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

AcPrfMgrSvc.exe
Multiple
0.23%
4
0%

AcqURL.exe
AcqURL.exe
0.00%
15
0%

Acrobat_sl.exe
Multiple
0.06%
3
0%

Act.Outlook.Service.exe
Multiple
0.04%
1
0%

Act.Outlook.Sync.exe
Act.Outlook.Sync.exe
0.00%
45
0%

Act.Scheduler.exe
Act.Scheduler.exe
0.00%
8
0%

ACTHelperService.exe
ACTHelperService.exe
0.00%
7
0%

activecal.exe
activecal.exe
0.00%
5
0%

ActiveStreamingService.exe
ActiveStreamingService.ex...
0.00%
75
0%

ActivMgr.exe
ActivMgr.exe
0.00%
13
0%

actwiz.exe
actwiz.exe
0.00%
1
0%

ACWLIcon.exe
Multiple
0.11%
4
0%

AD2KClient.exe
AD2KClient.exe
NA
1
0%

AdamsEpg.exe
AdamsEpg.exe
0.00%
29
0%

Ad-Aware2007.exe
Ad-Aware
NA
5
0%

Ad-AwareInstall(3).exe
Ad-AwareInstall(3).exe
0.00%
6
0%

Ad-AwareInstall.exe
Ad-AwareInstall.exe
0.00%
32
0%

adbntsvc.exe
adbntsvc.exe
0.00%
NA
NA

AddonX.exe
AddonX.exe
0.00%
17
0%

addweb8.exe
addweb8.exe
0.00%
6
0%

aDefragService.exe
Magic Defrag
0.08%
6
0%

AdKiller.EXE
AdKiller
NA
NA
NA

AdminControl.exe
AdminControl.exe
0.00%
15
0%

ADMonitor.exe
ADMonitor.exe
0.00%
10
0%

admServ.exe
admServ.exe
0.02%
5
0%

admtray.exe
admtray.exe
0.00%
8
0%

Adobelmsvc.exe
Adobe LM Service
0.00%
1
0%

AdobeUpdater.exe
Adobe Updater
0.11%
5
0%

AdSub.exe
AdSub
NA
10
0%

ADVWindowsClientApp.exe
ADVWindowsClientApp.exe
0.00%
87
0%

AdwareAlert.exe
Adware Alert
NA
43
0%

Ad-Watch2007.exe
Ad-Aware
NA
NA
NA

AEADISRV.EXE
AEADISRV.EXE
0.00%
1
0%

AEI.exe
AEI.exe
0.00%
32
0%

Aerofoil.exe
Aerofoil.exe
0.00%
6
0%

AERTSrv.exe
AERTSrv.exe
0.01%
2
0%

AEstSrv.exe
AEstSrv.exe
0.04%
1
0%

afom.exe
afom.exe
0.00%
1
0%

AfterFX.exe
AfterFX.exe
0.00%
8
0%

afwServ.exe
afwServ.exe
0.02%
4
0%

AGCoreService.exe
AGCoreService.exe
0.19%
17
0%

agent.exe
Multiple
0.22%
8
3%

AgentLogger.exe
AgentLogger.exe
0.00%
4
0%

AgilentNkoServer.exe
AgilentNkoServer.exe
0.00%
15
0%

AGRSMMSG.exe
Agere WinModem
1.15%
1
0%

AHQTbU.exe
AHQTbU.exe
0.00%
6
0%

aiclient.exe
aiclient.exe
0.00%
5
0%

aim.exe
Multiple
0.21%
21
0%

aimpro.exe
aimpro.exe
0.00%
7
0%

AIMWDI~1.EXE
AIMWDI~1.EXE
0.02%
6
0%