Welcome to the PC Pitstop Process Library. We have an extensive list of the most common processes currently running on PCs. Use this library to inspect the safety of your running processes on a regular basis.

Process Library

Running processes can significantly impact the performance of your PC, especially if they are malicious or capturing information about your computer usage without your knowledge. Press Ctrl + Alt + Delete to bring up your Task Manager and click on the Processes tab. If any of the running processes do not look familiar to you, look them up in our library.


Click here to run our free scan and see if your computer's processes are safe.

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Process Name

  

Unknown Unknown
Safe Safe
User Optional User Optional
Unwanted Unwanted
Spyware / Adware Spyware / Adware
Virus Virus


Status bullet
Process Name
Common Name
Prevalence
Avg Mem (MB)
Avg CPU Load

ADSMTray.exe
ADSMTray.exe
0.04%
5
0%

ADSService.exe
Active Defense Shield
NA
15
0%

ctfmon.exe
Multiple
27.16%
13
0%

ADVWindowsClientService.exe
Unbox Video Downloads
0.04%
44
0%

ctgui.exe
ctgui.exe
0.00%
6
0%

ADVWindowsClientSystemTray.exe
ADVWindowsClientSystemTra...
0.00%
15
0%

CTHELPER.EXE
Creative Plugins
1.15%
5
0%

Adware_Pro.exe
Adware_Pro.exe
0.00%
0
74%

CTLTray.exe
Creative SB Audigy Trayba...
0.00%
4
0%

adwarefilter.exe
AdWare Filter
NA
NA
NA

CTLVCentral.exe
CTLVCentral.exe
0.02%
8
0%

Ad-Watch.exe
Ad-Aware
NA
13
0%

Ctmix32.exe
Ctmix32.exe
0.00%
NA
NA

AEClientSvc.exe
AEClientSvc.exe
0.00%
12
0%

CTMTRAY.exe
CTMTRAY.exe
0.00%
7
0%

AEIWLSTA.EXE
aeiwlsta.exe
NA
3
0%

CTNMRun.exe
CTNMRun.exe
0.00%
5
0%

AeroSnap.exe
AeroSnap.exe
0.02%
14
0%

CTPDPSRV.EXE
Printer Driver Plus
NA
3
0%

aesComNotifySvr.exe
aesComNotifySvr.exe
0.00%
4
0%

CTr2srv.exe
CTr2srv.exe
0.00%
5
0%

AESIEventLogServer.exe
AESIEventLogServer.exe
0.00%
5
0%

CTSched.exe
Creative CTSched
0.03%
2
0%

ctsurmix.exe
ctsurmix.exe
0.00%
8
0%

AeXAgentUIHost.exe
Multiple
0.05%
4
0%

ctsvc.exe
ctsvc.exe
0.00%
2
0%

Cu_start.exe
Cu_start.exe
0.00%
2
0%

Cubasesx3.exe
Cubasesx3.exe
0.00%
177
45%

CUCore.exe
CUCore.exe
0.00%
27
0%

aexplore.exe
aexplore.exe
0.00%
47
3%

CurseClient.exe
Multiple
0.16%
11
0%

$sys$DRMServer.exe
Multiple
0.00%
3
1%

afinding.exe
AdClientDl A
NA
1
0%

CurtainsSysSvcNt.exe
Curtains for Windows
NA
50
0%

afservice.exe
afservice.exe
0.00%
2
0%

CustomerClient.exe
CustomerClient.exe
0.00%
1
0%

???????mini.exe
???????mini.exe
0.00%
1
0%

CVH.EXE
CVH.EXE
0.11%
11
0%

afstarter.exe
afstarter.exe
0.00%
1
0%

CWeather.exe
CWeather.exe
0.00%
5
0%

agtserv.exe
Agtserv
0.00%
4
0%

ahelp.exe
BoostKit
NA
4
0%

CY_BG.EXE
CY_BG
NA
4
0%

AhnSDsv.exe
AhnSDsv.exe
0.00%
1
0%

Cyb2k.exe
Multiple
0.00%
11
0%

AHQTB.EXE
AudioHQ
0.00%
2
0%

cygrunsrv.exe
Multiple
0.00%
2
0%

AIDAEMON.EXE
AIDAEMON.EXE
0.00%
5
0%

D3DOverrider.exe
Multiple
0.01%
6
0%

aimtbServer.exe
Multiple
0.07%
7
0%