PC Pitstop is the undisputed leader in PC diagnostics. Our running process library is culled from our database of over 100 million PC diagnostics and scans.

Tip from the PitCrew

Every process running on your computer takes up CPU cycles and valuable memory. For optimal PC performance and resource utilization, you should be aware of every process on your computer. PC Pitstop designed this process library to help you know which processes are worthwhile and others that slow system performance.

Furthermore, perhaps the quickest and most straight forward method to detect malware is through a running process analysis.

cdproxyserv.exe (XCP.Sony.Rootkit)

Percentage of recently scanned PC's with this process running: 0.02%
Average CPU use for this program: 0%
Average RAM for this program: 1 MB

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PC Pitstop Analysis

cdproxyserv.exe is one of the files installed with the Sony rootkit DRM application. For more information see PC Pitstop's Sony XCP rootkit page.

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Recommendation

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Identification

In addition to the file name, cdproxyserv.exe, the following version information is used to identify the file. If the file does not match this information, it may be a different file. To ensure the file is absolutely correct, run a free and comprehensive scan.

Vendor is not specified
Product contains:	CdProxy

To view version information with Windows Explorer, right-click the file and click Properties, Version.

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MD5 Hashes

MD5 hashes is the way that computers can define the uniqueness of a file. Anti malware vendors frequently use this technique to detect and clean malware. It is common for a program to have multiple MD5 hashes as the developers create newer versions of the program. For the program called cdproxyserv.exe, we have detected 2 different MD5 hashes. Click on a hash to research the hash in Google.

MD5 Report Summary
Program Name	MD5 Count
cdproxyserv.exe	2

#	MD5	Size
1	0xf67ff14ae3505bd29cc17bd0efd97dcc	167936 bytes
2	0x844198d0e27766040e72a07f961b7b4f	212992 bytes

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PC Pitstop Database Comparisons

Every week, we update our information about the running programs identified during the previous week's testing. cdproxyserv.exe (XCP.Sony.Rootkit) has been seen on 0.02% of systems tested at PC Pitstop. As a point of comparison, it is rare for a particular malicious program (virus or spyware) to be seen on more than one or two percent of all systems tested. The average RAM memory usage for this process was 1 MB. The average CPU load for this program was 0%.

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Vendor or Distributor's Web Site

http://blog.sonymusic.com/sonybmg/archives/111505.html

Detailed Description and/or Removal Instructions

http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/pest.aspx?id=453096362