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What is ghoststarttrayapp.exe? Norton Ghost Start?

Vendor:      Symantec Corporation
Product:     Norton Ghost Start
Vendor Website:     
Last Seen by PC Matic:      No Data

Process is Bad PC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is bad.
Process is questionablePC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that the safety of this process is questionable.
Process is goodPC Matic has analyzed this process and determined that there is a high likelihood that it is good.
Process is goodThis process is a Microsoft or Windows process, but many viruses use this file name to escape notice.

Purpose: GhostStartTrayApp.exe - Part of NOrton Ghost System which installs a non-essential desktop tray icon.

ghoststarttrayapp.exe uses excessive system and memory resources with no corresponding benefit. Applications such as these should be disabled to improve overall system performance.


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ghoststarttrayapp.exe is a Microsoft or Windows process but some versions of this exe carry viruses.
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Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.05%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB


Program Name MD5 Count
ghoststarttrayapp.exe

MD5 Hashes

# Status MD5 Revision Name Size
1 Status 0x45725ce2a9bd68cf1526728fcffcc24e 4/20/2019 5:15:00 PM Unknown 2003.775 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
2 Status 0x9197e9d151978e32f8591b27790081ec 9/26/2014 6:16:00 PM Unknown 2003.793 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
3 Status 0xb9217ecc6466e87010dda424bc7ed3d5 9/11/2011 6:21:00 PM Unknown 2003.789 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
4 Status 0x6bceabaa08a6063b488d23135978ddf8 1/5/2011 10:43:00 PM Unknown 2003.793 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
5 Status 0x654cfeb16a1f08c59b5d4a78239e6ce2 10/10/2010 6:13:00 AM Unknown 2003.789 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
6 Status 0x940dfb5e7c40a163ab2b725e9e742451 5/17/2010 10:52:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
7 Status 0x71e9aac8d6a033a106cc121ee8ca6606 4/23/2010 9:31:00 PM Unknown 2003.793 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
8 Status 0x4b670ee34e006dc3946723500485dbc2 3/30/2010 10:52:00 AM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
9 Status 0x43d3caa08b2c5b491057d22915772661 2/14/2010 6:05:00 PM Unknown 2003.775 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
10 Status 0x6c56a77a77c421755dc601d90a7473c8 2/3/2010 4:25:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 100 KB
11 Status 0xd9a13c146caaffdfe418a142573eeaa1 11/25/2009 12:47:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
12 Status 0xf3e856882e176ee437d09790ae6ca81a 7/18/2009 10:49:00 PM Unknown 2003.789 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
13 Status 0x853314058954919a7d3731efd4bcb2cd 6/30/2009 10:26:00 AM Unknown 2003.775 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
14 Status 0x13a566fa0e68ef0012346102bbf7153f 6/16/2009 7:56:00 PM Unknown 2003.789 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
15 Status 0x2c73f3aa1e9a2a806d2d9d0fb1bf5886 6/15/2009 4:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
16 Status 0x964d174896214caeead1af718a0fab0c 3/22/2009 9:46:00 PM Unknown 2003.775 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
17 Status 0x1ee4017fedf8a981fcbdd655641c0917 2/22/2009 9:09:00 AM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
18 Status 0x78cff7201281d15a766082a9f5564cd3 1/28/2009 8:42:00 PM Unknown 2003.789 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
19 Status 0xb4e537d5b2f1c4973df2d705205927c4 1/16/2009 3:50:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
20 Status 0x4765e73ded41b0cf8cae88e8e96c555f 11/10/2008 5:52:00 PM Unknown 2003.793 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
21 Status 0xcbf9c089b3be2c4054a2ebbe7a5c1ac4 9/30/2008 5:57:00 PM Unknown 2003.775 Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
22 Status 0x1ede2b1aaddfe8839dfc85b2ed6677b8 9/3/2008 5:57:00 AM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 128 KB
23 Status 0x90de66160a226854d51933099c5ed3af 8/8/2008 2:28:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 136 KB
24 Status 0x90084fb0ba6f3ac8427659e037fe7d31 7/7/2008 8:45:00 AM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB
25 Status 0xea3b02b69333e28fe9b9c2fa6dcff78b 5/15/2008 11:39:00 PM Unknown Unknown Norton Ghost Start 92 KB


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