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Common Name Program Detected by WinPatrol
Media Pass mediapass.exe, mediaaccess.exe, mediapassk.exe,
Search-Exe Adware se.exe, se.dll, bm.dat, app.dat,
New.net NEWDOTNET.DLL
WinTools WTOOLSA.EXE, WTOOLSB.DLL, WTOOLSS.DLL
MyWebSearch.com Hijacker MYBAR/MYWAY.DLL, MWSSRCAS.DLL, MWSOEMON.DLL
Neo Toolbar - Traffic Syndicate TBPS.EXE, btein.dll, stoolsbar.dll
ISTbar ISTSVC.EXE
XUpiterSpyware - OrbitExplorer toolbar.dll
eXact Advertising NVMS.DLL, MSCB.DLL, MSBE.DLL
Tioga / Support.com       TGCmd.exe
Addictive Technologies ATPARTNERS.DLL
Gator / Claria CMESYS.exe, GMT.exe, GAIN_Tickler*.exe
Internet Optimizer nem21*.dll - nem220.dll


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WinPatrol Most Requested Program Information

Image used for formatting WinPatrol PLUS allows users to request more information about programs or modules they find in their startup, services or task lists. The following are the programs which more information has been requested on since the beginning of this month. More information from our research about the following programs is available to WinPatrol PLUS users via our online database. Numbers here are provided mostly just for fun and educational purposes for those of you who enjoy stats.
PLUS members will find additional information on any of the files below.

Program/Module Name Request Count Company
1 SHELL32.DLL 4153 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
2 USERINIT.EXE 3503 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
3 BROWSEUI.DLL 2854 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
4 WEBCHECK.DLL 2308 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
5 EXPLORER.EXE 1939 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
6 DUMPREP 0 -K 1934 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
7 STOBJECT.DLL 1229 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
8 WMPLAYER.EXE 1143 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
9 CTFMON.EXE 1116 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
10 CCAPP.EXE 970 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
11 NEROCHECK.EXE 940 AHEAD SOFTWARE GMBH
12 MSMSGS.EXE 901 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
13 SDHELPER.DLL 873 SAFER NETWORKING LIMITED
14 DUMPREP 0 -U 857 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
15 ACROIEHELPER.DLL 840 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
16 MOBSYNC.EXE 812 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
17 RUNDLL32.EXE 805 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
18 RESEARCH 802
19 ADVPACK.DLL 792 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
20 JUSCHED.EXE 791 SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC.
21 IGFXTRAY.EXE 751 INTEL CORPORATION
22 MSDXM.OCX 751 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
23 TFSWCTRL.EXE 746
24 WINAMP.EXE 718 NULLSOFT
25 REALPLAY.EXE 697 REALNETWORKS, INC.
26 ATIPTAXX.EXE 683 ATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
27 IEXPLORE.EXE 655 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
28 NWIZ.EXE 655 NVIDIA CORPORATION
29 REALSCHED.EXE 638 REALNETWORKS, INC.
30 REGSVR32.EXE 623 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
31 HKCMD.EXE 608 INTEL CORPORATION
32 SMSS.EXE 607 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
33 SVCHOST.EXE 601 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
34 SCANREGW.EXE 553 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
35 WINPATROL.EXE 533 BILLP STUDIOS
36 SERVICES.EXE 526 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
37 READER_SL.EXE 505 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
38 CMICNFG.CPL,CMICTRLWND 502
39 QTTASK.EXE 496 APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
40 NVCPL.DLL 493 NVIDIA CORPORATION
41 MSCONFIG.EXE 492 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
42 ADOBEUPDATEMANAGER.EXE 481
43 RELATED.HTM 471
44 WSCRIPT.EXE 461 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
45 MSNMSGR.EXE 460 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
46 SGTRAY.EXE 453
47 MSNAPPAU.EXE 448 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
48 COMPONENTLAUNCHER.EXE 437 ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
49 HIDSERV.DLL 424 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
50 WINLOGON.EXE 419 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
51 SOUNDMAN.EXE 418 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
52 AGRSMMSG.EXE 413 AGERE SYSTEMS
53 MESSENGER 411
54 WDFMGR.EXE 404 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
55 ALRSVC.DLL 397 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
56 ATI2EVXX.EXE 393 ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
57 OSA.EXE 389 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
58 NDETECT.EXE 388 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
59 GEARSEC.EXE 386 GEAR SOFTWARE
60 SETUP.EXE 377  
61 ACROIEHELPER.OCX 374 (
62 RECGUARD.EXE 373
63 GCASSERV.EXE 371 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
64 HPSYSDRV.EXE 361 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
65 SYSTRAY.EXE 360 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
66 LSASS.EXE 359 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
67 IMJPMIG.EXE 351 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
68 ALG.EXE 342 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
69 SPOOLSV.EXE 340 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
70 BACKWEB-8876480.EXE 338 LOGICOOL
71 CTHELPER.EXE 334 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD
72 TFSWSHX.DLL 333
73 UPDREG.EXE 325 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD.
74 VIEWMGR.EXE 324 VIEWPOINT CORPORATION
75 KB891711.EXE 321 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
76 NVMCTRAY.DLL 310 NVIDIA CORPORATION
77 NVQTWK,NVCPLDAEMON INITIALIZE 310
78 MMJBLAUNCH.EXE 309 MUSICMATCH, INC.
79 GOOGLETOOLBAR1.DLL 305 GOOGLE INC.
80 MSPMSPSV.EXE 303 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
81 NTVDM.EXE 301 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
82 PSDRVCHECK.EXE 299
83 AIM.EXE 296 AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
84 MDM.EXE 296 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
85 SNDMON.EXE 295 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
86 IDRIVERT.EXE 291 MACROVISION CORPORATION
87 ISUSPM.EXE 291 INSTALLSHIELD SOFTWARE CORP
88 NEWDOT~2.DLL 290 NEW.NET, INC.
89 MSIMN.EXE 282 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
90 STMAIN.DLL 281 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
91 APPMGMTS.DLL 280 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
92 WINWORD.EXE 280 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
93 ADOBE GAMMA LOADER.EXE 279 ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC.
94 SRESCAN.DLL 277 ZONE LABS, LLC
95 YPAGER.EXE 272 YAHOO INC.
96 MWSOEMON.EXE 271 MYWEBSEARCH.COM
97 PDVDSERV.EXE 268 CYBERLINK CORP.
98 POKAPOKA62.EXE 268
99 ASPNET_STATE.EXE 266 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
100 NOTEPAD.EXE 265 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
101 FIREFOX.EXE 263 MOZILLA
102 ITUNESHELPER.EXE 263 APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
103 MCUPDATE.EXE 263 MCAFEE, INC
104 NAVSHEXT.DLL 262 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
105 UPNPUI.DLL 255 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
106 WOWEXEC.EXE 255 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
107 POWRPROF.DLL 251 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
108 IESDSG.DLL 247 PC TOOLS
109 I_VIEW32.EXE 246 IRFAN SKILJAN
110 TINTSETP.EXE 246 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
111 POKAPOKA63.EXE 241
112 NEWDOT~1.DLL 239 NEW.NET, INC.
113 SHELLEXTENSION.DLL 239 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
114 CISVC.EXE 236 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
115 SISUSBRG.EXE 234 SILICON INTEGRATED SYSTEMS CORP.
116 ZLCLIENT.EXE 230 ZONE LABS, LLC
117 ATI2MDXX.EXE 227 ATI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
118 CLIPSRV.EXE 227 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
119 TEATIMER.EXE 225 SAFER NETWORKING LIMITED
120 KBD.EXE 219 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
121 SHSVCS.DLL 219 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
122 TASKMON.EXE 219 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
123 VSMON.EXE 216 ZONE LABS, LLC
124 MSNTB.DLL 215 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
125 YT.DLL 214 YAHOO INC.
126 EZSP_PX.EXE 213 EASY SYSTEMS JAPAN LTD.
127 AVGCC.EXE 212 GRISOFT, S.R.O.
128 ITUNES.EXE 212 APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
129 INCMAIL.EXE 211 INCREDIMAIL, LTD.
130 OASCLNT.EXE 210 MCAFEE, INC.
131 APOINT.EXE 207 ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
132 CFD.EXE 207
133 TASKSWITCH.EXE 207
134 INCD.EXE 206 AHEAD SOFTWARE AG
135 WALIGN 206
136 ACROTRAY.EXE 204 ADOBE SYSTEMS INC.
137 NETDDE.EXE 203 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
138 GRPCONV.EXE 202 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
139 IPODSERVICE.EXE 202 APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
140 DLLHOST.EXE 201 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
141 HPCMPMGR.EXE 201 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
142 SPYBOTSD.EXE 201 SAFER NETWORKING LIMITED
143 MSIEXEC.EXE 200 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
144 ALCXMNTR.EXE 198 REALTEK SEMICONDUCTOR CORP.
145 SE.DLL 197
146 MWSSRCAS.DLL 196 MYWEBSEARCH.COM
147 MEDIAACCK.EXE 194
148 MSTASK.EXE 193 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
149 JCCATCH.DLL 192 AMAZE SOFT
150 W3SSL.DLL 192 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
151 WINPATROLEX.EXE 191 BILLP STUDIOS
152 CARPSERV.EXE 190 CONEXANT SYSTEMS
153 MMTASK.EXE 188 TODO: <COMPANY NAME>
154 CMD.EXE 186 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
155 QUICKTIMEPLAYER.EXE 186 APPLE COMPUTER, INC.
156 SMAX4PNP.EXE 185 ANALOG DEVICES, INC.
157 YCOMP5_5_7_0.DLL 185 YAHOO INC.
158 LEXBCES.EXE 184 LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC.
159 CAFIX.EXE 181 COMPUTER ASSOCIATES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
160 WUAUCLT.EXE 181 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
161 POINT32.EXE 180 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
162 OSA9.EXE 179 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
163 CLI.EXE 178 ATI TECHNOLOGIES INC.
164 VTTIMER.EXE 178 S3 GRAPHICS, INC.
165 ICQLITE.EXE 176 ICQ LTD.
166 NAVW32.EXE 174 SYMANTEC CORPORATION
167 SSBKGDUPDATE.EXE 174 SCANSOFT, INC.
168 MCVSSHLD.EXE 173 MCAFEE, INC.
169 GOOGLETOOLBAR2.DLL 172 GOOGLE INC.
170 AOLHOSTMANAGER.EXE 171 AMERICA ONLINE, INC.
171 BROWSER.DLL 170 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
172 PS2.EXE 170 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
173 WINAMPA.EXE 169
174 DIT.EXE 168 ICSI TECHNOLOGY LTD.
175 SPYSWEEPER.EXE 168 WEBROOT SOFTWARE, INC.
176 HPWUSCHD2.EXE 166 HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY
177 NVSVC32.EXE 166 NVIDIA CORPORATION
178 MATCLI.EXE 164 MOTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
179 CDAC11BA.EXE 163 C-DILLA LTD
180 ISTSVC.EXE 161
181 TGCMD.EXE 159 SUPPORTSOFT, INC.
182 SYNTPLPR.EXE 158 SYNAPTICS, INC.
183 WORDPAD.EXE 158 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
184 MCAPPINS.EXE 155 NETWORKS ASSOCIATES TECHNOLOGY, INC
185 EHTRAY.EXE 154 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
186 WINRAR.EXE 153
187 WZCSVC.DLL 153 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
188 MCMNHDLR.EXE 152 MCAFEE, INC.
189 REAL.COM 152
190 UNREGMP2.EXE 152 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
191 BLANK 151
192 HPZIPM12.EXE 151 HP
193 TAPISRV.DLL 151 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
194 CTSVCCDA.EXE 150 CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY LTD
195 SWDOCTOR.EXE 149 PCTOOLS
196 HPGS2WND.EXE 148 HEWLETT-PACKARD
197 QMGR.DLL 148 MICROSOFT CORPORATION
198 SHOWTIME.EXE 148 NERO SOFTWARE AG
199 LOGI_MWX.EXE 147 LOGITECH INC.
200 CPQSET.EXE 145

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