Descriptions

Descriptions:

AcroTray.exe AcroTray.exe is a process belonging to the Adobe Acrobat Traybar assistant which provides a shortcut to additional configuration options for Adobe products. This program is a non-essential process, and is installed for ease of use.

Dslmon.exe

Dslmon.exe is a process associated with the Sagem DSL Modem. This process is used for detecting the modem and should not be removed.

Svchost.exe

The Svchost.exe file is located in the %SystemRoot%\System32 folder. At startup, Svchost.exe checks the services part of the registry to construct a list of services that it must load. Multiple instances of Svchost.exe can run at the same time. Each Svchost.exe session can contain a grouping of services. Therefore, separate services can run, depending on how and where Svchost.exe is started. This grouping of services permits better control and easier debugging.

CAVRID.exe

CAVRID.exe is a process associated with eTrust EZ_Antivirus from Computer Associates. This process should not be removed to ensure that your system security is not breached.

ALG.exe ALG.exe is the Application Layer Gateway and provides support for various optional Windows utilities including the Windows Firewall and ICS. The process will not run if there are no utilities utilizing it loaded.

Csrss.exe Csrss.exe Client/Server Runtime Server Subsystem or csrss.exe is a critical part of the Windows operating system. CSRSS.exe is the user-mode part of the Windows Kernel (win32.sys is the kernel-mode subsystem), CSRSS handles console windows, threads, and the virtual MS-DOS subsystem. This process cannot be ended.

Jusched.exe

Jusched.exe is the Java Update SCHEDuler. It runs an update command at regular intervals to ensure that Sun's Java platform is up to date.

Services.exe Services.exe is a Microsoft Windows process which manages the starting up and shutting down of services, including the boot and shutdown services. Isass.exe Isass.exe is a very dangerous application which logs every key you press while using your computer. This includes sensitive information such as passwords, credit card numbers and private information which may lead to identity theft.

All the stories you hear on TV and from family and friends regarding identity theft are true: people who use computers do get their identity stolen, and it is because software like this.

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