed if you use this feature
U	HPHAxMON	HPHAxMON.EXE	"Media card reader for some HP series printers allowing them to read digital camera memory cards directly. Only needed if you use this feature and known to cause system crashes in some cases. ""x"" can be 1
U	HPHmon**	HPHMON**.EXE	Monitors the status of the memory card reader slot on a HP printers and displays a tray icon if a memory card isn't inserted. Also creates a virtual drive and assigns it the first available drive letter - which can lead to problems with drive management. ** represents the version number. Disable if you don't use the reader
U	HPHmon03	hphmon03.exe	Related to the Hewlett-Packard Photosmart's configuration and diagnostics module
U	HPHmon04	hphmon04.exe	Media card reader for some HP series printers allowing them to read digital camera memory cards directly. Only needed if you use this feature
?	HPHmon05	hphmon05.exe	"??"
U	HPHmon06	hphmon06.exe	"Related to the Hewlett Packard software HP Photosmart printer
X	Hphome	hphome.js	Homepage hijacker
N	HPHUPD**	hphupd**.exe	HP software update checker and wizard launcher. ** represents the version number. Available via Start -> Programs
N	hphupd04	hphupd04.exe	HP Photosmart software update checker and wizard launcher. Available via Start -> Programs
?	HPHUPD05	hphupd05.exe	"??"
N	HPHUPD06	hphupd06.exe	Belongs to the HP Photosmart application and is responsible for keeping this software upto date. This program is not essential to the running of the system
?	hpjsiroute	hpjsira.exe	"Related to HP laserjet printers and IP addresses. An IP address is appended to the name field - ie "hpjsiroute192.168.1.2""
X	HPl Services	hmlsvc32.exe	"Added by the AGOBOT-SI WORM and variants!"
Y	HpLamp	HPLAMP.EXE	"HP Scanner Utility that controls your scanners light bulb. Needed if it's switched on. Also refer here for troubleshooting"
U	hplampc	hplampc.exe	HP Scanner Lamp Utility - fixes an issue with the scanner lamp not going off
U	HPLaptopGamesActiveMenu	ActiveMenu.exe	Wild Tangent demo games that come with some HP computers. Unchecking it can prevent the games from running occasionally. Note that WildTanget's privacy policy used to state that they also collect and share individuals information but this is no longer the case
Y	HPLJ Config	SetConfig.exe	Connects system to networked HP printer.
U	HPLogiFinder	hp_finder.exe	HP LogiFinder helps detect and allows the use of the centre button for the Logitech mouse. Can be disabled if not used
U	HpMmKbd	HpMmKbd.exe	HP's multimedia keyboard driver which enables the end-user to use the automation features of the HP multimedia keyboard
X	HPNT	hpdll.exe	"Malware - recognized by Kaspersky antivirus as Trojan-Downloader.Win32.VB.ku"
N	hpodblia	hpodblia.exe	HP OfficeJet Scan Button Monitor on a multi-function printer/copier/scanner. Start your scanning software manually
N	hpoddt01.exe	N/A	"Installed by the ""HP Photo and Imaging Director"" software. If you ask for the imaging software
N	hpodlb08	hpodlb08.exe	HP OfficeJet Scan Button Monitor on a multi-function printer/copier/scanner. Start your scanning software manually
Y	hpotdd01.exe	hpotdd01.exe	"Detection of new imaging
Y	hpppta	HPPPTA.exe	HP parallel port driver for certain hardware
X	HpPrinter	hpserver.exe	"Added by the CMJSPY-W TROJAN!"
N	HPPROPTY	HPPROPTY.EXE	"HP LaserJet Toolbox"
U	HPPWRSAV	HPPWRSAV.EXE	"Power save related for HP Scanners. Many users have complained of system freezes with it running but it stops the light from remaining on all the time. Try www.hp.com
?	hpqcmon	hpqcmon.exe	"From HP and related to digital imaging"
U	HPSCANMonitor	hpsjvxd.exe	HP scanning software that enables you to scan images from your scanner. Needed if you're using the scanner
?	hpScannerFirstBoot	scannerfb.exe	"HP scanner related"
N	hpsjbmgr	hpsjbmgr.exe	"HP ScanJet Button Manager. It allows users of the HPScanJet scanners to indicate what the buttons on the scanner will do automatically if pushed. Not required at startup
N	HPStart	hpstart.wsf	This a script used by HP that runs the first time one of their computers is started. Can't imagine why it would be starting up after the first boot
X	hpsysconf1	[random filename]	"Added by a variant of the VIVIA.A TROJAN!"
U	hpsysdrv	hpsysdrv.exe	"This item keeps track of how many times the system has been recovered and the times of the first and last recoveries done on the system. Leaving unchecked will sometimes prevent the Keyboard Manager program from detecting that the computer is an HP. Since this program/driver was only made to run on HP
N	HPU	ProvenTactics.exe	"Proven Internet Marketing software"
U	hpWirelessAssistant	HP Wireless Assistant.exe	The HP Wireless Assistant is a user application that provides a way to control the enablement of individual wireless devices (such as Bluetooth or WLAN devices) and that shows the state of the radios for these wireless devices
N	HPZTS04	hpzts04.exe	Hewlett Packard printer toolbox shortcut that resides in the system tray
U	hpztsb02	hpztsb02.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	hpztsb04	hpztsb04.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	hpztsb05	hpztsb05.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	hpztsb07	hpztsb07.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	hpztsb09	hpztsb09.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
U	hpztsbol	hpztsbol.exe	HP System Tray utility which allows diagnostic and maintainance of your HP Deskjet series printer
N	HP_dla	dlatray.exe	"On HP PCs
X	HQI Services	hqisvc32.exe	"Added by the AGOBOT-RO WORM!"
X	HQI Services	hqlsvc32.exe	"Added by the AGOBOT-RP WORM!"
U	HR	Hr.exe	"HiddenRecorder periodically takes screenshots of the computer. If you didn't install this yourself remove it"
U	HREF.OCX	regsvr32.exe ....HREF.OCX	"HREF.OCX is an ActiveX control developed by xFX JumpStart and used to provide HTML-alike clickable links on Windows-based programs such as PopUpKiller"
X	Hrn_qtv	hrnsvc32.exe	"Added by the SDBOT-AET WORM!"
X	hsim	isearch.exe	Unidentified malware
X	hsim	sexgame.exe	Unidentified malware
X	hsim	toolbar.exe	Unidentified malware
U	HSLAB Logger	logger.exe	"HSLABLogger logs user activity and Internet activity. The gathered information can be sent to a predetermined email address. If you didn't install this yourself uninstall it"
U	HSTrans	hstrans.exe	"Homescan Internet Transporter - part of ACNielson Homescan. Recognizes when the ACNielsen Homescan Scanner is attached to the computer and allows it to transmit scanner information to ACNielsen"
?	HsuGuiControl	HsuGuiControl.exe	"Part of the Starband Internet satellite client. What does it do and is it required?"
U	Hti	npdor.exe	"Appears in startup if you have chosen to participate in on survey by NPD Online Research. Required for the survey to work correctly. Otherwise not required"
X	HTML Help System	hhs.pif	"Added by the RBOT-ATB WORM!"
X	HTML32 Help System	hhs32.pif	"Added by the RBOT-ATE WORM!"
U	HTpatch	htpatch.exe	HTpatch.exe is part of the SiS AGP patch - BUT unless your processor (and motherboard) supports HyperThreading (HT) and this feature is enabled it will actually SLOW your graphics card by around 6%
X	HtProtect	AVprotect.exe	"Added by the NETSKY.L WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	LienVandeKelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-AZ WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	Lien Van de Kelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-AP WORM and variants!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	Lien Vande Kelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-AQ WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	Lien vd Kelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-M WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	Lien.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-CZ WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	Lientjeuh.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-P WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	LienVdK.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-U WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	Van de Kelder Lien.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-BF WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.be	We Love Lien Van de Kelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-CV WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.com	Lien Van de Kelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-EQ WORM!"
X	http://www.lienvandekelder.com/	LienVandeKelder.exe	"Added by the MYTOB-EO WORM!"
X	httpd	c_pan.exe	Added by a variant of the DELF-A TROJAN!
X	httpd	deamon.exe	"Added by the TACTSLAY.C TROJAN!"
X	httpd	msgaol.exe	"Added by the TACTSLAY.C TROJAN!"
X	httpd	s menu.exe	"Added by the TACTSLAY.C TROJAN!"
X	https-ssl	https.exe	"Added by the MOEGA.D WORM!"
?	huhdir	huhdir.exe	"??"
X	huigezi	HgzServer.exe	"Added by the GRAYBIRD.C TROJAN!"
X	Hvid	Hvid.exe	"Added by the GEMA TROJAN!"
X	HWINFO*	HWINFO*	"Added by the PUROL WORM! where * is a random character"
Y	HWinst	N/A	For Gilat Communications internet satellite systems. Gilat rescue (Satellite system restore). Required if you have this system. Can cause a BSOD (blue screen of death) if left out
X	Hwp	system_wc.exe	"Eziin adware"
X	hws	hws.exe	"Added by the STARTPA-CT TROJAN!"
U	HWSetup	HWSetup.exe hwSetUP	"""Toshiba Hardware Setup is the Toshiba configuration management tool available through Windows."" Allows the user to change BIOS
X	hxadsec	[path to trojan]	"Added by the ADCLICK-AP TROJAN!"

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.