20-3 Processes

AVSuite – Antivir antivirus

Audiodg.exe –  hosts the audio engine

FSCapture –Flag Stone capture program, used to bring you the wonderful photos on my blog.

Jusched – Java update scheduler, that wonderful program that looks for updates for JAVA.

Csrss. Exe - This is the user-mode portion of the Win32 subsystem; Win32.sys is the kernel-mode portion. 

Csrss stands for Client/Server Run-Time Subsystem, and is an essential subsystem that must be running at all times. Csrss is responsible for console windows, creating and/or deleting threads, and implementing some portions of the 16-bit virtual MS-DOS environment. 

 

Avshadow – This process (avshadow.exe) implementation of the Shadow Copy Service (something offered by current Windows Versions). It is used to scan files that are locked or in use by creating a “shadow copy” of the file, which:

a) allows antivir to scan it and

b) does not interfere with any processes continuing to modify the “original” file.

Igfxpers – igfxpers.exe is a process installed alongside NVidia graphics cards and provides additional configuration options for these devices

Igfxtray - igfxtray.exe is a process which allows you to access the Intel Graphics configuration and diagnostic application for the Intel 810 series graphics chipset.

Hqtray – hqtray.exe is a Network Access Status Tray Application from VMware, Inc. belonging to VMware Workstation

Lsass - Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS), is a process in Microsoft Windows operating systems that is responsible for enforcing the security policy on the system. It verifies users logging on to a Windows computer or server, handles password changes, and creates access tokens. It also writes to the Windows Security Log.

Forcible termination of lsass.exe will result in the Welcome screen losing its accounts, prompting a restart of the machine.