Chapter 20

20-2: Download and Use AV Software

I downloaded a free trial of AVG Anti-Virus software and installed it. I scanned the system and found no suspicious activity.

I updated the software with the latest virus signatures, set the AV software to scan daily, and set the AV software to scan incoming e-mail.

20-3: Researching Running Processes


igfxtray.exe- Grants access to the Intel Graphics configuration and diagnostic application for the chipset.
igfxpers.exe- An NVidia graphics card process that provides additional configuration options for this device.
igfxsrvc.exe-  Stabilizes the running processes of the computer. Do not remove!
Csrss.exe - is responsible for console windows, creating and/or deleting threads, and implementing some portions of the 16-bit virtual MS-DOS environment.
hkcmd.exe - Process for Intel multimedia devices. Allows configuration and diagnostic options for these devices
winlogon.exe -  Winlogon is a part of the Windows Login subsystem, and is necessary for user authorization and Windows activation checks.
msiexec.exe - Used to install new programs that use Windows Installer package files (MSI).
taskhost.exe - Host for processes that run from DLLs. At startup TASKHOST checks the Services portion of the Registry to make a list of DLL-based services that it needs to load, and then loads them. 
wordpad.exe  -  A system file that allows you to type or paste simple text.


20-4: Learning to Use Autoruns

I downloaded and ran autoruns. The startup items are the same as the ones shown in msconfig.

The only difference is the appearance. I think autoruns has a better layout.