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Key:

  • "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
U MultiRes MultiRes.exe"MultiRes - system tray utility allowing quick access to changing desktop resolutions and has the ability to lock the screen refresh rate in WinNT/2K/XP"
U MUPS MUPS.exe"Lauches the Belkin Bulldog Plus Service - required if you want to access the UPS advanced functions"
Y murphy shield lmgui.exe"Firewall part of BitDefender virus scanner/firewall"
N Music01 Server Music01 Server.exe"J River Media Jukebox"
X MusIRC (irc.music.com) client musirc4.71.exe"Added by the RANDEX.Q WORM!"
? Mustek MDC 3000 Mounter.exe"Related to software for the Mustek MDC 3000 digital camera - what does it do and is it required?"
N MutexServiceEx Sys32Smm.exe"Webroot Sofware's discontinued ""Privacy Master"""
U MVRescue mvrescueRelated to Multivision Computers back up/restore program. Multivision Computers ceased operating in 2004
U MW1HelperStartUp Mw1helper.exe"ScreenScenes ""Magic Waterfall"" screensaver. The freeware version comes with GAIN branded ads (pop-ups and others). ScreenScenes do however offer you the option of doing away with the ads by purchasing the screensaver for a whopping $30..."
U MW1HelperStartUp MW1HEL~1.EXE"ScreenScenes ""Magic Waterfall"" screensaver. The freeware version comes with GAIN branded ads (pop-ups and others). ScreenScenes do however offer you the option of doing away with the ads by purchasing the screensaver for a whopping $30..."
U mwavscan mwavscan.com"MicroWorld Anti Virus Toolkit is a free anti-virus scanner that runs on-demand. You can choose to scan your entire system
U MWLExe MwlGui.exe"Part of McAfee Wireless Protection for Wi-Fi users"
N MWProEng MWProEng.exeLogitech Mouseware Pro software - only required when using special functions
N MWSnap MWSnap.exe"MWSnap - screen capture utility. Start manually when required"
X mwsoemon mwsoemon.exe"MyWebSearch parasite"
X Mwsvm mwsvm.exe"SeekSeek search hijacker related - see here"
X mxb2 [path to worm]"Added by the IXBOT-G WORM!"
X MxHLp32 MxHLp32.exe"Added by a variant of the VAGRNOCKER TROJAN!"
U MXO Auto Loader MXOaldr.exeMaxtor includes a driver to bypass the Windows certified drivers check just when it detects an external drive. MXOaldr.exe is installed with the new driver and if disabled the button on a Maxtor OneTouch External Store no longer functions
U MXOBG MXOALDR.EXEMaxtor includes a driver to bypass the Windows certified drivers check just when it detects an external drive. MXOaldr.exe is installed with the new driver and if disabled the button on a Maxtor OneTouch External Store no longer functions
U MxRunner MxRunner.exe"EasyUninstall from Aladdin Systems (formerly by Ontrack)"
X My Agent msagent.exe"Added by the NEGASMS.A TROJAN!"
X My App SMSSvc.exe"Added by the NEGASMS.A TROJAN!"
X My Search Bar Eq S4BAREQ.EXE"MySearch parasite"
X My Web Search Bar MWSBAR.DLL"MyWay - an IE Browser Helper Object used by adware WeSearch to add an IE toolbar to provide search features
U My-disgo MyKey disgo.exe"Related to disgo pro. Program will synchronize data"
X MyAccessMedia tmp**.exe [* = random char/digit]"My AccessMedia toolbar related
U MyAgtTry MyAgtTry.exe"System tray notification for McAfee VirusScan ASaP on-line scanner. Not required to be protected but you lose notifications"
X Myapp [filename]"Added by the FATEE.B WORM!"
X Myapp service.exeHomepage hijacker
X MyAV avpguard.exe"Added by the NETSKY.J WORM!"
Y MyCIO Agent Service myagtsvc.exe"McAfee VirusScan ASaP Agent service"
U myCIO.com ASaP MyAgtTry.exe"System tray notification for McAfee VirusScan ASaP on-line scanner. Not required to be protected but you lose notifications"
N myCIO.com Splash Splash.exe"Splash screen for McAfee VirusScan ASaP on-line scanner"
X MyCometCursor MYCOME~1.EXE"Comet Cursor adware"
X MyDailyHoroscope MYDAIL~1.EXE"MyDailyHoroscope foistware"
X MyDailyHoroscope MyDailyHoroscope.exe"MyDailyHoroscope foistware"
U MyEmoticons MYEMOTICONS.EXE"MyEmoticons from Persona Ltd - add icons (emoticons) to your E-mail"
X MyFastAccess myfastupdate.exeMy-Fast-Access toolbar updater
X myhuy huy.exe"Added by the BLASTER-C WORM!"
X myhuy huy2.exe"Added by the BLASTER-L WORM!"
U MyIE.exe MyIE.exe"MyIE2/Maxthon browser related"
X MyLife CmdServ.exe"Added by the HOLAR.A WORM!"
U myNetWatchman nwclient.exe"Sends your firewall alerts to a website
X MyPointsPointAlert wjview ...MyPointsPointAlertrun.exe"""With MyPoints you can earn rewards from name-brand merchants. You can even earn vacations and frequent flyer miles"". Dubious privacy policy"
U MyPopupKiller mpk.exe"MyPopupKiller - popup killer"
U myprint mileage mpm.exeReports battery status on a portable printer
X MySLScan msvc32.exe"Added by the FORBOT-EH WORM!"
X mysoft winexplor.exe"Browser hijacker
N MySoftware NewsFlash Newsflsh.exe"Runs in your task bar and receives alerts and release information on MySoftware products from Avenquest"
N MySpaceIM MySpaceIM.exe"MySpaceIM internet messenger"
X mysvcig38 mysvcc.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
U MytekSystrayExePath MyTekSystray.exe"MyTek system tray - web site providing computer tech support in Australia"
X MyTotalSearch Email Plugin mtsoemon.exe"MyTotalSearchBar adware"
X MyVBApp SysNT.exe"ReferAd adware"
X MyVBApp install.exe"Detected as Generic Downloader.s by McAfee
X MyVBApp setup.exe"Recognized by Kaspersky antivirus as the Clicker.Win32.VB.kb TROJAN! File location is in the Root folder (C:)
X MyVirt.exe MyVirt.exe"Added by the REMADM-C TROJAN!"
U MyVitalAgent VtlAgent.exe"MyVitalAgent from Lucent Technologies. Replacement for Net.Medic
U MyVitalAgent VtlAgent.exe"MyVitalAgent from Lucent Technologies. Replacement for Net.Medic
X MyWebSearch Email Plugin mwsoemon.exe"MyWebSearch parasite"
U N2PTray Net2fone.exe"An Internet telephony application. Needed only if you have an account at Net2Phone
N NADaemon NADAEMON.EXE"Program by NetActive which appears to be piggybacked onto some Nvidia graphics cards software. They seem to look after "digital rights management". One user reports disabling it has no detrimental affect - not required"
N Naggerrunkey nagger.exePackard Bell Free Internet Signup screen
Y Naimagent_service EPOAgentnaimas32.exe"Networked version of McAfee VirusScan. Installs
Y Naimagent_UI EPOAgentnaimag32.exeWorkstation background program for Network Associates McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator - a network management tool for enforcing antivirus protection of the workstations using system policies. Works with both McAfee and Norton AntiVirus. NAIMAG32 and NAIMAS32 communicate with the ePolicy Orchestrator processes on the network fileserver to check for virus updates or for the need to perform a virus scan
Y Naimagent_UI naimag32.exeWorkstation background program for Network Associates McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator - a network management tool for enforcing antivirus protection of the workstations using system policies. Works with both McAfee and Norton AntiVirus. NAIMAG32 and NAIMAS32 communicate with the ePolicy Orchestrator processes on the network fileserver to check for virus updates or for the need to perform a virus scan
X Name Iexplorer0.exe"Added by the THREADSYS TROJAN!"
X Name Server mswins.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X NAMEDPIPE SYSTEM namedpipe.exe"Added by the MYTOB-FH TROJAN!"
X nano svchost.exe"Added by the NANO-A TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.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 Winnt or Windows folder"
X NAP32 NAP32.exePremium rate adult content dialler
X Narrator ******.exe [* = random char]"Added by the QOOLOGIC TROJAN!"
U Narrator Narrator.exeAssociated with the Narrator accessibility feature on Windows XP. It is used to convert text to speech
X Natal Natal.scr"Added by the OPASERV.AE WORM!"
X NAV RuxDLL32.exe"Added by the MAPSON.D WORM!"
Y NAV Agent navapw32.exeNorton Anti-Virus's background scanning process
X nAv AGENT N/A"Added by the RIOSYS MACRO! Note the lower-case ""n"" and ""v"" in the name as this is not the valid Norton AntiVirus entry of the same name - indeed it closes Norton AV processes"
X NAV Agent systems.exe"Added by the TARNO.C TROJAN! Note - this is not the valid Norton Antivirus entry of the same name"
X NAV Agent winsnav.vbs"Added by the ANPES WORM!"
X NAV Agent wmilib32.exe"Added by the VB-XU TROJAN!"
X NAV Auto Prot navprot1.exe"Added by the RBOT.ZAC WORM!"
X NAV Auto Protect msfwe1.exe"Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Protect navprotect.exe"Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Protect dnsserv.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Protect mcafee32.exe"Added by a variant of the SPYBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Update Navautoupdate.exe"Added by a variant of the SPYBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Updates csrssp.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Updates navwindows.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Updates slserves.exe"Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM!"
X NAV Auto Updates navupdaters.exe"Added by the RBOT-UN WORM!"
X NAV Auto Updates navupdaterx.exe"Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM!"
N NAV CfgWiz cfgwiz.exe"Introduced with Norton Anti-Virus 2002
N NAV Configuration Wizard cfgwiz.exe"Introduced with Norton Anti-Virus 2002
U NAV DefAlert DefAlert.exeNorton Anti-Virus Definitions Alert. Warns you if virus definitions are out of date. Leave enabled unless you manually update virus definitions on a regular basis
X NAV Live Update [path to worm]"Added by the DEBORMS.C WORM! Note - this is not a valid Norton Anti-Virus (NAV) function from Symantec"
X NAV Scan Service NAVSCAN32.EXE"Added by the SDBOT.VG WORM!"
X NavAgent32 lasvr32.exe"Added by the FEMOT.D WORM!"
X NavAgent32 SCardSvr32.Exe"Added by the MOFEI.B WORM!"
X navapp navapp.exe"NavExcel adware variant"
Y navapw32 navapw32.exeNorton Anti-Virus's background scanning process
X NAVCheck navchk.exePremium rate adult content dialer
X NAVCheck shman.exePremium rate adult content dialer
U Naviscope naviscope.exe"Naviscope is a multipurpose browser enhancement that can speed up Web searches
X NaviSearch nls.exe"NaviSearch
N NavLoad NAVBrowser.exeRegistration reminder for CorelDRAW 10
X navman_20 sysnav32.exe"Hijacker
? NAVMD25 UpdtNv28.exeAdded by Symantec for updating the MicroDefs for their AV products - is it required?
X NAVNet ***.tmp [* = random digit]Unidentified adware
X navp.exe navp.exe"Added by the AGOBOT-OE WORM!"
X NavPass NavPass.exeFree system for gaining access to and downloading from adult content web-sites
X NavScan [filename]"Added by the OBSORB TROJAN!"
X NAVSCAN32.EXE NAVSCAN32.exe"Added by the SDBOT-DO WORM!"
X NAVSCANNER32 NAVSCANNER32.EXE"Added by the RBOT.QC WORM!"
X NAVUpd "rundll32.exe navupd.dll Startup"
X NAV_Update NAV_Update.exeUnidentified WORM or TROJAN!
X nawadll32 nawadll32.exe"Added by the SDBOT-ZI WORM!"
X nawdll32 nawdll32.exe"Added by the SDBOT-ZM WORM!"
N NB Common Dialog Enhancements COMDLGEX.EXE"Part of McAfee Nuts & Bolts. With Common Dialog Enhancements
N NB Start Menu STARTM.EXEPart of McAfee Nuts & Bolts. Provides the same control as MSCONFIG and can be used instead if you have N&B
N NB Windows Patterns WINDBKGND.EXE"Part of McAfee Nuts & Bolts. With Background Patterns
U NBJ NBJ.exeAhead Nero BackItUp - backup program. Only required for if you have scheduled back-ups
U NbkCtrl NbkCtrl.exe"Scheduling engine of NovaSTOR Backup Service. Only required if scheduling is enabled and wanted - see here"
? NBKeyScan NBKeyScan.exe"Part of Nero BackItUp. What does it do and is it required?"
X NBT System alias [path] repcale.exe [path] beird.exe"Added by a variant of the RANDON.AN WORM!"
? nbustrce1D nbustrce1D.exe"Device driver
X NC1565 winntsrv -l -p10001 -d -e cmd.exe -L"Added by the NEWLEY-A WORM!"
X Ncao osoa.exe"PurityScan/Clickspring adware"
X Ncao urpo.exe"PurityScan/Clickspring adware"
? NCClient N/A"??"
N NCD ncd.exeNorton Change Directory - from the DOS days that allows the user to change directories on their machine without typing the complete path
? NCLAUNCH NCLAUNCH.Exe"Part of SWF Studio from Northcode Inc - an extension to Flash. Bundled when you create a self-installing screen-saver on Win2K/XP. Is it required?"
N NCS_SS Csinsm32.exeSame as CleanSweep Smart Sweep-Internet Sweep

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.

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