Startup Applications List
If you're frustrated with the time it takes your Windows PC to boot and then it seems to be running slowly you may have too many programs running at start-up - and 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 comprehensive and most accurate!
"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 please visit the Startup Content page.
For further information on random startup entries please visit the Startup Info page. For the next few months and foreseeable future I'll be verifying many of the Y, U, N & ? entries via virtual machines. If you can verify/identify those entries with a "?" status (especially hardware specific - such as laptops and motherboards) then please E-mail me (address at bottom of the page) or use the new Message Board.
Last update :- 31st August
21939 items listed
"Status" key:
Variables:
| Name or Startup Item | Status | Command or Data | Description | Tested? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaep | X | opar.exe | PurityScan/Clickspring adware | No |
| ccAppr | X | outIook.exe | Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN! | No |
| ccRegVfY | X | outIook.exe | Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN! | No |
| ccwPin | X | openS.exe | Added by the DELF-AJE TROJAN! | No |
| cdoosoft | X | olhrwef.exe | Added by the AUTORUN-AAG WORM! | No |
| Cleanup | N | ONICTASK.EXE | Internet Cleanup from Allume Systems (used to be by OnTrack) - cleans up tracks left by browsing the internet | No |
| Cn911 | X | ODBCJET.exe | Added by the BIFROSE-PR TROJAN! | No |
| CP4HPOT | U | OneTouch.EXE | Supports the additional multimedia keys on HP/Compaq laptops which give single button press access to standard functions such as Mail, Search, Internet, Quick Lock and Help and Support or user programmed alternatives. Required if you use these additional keys | No |
| ctfnom.exe | X | OSRSS.exe | Added by the DLOADER-UQ TROJAN! | No |
| Devices | U | olesvr.exe | Salfeld Child Control - parental control software | No |
| Dialog Box Assistant | N | OSDEx.exe | Dialog Box Assistant from Duality Software. Helps with the standard Open and Save As dialog boxes by showing recently used files and folders | No |
| Diam prlaer | X | oqedrhg.exe | Added by the SDBOT-DEU WORM! | No |
| DriveLED | U | OODLed.exe | O&O DriveLED - hard disk monitoring and crash prevention | No |
| DyFuCA | X | optimize.exe | Adult content dialler - see here | No |
| Esph | X | ortu.exe | PurityScan adware | No |
| Esutityde | X | osutityde.exe | Added by the SDBOT.BQD WORM! | No |
| Eye Tide Launcher | N | oneeyetideone.exe | Nascar wallpaper | No |
| Graphic Update | X | openglx.exe | Added by the IRCBOT.AMU WORM! | No |
| hohohhaha | X | ournik.com | Added by the IRCFLOOD.AL BACKDOOR! | No |
| HotbarOE | X | OEAddOn.exe | Hotbar adware | No |
| Installed shell32.dll | X | Office.exe... | Added by the LOVGATE.AO WORM! | No |
| Installed shell32.dll | X | Office.exe | Added by the LOVGATE.E WORM! | No |
| Internet Optimizer | X | optimize.exe | Internet Optimizer parasite - detected by Sophos as the DLUCA-G TROJAN and variants | No |
| KASP | U | OESpamTest.exe | Kaspersky Anti-Spam | No |
| LanguageMonitor | U | Oplmsb01.exe | OKI Printer language support monitor | No |
| Launch Ai Booster | U | OverClk.exe | Included with some ASUS motherboards (such as the Maximus Extreme & Striker II Extreme), "AI Booster allows you to overclock the CPU speed in Windows without the hassle of booting the BIOS." Part of AI Suite | No |
| LMgrOSD | U | OSDCtrl.exe | OSD (on-screen-display) utility - part of Acer Launch Manager. Gives you control to customize the monitor to your liking...from sound, brightness, contrast, horizontal and vertical positions, phase, pixel clock, color and language | No |
| Local Area Network | X | OpenGL.exe | Added by a variant of the RBOT WORM! | No |
| MaxtorOneTouch | U | OneTouch.exe | Maxtor OneTouch Hard Drives/OneTouch Family hard disk backup software | No |
| McAfee VirusScan | Y | oasclnt.exe | On-access real-time scanner for older versions of McAfee VirusScan and the now obsolete McAfee VirusScan Online which scans files for malware as you access, create, copy or download them | Yes |
| memory | X | outlookrem.exe | Added by the NOPIR.C WORM! | No |
| Microsoft Office OneNote | N | ONENOTEM.EXE | System Tray access to MS Office OneNote 2003 & 2007 - an electronic notebook that allows you to create free-form notes, including text, graphics and audio/video. When running, ONENOTEM.EXE also enables the WINDOWS KEY combinations - such as WINDOWS KEY+N (new Side Note - 2007 only) and WINDOWS KEY+S (insert screen grab into a note). Leave the icon enabled in OneNote but move the shortcut from Start → All Programs → Startup to the desktop or elsewhere on the Start menu and run when needed | Yes |
| Microsoft Office quick launch | X | OSA.exe | Added by the VBOT.A BACKDOOR! Note that OSA.exe was used in older versions of Office to launch common components to help speed up the launch but it is no longer normally used - see here. This file is located in a valid MS Office 2003 (aka Office 11) directory - %Program Files%\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11 - and may overwrite a valid file | No |
| Microsoft Office Startup | N | osa.exe | On older versions of MS Office this launches common Office components to help speed up the launch of Office programs. On slower machines it can be a resource hog and some users claim there's no difference with or without it - but it usually isn't required. This must be left enabled if you use the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar (MSOFFICE.EXE) and have set it to load at startup. Available via Start → All Programs | No |
| Microsoft Office Startup | N | Osa9.exe | On older versions of MS Office this launches common Office components to help speed up the launch of Office programs. On slower machines it can be a resource hog and some users claim there's no difference with or without it - but it usually isn't required. This must be left enabled if you use the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar (MSOFFICE.EXE) and have set it to load at startup. Available via Start → All Programs | No |
| Microsoft OfficeXP | X | officeXP.exe | Added by the KILLAV.MA WORM! | No |
| Microsoft quick launch | X | OSA.exe | Added by a variant of the VBOT.A BACKDOOR! Note that OSA.exe was used in older versions of Office to launch common components to help speed up the launch but it is no longer normally used - see here. This file is located in a valid MS Office 2003 (aka Office 11) directory - %Program Files%\Microsoft Office\OFFICE11 - and may overwrite a valid file | No |
| Microsoft Security Monitor Process | X | ofice.exe | Added by the VIRUT.N VIRUS! | No |
| Microsoft Sinsup | X | odjiwjf.exe | Added by the RBOT-DN WORM! | No |
| Microsoft Update 32 | X | om4r.exe | Added by the RBOT-AQP WORM! | No |
| Microsoft Update Machine | X | opmmve.exe | Added by the KOLABC.DES WORM! | No |
| Microsoft Utility Startup | N | OSA9.exe | On older versions of MS Office this launches common Office components to help speed up the launch of Office programs. On slower machines it can be a resource hog and some users claim there's no difference with or without it - but it usually isn't required. This must be left enabled if you use the Microsoft Office Shortcut Bar (MSOFFICE.EXE) and have set it to load at startup. Available via Start → All Programs | No |
| MS Office | X | Office10.exe | Added by the VB.DT TROJAN! | No |
| MS Unix Binary | X | outlookexpressupdate.exe | Added by the RBOT-YU WORM! | No |
| MSConfig | X | oumy.exe | Added by the AGENT-NGD TROJAN! | No |
| msennger | X | ournik.com | Added by the IRCFLOOD.AL BACKDOOR! | No |
| Msupdate | X | outIook.exe | Added by the TACTSLAY.A TROJAN! | No |
| My Essentials Wireless USB Utility | U | O-Maxwcui.exe | Belkin My Essentials Wireless USB Utility | No |
| Ncao | X | osoa.exe | PurityScan adware | No |
| NeuroSpeech OESpeaker | N | OEMonitor.exe | Part of OESpeaker - a program that allows you to listen to long E-mails instead of reading them in Outlook Express. OEMonitor.exe checks whether OE is open or not | No |
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The following files are available for people developing mirrors of the site and using the information presented here:
Startup XML File - Startup INI File - Startup HTML File
For IE users, right-click on the link and select "Save Target As..." - note that for the INI and HTML files the suggested filename will be "startuplist.htm" and you'll have to rename them "startuplist.ini" and "startuplist.html" respectively.
For Firefox users, I recommend downloading the zipped versions from here. Otherwise, you'll have to open the file and save it - which can take a long time due to the size.
NOTE: These downloads are password protected and free to anyone producing a mirror or free utility. If you produce a commercial/shareware utility please contact me to discuss options. If you don't fall into any of these categories and want to download any of these files you will need to either make a donation of $15/year or more via PayPal (or E-mail me) and you will be provided with the login details which will change at the beginning of each year. The donation will go towards researching new and existing entries for the database and creating these files. Since making these files available for download they've been available free of charge and downloaded thousands of times. I believe they are unique as to my knowledge, no similar site offers such a resource as the lists they offer are on-line only.
Warning
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.
NOTE: 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 entried listed in this database where specific removal instructions haven't been given. If this is the case then you could try SDFix, a program written by AndyManchesta that can remove many different types of Trojans and Worms. See here for a tutorial on how to use the program and here for the latest ReadMe file detailing the fixes included.
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.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
If you're looking for a startup manager then why not try WinPatrol (by BillP Studios) or Advanced SystemCare Free (by IObit) - both include the option to search this database for a particular entry. Alternatively 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.
There are an ever increasing number of rogue applications appearing these days and many of the removal guides referenced in this database use MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (which now incorporates the now discontinued RogueRemover).
As there are more than 10,000 entries in this database related to viruses, trojans, worms and other malware I recommend you use a quality internet security package. Which ever you choose, keep it updated.
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Presentation, format & comments Copyright © 2001 - 2010 Paul Collins
Portions Copyright © Peter Forrest, Denny Denham, Sylvain Prevost, Tony Klein, CastleCops & Bleeping Computer
Database creation and support by Patrick Kolla
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