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Unwanted Process List

All the time your P.C is switched on, process are running, not all of them are necessarily things you want to run. We have compiled a list of dangerous or undesirable processes that you can check to see if they are present on your system.
The list only contains known processes of viruses and other parasites, you will have many other processes running. We do not pretend it is a complete list, but we will try to keep up with the biggest and most persistent threats, and update regularly.
A word of caution, some viruses processes have similar names to essential windows processes, even have exactly the same name, but have a different file path. These are just a few of the tactics used to avoid detection, so if you choose to proceed, do so with caution.

In windows, a list of processes can be viewed in the task manager, you will find this by pressing Ctrl, Alt and Delete altogether. Click on the processes tab.

If you suspect you have any form of malware, you can stop the programme from running by using the end process button in the task manager.

DELETING OR ENDING THE WRONG PROCESS CAN SEVERELY DAMAGE YOUR COMPUTERS ABILITY TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY

There is a useful tool out there called Wintask5 that can give you information on all the processes running on your PC, even ones that hide from your windows process box, to help you identify bad or useless processes, Click Here for more details or Download a Free trial here

If you have any adware, spyware or parasite, you can use one of the many scanners available, but be careful, there are many commercial and free scanners that actually install 'information gathering' software, or spyware. see our Spyware section for reputable scanners. Past Patrol does not miss much. For a free scan, Click here,

Undesirable processes
Process Details Detect/remove with
100176br.exeIs the ADSplug, an adult content premium rate dialler Ewidow
Pest Patrol
Bit defender
A squared
Trojan Remover
180ax.exe You have one of the following
a) TROJ.ISTZONE.H downloader. Usually attached to a virus to download other viruses.
b) 180 solutions spyware.
c) Dyfuca spyware, sometimes referred to as a Trojan downloader, AKA Internet optimiser
Pest Patrol
Kaspersy
Trend-Micro
A squared
Trojan Remover
180remove.exe Red V spyware. It secretly monitors internet activities and gathers personally identifiable information, Pest Patrol
Free online scan
1buu2qs7.exe
36o1ogv0.exe
56olj8bb.exe
6e9eh7oo.exe
70tovmto.exe
9cjqvgcs.exe
Shopathome adware, AKA Shop at home select and Golden retriever delivers advertising pop ups, installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

Trojan Remover (Free trial)

196_150_NI.EXE Is Winfixer 2005. Pop ups delivered by a trojan, (the latest being Vundo) to suggest security threats and critical errors exist, and requests $39.95 to fix them. Manual removal instructions
AA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
A+++.exeWIN32.VB.AVTrojan keylogger, it will record all keyboard input and send it to a designated email address. Some variants can also disable security softwareEwidow
Pest Patrol
A squared
A0133191.EXEIs Adware Wheaterbug.A. It usually comes bundled with other malware Bit defender
Ewidow
A5281300.so Is the Smitfraud trojan, aka A5281300.so , to display fake warnings to trick the user into buying fake virus scanners. Difficult for security software to removeManual removal instructions
a64sddd.exe
a65d.exe
Popuppers adware, AKA LowZone-AA trojan. Delivers pop up advertisements from mediamotors. It will also lower security settings by adding registry entries. Can also install other malware including 180solutions including abetterinternet Ewidow
a95kfrhe.exe
abasa5jrp_.exe
Shopathome adware, AKA Shop at home select and Golden retriever delivers advertising pop ups, installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

Trojan Remover (Free trial)

Absr.exe
Ausvc.exe
BVT.exe
These are components of the Autoupder virus. Pest Patrol
McAfee Security
Kaspersy
actalert.exeDyfucaspyware, sometimes referred to as a Trojan downloader, AKA Internet optimiser A squared
X-Cleaner
Spybot S&D
Trojan Remover
adp8038_siac.exeShopAtHomeAdware, aka Golden retriever installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

Trojan Remover (Free trial)

adprotector.exe Red V spyware. It secretly monitors internet activities and gathers personally identifiable information. Pest Patrol
Free online scan
Advert.exeAureate now known as Radiate, comes attached to hundreds of 'Free' software programmes. It delivers their advertisements and monitors your surfing habits. Manual removal is very difficult. Pest Patrol
adaware.exe
aimaol.exe
A variant of the Rapid Blaster worm. Manual removal is not recommended.
IMPORTANT Do not confuse this with the Ad-Aware.exe (with the hyphen) process for the popular spyware scanner
removal Tool
A squared
Trojan Remover
aircity.exeE2Give gives 10% of affiliates fees earned from you to charity. It installs a BHO that monitors internet activity and gathers information about you and the programs you have installed in your PC.Information and removal instructions
aimplugin.exeYou have the W32/Guap-F worm, also known as W32.Allim and WORM_YIMP.A . It is spread via AOL, MSN and Yahoo Instant messengers as well as eDonkey2000 and LimeWire file sharing programs. It will disable many Security, Windows updates and the Windows Firewall to enable it to download other malicious software. eDonkey2000 A squared
McAfee
AIM reminder.exeIs the Buddy trojan, AKA W95/PennyTools.Trojan or PennyTools. It will steal AOL and other passwords and send gathered information by emailEwidow
McAfee
Aolfix.exe You have Qhosts trojan McAfee
Aornum.exe
Aornumsp.exe
Ornum.exe
A background process to collect information on your surfing habits and deliver pop up advertising. Installed with the iwon prize draw products.
To remove, use the Add/remove programmes to delete all iwon entries.
Note- This programme leaves certain components in your PC even after un-installation, in some cases under a different file name. Run a top quality spyware scanner.
Pest Patrol
AP9H4QMO.EXEIs either -
1)Shopathome adware. delivers advertising pop ups, Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed.. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed.
2) Trojan-Clicker.JS.Linker.j AKA ADW_MULTISITE.A A trojan dropper that infects your PC with adware and spyware applications including Internet Optimizer (DyFuCA trojan), Media Access, ClickSpring and Avenue Media
1) Pest Patrol
Trojan Remover (Free trial)

2) McAfee
Kaspersy
A squared
Ewidow
Trojan Remover
Apropos.exe Add on for Internet Explorer, installed by POPS, (people on pages), to record internet activities and deliver pop up advertisements. Use Add/remove programmes to delete POP and AM server programmes. Run an anti spyware scanner to delete any components left behind. Ewidow
Pest Patrol
apphelp3.exeShopathome adware, AKA Shop at home select and Golden retriever delivers advertising pop ups, installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, it hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol
Trojan Remover (Free trial)

aqadcup.exeYou have the Backdoor.Agent.bg Pest Patrol
Zone labs
X-Cleaner
Trojan remover
ARUpdate.exeAdroar spyware. Ad-Aware SE
PC-cillin
Pest Patrol
McAfee
askearth17.exeE2Give gives 10% of affiliates fees earned from you to charity. It installs a BHO that monitors internet activity and gathers information about you and the programs you have installed in your PC.Information and removal instructions
ATIUPDPL.EXE Is the TROJ_SMALL.AOS trojan Trojan remover(free trial)

Trend Micro
atrc8parb_.exeShopAtHomeAdware, aka Golden retriever installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

Trojan Remover (Free trial)

Au.exe You have either the Beagle.B AKA Bagle or Alua virus.
IMPORTANT This is also a process for Ace Utilities, a compilation of system cleaning utilities
Bit defender
Microsoft Malwaretool
Aurora.exe
aurora-wise1.exe
aurareco.exe
Aurora adware. By design, difficult to remove. Some scanners can do a partial uninstall but the only way to remove all of its components is manually Info and manual removal
av.exeW32/Alphx wormMcAfee
Trojan Remover
AVGuard.exe You have the Netsky.G virus Bit defender
Microsoft Malware tool
avserv.exe
avserv2.exe
You have the Sasser virus McAfee
Panda
Pest Patrol
Zone labs
Bit defender
Kaspersy
Microsoft Malwaretool
Avsynmgr32.exe You have the Framar trojan, which can stop some Windows and Security processes. Opens port 2345 to allow an attacker unauthorised access to your PC. TDS 3
Avsynmgr32S.exeYou have the remote access trojan Volac. It can disable security software and windows processes to allow remote access. Trend Micro
BA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
backweb.exebackweb is used legitimately by logitec, Kodak, Compaq, HP, McAffee, F-Secure, Western Digital, IBM, Hewlett-Packard and Siemens for automatic updates. It has also been used maliciously to secretly download applications. Pest Patrol
bargains.exeBargain buddy spyware from Exact advertising that records and analyses your computer activities and delivers advertising pop ups Pest Patrol
McAfee
Bbeagle.exe
d3dupdate.exe
You have the worm, Bagle or Bagle.A virus Bit defender
Microsoft Malware tool
belt.exeSearchV spyware McAfee
PC-cillin
Zone Labs
birep.exe1)VX2 Trojan
2)Binet adware
3)Spyware from Gator.
4) Bispy trojan
1) VX2 plug in for Ad-aware
Trojan Remover
2) Symantec removal tool
3)Pest Patrol
4) Trojan Remover
blss.exeConnected to many spyware and viruses, including Backdoor.Blarul, CBlaster Trojan/dialer/downloader, Trojan/Downloader Dyfuca. Pest Patrol
A2 squared
Trojan Remover
Bmqnzkg.exe You have the Randex.BE virus. McAfee
Pest Patrol
Microsoft Malware tool
bokja.exeSecond thought software that monitors internet activity and delivers pop up advertisements, sometimes referred to as a TrojanPest Patrol
Trojan Remover
bootconf.exeGlobal finder browser hijacker, a cool web search variant that redirects search enquiries to its own advertisers websites CWS shredder
bpc.exeBroadcastPc application that displays videos, usually movie trailers intermittently and without warning. Installed with several programmes. On each start up it will check replace any damaged or deleted files, and check for updated versions. McAfee
Pest Patrol
brasil.exeYou have the Opaserv virus, which exploits a vulnerability in the way Windows 95, 98, 98SE and ME verifies network share passwords. Once removed, a microsoft patch is available to prevent future infections from here McAfee
Zone Labs
Panda
Trojan Remover
Bravessentry.exeA rogue security product BraveSentry. Can come with a large trojan bundle. Cool web search related Information and removal
BUGSFIX.EXEYou have the Loveletter Virus McAfee
Trend Micro
Kaspersy
bundle.exe
bundlelite_westfrontier1001.exe
Shopathome adware, AKA Shop at home select and Golden retriever delivers advertising pop ups, installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your
internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed.
Trojan Remover
Pest Patrol
bvt.exeyou have the Backdoor.Autoupder virus. Pest Patrol
Trend Micro
CA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
cashback.exeyou have the Cashback/Bargainbuddy spyware from eXact advertising. It monitors your browsing habits which prompts pop up advertisements. Can resist removal. Pest Patrol
McAfee
cc6p7pug.exeShopAtHomeAdware, aka Golden retriever installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

Trojan Remover (Free trial)

Cfgdll32.exe You have the Randex.BD virusMcAfee
Pest Patrol
Microsoft Malwaretool
Cissi.exe You have the Cissi.A virusMcAfee
Zone Labs
cleansahagent.exeShopathome adware, AKA Shop at home select and Golden retriever delivers advertising pop ups, installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Trojan Remover (free trial)

Pest Patrol
cloudsim.exeE2Give gives 10% of affiliates fees earned from you to charity. It installs a BHO that monitors internet activity and gathers information about you and the programs you have installed in your PC.Information and removal instructions
cmd32.exeYou have the P2P.Tanked aka KWBOT.C worm if Cmd shows on the start up list or LOADCFG or SDBOT if Configuration loader shows on the start up list Trend Micro
Bit defender
Kaspersy
Cmesys.exe Comes with Gator software, intended to allow free use of software, but it delivers pop up ads according to tracking of your internet activities. Most top end spyware, and some anti virus scanners will delete this for you. Pest Patrol
CNFRM.exe You have the Mimail.D virus. Bit defender
Zone labs
Microsoft Malware tool
conime.exeYou have the BFGhost remote access trojan. Aka Backdoor.DKangelPest Patrol
Kaspersy
TDS 3
Trojan Remover
conscorr.exeYou have 1) TrojanDownloader. Win32.Stubby.c which usually is bundles with another virus. Its function is to download more viruses.
2) VX2, abetterinternet trojan.
1) Pest Patrol
A squared
Trojan Remover
2)Trojan Remover
Ad-Aware SE
Csrss.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of the same name which should not be deleted.
Windows NT4, 2000, XP and 2003 uses this file for a part of the operating system. Do not delete it unless you are absolutely sure it is a virus.
If you use Windows 95, 98 or ME, or the file path is C:\windows\csrss.exe, you have got one of the many viruses that use csrss.exe. Some are capable of interfering with firewalls and virus scanners.
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McAfee
Panda
Pest Patrol
Zone labs
Bit defender
Kaspersy
TDS 3
Ctfmon.dll IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
If the process is ctfmon.dll and NOT ctfmon.exe, then you have the Mydoon.B virus-easy to recognise as it opens notepad and displays what appears to be data.
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McAfee
Panda
Microsoft Malware tool
cxtpls.exeYou have the AproposMedia spyware, distributed through peopleonpages.com, it has also been known to be installed by other parasites. Trend Micro
Pest Patrol
cyxipjsxdua.exeAurora adware, can be very difficult to completely remove.Removal Instructions
DA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
DateManager.exe A programme for a calendar and time management, also downloads Gator software to deliver pop up advertising windows. It has been put into computers with a pop up that appears whist surfing, apparently as a result of something you did, there is no 'close window' facility, just an 'ok' button, which then downloads the software.
To remove this software, use the Add/remove facility, to delete date manager or Precision time. Run a top quality spyware scanner to remove any bits left behind.
Pest Patrol
dcomx.exeYou have the self-extracting cirebot trojan. McAfee
Panda
Trend Micro
dbaccess.exe Is the Derbiz premium rate dialler. It sets itself as the computers default internet connection and hijacks the homepage. Difficult to remove Pest Patrol
dfrgsrv.exeA rogue anti-spyware scanner, Spyware Quake that is downloaded by a CoolWebSearch trojan that gives false virus or system information. Information and removal tool
directs.exeYou have the W32/Bagle.t@MM virus, aka BAGLE.T and PE_Bagle. T. A file infector virus that also has backdoor capabilities McAfee
Trend Micro
Microsoft Malwaretool
divx.exeYou have one of a number of possibilities, the most common being 1) Mastak virus or 2) Naldem Trojan.
It is also a legitimate process for DivX video compression software
McAfee
Zone labs
Kaspersy
Djfgucxr.exe You have the Gluber.B virus. McAfee
Zone labs
Panda
dllreg.exeYou have the Dumaru.c virus Pest Patrol
McAfee
dmserver.exeIs a component of the Win32.Comet spyware, from Gator A2 squared Pest Patrol
dpi.exeSpyware component of the DelFin project media viewer. It cannot be removed via Add/remove programmes and does not come with an uninstaller. Trojan Remover
Pest Patrol
Dssagent.exe Allows software developers to send you pop ups. Distributed with Borderbund, and a few other software titles. It constantly connects to the borderbund server, which slows down your internet connection. It is capable of sending information from your computer. If you un install this part, it is likely the software that brought it will not work. There is no un-install application, and add/remove programmes cannot be used. Pest Patrol
dvdkeyauth.exe You have the dvdkeyauth.exe premium rate dialler. A2 squared Pest Patrol
Panda
dxmpp.dll A rogue anti-spyware scanner that uses a CoolWebsearch trojan to display false/misleading information to generate sales Manual removal instructions
EA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
e2g23.exe
e2g23[1].exe
ei.exe
E2Give gives 10% of affiliates fees earned from you to charity. It installs a BHO that monitors internet activity and gathers information about you and the programs you have installed in your PC.Information and removal instructions
emsw.exeIs Attune help express spyware, from Alsnet Inc. It usually comes with other spyware from the same company. Panda
Pest Patrol
evov.exe 180 Search assistant. Delivers pop up advertisements based on your surfing habits. Can reinstall itself if incompletely deleted. Trojan Remover
Pest Patrol
exec.exeYou have the Death Zone RAT. Aka Executor Trojan. Allows access from a remote PC, it can disable some windows functions including task manager. Kaspersy
AVG
McAfee
Panda
Pest Patrol
Trojan Remover
explore.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
Used by a number of worms and trojans. Do not mistake this for the legitimate Windows explorer.exe process.
Wintask5 Pro will help you. There is a free trial available.
AVG
McAfee
Panda
Pest Patrol
Zone labs
Bit defender
Kaspersy
A squared
Explore.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
You have the backdoor trojan Graybird.
A squared
McAfee
Trojan Remover
Zone labs
explored.exeIMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
A component of the W32/Nexiv worm.
McAfee
explorer.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of the same name which should not be deleted.
The Windows process is in the c:\windows\System32 folder, if it is anywhere else, you will have one of the many viruses that use this name in an attempt to avoid detection.
Use Wintask5 Pro to help you.
AVG
McAfee
Panda
Pest Patrol
Zone labs
Bit defender
Kaspersy
A squared
Explorer.scr IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
If the process is explorer.scr and NOT explorer.exe, you have the Benjamin.A virus.
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McAfee
Zone labs
express.exeSdbot-ADD, a worm that infects machines with links via the AOL instant messenger, installs a rootkit and a bundle of other malware. Difficult for scanners to detect and remove Manual removal instructions
EZulaMain.exe
MMod.exe
The Ezula software is by TOPText and arrives alongside the Kazza file sharing programme. It not only sends you pop ups, and pop unders, it also hijacks your browser to change certain words in web pages you view into links, which will direct you to an advertisers site. A top level spyware detector will find and delete the spyware. Pest Patrol
X-Cleaner
FA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
Fash.exeIs the IBIS toolbar hijacker. It loads the websearch meta search engine, it will also install a number of other applications and can prevent access to some security related web sites. Can be difficult to remove.Pest Patrol
filgmo.exeE2Give gives 10% of affiliates fees earned from you to charity. It installs a BHO that monitors internet activity and gathers information about you and the programs you have installed in your PC.Information and removal instructions
Firedaemon.exe You have the NTHack virus.McAfee
Panda
Pest Patrol
Zone labs
fntldr.exe An advertising programme installed by Gator or a CoolWebSearch variant which can resist removal, creating a 'cannot find fntldr.exe' error message on start up Pest Patrol
CWS shredder
Fsb.exe You have the Yero virus, AKA Fesber. A worm with backdoor capabilities Trend Micro
McAfee
FSG_4104.exe Another one from the gator stables, this one transmits your surfing habits back to the programme vendor, who sells the details to advertisers. Downloaded with file sharing programmes such as KaZzA, imesh and others.
NOTE, disabling or deleting this process will usually prevent the software it came with from working.
Pest Patrol
FVProtect.exe You have the Netsky.P virus. Bit defender
Panda
McAfee
Microsoft Malwaretool
GA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
game.exe Is the W32.Gaze@mm worm, aka Win32.Gaze. Spreads via e-mail McAfee
Zone labs
gator.exe Gator, a form filling application that installs spyware Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
goidr.exeAnother Gator process Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
Gigabit.exe You have the Bagle.U virus. McAfee
Panda
Bit defender
Microsoft Malware tool
GMT.exe A Gator product which transmits your surfing habits, and displays advertisements. This is in return for you using free software.
NOTE, disabling or deleting this will prevent the software it came with from working.
Pest Patrol
grinstall.exeShopAtHomeAdware, aka Golden retriever installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

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HA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
HBInst.exe
HBSrv.exe
Installed with Hotbar, an enhancement programme for Internet explorer. It constantly transmits data from your PC (slowing down your internet connection) about your searching habits, and then changes buttons and links on the bar accordingly. A spyware scanner should find and delete the spyware. The web site downloads the programme as soon as you tick the 'I accept' box in the license agreement.Pest Patrol
hellz little spy 1.2.exe
hls15.exe
You have the Helz little spy trojan, a keylogger, which records your key strokes. This one has certainly lived up to its name, it sits in the windows system folder, making its removal difficult. Some spyware scanners can detect it, fewer can delete it. Trojan Remover
Pest Patrol
here.exe
here_half.exe
Is the Dsocks.10 Trojan downloader Ewidow
A squared
hochkaod3_.exe
hqrhil7kg_.exe
ShopAtHomeAdware, aka Golden retriever installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

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hxdl.exeSpyware from the Gator applicaton Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
hxiul.exe Is a part of the HelpExpress adware made by attune that promotes ink cartridges from its advertisers Pest Patrol
Panda
X-Cleaner
IA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
ibecdbv8.exeShopAtHomeAdware, aka Golden retriever installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Pest Patrol

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iedll.exe This can be a number of things
1) a varient of the CoolWebSearch Hijacker
2) Avexp.A a Hack tool
3) DItoon trojan, aka Tooncom
1) CWS shredder
2)Panda
Pest Patrol
Kaspersy
3) A squared
Pest Patrol
Kaspersy
Pest Patrol
Zone labs
McAfee
iedriver.exeCydoor spyware, aka Turbo download usually installed with programmes from URLBlaze. A squared
Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
IEHost.EXE Another component of Cydoor, this one will download other malware. A squared
Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
Trend Micro
IEWERSV.exeThis one can be difficult because it constantly renames itself with random file names. It Comes from Winpop,X-Cleaner
iexplore.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of the same name which should not be deleted.
Iexplorer with a file path of C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\Iexplore.exe is the genuine article, Iexplore.exe with a file path of anything else is one of the many malware/virus/trojans that use this file name to make removal difficult including Aphexdoor, Banker-AN, Randex, KillAV, CoolWebSearch and RapidBlaster.
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Trojan Remover
Zone labs
A squared
Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
Trend Micro
infus.exeIs the Infus premium rate dialler Hijack This
infwin.exeIs a varient of VX2.transponder/TPS108 spyware Trojan Remover
Ad-Aware SE
Pest Patrol
installer_marketing12.exeShopathome adware, AKA Shop at home select and Golden retriever delivers advertising pop ups, installed with some shopping and file sharing programmes, which not only records your online and off line activities, It hogs your internet connection, which is particularly noticeable with a 56K dial up connection. Manual removal is difficult and can reinstall, cause critical errors, loss of internet connection or prevent the PC from restarting if incorrectly or incompletely removed. Trojan Remover (Free trial)

Pest Patrol
intdel.exe
intdel.exe_2
Component of Internet Delivery software that delivers advertising pop ups Pest Patrol
McAfee
Intrenat.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
DO NOT confuse this with Internat.exe, a windows process. You have the Doomjuice virus
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Bit defender
McAfee
Panda
Microsoft Malware tool
Iosdt.exe You have a Trojan . It probably arrived with an illegal copy of Windows. To delete it, restart your PC in safe mode, search All files and folders for files beginning with IOSDT, delete them and empty your recycle bin and restart your PC in normal mode. Trojan Remover
isass.exe You have the Optix.Pro Remote access trojan, which can disable over 200 firewalls and security applications. It also carries a keylogger and can turn on or off your monitor, keyboard flash lights, screen saver, mouse, keyboard, clock and start button, or cause the CD drawer to open and close, reset home page, redirect searches and cause the speaker to sound 200 bleeps. Resists removal A squared
Trojan Remover
istsvc.exeISTbar adware,can be difficult to remove, Kill the process with Windows task manager before using a scanner Trend Micro
Ad-Aware SE
Pest Patrol
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jawa32.exeAgent.bg trojan Pest Patrol
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Spybot S&D
Trojan Remover
jdbgmrg.exeIs the TROJ_DASMIN.B virus, which connects to the web and downloads an adult premium rate dialler. Trojan Remover
Trend Micro
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kazza.exe If it is located in windows/system (98, ME), Windows/winnit/system (NT, 2000) or Windows/system32 (XP) you have the Optix.Pro Remote access trojan, which can disable over 200 firewalls and security applications. It also carries a keylogger and can turn on or off your monitor, keyboard flash lights, screen saver, mouse, keyboard, clock and start button, or cause the CD drawer to open and close, reset home page, redirect searches and cause the speaker to sound 200 bleeps. Resists removal Trojan Remover
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keenvalue.exeSpyware from Gator Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
Kern32.exe
Kernel32.exe
Krnl32.exe
IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
DO NOT mistake Kernel32.dll for a virus, this is the main windows process file. However if you have any of the processes to the left running, you have one of a number of possibilities including Batrans, Epon, Babylonia, Kernal, Hooker or Floodnet viruses.
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Zone labs
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Pest Patrol
Spybot S&D
Trend Micro
Bit defender
knightseven.10 ii.exeYou have the Backdoor.Knightseven.10, a Remote Access Trojan. Difficult to detect as it can hide from the process list and use random file names in different locations of your PC. Kaspersy
Pest Patrol
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L32x.exe You have the Dumaru.Y or the Dumaru.Z virus. McAfee
Bit defender
lmu.exeHyperlinker adware from Vertical Theories that turns keywords used on a web page into links directing users to their advertisers. Pages that are saved hold the amended page so can still show links on previously viewed paged even after removal. Trend Micro
loader.exeCoolWebSearch varient CWS shredder
Lockx.exeSdbot-ADD, a worm that infects machines with links via the AOL instant messenger, installs a rootkit and a bundle of other malware. Difficult for scanners to detect and remove Manual removal instructions
Lsass.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of the same name which should not be deleted.
If the file path is NOT C:\WinNT\System32\LSASS.exe (Windows 2000) or C:\Windows\System32\LSASS.exe (Windows XP, 2003), then you have one of a number of possible viruses including Windang.worm, irc.ratsou.b, Webus.B, MyDoom.L, Randex.AR, Nimos viruses,
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Lsasss.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of a similar name which should not be deleted.
If the task is Lsasss and not Lsass you have the Sassar virus.
McAfee
Panda
Zone labs
Microsoft Malware tool
lssas.exeIs the W32.AGOBOT.RL trojan, Trend Micro
Microsoft Malware tool
MA B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S U V W Y Z
Maja.exe You have the Netsky.H virus.McAfee
Panda
Zone labs
Microsoft Malware tool
mapisvc32.exeYou have the Backdoor.VB.kx trojan, aka KX virus or FPAI adware. Pest Patrol,
Kaspersy
mario.exeIs the mario remote access trojan McAfee
Zone labs
Pest Patrol
Trojan Remover
md.exe Is the SystemMD virus, a dialler and homepage hijacker Pest Patrol
mfin32.exeIs the MyFreeInternetUpdate adware Spybot S&D
mmod.exeKnown as Ezula spyware, distributed via many file sharing programmes like KaZaA, Imesh etc. It adds links to their advertisers to web pages, effectively stealing the web space. Spybot S&D
Panda
Pest Patrol
mostat.exe Spyware from WurldMedia, tracks internet usage, delivers pop ups and redirects links through its own servers to steal any affiliate fees. Pest Patrol
X-Cleaner
msapp.exeYou have the RSBOT trojan A squared
McAfee
Zone labs
MSBB.exe 1800 solutions have a product called n-case, a shopping comparison search engine that gets installed when you install some free software products. The software produces endless advertising pop ups, but it also tries to start up dial up internet connections, dramatically slows down your browser, and causes random error messages.
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Msblast.exe You have the Blaster virus, also called Lovsan. McAfee
Bit defender
Microsoft Malware tool
mscache.exeIs ISTbar.MSCache spyware from Integrated Search Technologies that monitors internet activity and delivers pop up advertisements. Pest Patrol
msccn32.exeIs the Win32.Sobig.B@mm (Palyh) virus, which is spread via e-mail claiming to be from support@microsoft.com Bit defender
Trend Micro
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Norman anti-virus
Microsoft Malware tool
Msckin.exe
Mscman.exe
Comes with the Clientman Internet explorer add on. It directs you to advertiser sites relating to words you type in your search engine. The software is know to cause boot up errors, it collects information from your pc, and even changes the settings in the Zone alarm firewall to ensure it has internet access. Pest Patrol
Panda
Kaspersy
mscornet.exeA CoolWebSearch trojan that gives false virus or system information in an attempt to sell a variety of rogue security software. Information and removal
mscvb32.exeIs The Sobig worm. Trend Micro
McAfee
Panda
Bit defender
Norman anti-virus
Microsoft Malwaretool
MSCVT.exe You have the Slideshow virus which spreads via file sharing programmes, KaZzA etc, and AOL instant messenger X-Cleaner
Trojan Remover
MSFind32.exe You have the Cayam virus.McAfee
Zone labs
Trojan Remover
msgfix.exeIs either the GAOBOT.AUS, SDBOT.J or SDBOT-QG worms. Trend Micro
Microsoft Malwaretool
Msgsrv32.exe IMPORTANT  There is a windows process of the same name which should not be deleted.
Careful with this one, It is the name of an essential programme in windows 95, 98 and ME, but it only appears in the task list if the programme is 'hung'. If this appears in your task list and you keep getting strange error messages, you MAY have the Deadhat.B virus. To check, reboot your pc in safe mode and do a fully updated viru