Russell McMahon wrote: > *** SUPERB *** > Another "superb" site (if you need it)(I do). > > Ever tried to sort out what all those running Windows tasks do? > Wondered which are legitimate and which are spyware, trojans and the like? > > Here's a list that will help. > It lists the names and brief description of the functionality and necessity > of about 1800 Windows programs / tasks / > > http://arnado.com/startup/startup2.asp?qLetter=A > > Change the last character to see other pages. > (A .. Z, 0 .. 9, @ and a few other characters) > Couldn't find a top level page for this. > Entirely useable as is. > > No list is perfect. No doubt some entries are wrong. There's also always the > risk of being mislead by a new trojan. But this is by far the most > comprehensive list I've ever seen. And it's free. > > As a bonus, it may alert you to some useful utilities. You may also look this one up: http://www.answersthatwork.com/Tasklist_pages/tasklist.htm Gaston Gagnon -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads