Part of SafeSpace (from Artificial Dynamics) which "eliminates the problem of malware by creating a secure barrier between your computer and the internet, protecting you and your personal information against known and unknown malware threats." No longer available

Part of the legacy Embassy Trust Suite product from Wave Systems Corp. "Document Manager uses the hardware security provided by the TPM to provide strong protection for data. Files encrypted by Document Manager cannot be located or viewed by others"

Driver task installed by the drivers for some TV capture cards

Part of Trend Micro web-security products - PC-cillin 2000 and Virus Buster 2001. Checks web-sites for malicious Java and ActiveX elements in a similar way to McAfee WebScanX. A few users find it infuriating

Part of PC-Cillin anti-virus software. Checks web-sites for malicious Java and ActiveX elements in a similar way to McAfee WebScanX. A few users find it infuriating

"With hundreds of thousands of new virus strands created every day, Ad-Aware Web Companion is the perfect complement to your antivirus and web browser security"

ActivityMon WebGuard by Advanced Software - "will notify you (or your children for example) when you have visited such a suspicious site. Using it you can avoid troubles with owners of mentioned sites and meaningless communication with them. ActivityMon WebGuard supports all currently available versions of Microsoft's Windows operating systems." No longer available

WinFax 10.0 and maybe earlier versions. Used to initiate the WinFax port to enable printing to the WinFax printer (send a fax) from any application.

WinFax 10.0 and maybe earlier versions. Used to initiate the WinFax port to enable printing to the WinFax printer (send a fax) from any application

Dr Solomon's Virex antivirus - now part of McAfee

Part of Flash-Networks NettGain2000 product. NettGain 2000 is a combined hardware/software networking solution, which is designed to improve performance of satellite networks by increasing data transmission speeds and maximizing the existing bandwidth for complete utilization when sending TCP/IP applications over a satellite. It is needed when connecting to the internet via satellite to provide speed faster than 60k or so

From McAfee VirusScan up to version 4.x. Provides functionality for VShield Download Scan and Internet Filter modules. Enables internet scanning. Guards against malicious ActiveX programs, etc

Part of Dell OpenManage Client Instrumentation - software that allows remote management application programs to access information about, monitor the status of or change the state of the client computer, such as shutting it down remotely. Uses the DMI and/or common information model (CIM) protocols, which are systems management protocols defined by industry standards. The specific function of this is to load MIF's in order for Dell OpenManage Client to work

Windows 7 Firewall Control from Sphinx Software - "Protects your applications from undesirable network incoming and outgoing activity, controls applications internet access. Allows you to control personal information leakage via controlling application network traffic"

"Winpooch is a watchdog for Windows (2000, XP, 2003, but only 32-bits). It detects modifications in your system, so as to detect a trojan or a spyware installation. It also includes a real-time anti-virus"