[Added on Arjan.org] Autoruns

[avdh76]

Category: System > Cleaning/Removal


Autoruns


Overview:

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of
auto-starting locations of any startup monitor (A starting list of
auto-run locations was obtained from David Solomon's "Windows
Internals" seminar), shows you what programs are configured to run
during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order
Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup
folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure
Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions,
toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start
services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility
bundled with Windows Me and XP. Autoruns' "Hide Signed Microsoft
Entries " option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting
images that have been added to your system and it has support for
looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts
configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a
command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.
You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched
automatically! Autoruns works on all versions of Windows.

Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

For related software, check out:
http://www.arjan.org/?System:Cleaning/Removal


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[John Corliss]

Category: System > Cleaning/Removal


Autoruns


Overview:

This utility, which has the most comprehensive knowledge of
auto-starting locations of any startup monitor (A starting list of
auto-run locations was obtained from David Solomon's "Windows
Internals" seminar), shows you what programs are configured to run
during system bootup or login, and shows you the entries in the order
Windows processes them. These programs include ones in your startup
folder, Run, RunOnce, and other Registry keys. You can configure
Autoruns to show other locations, including Explorer shell extensions,
toolbars, browser helper objects, Winlogon notifications, auto-start
services, and much more. Autoruns goes way beyond the MSConfig utility
bundled with Windows Me and XP. Autoruns' "Hide Signed Microsoft
Entries " option helps you to zoom in on third-party auto-starting
images that have been added to your system and it has support for
looking at the auto-starting images configured for other accounts
configured on a system. Also included in the download package is a
command-line equivalent that can output in CSV format, Autorunsc.
You'll probably be surprised at how many executables are launched
automatically! Autoruns works on all versions of Windows.

Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

For related software, check out:
http://www.arjan.org/?System:Cleaning/Removal

I'm wondering how this compares to the detection capabilities of "Hijack
This". I do, however, really like the very nice "Descriptions" column
that is there by default without you having to look for it.

--
Regards from John Corliss
I don't reply to trolls.
No adware, cdware, commercial software, crippleware, demoware, nagware,
shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez
please.

 

[John Corliss]

Category: System > Cleaning/Removal

Autoruns
(clipped)
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

Now this is strange. When I ran the program, no problem. However, when I
try to open the help file for Autoruns, it opens but I get four calling
out alerts from Kerio:

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to connect to
activex.microsoft.com [207.46.196.108], port 80"

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to send UDP
datagram to CookieCop [127.0.0.1], port 1265"

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to connect to
38.119.82.23, port 80"

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to connect to
38.119.82.22, port 80"

--
Regards from John Corliss
I don't reply to trolls.
No adware, cdware, commercial software, crippleware, demoware, nagware,
shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez
please.

 

[Peacerose]

Category: System > Cleaning/Removal

Autoruns
(clipped)
Homepage: http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/freeware/autoruns.shtml

Now this is strange. When I ran the program, no problem. However, when I
try to open the help file for Autoruns, it opens but I get four calling
out alerts from Kerio:

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to connect to
activex.microsoft.com [207.46.196.108], port 80"

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to send UDP
datagram to CookieCop [127.0.0.1], port 1265"

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to connect to
38.119.82.23, port 80"

"'Autostart program viewer' from your computer wants to connect to
38.119.82.22, port 80"

--
Regards from John Corliss
I don't reply to trolls.
No adware, cdware, commercial software, crippleware, demoware, nagware,
shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez
please.

HijackThis only looks at BHOs - Browser Helper Objects. Many autoruns are
not browser related.

Peacerose