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What is it?
Local Security Authentication Server - lsass.exe
What does it do?lsass.exe - It generates the process responsible for authenticati... |
sndconfg16.exe
sndconfg16.exe description
File description: This file is a worm! It is the WORM_SHAREBOT.A worm
which uses P2P networks to infect users. This wor... |
alg.exe
What is it?
Application Layer Gateway - alg.exe
What does it do?
This program provides optional utilities like the Windows Fi... |
Svchost.exe
What is it?
Service Host Process - svchost.exe
What does it do?
Here's a direct quote from MS about this:
(source)
Svchost.exe is a generic ho... |
csrss.exe
What is it?
csrss.exe - Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem
What does it do?
This is the user-mode portion of the Win32 subsystem (with Win32... |
Spoolsv.exe
What is it?
SPOOLer SerVice - spoolsv.exe
What does it do?
spoolsv.exe - The spooler service is responsible for managing spooled print/fax job... |
Smss.exe
What is it?
Session Manager SubSystem - smss.exe
What does it do?
smss.exe - This is the session manager subsystem, which is responsible for star... |
salm.exe
salm.exe What Is It? 180Search Assistant - salm.exe What Does it Do? 180Search
Assistant is generally installed by some other piece of spyware.... |
wowexec.exe
What is it?
Windows On Windows Execution -
wowexec.exe
What does it do?
In addition to the 16-bit applications, each NTVDM process includes a... |
ctfmon.exe
What is it?
Language bar AKA Alternative User Input Services - ctfmon.exe
What does it do?
ctfmon.exe - it's an ever annoying helper tool tha... |
dwwin.exe
dwwin.exe Application Error
... |
wuauclt.exe
What is it?
Windows Update Automatic Client - wuauclt.exe
What does it do?wuauclt.exe - This is used by the automatic ... |
nwiz.exe
What is it?
NVIDIA nView Wizard -
nwiz.exe
What does nwiz.exe do?
This is a multi desktop application used by NVIDIA. I pulled a quote from
her... |
bridge.dll
What is it?
Adware.Winfavorites - bridge.dllWhat does it do?
Adware.WinFavorites is an adware program that downloads advertisements onto ... |
wmiprvse.exe
What is it?
Windows Management Instrumentation
Provider Host program - wmiprvse.exe
What does it do?
Here's a direct quote from MS about th... |
Winlogon.exe
What is it?
Windows Logon Process - Winlogon.exe
What does it do?
Direct Quote from here:
This
is the process responsible for managing user l... |
msmsgs.exe
What is it?
Windows Messenger AKA MSN Messenger - msmsgs.exe
What does it do?
msmsgs.exe - This is Microsofts version of AIM or ICQ. Ju... |
NvCpl.dll
What is it?
Nvidia Control Panel - NvCpl.dll
What does it do?
NvCpl.dll - This is loaded as a startup item. This loads the Nvidia Control
Panel... |
rundll32.exe
What is it?
Run a DLL as an App - rundll32.exe
What does it do?
Direct Quote from MS: (Source)
Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windo... |
ccApp.exe
What Is It?
Norton Security - ccApp.exe
What Does it Do?
ccapp.exe - This is one of MANY processes
that are used by Norton Security (AV + ... |
kazza.exe
What is it?
Backdoor.OptixPro.12 Trojan
kazza.exe
What does it do?
Backdoor.OptixPro.12.c, a variant of the Backdoor.OptixPro.12 T... |
wisptis.exe
What is it?
Windows Ink Services Platform Tablet Input Subsystem - wisptis.exe
What does it do?
This executable runs as a system service t... |
mdm.exe
What is it?
Machine Debug Manager - mdm.exe
What does it do?
mdm.exe - Below is a direct quote from Microsoft found on THIS page:
The ... |
savscan.exe
What Is It?
Norton Security - SAVScan.exe
What Does it Do?
This is one of MANY processes
that are used by Norton Security (AV + Net Security... |
isass.exe
What is it?
TROJ_ISAPASS.A
- ISASS.EXE
What does it do?
It then transfers control of execution to the dropped file ISASS.EXE.
It deletes ... |
