Startup Applications List
Unfortunately, due to a change in my circumstances, the startup programs database here at Sysinfo.org will no longer be updated and the off-line downloads are no longer available. The version at Pacman's Portal will, however, continue to be updated and it's recommended that you refer to that site for more up to date information. The reason for this change in policy cannot be disclosed at this time but I hope you have enjoyed using the database here and thank you for your support and kind comments over the years.
Paul Collins
If you're frustrated with the time it takes your Windows 7/Vista/XP PC to boot and then it seems to be running slowly you may have too many programs running at start-up - and you have come to the right place to identify them. This is the original startup programs (as opposed to processes/tasks) list - one of the most accurate and comprehensive. Services are not included - see below. The database is mirrored in a slightly different format at Pacman's Portal.
"Name or Startup Item" in the table below refers to how an entry is displayed in MSConfig, Windows Defender or the registry "Run" keys. "Command or Data" refers to the program the entry runs. For further information on this and how to identify and disable startup programs you may want to also visit this page.
For further information on random startup entries please visit the Startups Info page.
Last update :- 29th July, 2011
24133 items listed
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| Name or Startup Item | Status | Command or Data | Description | Tested? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 | Y | avp.exe | System Tray access to and notifications for Kasperksy Internet Security 6.0 from Kaspersky Lab. Runs together with a related service - Kaspersky Internet Security 6.0 (AVP) - which runs a separate instance of the same file | No |
| Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 | Y | avp.exe | System Tray access to and notifications for Kasperksy Internet Security 7.0 from Kaspersky Lab. Runs together with a related service - Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0 (AVP) - which runs a separate instance of the same file | No |
| Kaspersky Password Manager | Y | stpass.exe | Kaspersky Password Manager from Kaspersky Lab - "is an indispensable tool for the active Internet user. It fully automates the process of entering passwords and other data into websites and saves the user from going to the trouble of creating and remembering multiple passwords" | Yes |
| Kaspersky PURE | Y | stpass.exe | My Password Manager from an earlier version of Kaspersky PURE. Password management utilty which automates the process of entering passwords and other data into websites and saves the user from going to the trouble of creating and remembering multiple passwords | Yes |
| Kaspersky Total Security | Y | avp.exe | System Tray access to and notifications for an earlier version of the Kaspersky PURE security software. Runs together with a related service - Kaspersky PURE (AVP) - which runs a separate instance of the same file. This is the Vista/7 MSConfig and Windows Defender entry | Yes |
| kaspersky32 | X | kasperskyLabs32.exe | Added by the RBOT-GOT WORM! | No |
| KasperskyAv | X | kaspersky.exe | Added by the MIMAIL.T WORM! Note - this has nothing to do with the real Kaspersky anti-virus | No |
| KasperskyAVEng | X | Kasperskyaveng.exe | Added by the NETSKY.V WORM! | No |
| KasperskyPasswordManager | Y | stpass.exe | Kaspersky Password Manager from Kaspersky Lab - "is an indispensable tool for the active Internet user. It fully automates the process of entering passwords and other data into websites and saves the user from going to the trouble of creating and remembering multiple passwords" | Yes |
| KAT | X | KAT.vbs | Added by the SOAD-D WORM! | No |
| KatMouse | U | KatMouse.exe | KatMouse - utility to enhance the functionality of mice with a scroll wheel, offering 'universal' scrolling, etc | No |
| kav | Y | avp.exe | System Tray access to and notifications for older versions of internet security products from Kaspersky Lab - including Internet Security and Anti-Virus. Runs together with a related service - such as Kaspersky Internet Security (AVP) - which runs a separate instance of the same file. Also AOL's Active Virus Shield (by Kaspersky) - now discontinued. Found in either a Kaspersky or AOL sub-directory | No |
| kav | X | kav.exe | Added by the DOGROBOT TROJAN! Note - this is not a valid old version of Kaspersky AV and is located in %System% | No |
| kava | X | kavo.exe | Added by the LINEAG-GLG TROJAN! | No |
| KAVFOX | X | win1ogoin.exe | Added by the GWGHOST-M TROJAN! | No |
| kavir | X | kavir.exe | Added by a variant of the Storm/Nuwar/Zhelatin WORM! See here for an example | No |
| Kavirs | X | Kavirs.exe | Added by the AGENT-OJC TROJAN! | No |
| Kavirs1 | X | Kavirs1.exe | Added by the AGENT-OPY TROJAN! | No |
| KAVPersonal | X | svchost.exe | Added by the LINEAGE-V TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir% | No |
| KAVPersonal50 | Y | Kav.exe | Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal 5.0 | No |
| KAVPersonal90 | X | wscntfy.exe | Added by the BANKER-FZ TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate Windows Security (wscntfy.exe) file which is located in %System%. This one is located in %Windir% | No |
| KavPFW | Y | KavPFW.exe | KingSoft Personal Firewall | No |
| KavRuns | X | Windll.exe | Added by the TRYNOMA TROJAN! | No |
| kavs | X | svchost.exe | Added by the AGENT-GLC TROJAN! Note - this is not the legitimate svchost.exe process which is always located in %System% and should not normally figure in Msconfig/Startup! This one is located in %Windir% | No |
| KavStart | Y | KAVStart.exe | KingSoft Personal Firewall | No |
| kavsvc | Y | kavsvc.exe | Kaspersky antivirus | No |
| KavSvc | X | [random].exe | Added by the QOOLOGIC TROJAN! Uses random file names (examples: nzkklz.exe, rzazzi.exe, ivpaan.exe) | No |
| KAVutil | X | [worm filename] | Added by the WINTOO.B WORM! | No |
| KAZAA | N | kazaa.exe | KAZAA is a file-sharing program which unfortunately being ad-based includes "Cy-door" adware. Check here for information about "Cy-door" and here for a program that can remove it | No |
| KAZAA | N | [path] kpp.exe [path] kazaalite.kpp | System Tray access to later versions of the Kazaa Lite P2P file sharing utility - namely the K++ and Resurrection variants. Kazaa Lite is the unauthorized modification of the original Kazaa Media Desktop - with the malware removed | No |
| Kazaa Download Accelerator Updater (required) | X | regsvr32 kdp****.dll [* = random char] | SafeguardProtect/Veevo hijacker. Note that regsvr32.exe is a legitimate Microsoft file used to register and unregister OLE controls and shouldn't be deleted. The random DLL file is found in %System% | No |
| Kazaa lptt01 | X | kazaa.exe | RapidBlaster variant (in a "kazaa" folder in Program Files). A dedicated "RapidBlaster Killer" removal tool used to be available but quality anti-malware tools will now remove it. Note - this is not the valid KaZaA file sharing program which has the same executable name | No |
| Kazaa ml097e | X | kazaa.exe | RapidBlaster variant (in a "kazaa" folder in Program Files). A dedicated "RapidBlaster Killer" removal tool used to be available but quality anti-malware tools will now remove it. Note - this is not the valid KaZaA file sharing program which has the same executable name | No |
| KAZAACuf | X | 9 | Added by the KITRO.D (or ARGEN.A) WORM! | No |
| kazaalite | N | kazaalite.exe | Kazaalite is a file sharing client - not to be confused with the original Kazaa program. Unlike the original, this one does not contain any advertising or tracking mechanisms | No |
| KaZooM | N | KaZooM.Exe | KaZoom from Blue Haven Media - "add-on application that automatically speeds up the download process and finds the files you want with far more power than regular KaZaA searches" | No |
| kb | X | AUTO.txt | Added by the BRONTOK-CV WORM! | No |
| KB1883574.exe | X | KB1883574.exe | Malware Destructor 2011 rogue security software - not recommended, removal instructions here | No |
| KB891711 | Y | KB891711.exe | Installed by the Windows KB891711 critical update, see this security bulletin - this file reportedly needs to continue running in order to patch the vulnerability, at least until a more practical solution is found. There have however been reports of fatal exception errors in systems running Windows 98, and in such a case Microsoft advises to either uninstall the patch (Add/Remove Programs) or prevent it from running at startup | No |
| KB918547 | Y | KB918547.EXE | Bug-fix for a Microsoft graphics rendering engine vulnerability - see here. Windows 98/Me only | No |
| KB926239 | Y | rundll32.exe apphelp.dll, ShimFlushCache | Microsoft KB926239 fix. Windows Media Player 10 may close unexpectedly on a Windows XP-based computer | No |
| KBD | U | KBD.EXE | Multimedia keyboard manager. Required if you use the multimedia keys | No |
| KBD | U | KbdStub.EXE | Key Watcher from HP - watches for Multimedia Keys on HP keyboards | No |
| KBD MediaCenter | U | MEDIACTR.EXE | Multimedia keyboard manager. Required if you use the multimedia keys | No |
| kbddrv32 | X | kbddrv32.exe | Added by the CRYPTER.A TROJAN! | No |
| kbddrvinf | X | kbddrvinf.exe | Added by the CRYPTER.A TROJAN! | No |
| KbEkKJuBmaVdP | X | KbEkKJuBmaVdP.exe | Added by the FAKEAV-DIM TROJAN! | No |
| KBR95674904.exe | X | KBR95674904.exe | Added by the BCKDR-RHB BACKDOOR! | No |
| KCeasy | N | KCeasy.exe | KCeasy - a Windows peer-to-peer filesharing application which uses giFT as its 'back end' foundation. The networks currently supported are OpenFT and Gnutella | No |
| KClient | U | kstatus.exe | KClient Kerberos client software for Win32 systems. It provides the libraries and utilities needed to use Kerberos-based PC applications developed by Computing Services such as KWeb and NiftyTelnet | No |
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Notes & Warnings
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DISCLAIMER: It is assumed that users are familiar with the operating system they are using and comfortable with making the suggested changes. We will not be held responsible if changes you make cause a system failure.
WARNING: This is NOT a database of tasks/processes taken from Task Manager or the Close Program window (CTRL+ALT+DEL) but a database 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 the Process Library from Uniblue, the list at PC Pitstop or one of the many others now available. 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.
To avoid the database becoming too large, all virus entries are only shown using the registry version which is common to all Windows versions. Otherwise there would be multiple entries for popular filenames that viruses often use - such as "svchost" above for example. Multiple viruses can also use the same startup entries, in this case only those with significant differences (such as file location) are repeated in this database.
NOTE: There are a number of virus and malware entries listed in this database where specific removal instructions haven't been given. If this is the case then you could try ComboFix, a program written by sUBs that can remove many different types of Trojans and Worms. See here for a tutorial on how to use the program
IMPORTANT: A number of entries are repeated due to the way that different operating systems display startup items. For example, WinMe lists "POPROXY.EXE" as "Norton eMail Protect" in both MSCONFIG and the registry whereas WinXP lists it as "Poproxy" in MSCONFIG and "Norton eMail Protect" in the registry.
SERVICES: "Services" from the NT/2K/XP/Vista/7 operating systems are not included. I fully understand that some programs with these OS's use "Services" as an alternative to load their component parts at startup but these are handled in a different way. We recommend you try BlackViper for information on services for the relevant operating systems.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
If you're looking for a startup manager then why not try Spybot - Search & Destroy (by Safer Networking Ltd) as the startup programs section (select the Advanced mode) includes descriptions from this database. You might also want to try their RunAlyzer and FileAlyzer tools.
As there are more than 10,000 entries in this database related to viruses, trojans, worms and other malware we recommend you use a quality internet security package. Which ever you choose, keep it updated.
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Database creation and support by Patrick Kolla
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