| Status | Autorun name | Command | Description |
| X | | system32.exe | Added by the AGOBOT-KU WORM! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | | pathex.exe | Added by the MKMOOSE-A WORM! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | | svchost.exe | Added by the DELF-UX 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. Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | | MSPF.EXE | Added by a variant of the SDBOT WORM! This file is located in the Winnt or Windows folder. Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | | dllvirtual.exe | Added by the DADOBRA-IW TROJAN! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | | dllvirtual.dll | Added by the DADOBRA-IW TROJAN! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | | dllvirtual.js | Added by the DADOBRA-IW TROJAN! Note - has a blank entry under the Startup Item/Name field |
| X | SystemBoot | services.exe | Added by the SOBER-Q TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate services.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 a Help\Help subfolder of the Windows or Winnt folder |
| X | WinCheck | services.exe | Added by the SOBER-S WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate services.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 a "ConnectionStatus\Microsoft" subfolder of the Windows or Winnt folder |
| X | Windows | services.exe | Added by the SOBER.X WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate services.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 a "WinSecurity" subfolder of the Windows or Winnt folder |
| X | WinStart | services.exe | Added by the SOBER.O WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate services.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 a Connection Wizard\Status subfolder of the Windows or Winnt folder |
| X | winsystem.sys | smss.exe | Added by the SOBER.K TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.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 a msagent\win32 subfolder of the Winnt or Windows folder |
| Y | !1_pgaccount | pgaccount.exe | DiamondCS ProcessGuard security software - stops malicious worms and trojans from being executed silently in the background, as well as a variety of other attacks. You will see one instant of pgaccount.exe for every active account on your system, and this is essential for PG to work properly |
| Y | !1_ProcessGuard_Startup | procguard.exe | DiamondCS ProcessGuard security software - stops malicious worms and trojans from being executed silently in the background, as well as a variety of other attacks |
| U | !AVG Anti-Spyware | avgas.exe | Part of AVG Anti-Spyware from Grisoft |
| U | !ewido | ewido.exe | Part of Ewido anti-spyware |
| N | !NoLoad | winrecon.exe | WinRecon keystroke logger/monitoring program - remove unless you installed it yourself! |
| ? | $EnterNet | Enternet.exe | Connection manager for the EnterNet ISP. You can also use RASPPOE |
| X | $sys$cmp | $sys$xp.exe | Added by the RYKNOS.B TROJAN! Attempts to utilize the Sony Rootkit A.K.A. SecurityRisk.First4DRM security risk to hide itself on the compromised computer |
| X | $sys$crash | $sys$sonyTimer.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$crash | $sys$sos$sys$.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$crash | $sys$WeLoveMcCOL.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$drv | $sys$drv.exe | Added by the RYKNOS TROJAN! Attempts to utilize the Sony Rootkit A.K.A. SecurityRisk.First4DRM security risk to hide itself on the compromised computer |
| X | $sys$momomomochin | $sys$sonyTimer.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$momomomochin | $sys$sos$sys$.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$momomomochin | $sys$WeLoveMcCOL.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$umaiyo | $sys$sonyTimer.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$umaiyo | $sys$sos$sys$.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| X | $sys$umaiyo | $sys$WeLoveMcCOL.exe | Added by the WELOMOCH TROJAN! |
| U | $Volumouse$ | volumouse.exe | Volumouse from Nirsoft. "Provides you a quick and easy way to control the sound volume on your system - simply by rolling the wheel of your wheel mouse" |
| X | $WindowsRegKey%update | IEXPLORE.EXE | Added by the RBOT-EZ WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate Internet Explorer iexplore.exe process which is always located in the Program Files\Internet Explorer folder and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This file is located in the System (9x/Me) or System32 (NT/2K/XP) folder |
| N | %cmpmixtitle% | %cmpmixstr% | Possibly related to C-Media Mixer Control panel? |
| N | %FP%012-L2TP fts.exe | fts.exe | 012.Net.il Israeli ISP software front-end |
| U | %FP%012-L2TP FWPortal.exe | FWPortal.exe | 012.Net.il Israeli ISP dial-up software |
| N | %FP%1776 Internet fts.exe | fts.exe | 1776 Internet US ISP software ISP software front-end |
| U | %FP%1776 Internet FWPortal.exe | FWPortal.exe | 1776 Internet US ISP dial-up software |
| N | %FP%Barak013 fts.exe | fts.exe | Barak013 Israeli ISP software front-end |
| U | %FP%Barak013 FWPortal.exe | FWPortal.exe | Barak013 Israeli ISP dial-up software |
| N | %FP%Friendly fts.exe | fts.exe | Friendly ISP software front-end |
| X | (*)API Machine | winSOCKS.exe | Homepage hijacker, see here (* = any digit) |
| X | (*)Run | win32API.exe | Homepage hijacker, see here (* = any digit) |
| X | (default) | [random filename].exe | Added by the BLACKMAL WORM! |
| X | (default) | rundll32.exe [path] Zykheptd.dll | Added by the HESIVE.B TROJAN! |
| X | (L4r1$$4) (4nt1) (V1ruz) | SP00Lsv32.pif | Added by the ASSIRAL.B WORM! |
| X | *JanisRuckenbrodII | janis.com | Added by the POPS WORM! |
| X | *Microsoft Update | ctxma.exe | Added by the STMU TROJAN! |
| X | *Microsoft Update | cxma.exe | Added by the STMU TROJAN! |
| X | *Microsoft Update | wstcl.exe | Added by the STMU TROJAN! |
| X | *Microsoft Update | wucxt.exe | Added by the STMU TROJAN! |
| X | *Microsoft Update | wuytc.exe | Added by the STMU TROJAN! |
| X | *MS Setup | [random filename] | Virtumondo adware, also known as the VUNDO TROJAN! |
| X | *Security Center | secctr.exe | Added by the SDBOT.BRO WORM! |
| Y | *StateMgr | statemgr.exe | Windows ME default for System Restore. Do NOT disable! |
| X | *Windows [filename] Checker | [filename] | Added by the KEDEBE-B WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wrauclt.exe | Added by the RBOT-QU WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wuanclt.exe | Added by the RBOT-PG WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wuaucrlt.exe | Added by the SPYBOT.HUR WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wuraclt.exe | Added by the RBOT-PO WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wurauclt.exe | Added by the RBOT-SY WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wsctl.exe | Added by the SPYBOT.PR WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wkmst.exe | Added by the SDBOT.AVD WORM! |
| X | *windows update | wscxt.exe | Added by the RBOT.AOS WORM! |
| X | *windows update | waurclt.exe | Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM! |
| X | *WindowsAudio | systemupd.exe | Added by the AGENT-TH WORM! |
| X | *WinLogon | [trojan path] ren time:[random number] | Added by the VUNDO TROJAN! |
| X | *winstats | winstats.exe | Added by the GARGAFX TROJAN! |
| X | *wuauclt.exe | w****.exe [* = random char] | Added by a variant of the RBOT-UG WORM! Note - * in the filename represents a random char; variants spotted: wxmct.exe, wtmsv.exe, wxmst.exe, wmsvc.exe and so on... |
| X | ,main drive Loader | wininfo.exe | Suspected malware as it appears in 3 different registry locations - see here |
| X | .. | ABC2007.exe | Added by the DLOADR-ASH TROJAN! |
| X | .mscdr | lassa.exe | Added by the WEBUS.C TROJAN! |
| X | .mscdr | lsvchost.exe | Added by the WEBUS.D TROJAN! |
| X | .mscdsr | lsvchost.exe | Added by the CR TROJAN! |
| X | .mscsbl | svhost.exe | Added by the CMQ TROJAN! |
| X | .msfupdate | msveup.exe | Added by the ALLOCUP.A WORM! |
| X | .mssecure | mssecure.exe | Added by the DDOS_BOXED.X TROJAN! |
| ? | .NET config | sysmon32.exe | ?? |
| X | .norton | rchost.exe | Added by a variant of the BOXED-A TROJAN! |
| X | .nvsvc | smss.exe | Added by the IRCBOT-FP TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate smss.exe process which should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! |
| X | .nvsvcb | smssb.exe | Added by the BOXED.CG TROJAN! |
| X | .Prog | services.exe | Added by the NEVEG.B or NEVEG.C WORMS! Note - this is not the legitimate services.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup! |
| X | .Prog | winlogon.exe | Added by the NEVEG.A WORM! Note - this is not the legitimate winlogon.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup! |
| X | .protected | N/A | Smitfraud variant |
| X | .svchost | CSRSS.EXE | Added by the WEBUS.F TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.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 System folder |
| X | .TEXTCONV | csrss.exe | Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup! |
| X | .TEXTCONV | lsass.exe | Added by the WEBUS.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.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 System folder |
| X | .WMAudio | csrss.exe | Added by the WEBUS TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate csrss.exe process, which should not appear in Msconfig/Startup! |
| X | .WMAudio | lsass.exe | Added by the WEBUS.B TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate lsass.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 System folder |
| N | /l:eng | N/A | Related to the Dell OEM version of the Sound Blaster Audigy 2 sound card. If this item is listed and checked in startup, the System32 Folder will appear on every startup. A patch is available - filename R75304.EXE - that fixes the issue. You can find that file at support.dell.com by typing that name in the 'Search' box available there. It addresses the root of the problem in Creative's software and corrects it. Unfortunately there is no direct link to the file, but it's easily available using the search function |
| X | ;Rundll | [filename] | Added by the PWSLEGMIR.E TROJAN! |
| X | ?ekio Startups | ?nksvc32.exe | Added by the AGOBOT-OV WORM where ? is a random character |
| X | @ | regedit -s ..win.dll | Added by the SEEKER.K TROJAN! |
| N | @Hoc Toolbar | AtHoc.exe | One-click activated browsing toolbar used by various web-sites. See here for more info |
| N | @loha | reminder.exe | Registration reminder for @loha@home E-mail utility |
| X | @tour_ww | @tour_ww[1].exe | Adult content dialler |
| X | [3-4 random letters] | nslookup.exe | PurityScan/Clickspring adware. Not to be confused with the legitimate nslookup.exe which is found in the System32 folder |
| X | [3-4 random letters]Srv32 | [path to file] | Added by the BANCSADE-A TROJAN! |
| X | [decimal number] | [path to worm] | Added by the OPOSSUM-A WORM! The decimal number can be anything, eg, 0.12345678 |
| X | [default] | DrWatson32.exe | Added by the DREMN TROJAN! |
| X | [Entry name] | System.exe | Added by the NETHIEF-N TROJAN! |
| X | [Ephemeral 2.5] by TreeHugger, | [path to worm] | Added by the LEMOOR-C WORM! |