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All known processes Check processes running on your MacJump to : A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R Q S T U V W Z ABAssistantService (ABAssistantService.app) /System/Library/Frameworks/AddressBook.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ABAssistantService.app/Conten... No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... Abk (Abk.app) Mac keylogger with remote monitoring support. It supports stealth keystroke recording, screenshots capturing and sending the logs by email or FTP in a real time. If it's not installed by yourself it can be used to sneak passwords and other private information. Read more... Activity (Activity Monitor.app) Activity Monitor utility monitors the activity of your computer's processor and disk, its memory, and its network activity. Read more... Activity Monitor (Activity Monitor.app) Activity Monitor utility monitors the activity of your computer's processor and disk, its memory, and its network activity. Read more... activitymonitord (Activity Monitor.app) /Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app/Contents/MacOS/activitymonitord No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... AddPrinter (AddPrinter.app) Utility for setting up new printing device in Mac OS X (Leopard). Read more... Address Book (Address Book.app) Address Book application bundled with Mac OS X. Read more... AirPlayUIAgent (AirPlayUIAgent.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPlayUIAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/AirPlayUIAgent --launchd No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... AirPort Base Station Agent (AirPort Base Station Agent.app) Monitors base stations on the network and provides software updates as well as access to hard drives attached to wireless router.rn Read more... AirPort Disk Agent (AirPort Disk Agent.app) Provides access to USB disk, that is connected to an AirPort Extreme Base Station. Read more... AirPort Utility (AirPort Utility.app) AirPort Utility is setup and management utility for the AirPort Express Base Station, the AirPort Extreme Base Station and Time Capsule. Read more... airportd airportd configures various wireless card parameters automatically. For example, automatically connects to a preferred wireless network after restart if the network is available. Read more... amavisd amavisd is a high-performance interface between Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) and virus scanners and/or junk-mail scanners. Read more... amavisd (Server.app) amavisd is a OS X Server high-performance interface between Mail Transfer Agent (MTA) and virus scanners and/or junk-mail scanners. Read more... anvil The Postfix (free and open-source mail transfer agent that routes and delivers electronic mail) anvil server maintains statistics about client connection counts or client request rates. Read more... aosnotifyd Daemon providing syncing between Mac and MobileMe. Read more... APNBridge APNBridge is a jabberd component to allow devices to subcribe to notifications and receive them via the Apple Push Notification Service. Read more... App Store (App Store.app) The Mac App Store is a digital distribution platform for Mac OS X applications. Read more... Apple80211Agent (Apple80211Agent.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/Apple80211Agent.app/Contents/MacOS/Apple80211Agent -psn_0_602259 No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... AppleMobileBackup (AppleMobileDeviceHelper.app) Backup utility for iPhone and iPod Touch. Read more... AppleMobileDeviceHelper (AppleMobileDeviceHelper.app) Framework that powers iTune's-iPod and -iPhone data transfer. Read more... appleprofilepolicyd appleprofilepolicyd is a system daemon that implements a access control policy for the services provided by AppleProfileFamily. Read more... applepushserviced Daemon for Apple Push Notification service. This is part of the ApplePushService framework which allows Mac applications present dynamic content delivered over the Internet to user/computer. Read more... AppleScript Editor (AppleScript Editor.app) AppleScript Editor provides the ability to edit, compile, and execute scripts written in AppleScript. Read more... AppleScript Runner (AppleScript Runner.app) AppleScript Runner is an implementation detail of features like Folder Actions and the Script Menu (they use AppleScript Runner to run scripts). Read more... AppleScript Utility (AppleScript Utility.app) AppleScript is an English-like language used to create script files that control the actions of the Mac and the applications that run on it. Read more... AppleVNCServer Server for providing access to your Mac remotely. Part of Apple Remote Desktop package. Read more... apsd-ft (FaceTime.app) Push notification services for FaceTime for Mac. Read more... arch arch utility will print architecture type of your operating system or run selected architecture of a universal binary. Read more... Archive Utility (Archive Utility.app) Archive Utility (BOMArchiveHelper until Mac OS X 10.5) is the default archive file handler in Mac OS X. It is usually invoked automatically when opening a file in one of its supported formats. Read more... ARDAgent (ARDAgent.app) ARDAgent is the application that responds to Apple Remote Desktop remote administration requests, screen sharing and the like. Read more... ARDAgent ARDAgent is the application that responds to Apple Remote Desktop remote administration requests, screen sharing and the like. Read more... aslmanager Apple System Log data store file manager. Manages files in the ASL data store written by the syslogd server. Read more... asr Apple Software Restore; copy disk images onto volumes, either directly or via a multicast network stream. Read more... ATSServer Apple Type Solution Server. Enables system-wide font management. Replaced with fontd daemon in Snow Leopard. Read more... Audio MIDI Setup (Audio MIDI Setup.app) Audio MIDI Setup configures the audio input and output devices connected to your computer. Read more... auditd The auditd daemon responds to requests from the audit utility and notifications from the kernel. It manages the resulting audit log files and specified log file locations. Read more... authorizationhost (SecurityAgent.app) Provides authentication and authorization framework for applications. Read more... autofsd Monitors network filesystem requests or configuration changes, and when such an event occurs, launches automount to update the mount points. Read more... Automator (Automator.app) Automator implements point-and-click (or drag-and-drop) creation of workflows for automating repetitive tasks. Read more... Automator Launcher (Automator Launcher.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/Automator Launcher.app/Contents/MacOS/Automator Launcher -psn_0_184365 No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... Automator Runner (Automator Runner.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/Automator Runner.app/Contents/MacOS/Automator Runner... No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... automountd Daemon that responds to requests from autofs to mount and unmount network filesystems, and to supply the contents of directories, based on the contents of automounter maps. Read more... auvaltool AudioUnit validation tool tests a specified AudioUnit for API and behavioural conformance. Read more... AVCAssistant /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreMediaIOServices.framework/Resources/AVC.plugin/Contents/Resou... No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... AVRCPAgent (AVRCPAgent.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/AVRCPAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/AVRCPAgent -BTAutoLaunch -BTType L2CAP... No description on this process yet. Google for process or application... awacsd Apple Wide Area Connectivity Service daemon - facilitate connections between devices using Back to My Mac. Read more... awk AWK is a programming language that is designed for processing text-based data, either in files or data streams. A version of the AWK language is a standard feature of nearly every modern Unix-like operating system, including OS X. Read more... and incoming connection acceptance.... RFC1542.. BezelUIServer BezelUIServer responds to things like volume and screen brightness settings by creating the translucent popups and helps launching FrontRow. bnepd The Bluetooth network daemon that handles all BNEP connections on the system... bootpd NetBoot server implementing a DHCP/BOOTP server as defined in RFC951... Read more.. Read more. Read more.. Google for process or application.. Read more.. Read more. Bluetooth File Exchange (Bluetooth File Exchange. as well as a BOOTP/DHCP relay agent..software included with OS X Lion so you can run compatible versions of Microsoft Windows on an Intel-based Mac.. bash Bash is an sh-compatible command language interpreter that executes commands from the standard input or file.backupd-helper Time Machine backup for Mac OS X Leopard.. build_hd_index (ARDAgent. caffeinate . Read more. and communicates with the session manager on their behalf. link key management. Read more.app/Contents/MacOS/BluetoothAudioAgent No description on this process yet. Handles SDP transactions. performs authentication and registration functions. blued Bluetooth daemon..app) Handles files exchanges between Bluetooth devices. Read more. bounce The bounce daemon maintains mail delivery status reports.. RFC2131. Boot Camp Assistant (Boot Camp Assistant. Read more. Read more.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/BluetoothAudioAgent... c2s c2s accepts incoming connections from clients.. Read more... and RFC2132..app) Part of Boot Camp . BluetoothAudioAgent (BluetoothAudioAgent.app) Collects data on remote computers about files/applications used and user activity.. checkvir Backdoor:OSX/Imuler. Read more.. Read more.... Read more. writing them to the standard output... it may then steal files or capture a screenshot of the infected computer system. Read more.caffeniate prevents the system from sleeping on behalf of a utility. Read more.. It may also be used to modify the Access Control Lists (ACLs) associated with the listed files. Read more. cat The cat utility reads files sequentially. chmod The chmod utility modifies the file mode bits of the listed files as specified by the mode operand. clamd . Read more.app) Calculator is a basic calculator application bundled with Mac OS X.. or arrows and other “dingbats. CharPaletteServer (CharPaletteServer. such as mathematical symbols. Read more... CharacterPalette (CharacterPalette. Read more.. Read more. chown Unix utility that changes the user ID and/or the group ID of the specified files.... chgrp Standard Unix utility to change group of the Unix file.” into your documents.app) Keeps the local AFP client in sync with the AFP Server when another client updates items on that same server..app) Character Palette is used to insert special characters. chum Computer Hardware Understanding Development (CHUD) Tool helper daemon for provided authorized users access to privileged kernel interfaces.. such as mathematical symbols. Calculator (Calculator. letters with accent marks.app) Character Palette is used to insert special characters. Read more. check_afp (check_afp.app) Agent that maintains the Kerberos credentials cache for a specific user. Contacts a remote server for instructions... or arrows and other "dingbats" as well as to enter Japanese. Read more... Chinese. letters with accent marks. refreshes the reconnect authentication credential on a periodic basis and handles displaying AFP server messages.. chflags Standard Unix ulitity to change file flags.A malware... which is then forwarded to the remote server Read more... Korean characters and characters from other languages. CCacheServer (CCacheServer.. app) ColorSync translates an image’s data between the color spaces of your devices so each device reproduces the image as accurately as possible.Mac service. Console (Console.. Read more.Mac Sync Service cannot decide on which version of the data to use. configd Maintains data reflecting the desired and current state of the system..legacymediabridge.pboxd Daemon process called Powerbox (pboxd) job is to present and control open/save dialog boxes on behalf of sandboxed applications... check.. Conflict Resolver is executed in the event that the ..app) Conflict Resolver is an application used by .. com. ColorSync Utility (ColorSync Utility. Read more.legacymediabridge. provides notifications to applications when this data changes.apple. optimization. Read more. providing batch processes for encoding to a wide range of industry-standard formats.videodecompressionserver com. and linking. clamd (Server.app) clamd is an anti-virus daemon that listens for incoming connections on Unix and/or TCP socket and scans files or directories on demand. assembly.apple.security.. and display code signatures.videodecompressionserver No description on this process yet. and hosts a number of configuration agents. clang clang is a C. listens for incoming connections on Unix and/or TCP socket and scans files or directories on demand.. and Objective-C compiler which encompasses preprocessing. inserts it into the incoming mail queue.. as well as inquire into the dynamic status of signed code in the system. code generation.. Read more. Read more. C++. Read more. Read more. parsing...Anti-virus daemon for Mac OS X Server. compressord Part of Final Cut Studio application. Read more.apple.. codesign The codesign command is used to create. Google for process or application.... cleanup The daemon processes inbound mail.. Read more. and informs the queue manager of its arrival. Read more... Conflict Resolver (Conflict Resolver... com. .app) Console displays system messages written in system logs.. Read more.. LDAP or FILE) Read more. Looks through the crontab files and follows scheduled instructions. curl curl is a Standard Unix tool to transfer data from or to a server. Read more. Read more. cron Daemon to execute scheduled commands....daemon that performs generic slave tasks controlled by CVMServer.. Read more.command language interpreter usable both as an interactive login shell and a shell script command processor.. frameworks. It implements a printing system based upon the Internet Printing Protocol Read more. using one of the supported protocols (HTTP. polls the backends for a list of available devices.framework/Resources/copy-helper -source /Users/inkfolk. FTP. Read more.. copy-helper /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DiskImages.. cups-polld cups-polld polls remote servers for a list of available printers and printer classes. cut The cut utility cuts out selected portions of each line from each file and writes them to the standard output. Read more.. Read more. Read more. and libraries used in application development.. Core Services is the Mac OS X system layer that lies above the core operating system and below the services...... No description on this process yet.. FTPS. DICT.. Google for process or application. SFTP.. corestoraged corestoraged manages CoreStorage (logical filesystem abstraction layer) volumes. CVMCompiler Mac OS X Core Virtual Machine Compiler . HTTPS.cookied cookied is per-user HTTP cookie storage daemon which manages the user's cookie storage... CVMServer . csh Berkeley UNIX C shell.. Read more.... SCP... coreservicesd Core Services daemon. cupsd Common unix printing system daemon. Read more. Read more... cups-deviced CUPS (common unix printing system) device daemon.. TELNET. TFTP. coreaudiod Daemon used for Core Audio related purposes. Read more. Read more... Read more. Directory (Directory. Read more..app.. Read more.. A Clash of Kings.app) Directory Utility determines which directory services a Mac OS X computer uses and how it connects to directory domains. Read more. George R.. DirectoryService DirectoryService gathers directory access information which includes permissions for directories and mounted disks and provides it to applications. Directory Utility (Directory Utility. Read more.. Read more.. date date utility displays or sets the current date and time. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) DashboardClient (Dock.. Dashcode (Dashcode.. DictionaryPanel (Dictionary. Read more. diskarbitrationd diskarbitrationd listens for connections from clients..app) The Directory application provides access to shared information about people.app) Disk Utility lets you configure and manage disks and perform disk related tasks.app) Dashboard is a semi-transparent layer that floats above your desktop at the press of a key... Disk Utility (Disk Utility..app) DictionaryPanel is alternative display method (you can activate it in Dictionary preferences) for Dictionary. 1st Edition. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones. and . Read more. and provides access to mini applications called widgets.. Read more...app) Dictionary provides definitions and synonyms from the New Oxford American Dictionary. A Storm of Swords. locations. and resources within your organization. R. Dictionary (Dictionary..app) Apple's development environment for creating dashboard widgets and Web applications. 2nd Edition and Oxford American Writers Thesaurus. It is launched in a privileged context via launchd in order to create special directories where the user would not otherwise have permission to do so. notifies clients of the appearance of disks and filesystems. DigitalColor Meter (DigitalColor Meter..system daemon that handles generic task execution in a slave process. groups.app) DigitalColor Meter matchs the color on your screen against several industry standard spaces as well as see color value of any pixel on your display for copying into an HTML or graphics document... dirhelper Command is a launch-on-demand helper for special directory creation...Mac OS X Core Virtual Machine Server . Read more.. app) . Read more.... distnoted Provides distributed notification services (CFNotificationCenter daemon process and related agent processes). dovecotd Dovecot is an open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems and included with Mac OS X Server. ditto Unix utility to copy directory hierarchies... Read more.. displays which applications are currently running.... docsetinstalld docsetinstalld is the daemon responsible for installing documentation sets for use by Apple's developer tools. DiskManagementTool Component of Disk Utility that actually performs the task of repairing permissions. dnsextd BIND Extension Daemon. Read more. diskmanagementd diskmanagementd is the back-end daemon to the DiskManagement framework. dovecot-auth Process handles all authentication for Dovecot. Read more.. Download (Download Java Components.. diskimages-helper Mounts compressed disk images. dotmacsyncclient MobileMe Sync Client command-line client. Read more... Read more. running alongside BIND 9. create and extract archives.... Read more. part of Apple development toolset.. dovecotd (Server. distccd distccd is the distributed C/C++ compiler server..governs the mounting of filesystems and the claiming of disks amongst clients. Read more.... Read more... Read more.... Read more. It accepts and runs compilation jobs for network clients.open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems and included with Mac OS X Server. Read more. Dock (Dock. holds windows in their minimized state and manages Dashboard widgets...app) Dock is the bar of icons that sits at the bottom or side of your screen and provides easy access to applications. invoked at boot time. Read more. to implement two EDNS0 extensions to the standard DNS protocol.app) A secure and highly configurable IMAP and POP3 server bundled with Mac OS X Server. Read more. .. or jabber messages. Read more. Read more. Its commands allow one to create. R.. dpd Display Port daemon . George R. or update an RSS feed.. runs them through a simple rules engine..1x secured wireless networks. SMS.. Read more... A Storm of Swords.. emond Event Monitor Daemon. Read more.. A Clash of Kings.. read.. DirectoryService has been replaced by opendirectoryd.. accepts events from various services. Google for process or application. Read more.0 fax modem.bundle/Contents/Download Java. Read more. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) eapolclient The eapolclient is used by Mac OS X to connect to 802. efax Send/receive faxes with Class 1. and manage Directory Service data. dspluginhelperd Support daemon for legacy DirectoryService plugins. dscl dscl is a general-purpose utility for operating on Directory Service directory nodes..app) FaceTime is a video calling software application and related protocol developed by Apple for Macs and supported mobile devices running the iOS. send email... The actions can run commands...listens for ACPI messages from SMC to change from internal mac mode to external display input mode upon display port hot-plug. DVD Player (DVD Player. and takes action.app) DVD creation software application. FaceTime (FaceTime. More information can be accessed from the Darwin Open Directory Page Read more../System/Library/Java/Support/CoreDeploy.. dspluginhelperd provides support for 3rd party DirectoryService plugins. EncoderServer (iDVD.app) Default DVD player in Mac OS X. Read more. emacs emacs is feature-rich text editor bundled with most Unix based systems. Read more. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones.. dynamic_pager The dynamic_pager daemon manages a pool of external swap files which the kernel uses to support demand paging.. 2 or 2. .. No description on this process yet. Read more.. Read more. Read more... Finder Finder allows access to applications.. Read more.. folders.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/FileSyncAgent. Folder (Folder Actions Dispatcher. and CDs. Google for process or application. hard disks.... fgrep Variant programs for grep utility. It does not run when the system is performing a Safe Boot..Read more....framework/Resources/FindSystemFiles -Z No description on this process yet. Fgrep is the same as grep -F Read more. Read more.. Read more. FileMerge (FileMerge. files. FDERecoveryAgent FDERecoveryAgent sends encrypted CoreStorage key recovery information to Apple.. Read more. Read more. FileSyncAgent (FileSyncAgent..app/Contents/MacOS/FileSyncAgent -launchedByLaunchd No description on this process yet. Finder (Finder.. It is run only when "Store the recovery key with Apple" is selected...5 (Leopard) and allows to control connections on a per-application basis. find The find utility recursively descends the directory tree for each path listed.app) Utility graphically compares and merges two different versions of a file. rather than a per-port basis.. and even then only if the information could not be transmitted when that option was first selected.. and CDs... fc-cache fc-cache scans the font directories on the system and builds font information cache files for applications using fontconfig for their font handling. A command line version is available through the Terminal application: opendiff. hard disks. Google for process or application. Read more.app) Finder allows access to applications. folders. Firewall Firewall is included with Mac OS X 10.. evaluating an expression in terms of each file in the tree.app) . firmwaresyncd firmwaresyncd runs at boot time to synchronize the firmware file(s) from the root filesystem to the EFI System Partition (ESP). FindSystemFiles /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/SystemMigration... Read more.. filecoordinationd filecoordinationd provides system-wide file access coordination. files.. Part of Apple Development tools. Font (Font Book.. Read more.. fsmpm Xsan File System Port Mapper daemon . networks using iTunes or iPhoto.app) Default font manager for Mac OS X..app) Front Row is media center software for Apple's Macintosh computers and Apple TV for viewing and downloading video.. fontworker fontworker is a OS X system daemon that registers and validates font for the system. Read more.app) Utility that helps perform tasks related to Folder Actions. and music from a computer. optical disk.. Read more. e. freshclam (Server... Read more.. and the Internet using an Apple Remote.. Read more. Read more...... Read more. Each folder action now runs its own copy of the new Folder Actions Dispatcher application. Read more. fseventsd fseventsd reads file system changes events and writes the events to log files on disk. Each folder action now runs its own copy of the new Folder Actions Dispatcher application. Read more.....app) Server for managing folder actions. fontd fontd is a Mac OS X system font registration manager which makes fonts available to the system. Front (Front Row... fsck_msdos The fsck_msdos utility verifies and repairs FAT file systems (more commonly known as DOS file systems)..enable or disable Folder Actions.g .app) freshclam is a virus database update tool for ClamAV... Read more.server daemon residing on each Xsan File System client and server. fsck_hfs The fsck_hfs utility verifies and repairs standard HFS and HFS+ file systems. Font Book (Font Book. Read more. attach scripts to a folder etc.Server for managing folder actions. bundled with OS X Server. Read more. photos. .. Folder Actions Setup (Folder Actions Setup. Read more. Read more. bundled with OS X Server. podcasts... Folder Actions Dispatcher (Folder Actions Dispatcher..app) Default font manager for Mac OS X.. freshclam freshclam is a virus database update tool for ClamAV. . Read more.. grotty grotty translates the output of GNU troff text formatting processor into a form suitable for typewriter-like devices. discrete series... differential equations.. gssd gssd provides kernel access to the Generic Security Services API (GSS-API). You can also create movie files of your graphs.. Grapher (Grapher. Read more.. gunzip gunzip expand files compressed with gzip. Read more.. C++... Read more... ftpd Internet File Transfer Protocol server included with Mac OS X. Read more.cross platform file compression utility. and Modula-2 par of Apple's Xcode developer tools....app) Grapher graphs curves. . Read more. Read more. Google for process or application. inequalities...fs_usage The fs_usage utility presents an ongoing display of system call usage information pertaining to filesystem activity.app) Grab application takes a picture of all or part of your computer screen.. it searches the named input files for lines containing a match to the given pattern. getty Standard unix program running on a host computer that manages physical or virtual terminals (tty). When it detects a connection. Read more. Grab (Grab. Read more. groff groff is a front-end for the GNU Unix groff document formatting system... No description on this process yet. and vector and scalar fields. it prompts for a username and runs the 'login' program to authenticate the user.. Read more. gdb-i386-apple-darwin The GNU Debugger for debugging programs written in C.. Read more.. getPPDVersion /usr/libexec/getPPDVersion /Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/HP Officejet Pro 8500.. surfaces... grep Grep is standard UNIX command. framework/Versions/A/Resources/iCal.. most probably responsible for ejecting/dismounting disk images.. httpsproxyd /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyControls. create..hdiejectd Helper for DiskImages framework. iCal Helper (iCal Helper.app) Help Viewer is a WebKit based HTML viewer for Mac OS X aimed at displaying help files and other documentation. updates.app) /System/Library/Frameworks/CalendarStore..framework/Resources/httpsproxyd -X -k start -p 1001. Read more... No description on this process yet.. No description on this process yet.app. which now calls this tool.framework/Resources/iCalExternalSync --oneshot --sync.. ibtool ibtool verifies. hiutil hiutil is for creating and examining . Read more.helpindex files. Help Viewer (Help Viewer.. Read more.app) Calendaring application bundled with Mac OS X. generating its output in standard plist format.. Read more.. iCal (iCal. Read more.. runs in the background periodically collecting various information about the current state of the hardware. Undocumented. .... HelpViewer (HelpViewer.. iCalExternalSync /System/Library/Frameworks/CalendarStore. and prints the contents of an Interface Builder document... httpd httpd is the Apache webserver (HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) server program).app) Help Viewer is a WebKit based HTML viewer for Mac OS X aimed at displaying help files and other documentation.. Common verbs include attach. Read more.. hwmond Mac OS X Server Hardware monitoring daemon. No description on this process yet. Read more. and burn. detach.. hdiutil hdiutil uses the DiskImages framework to manipulate disk images. Read more.. Google for process or application. These files were historically created by Help Indexer.... Google for process or application. convert.... verify. Read more. compact. . Read more.app) Apple DVD creation software application...... No description on this process yet.app) Backround agent for iChat.app) Image Events is an AppleScript agent and supports the manipulation. Image Capture Extension (Image Capture Extension... of images and image-related data through operations such as cropping. Read more. ImageCaptureService (ImageCaptureService.. Read more. idled Idled provides near real-time updates for IMAP IDLE.app) /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/IMCore..app) Provides the connections between device modules and the application and providing a common interface between device modules and applications. padding. MobileMe. Read more.bundle/Contents/Mac. Read more. Read more.. Google for process or application..Google for process or application.displays the user and group names and numeric IDs. matching.. iChatAgent (iChatAgent.. part of iLife suite. ICQ and XMPP client. Read more..app) iChat is an AOL Instant Messenger (AIM).framework/imagent..app) The Image Capture application in Mac OS X allows you to easily import images and perform related functions. imagent (imagent. Read more... IIDCVideoAssistant /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreMediaIO. from scripts. rotating. receives notifications of mailbox changes and signals the appropriate imapd to report the changes to the client. IIDCAssistant /Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/HAL/iSightAudio... Image Capture (Image Capture. embedding..app/Contents/MacOS/imagent . iDVD (iDVD.plugin/Contents/Resources/IIDCAssistant.. Image Events (Image Events...app) Application program that enables users to upload pictures from digital cameras or scanners which are either connected directly to the computer or the network. profiling. Read more. and scaling... iChat (iChat.. Google for process or application. id The id utility returns user identity.framework/Resources/IIDC.. Read more...plugin/Contents/Resources/IIDCVideo. identd identd is a server which implements the TCP/IP proposed standard IDENT user identification protocol as specified in the RFC 1413 document. No description on this process yet. Read more. Instruments (Instruments... and other languages.. part of Xcode development tool.Apple development tool.. Read more.app) /System/Library/Frameworks/IMServicePlugIn... Installer (Installer. install_monitor /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/PackageKit. iMovie HD (iMovie HD. iMovie (iMovie.app) Instruments is an application for dynamically tracing and profiling Mac OS X code.app) Interface Builder is part of Xcode.. Read more... No description on this process yet. imklaunchagent Launcher for Input Method Kit framework.No description on this process yet. Read more.app) Installer is an application included in Mac OS X which extracts and installs files out of ....open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems and included with Mac OS X Server. Google for process or application.app) Apple video editing software application. InternetSharing InternetSharing is the back-end for the Internet Sharing feature. Interface (Interface Builder.. Read more..app) Interface Builder is a visual design tool used to create the user interfaces of iPhone OS and Mac OS X applications... No description on this process yet. It is responsible for configuring the network interfaces. supporting input methods for Chinese. the DHCP server.. Read more.. and the Internet domain name server..app/Contents/MacOS/IMServ.pkg packages. part of iLife suite.app) Apple video editing software application. the network address translation daemon. Read more. imap-login Part of Dovecot. Google for process or application. Interface Builder (Interface Builder. Read more. Read more... ioreg Displays the I/O Kit registry.. Read more. Read more. ..framework/IMServicePlugInAgent....app) Ink (or Inkwell) provides handwriting recognition on Mac OS X if graphics tablet is connected to Mac. Google for process or application.framework/Resources/install_monitor -t.. Interface Builder is used to create the user interfaces for iPhone OS and Mac OS X applications. IMServicePlugInAgent (IMServicePlugInAgent.. part of iLife suite... Japanese. part of Apple development tools. InkServer (InkServer. It shows the heirarchical registry structure as an inverted tree... app) Listens for commands to help iTunes communicate with devices (such as iPod)... irb irb is the interactive Ruby language interpreter bundled with Mac OS X. The program is also an interface to manage the contents on iPod and iPhone. part of Apple iLife suite.4)..app) iTunes is digital media player used for playing and organizing digital music and video files.. Read more. iSync (iSync. ipfwloggerd Mac OS X firewall logging daemon on Mac OS X Tiger (10.. Palm OS organizers and compatible smartphones........ ipconfig ipconfig is a utility that communicates with the IPConfiguration agent to retrieve and set IP configuration parameters. ioupsd Monitors UPS's. iTunes (iTunes.. device and cpu operations. Read more.. Read more... Read more. iWorkServices . The program is also an interface to manage the contents on iPod and iPhone.app) Tunes Helper runs in the background and monitors for the connection of any iPod or iPhone to the computer.. part of iLife suite. Read more.app) iPhoto is photo organizing and editing application. Read more. if an iPod or iPhone is detected it will automatically launch the iTunes application. Read more...... Read more.app) Website editor. iTunesHelper. Read more. Read more. Read more.. iTunesHelper (iTunes. Read more. iPhone Simulator (iPhone Simulator.app (iTunes. iPhoto (iPhoto. iWeb (iWeb.app) iPhone Simulator is an environment that allows to run iPhone applications on your Mac to perform initial testing.. iTunes iTunes is digital media player used for playing and organizing digital music and video files.iostat Iostat displays kernel I/O statistics on terminal. iPhone Simulator ir part of Xcode development tools.app) iSync allows synchronizing Mac Address Book and iCal information with mobile handsets. PowerManagement's configd plugin automatically launches ioupsd whenever a UPS is connected to the system... Read more. Java Web Start (Java Web Start.Open Directory Single Sign On feature.. Google for process or application.. Read more..app) KeyChain Access helper that manages trust settings changes for applications/certificates.app) Java Web Start is included in the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) as part of Java SE 6. kdcmond KDC monitoring daemon...app/Contents/MacOS/Java Preferences -psn_0_721072 No description on this process yet.app) /Applications/Utilities/Java Preferences. monitors. Read more.Kerberos file and the Kerberos:<REALM_NAME> config record in dslocal db from information . Jar Launcher (Jar Launcher..Backdoor iWorkServ... Read more. kdc Key distribution center process of Kerberos security protocol. and relaunches the Kerberos KDC process. The kerberosautoconfig command creates / updates & removes the edu..A uses a file called iWorkServices and is part of the installer package included with illegitimate copies of iWork 2009 distributed on file sharing sites... kcm kcm is a process based credential cache for Kerberos (computer network authentication protocol used in Mac OS X) tickets. Java Preferences (Java Preferences.. Kerberos (Kerberos. java Java runtime environment bundled with Mac OS X. Read more.... Read more. Read more.mit.app) The Kerberos system authenticates individual users in a network environment. kerberosautoconfig Paart of Kerberos -.. kcproxy (Keychain Access.. It is an init-like process that launches. ensuring Open Directory Single Sign On. Read more. Read more.. accepts remote requests to administer the information in databases... Read more. kadmind KADM5 (Kerberos V5 KDC) administration server. Read more.app) Jar Launcher is the program in Mac OS X that launches Java JAR files into the Aqua/Java runtime environment... It listens on UDP port 464 (service kpasswd) and processes requests when they arrive. Read more. Read more.g.'s password management system in Mac OS X and Mac OS 9.. KernelEventAgent Disk & server events notifications.'s password management system in Mac OS X and Mac OS 9. Read more. Read more..... ... kextcache The kextcache program creates kext caches. George R.. It changes the database directly and should thus only run on the master KDC.. krb5kdc Kerberos version 5 Authentication Service and Key Distribution Center... which speed up kext loading operations.. Read more. Notifies users about file and disk problems... KeyboardViewer (KeyboardViewer.. Read more. Keychain Access (Keychain Access..app) Keychain is Apple Inc..app) Keychain is Apple Inc.. R.. It is invoked auto-matically automatically as needed to rebuild system caches. Read more.. Read more. Kotoeri (Kotoeri... a standard/restricted command and programming language. as well as earlier versions of the Mac OS.. device drivers) as they are needed. Read more. Read more.stored in the Open Directory config record.app) Keyboard Viewer allows to see and type characters used in alternate languages other than your chosen language. kextload he kextload program is used to explicitly load kernel extensions (kexts). Keychain (Keychain Access.app) Keychain Scripting is background application that acts as acts as scriptable front-end to the user's keychain where password are stored... Read more. kextd Responsible for loading and unloading kernel extensions (e. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones. kpasswdd kpasswdd serves request for password changes... Read more. ksh KornShell. kill The kill utility sends a signal to or terminates processes. A Clash of Kings. Read more. Read more.app) Kotoeri is a Japanese language input method which comes standard with Mac OS X. A Storm of Swords.. Keychain Scripting (Keychain Scripting. Read more. launchctl launchctl interfaces with launchd to load.. launchd Systemwide and per-user daemon/agent manager. and VNC services included in Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server. launchproxy launchproxy handles the inetd emulation for launchd (system process manager). unload daemons/agents and generally control launchd. Read more. Read more. Logic Pro (Logic Pro. logger Logger provides a shell command interface to the syslog system log module...app) Logic Express is a limited-functionality version of Apple Logic Pro. Read more... less Standard Unix utility less is a program similar to more. a MIDI sequencer and digital audio workstation software.. The LKDC supports the AFP.and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) LaunchCFMApp Launch a preferred executable format application using the Code Fragment Manager (CFM)... Read more. Logic Express (Logic Express.. Read more. Read more. Read more. Read more. launchctl bootstrap launchctl interfaces with launchd to load. local The local daemon processes ensures local mail delivery... CIFS.rn Read more. but which backward movement in the file as well as forward movement.. Typically.... this is only run manually when a CFM application needs to be debugged in gdb.. LKDCHelper LKDC is a Kerberos implementation that extends "single sign-on" capabilities into ad-hoc networks. lipo The lipo command creates or operates on ``universal'' (multi-architecture) files. unload daemons/agents and generally control launchd... Read more.app) . locate..... Read more. launchctl unload launchctl interfaces with launchd to load.code Sorted list compressor used by locate (quick file finding utility) command.. Read more.... unload daemons/agents and generally control launchd. Mail (Mail. mail_group_expander (Server.. MacProtector Alternate name for Mac Defender malware .. If it's not installed by yourself it can be used to sneak passwords and other private information... If downloaded and installed.. Read more. shows fake virus infection alerts in an effort to convince users to enter credit card numbers to an insecure server.app) mail_group_expander is Mac OS X Server utility used to to add group aliases to the /etc/aliases file.. If downloaded and installed. Read more. Read more. Read more...google. Read more. and issue the commands to recompile them. make Standard Unix utility used to determine automatically which pieces of a large program need to be recompiled.... Read more. MacSecurity Alternate name for Mac Defender malware ..app) The loginwindow program controls several aspects of user sessions and coordinates the display of the login window and the authentication of users. shows fake virus infection alerts in an effort to convince users to enter credit card numbers to an insecure server. Read more.Logic Pro is a digital audio workstation and MIDI sequencer software application for the Mac OS X platform. MacDefender Mac Defender malware . Read more. Read more. login The login utility logs users (and pseudo-users) into the computer system. loginwindow (loginwindow.app) Default e-mail program included with Mac OS X. shows fake virus infection alerts in an effort to convince users to enter credit card numbers to an insecure server... Read more. If downloaded and installed. Logic Pro is part of Apple's Logic Studio bundle of professional music applications.. Read more...fake antivirus program...fake antivirus program.com/p/logkext/) keylogger for OS X... Read more. lsregister lsregister search the paths for application bundles and add each found item to the Launch Services database. logKextDaemon Freeware (http://code.fake antivirus program. .... makewhatis The makewhatis utility collects the names and short descriptions from all the unformatted man pages in the directories and puts them into a file used by the whatis and apropos commands. app) /System/Library/Image Capture/Devices/MassStorageCamera. It serves all clients of the metadata APIs....rn Read more. Read more..used internally to manage and implement application launch restrictions for Managed Clients (MCX)..... It is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes. Read more. Google for process or application. It is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes Read more. mdworker MDSSyncScanWorker . Read more..app/Contents/MacOS/MassStorageCamera. mdworker MDSImporterWorker Metadata server worker process. Read more.. Part of Managed Client (MCX).... Read more. master The master daemon is the resident process that runs Postfix daemons on demand: daemons to send or receive messages via the network. including Spotlight. Also used by Workgroup Manager to sign applications as root to insure all permissions and modes are pre-served. mDNSResponderHelper mDNSResponderHelper is an executable invoked by launchd to provide privilege separation to the mDNSResponder daemon. Read more. No description on this process yet.. ManagedClient (ManagedClient.. MassStorageCamera (MassStorageCamera.... or MCX.. mDNSResponder mDNSResponder is a Bonjour system service that implements Multicast DNS Service Discovery for discovery of services on the local network.. MDCrashReportTool (AppleMobileDeviceHelper... mdworker mdworker is the metadata server worker process.. mds Metadata server. mcxalr Managed Client application launch restriction tool and agent . is a subset of Open Directory.. Read more. Read more.. etc. Read more.man Standard Unix utility man format and display the on-line manual pages.app) Managed Client for Mac OS X. the Apple directory service. daemons to deliver mail locally.app) Application that provides option for sending iPhone crash reports to Apple. and Unicast DNS Service Discovery for discovery of services anywhere in the world. mdmclient Used internally for communication with Mobile Device Management (Profile Manager) server. Receives configuration profiles and commands from the server after a user binds to the server by installing a binding profile.. . mdworker32 MDSImporterWorker mdworker32 is the 32 bit version metadata server worker process. Google for process or application.. and is written together with the file name to a file fonts. MigrateTool (Migration Assistant. mobilemesyncclient . Read more. Read more. Mingler (SyncServer.framework/Frameworks/Metadata.app/Contents/MacOS/Memory Slot Utility -atOptimal. mdwrite /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.app) /System/Library/Frameworks/SyncServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/. Part of the CoreMIDI framework.. Read more.... mkfontscale Part of X11 environment..... Used for running 32 bit Spotlight plugins.. from one Mac computer to another via a FireWire cable or over a wired or wireless network. an X11 font name (XLFD) is generated. No description on this process yet....framework/Versions/Current/Resources/SyncServer... MIDIServer The server process that loads... and manages all communication with MIDI drivers.app/Content.app/Contents/Resources/MigrateTool No description on this process yet. Google for process or application. mdworker is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes. and files.. Migration Assistant (Migration Assistant. Google for process or application. applications. Read more.app) Migration Assistant is used to transfer important information.mdworker is the metadata server worker process.. It is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes. mdworker32 mdworker32 is the 32 bit version metadata server worker process. mdworker is used by mds to scan and index files as a volume is mounted or a file changes. Used for running 32 bit Spotlight plugins.. such as user accounts.scale in the directory.app) Messages is an instant messaging software application that will replace iChat as the native Mac instant messaging client (OS X Mountain Lion) with support for iMessage. Apple's messaging service on iOS. Read more.app) /Applications/Utilities/Migration Assistant. For every font file found. in the order specified.. No description on this process yet. Read more. as well as integration with FaceTime. Messages (Messages.. Read more. mkdir The mkdir utility creates the directories named as operands. mkfontscale reads all of the scalable font files in the directory.. Memory Slot Utility (Memory Slot Utility. No description on this process yet. network and computer settings.... Google for process or application..app) /System/Library/CoreServices/Memory Slot Utility... Read more. .. Read more. Read more. MobileSafari (MobileSafari. mtmd Mobile Time Machine daemon stores actual copies of new and changed files into /. A Clash of Kings. This command is normally executed by mount at boot time.... It opens TCP connections. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones... listens on arbitrary TCP and UDP ports. Read more.protocol for handling port forwarding requests from clients behind a NAT (network address translation)... Read more.. Read more.. NetAuthAgent (NetAuthAgent..app) .. Read more. It is normally invoked by InternetSharing. Read more.. momc Model compiler..multi-user conference plugin for jabberd2.. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) natpmpd natpmpd is a daemon implementing NAT-PMP .. Read more. mount_hfs Mount an HFS/HFS+ file system. part of XCode developer tools. Read more...MobileBackups. mu-conference mu-conference is the iChat Server multi-user conference module. and deal with both IPv4 and IPv6. Google for process or application. NetAuthAgent also launches an application called check_afp that is responsible for receiving messages from the server (among other things)... sends UDP packets.. used to compile data model resources. George R.framework/Resources/mobilemesyncclient --sync.. Read more. nc The nc (or netcat) utility is used for working with TCP or UDP network protocols. mount The mount command prepare and graft a special device or the remote node on to the file system tree. A Storm of Swords.. does port scanning.app) NetAuthAgent initiates network logins for both SMB and AFP volumes. mtmfs Mobile Time Machine file system daemon runs an NFS server on localhost which is then mounted at /Volumes/MobileBackups. muconference is used as part of Mac OS X Server's iChat Server..app) Mobile Safari app on iPhone Simulator .. No description on this process yet.part of Apple's XCode developer tools./System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/DotMacSyncManager. NetAuthSysAgent (NetAuthAgent. mount_nfs The mount_nfs command calls the mount system call to prepare and graft a remote NFS file system on to the file system tree at the point directory. R. Read more. nfsd NFS (Network File System) server daemon. introduced with Mac OS X version 10. newsyslog newsyslog is a highly configurable program for managing and archiving log files.app) ODBC Administrator lets you connect databases with applications that conform to the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) standard.app) Network Utility combines several information and troubleshooting tools for networking. netstat Netstat is Unix utility that symbolically displays the contents of various network-related data structures. service NFS and MOUNT protocol requests from NFS client machines. ODBC Administrator (ODBC Administrator....NetAuthSysAgent is variant of NetAuthAgent (manages the authentication process at a high level on behalf of various clients included with Mac OS X) for handling system-level operations that do not require user interface. Read more. NotificationCenter (NotificationCenter. Read more. Network Diagnostics (Network Diagnostics. Read more...8 (Mountain Lion).. Also participates in the browsing protocols which make up the Windows "Network Neighborhood" view...app) Notification app... nmblookup This tool is part of the samba suite and is used to query NetBIOS names and map them to IP addresses in a network using NetBIOS over TCP/IP queries.. Read more. Read more.. Read more. Read more... Read more.app) Network Diagnostics is utility to diagnose problems related to Ethernet. or internal or external modem connections... Network Utility (Network Utility. notifyd Server for the Mac OS X notification system..... nmbd NetBIOS name server to provide NetBIOS over IP naming services to clients. Read more.. .. ntpd The ntpd utility is an operating system daemon which sets and maintains the system time of day in synchronism with Internet standard time servers.. AirPort. Read more. ocspd Performs caching and network fetching of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responses. Read more. Read more.. extracting information from those text files. Read more. open The open command opens a file (or a directory or URL)... R. ODSAgent (ODSAgent..... opendirectoryd opendirectoryd is replacement for DirectoryService in OS X Lion and Lion Server. It should not be run manually. Read more. controls usage time limits. George R... optimized for scanning arbitrary text files. It is a resource manager that coordinates communications with smart-card readers and smart cards and cryptographic tokens that are connected to the system. and printing reports based on that information...0 Perl is a language optimized for scanning arbitrary text files. osacompile Compiles AppleScripts and other OSA language scripts. Read more. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) ParentalControls (ParentalControls. Read more. Read more.. See DirectoryService for more information on process. the default application as determined via LaunchServices is used to open the specified files. Read more. A Storm of Swords. Read more. perl Practical Extraction and Report Language on UNIX based systems.. A Clash of Kings. Read more. Read more..Read more. If no application name is specified. and printing .. Read more. extracting information from those text files.. PasswordService Mac OS X Server Password Server daemon. osascript Execute AppleScripts and other OSA language scripts. pcscd PC/SC Smartcard Daemon... acts as the gatekeeper for user passwords and provides an authentication resource for all services running on the system. just as if you had double-clicked the file's icon... Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones.. openssl The openssl program is a command line tool for using the various cryptography functions of OpenSSL's crypto library from the shell... blocks specific websites and applications from being used...10.app) Privides DVD or CD Sharing. odproxyd The odproxyd job maintains incoming proxy connections to the local OpenDirectory daemon (opendirectoryd).app) Parental Controls provides logging on activities performed by appropriate account. Read more. perl5. . portmap Portmap is a server that converts RPC program numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers. It waits for hints that new mail has been dropped into the maildrop directory. PluginProcess (PluginProcess... automatic restart on power loss... php PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML Read more. postdrop Postfix (e-mail transfer agent) mail posting utility.. Polls the system and collects detailed process information. pickup Postfix local mail pickup.. Read more.. It must be running in order to make RPC calls. you can record and distribute podcasts.app/Contents/MacOS/PluginProcess. Photo Booth (Photo Booth. Read more.app) Application for taking photos and video with an iSight camera or other webcams..app) /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebKit2.. pop3-login Part of Dovecot. Podcast Capture (Podcast Capture. Read more.. and provides access to the "receipt" database used by the Installer.. Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts.... pmTool (Activity Monitor.reports based on that information..5 with Podcast Producer. Read more. Read more. Read more. pmset pmset manages power management settings such as idle sleep timing...app) Invoked by the Activity Monitor. No description on this process yet.. Google for process or application. postgres: .open source IMAP and POP3 server for Linux/UNIX-like systems and included with Mac OS X Server. and feeds it into the cleanup daemon. wake on administrative access. Read more. you need access to a computer running Mac OS X Server 10.... Read more...app) With Podcast Capture...framework/PluginProcess. Read more. Read more. ping Standard unic command.. To use Podcast Capture. etc. pkgutil pkgutil reads and manipulates Mac OS X Installer flat packages. Read more.. .. Google for process or application.framework/Versions/A/..app/Contents/MacOS/Problem Reporter -psn_0_14462410 No description on this process yet. PTPCamera (PTPCamera.PostgreSQL database server.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/Problem Reporter.app) Property List Editor is part of Apple development suite Xcode. Problem Reporter (Problem Reporter. proxymap The proxymap server provides read-only or read-write table lookup service to Postfix (free and open-source mail transfer agent that routes and delivers electronic mail) processes.desktop management solution. and many other types of point-to-point links.. Read more....7. Read more. Read more.. ps Unix command.. Read more.. displays the currently-running processes. Read more..app) Helper application to acquire images from PTP (Picture Transfer Protocol) devices. Read more. Google for process or application.. No description on this process yet. Read more.framework/Frameworks/PrintCore. postmaster Part of Apple Remote Desktop application... Read more... pppd PPP is the protocol used for establishing internet links over dial-up modems.... included as the default database on Mac OS X Server as of version 10. Preview (Preview..app) Application for displaying and editing images and Portable Document Format (PDF) documents and open popular image files (including JPEG... TIFF. The pppd daemon works together with the kernel PPP driver to establish and maintain a PPP link with another system (called the peer) and to negotiate Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for each end of the link. Property List Editor (Property List Editor. Read more. Read more. printtool /System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices. and PNG. Preview Application for displaying and editing images and Portable Document Format (PDF) documents and open popular image files (including JPEG. PubSubAgent (PubSubAgent. Read more. DSL connections.. ..app) The PubSub agent syncs the RSS read/unread status of bookmarked RSS feeds between computers using Mac OS X 10. and PNG...5 that are syncing bookmarks via MobileMe Sync.. TIFF. push_notify push_notify handles user registration and publication of email notifications for the OS X mail server.. .. utility from Final Cut Pro application. Read more.. Final Cut Pro. Read more. interactive. qmgr Postfix queue manager. interactive.. Networking.. It awaits the arrival of incoming mail and arranges for its delivery via Postfix delivery processes..... Read more. RSS. QTKitServer Provides compatibility between 32 bit and 64 bit QuickTime services.app) Quartz Composer is a real-time visual programming environment integrated into the core of Mac OS X and bringing wide array of features into a wide variety of programs—integrating animation. qmasterca qmasterca is a part of Apple Qmaster .push_notify (Server.. object-oriented programming language bundled with Mac OS X.. Alias Maya. python2. Read more..graphical “client interface” for distributed rendering and processing jobs management included in Final Cut Compressor application.graphical “client interface” for distributed rendering and processing jobs management included in Final Cut Compressor application..an interpreted.. qmastertaskd Provides automated work distribution and processing for high-volume projects created with certain digital visual effects software packages: Shake. Quartz Composer (Quartz Composer. Read more..app) Python is an interpreted.5 python . Read more.. qmasterqd Part of Compressor (utility from Final Cut Pro application). interactive... object-oriented programming language bundled with Mac OS X. Read more..app) push_notify handles user registration and publication of email notifications for the OS X mail server. qmasterd Part of Compressor. Compressor.. python An interpreted. Audio Input/Analysis and Computer Statistics into existing and upcoming applications. DVD Studio Pro and any UNIX commandline program. object-oriented programming language budled with Mac OS X.. MIDI. qmastercc qmastercc is a part of Apple Qmaster ... Read more. Read more. . Read more. Python (Python.. Read more. Read more. . ReportCrash . quicklookd (quicklookd. Read more.. Read more. Read more.. Read more. rcd (rcd.app) Quick Look daemon is a faceless background application that acts as a host for the CFPlugIn-based generators providing quick look functionality in Finder. quicklookd32 (quicklookd32. quicklookd32 Quick Look daemon is a faceless background application that acts as a host for the CFPlugIn-based generators providing quick look functionality in Finder.. music. Read more.framework/Frameworks/QuickLookUI.app) Quick Look daemon is a faceless background application that acts as a host for the CFPlugIn-based generators providing quick look functionality in Finder.. Google for process or application.. Read more.. and interactive panoramic images.. Speaks IKE protocol to establish security associations with other hosts. George R.. repair_packages repair_packages is used by Disk Utility to verify or repair permissions on installed packages. QuickTime Player (QuickTime Player. Read more.app) /System/Library/Frameworks/Quartz... A Storm of Swords. iPhoto. Read more. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) racoon IKE (ISAKMP/Oakley) key management daemon. QuickLookUIHelper (QuickLookUIHelper..app) Multimedia framework for handling various formats of digital video....quartz-wm Aqua Window Manager for the X Window System on OS X. R.. Read more.. text. Read more. Read more. No description on this process yet... A Clash of Kings.). etc.app) Apple Media player bundled with Mac OS X. sound... ITunes... Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones. media clips... quicklookd Quick Look daemon is a faceless background application that acts as a host for the CFPlugIn-based generators providing quick look functionality in Finder.framework/Resources/QuickLookUIH. QuickTimeStreamingServer QuickTimeStreamingServer is the Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)/Realtime Transport Protocol(RTP) server.. QuickTime Player 7 (QuickTime Player 7. Process signals from Apple Remote and pass input to appropriate applications (FrontRow. animation.app) Remote Control Daemon. It is a replacement for the older portmap program.. Read more. Read more.. rpc. Read more. rsync rsync is a software application for Unix systems which synchronizes files and directories from one location to another . rpcsvchost rpcsvchost is a environment for hosting DCE/RPC services. Read more. rpcbind Rpcbind is a server that converts RPC program numbers into DARPA protocol port numbers. Read more.. the NFS file locking daemon) to monitor the status of specified hosts.... and manages the entry and exit of components onto the network.statd Host status monitoring daemon. part of YP subsystem allowing network management of essential system files. provides monitored and unmonitored file and record locking services in an NFS environment.. rotatelogs Rotatelogs is a simple program for use in conjunction with Apache's piped logfile feature to rotate Apache logs.. resolver The resolver is a set of routines in the C library that provide access to the Internet Domain Name System (DNS). cooperates with rpc. Read more. The daemon accepts requests from programs running on the local host (typically.yppasswdd YP update password file daemon... It passes XML packets between the components. rm The rm utility attempts to remove the non-directory type files specified on the command line....statd daemons on other hosts to provide a status monitoring service.. It loads services from the list of plugins given as arguments and listens for protocol requests. Read more. rpc.ReportCrash is the system process responsible for generating crash reports and notifying users when an application crashes... router router is the core component of the jabberd system. rpc.rquotad Remote quota server which returns quotas for a user of a local filesystem which is NFS-mounted onto a remote machine. Read more.lockd NFS (Network File System) file locking daemon.lockd.. Read more.. rpc. Read more. Google for process or application...... RFBRegisterMDNS /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/AppleVNCServer.bundle/Contents/Support/RFBRegisterMDNS No description on this process yet. rpc.. Read more. sandboxd sandbox daemon. sacl-cache Cache the results of Mail Service ACL checks.app) /Applications/Safari. Safari Webpage Preview Fetcher Standalone utility that is called from Safari whenever users enter the Top Pages browser.app) Standalone utility that is called from Safari (version 4) whenever users enter the Top Pages browser. manages connections between local components and other Jabber servers...app/Contents/MacOS/SafariSyncClient. Read more. Read more.....using the rsync remote-update protocol... Read more...... Read more.app/Contents/SafariSyncClient. ruby Ruby is an interpreted scripting language for quick and easy object-oriented programming bundled with Mac OS X. Google for process or application.. performs services on behalf of the Sandbox kernel extension. Read more.. compiles sandbox profiles on behalf of the sandbox kernel extension.. Safari Webpage Preview Fetcher (Safari. Read more.. Read more. Read more.app) Mac OS X input manager for Smart Common Input Method (SCIM). Read more. No description on this process yet. s2s Server-to-server connector.. Safari (Safari. scp .....safety mechanism that restricts applications access to operating system resources.. SafariSyncClient (Safari.. Read more..app) Apple's default web browser bundled with Mac OS X. Read more... say Utility that uses the Speech Synthesis manager to convert input text to audible speech and either play it through the sound output device chosen in System Preferences or save it to an AIFF file. Read more. sandbox-compilerd The Mac OS X sandbox profile compiler daemon.. SCIM (SCIM. sample sample is a command-line tool for gathering data about the running behavior of a process. app) Screen sharing application.. applications. It is part of the ScreenSaver system...app) The Script Editor application provides the ability to edit. Read more. a user of another computer sees what’s on your screen and can open.. and execute scripts. Read more.. The input is then written to the standard output. and save scripts in a variety of formats. Read more. security_authtra security_authtrampoline is used when programs use AuthorizationExecuteWithPrivileges from Security. provides access to keychain items.. compile. It uses ssh for data transfer... and uses the same authentication and provides the same security as ssh.. etc. Read more. when the cursor is in a hot-corner..framework to run another program with root privileges. and even restart the computer. Screen Sharing (Screen Sharing.. . Script Editor (Script Editor. scselect scselect provides access to the system configuration sets (locations) and allows the user to select or change the active "location".scp utility copies files between hosts on a network. modifying the input as specified by a list of commands. While your screen is shared. Read more. securityd Security context daemon for Authorization and cryptographic operations. bundled applications. move... Read more... and plain text. Read more.. Read more... or the standard input if no files are specified.. open applications. Read more. sed The sed utility reads the specified files. such as compiled scripts. Read more.app) ScreenSaverEngine is the Cocoa application that displays screen saver modules at the appropriate times (after so many minutes. Read more.. scutil Utility for managing Mac OS X system configuration parameters.. SecurityAgent (SecurityAgent. display application scripting terminologies.. serialnumberd Mac OS X Server daemon for the Serial Number Infrastructure.. Read more.app) Manages user interaction with securityd. ScreenSaverEngine (ScreenSaverEngine. and close files and windows.. screen screen is a full-screen window manager with VT100/ANSI terminal emulation. Read more. sendmail Sendmail command implements the Postfix (e-mail transfer agent) to Sendmail compatibility interface.)... . slurpd Standalone LDAP Update Replication Daemon. sftp-server sftp-server is a program that speaks the server side of SFTP protocol to stdout and expects client requests from stdin.. sh Sh-compatible command language interpreter that executes commands read from the standard input or from a file. Read more.app) Sjeng chess engine for Apple Chess application... used to propagate changes from one slapd database to another. plus more advanced features. slapd Slapd is the stand-alone LDAP daemon...... service_helper The service_helper program assists in enabling and disabling various system services.. Read more.. Read more. It performs all the essential instant messaging services like rosters.. It listens for LDAP connections on any number of ports (default 389). allows the Server Admin application to control the machine servermgrd is running on. Read more. Read more.. responding to the LDAP operations it receives over these connections.app) Mac OS X Server administrative daemon.ChessEngine (Chess. Read more. sjeng. Read more. .. ServerPerfLog The Server Performance log daemon writes a variety of server performance information into the Apple System Log facility for use by Server. sm sm provides instant messaging services to Jabber clients. Read more. It is usually used to schedule the execution of other commands. If slapd is configured to produce a replication log... Read more... Read more... which performs all operations over an encrypted ssh connection.. sftp sftp is an secure file transfer program.. message distribution and subscriptions. Read more. slurpd reads that replication log and sends the changes to the slave slapd instances via the LDAP protocol.app and other programs that report on system performance. presence tracking.. allows the Server Admin application to control the machine servermgrd is running on. servermgrd (Server.. similar to ftp. sleep The sleep utility suspends execution for a minimum of seconds.servermgrd Mac OS X Server administrative daemon. Read more. setregion setregion is used by the DVD Player to set the disc region code for a DVD drive. ........filesharing and printing services to Windows clients. snmpd snmpd is an SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) agent which awaits requests from SNMP management software. accepts network connection requests and performs zero or more SMTP transactions per connection.. Read more. Read more... Read more. Read more. smbclient Ftp-like client to access SMB/CIFS resources on servers.. smb-sync-preferences Used by launchd only. Read more. It processes message delivery requests from the queue manager. snmpget SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) application that uses the SNMP GET request to query for information on a network entity.. Google for process or application. Read more..... sort ...... SoftwareUpdateCheck (Software Update.Read more. Read more.. sntp sntp command can be used as a SNTP client to query a NTP (Network Time Protocol) or SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) server and either display the time or set the local system's time (given suitable privilege).app) Software Update is a tool that installs the latest version of Apple software on computers running Mac OS X. No description on this process yet. smbd Server to provide SMB/CIFS services to clients.. Read more. Synchronizes preferences when SMB server preferences are modified.. Software Update (Software Update.. socketfilterfw Mac OS X Leopard application firewall component restricting the ability of programs to "bind" a port so they can receive all traffic for that port. Read more.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/Software Update. smtp The Postfix SMTP+LMTP client that implements the SMTP and LMTP mail delivery protocols. Read more. smtpd Postfix SMTP server. softwareupdate Software Update checks for new and updated versions of your software based on information about your computer and current software.. processes them.app/Contents/Resources/SoftwareUpdateCheck. Read more. collects the requested information and/or performs the requested operation(s) and returns the information to the sender.. . spindump spindump is a tool used by various system components to create hang reports and notify the user of application hangs.. Read more. Read more. Read more.. Read more.. Read more. Read more.. Read more.intelligent email filter which uses a diverse range of tests to identify unsolicited bulk email. spindump_symbolicator Helper process for spindump . Holds private keys used for public key authentication (RSA... spamd Daemonized version of spamassassin.app) Framework that provides a standardized method for Macintosh applications to generate synthesized speech. Read more...Standart unix utility that sorts lines of text files and erite sorted concatenation of all files to standard output..app) The speech feedback window appears when Speakable Items is on or an application uses Speech Recognition.. renaming. DSA). These files are primarily used by Mobile Documents.. ssh SSH client is a program for logging into a remote machine and for executing commands on a remote machine... sshd . SpeechRecognitionServer (SpeechRecognitionServer. Read more. Read more. special_file_handler special_file_handler is the daemon that is called when data from a special file needs to be provided. ssh-agent Authentication agent... SpeechService Provides text-to-speech service from the Services menu.tool used by various system components to create reports when an unresponsive application is force quit.. Read more. spindump_agent helper agent for spindump used by various system components to create reports when an unresponsive application is force quit.app) Spotlight is a system-wide desktop search feature of Apple's Mac OS X operating system. more commonly known as "spam".. Read more.. and truncating it before unlinking. Spotlight (Spotlight.... srm srm securely removes files or directories by overwriting.......app) Scriptable front end for Mac's built-in speech recognition functionality. Read more. SpeechFeedbackWindow (SpeechFeedbackWindow. Read more. SpeechSynthesisServer (SpeechSynthesisServer. . Read more. The sysctl utility retrieves kernel state and allows processes with appropriate privilege to set kernel state. this includes both user space and kernel stacks.conf file.OpenSSH daemon... . It requests the password for login and switches to that user and group ID after obtaining proper authentication.. SubmitDiagInfo collects and sends to Apple any recent diag-nostic diagnostic and cleans up any diagnostic information which was created more than 14 days ago and is no longer needed.app) Notetaking application for putting Post-it note-like windows on the screen... Read more..app) Port scan component for Network Utility. sudo sudo allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user.. Read more... Read more.... Read more. SubmitDiagInfo SubmitDiagInfo is a system process which runs periodically if the user has opted-in for automatic reporting of diagnostic information. Read more. startx startx script is a unix front end to xinit that provides a somewhat nicer user interface for running a single session of the X Window System. Read more. svn Subversion (version control system) command line client tool.. stackshot The stackshot daemon is used to capture stack traces for each thread on the system.. sysctl Sysctl is an interface for examining and dynamically changing parameters in the Mac OS X (BSD based) operating system. SyncServer (SyncServer... Read more. Read more. svnserve Server for the 'svn' repository access method. with short reminders.app) SyncServer handles synchronization jobs on Mac OS X that use the built-in sync engine. su Substitute user identity.. Stickies (Stickies. stroke (Network Utility.. Read more... bundled with Mac OS X. Listens for connections from clients and provide secure encrypted communications between two untrusted hosts over an insecure network. Read more. notes and other clippings.. synchronize-preferences After changes in Samba configuration launchd process starts /usr/libexec/samba/synchronize-preferences which reads XML Samba plist and output an abbreviated (but typical looking) smb. Read more.. allows access to Subversion repositories using the svn network protocol.. .app) System Profiler provides information about your computer... It manages the policy database file. System Events (System Events.rn Read more. SystemUIServer Displays items on the right-hand end of the menu bar. Read more. or test unlocking a keychain.. stop.. syslog syslog is a command-line utility for a variety of tasks relating to the Apple System Log (ASL) facility. loads menu and dock extras as plug-ins (started by WindowServer). the serial number and operating system. system_profiler system_profiler reports on the hardware and software configuration of the system. It can generate plain text reports or XML reports which can be opened with SystemProfiler. make it possible for a keychain to unlock another keychain.app) Displays items on the right-hand end of the menu bar.. Read more. System (System Events. Read more. loaded. Read more. systemkeychain The systemkeychain can be used to create a system keychain. Read more. Read more.app) Application used by Mac OS X to modify user preferences. SystemUIServer (SystemUIServer.app .. Read more.. In a managed environment...receives and processes log messages..tem components may use to determine the system policy's verdict on a proposed operation. and what peripheral devices are connected. System Preferences (System Preferences. It provides mechanisms for sending and viewing log messages.. syslogd Apple System Log server. such as the hardware and software installed.. or otherwise used on the system.. which allows your scripts to perform some actions in applications that have no built-in scripting support.... executed.. Read more..app) System Events is an agent (or faceless background application) that supplies the terminology for using a number of features in AppleScript scripts...Read more.. and serves as a general oracle that other sys. copying log messages to ASL format data store files... and for controlling the flow of log messages from client processes. loads menu and dock extras as plug-ins (started by WindowServer). how much memory is installed. it controls what can be mounted. syspolicyd syspolicyd embodies the system policy controlling what may be installed. System Profiler (System Profiler. and restart system services and startup items. SystemStarter Start. Among these features is GUI scripting. Read more. Read more.app) System Events is an agent (or faceless background application) that supplies the terminology for using a number of features in AppleScript scripts. app) TextEdit is simple yet highly versatile word processor bundled with Mac OS X.. Read more.Read more.. When the kernel is asked for the task port of a process. tar The GNU version of the tar archiving utility. tee The tee utility copies standard input to standard output. Read more...app) Terminal emulator included in Apple's Mac OS X operating system.. Read more.. Read more. tclsh Tclsh is a shell-like application that reads Tcl commands from its standard input or from a file and evaluates (executes) them.. TextEdit (TextEdit. taskgated System daemon that implements a policy for the task_for_pid system service. making a copy in zero or more files. Read more. Terminal (Terminal. . Read more.prints out or saves a description of the contents of packets on a network interface that match the boolean expression.. and preliminary access control checks pass.... Read more. tcpdump Unix utility that dumps traffic on a network. tbl tbl is part of the GNU Unix groff document formatting system..system daemon that implements a access control policy for task_for_pid system service. It is a command language interpreter usable both as an interactive login shell and a shell script command processor. taskgated-helper Helper process for taskgated ... tail Standard Unix command for displaying the last part of a file. Read more.. Read more. Read more...7 Lion).. tcsh tcsh is an enhanced but completely compatible version of the Berkeley UNIX C shell...... Read more. csh(1). talagent talagent is a helper agent for the Transparent App Lifecycle feature (introduced in OS X 10. Read more.. an archiving program designed to store and extract files from an archive file known as a tarfile... it invokes this daemon (via launchd) to make the decision. app to access TWAIN Data Sources. uname The uname utility prints operating system details. This software allows all Image Capture clients to access TWAIN devices transparently as if they were being handled by Image Capture native scanner drivers. Read more. A Clash of Kings... trivial-rewrite Postfix (free and open-source mail transfer agent that routes and delivers electronic mail) address rewriting and resolving daemon.. Read more. Read more.prefPane/Contents/Resources/TimeZone. Read more. No description on this process yet.app) . troff troff is processor of the GNU Unix groff text formatting system...app) ThumbnailServer is part of iDVD application.. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones.... R. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) ubd ubd is the ubiquity server process. A Storm of Swords. umount The umount is standard Unix command that remove a special device or the remote node (rhost:path) from the filesystem tree at the point node..app) Apple Image Capture uses a TWAIN software "bridge" TWAINBridge. timezoned (timezoned. Read more. Read more.. tlsmgr tlsmgr manages the Postfix TLS session caches.. TWAINBridge TWAIN defines a standard software protocol and application programming interface (API) for communication between software applications and image acquisition device. It is primarily used for "Mobile Documents" (iCloud feature for syncing files). top Standard UNIX program that periodically displays a sorted list of system processes.... It stores and retrieves cache entries on request by smtpd and smtp processes. traceroute traceroute prints the route packets take to designated network host.prefPane/Contents/.. Read more. Read more. TWAINBridge (TWAINBridge..ThumbnailServer (iDVD.. Read more. UniversalAccess (UniversalAccess...... George R. Google for process or application. and periodically removes entries that have expired. Read more.app) /System/Library/PreferencePanes/DateAndTime. Read more.... UnmountAssistantAgent (UnmountAssistantAgent. UserNotificationCenter (UserNotificationCenter. a built-in screen reader that describes aloud what appears on your screen and speaks the text in documents... Read more.. Read more.. Read more.app) VoiceOver.. Read more.. VoiceOver Utility (VoiceOver. update Responsible for keeping disks synchronized with the file system cache... Read more. Google for process or application. UserEventAgent Utility to manage user callbacks in response to events. update_dyld_shared_cache Ensures that dyld's shared cache is up-to-date. to keep data loss to a minimum in case of a crash..Universal Access is a component of the Mac OS X operating system that provides computing abilities to the blind. Read more.. No description on this process yet.. vim Vi IMproved. Google for process or application..app) /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CoreChineseEngine. Google for process or application.. deaf. vi vi is a family of screen-oriented text editors included with most Unix-based operational systems.. URL Access Scripting (URL Access Scripting.. Read more. and handicapped.. userdictionaryd (userdictionaryd.framework/Versions/A/SharedSupport/userdictiona. Google for process or application.. usbmuxd Performs USB multiplexing when synchronizing iTunes music libraries with USB music devices like iPods & iPhones. . Read more.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/UnmountAssistantAgent... No description on this process yet...app/Contents/MacOS/UserNotificationCenter No description on this process yet..app/Contents/MacOS/UnmountAssistantAgent No description on this process yet.app) /System/Library/ScriptingAdditions/URL Access Scripting. a programmers text editor. VDCAssistant Daemon responsible for iSight built-in camera.app) /System/Library/CoreServices/UserNotificationCenter..... bundled with OS X. It is automatically run by launchd when dyld (dynamic link editor) notices the shared cache is out of date..app/Contents/MacOS/URL Access Scripting.. you can control the computer using the keyboard or trackpad gestures.. webdavfs_agent Agent providing set of extensions to the HTTP protocol which allows users to collaboratively edit and manage files on remote web servers. and relaunching critical services when they terminated.app) VoiceOver.. and windows. Read more. and windows.. Using VoiceOver. webfilterproxyd /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebContentAnalysis. Read more. you can control the computer using the keyboard or trackpad gestures... watchdog Mac OS X Server service monitoring daemon used in previous versions for launching. it periodically resets the hardware watchdog timer. warmd_agent warmd_agent is only launched during Aqua logins. Read more. Read more.framework/Resources/webfilterDNSd No description on this process yet. Read more. Read more... It retrieves the list of the 10 most recent applications launched by the user. webpages. VoiceOver Utility (VoiceOver Utility. monitoring... Read more. such as a corporate network.. vpnd Mac OS X VPN service daemon. Read more.. Google for process or application. Read more. VTDecoderXPCServ VTDecoderXPCService provides sandboxed video decoding process for QuickTime Player.... to speed up system by warming resources by warmd daemon. If the timer ever expires. Using VoiceOver..webpages. pairs each one with an available internal IP address and allows external hosts to tunnel via L2TP over IPSec or via PPTP from an insecure external network (such as the Internet) into a "secure" internal network. wdhelper Helper tool for performing privileged operations for WirelessDiagnosticsSupport. listens for incoming connections.. the power management unit forces a hard reboot.... When watchdogtimerd runs on supported hardware. warmd Upon boot. a is a Mac OS X built-in screen reader that describes aloud what appears on screen and speaks the text in documents. This primarily consists in pre-fetching the dyld shared caches.. as reported by LaunchServices. watchdogtimerd Mac OS X Server automatic reboot daemon..framework/Resources/webfilterproxyd . indirectly responsible for rebooting the server hardware if the machine hangs or panics.framework Read more. the warmd launch daemon process warms system-wide resources once it deems that the boot is done. This capability has been superseded by launchd in latest OS X versions. webfilterDNSd /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/WebContentAnalysis.. ... Read more. Read more. The worm is runtime protected by Yoda and packed by UPX. Read more.. xargs The xargs utility reads space.. Read more. Wireless Diagnostics (Wireless Diagnostics.app) Wireless Diagnostics is included with Mac OS X 10. George R.. Google for process or application.. Flash or 32bit plugins on 64 bit system). On Windows 2000 systems the worm replicates and installs a bot as a payload. Read more. Read more. WebKitPluginAgent WebKitPluginAgent is sandboxed seperated process to run older browser plug-ins (e. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) X11... which improves web server performance by caching static pages in memory. WebKitPluginHost (WebKitPluginHost. Read more. ... Read more.8. WindowServer Window Server is a single point of contact for all applications.app) Apple's development environment for Mac OS X..app) WebKitPluginHost is sandboxed individual process for running browser plugin. Part of Samba suite. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones..bin (X11. for Mac OS X.g.OR is a 51326 byte worm that exploits a PnP vulnerability to infiltrate its host. webperfcache webperfcache is the Web Performance Cache daemon. On other 32-bit systems the malware does not replicate but the bot is fully functional..app) is Apple Inc..'s version of the X server. newline and end-of-file delimited strings from the standard input and executes utility (first paremeter) with the strings as arguments.. Manages application windows and launch new applications. Read more.No description on this process yet.app) Part of Safari (WebKit based browser) for isolating seperate broswer processes (e. A Clash of Kings. Win32. a component of the X Window System.... seperate tabs).4 and later and helps resolve wireless connectivity issues.Drugtob IRCBot... R.. Xcode (Xcode.g. Read more.. WebProcess (WebProcess.app) XQuartz (commonly referred to as X11.. whois The whois utility looks up records in the databases maintained by several Network Information Centers (NICs). tab. Read more. winbindd Name Service Switch daemon for resolving names from Windows NT servers. A Storm of Swords. .Read more. Explanations Process is part of OS X . Xgrid is a distributed computing protocol that allows networked computers to contribute to a single task. This server provides information from YP maps to the YP clients on the network.. and A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire) ypserv Ypserv is a part of the YP network information system. xterm The xterm program is a terminal emulator for the X Window System.. Database is updated from time to time. xgridagentd Part of Xgrid Daemon. A Storm of Swords. Scans files that are marked by browsers and other tools as having been downloaded from the internet. Martin's A Game of Thrones 4-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones. . Read more. xpchelper XPC helper agent performs services on behalf of the XPC IPC facility (low-level library interface for interprocess communication).. Read more. xgridagenthelper Part of Xgrid Daemon.'s SAN or clustered file system for Mac OS X. George R. Read more.see short description and find out more about this process via supplied link.. xsand ir Xsan conrolling daemon.. allowing network management of essential system files... It provides terminals for programs that cannot use the window system directly. Xgrid is a distributed computing protocol that allows networked computers to contribute to a single task... Read more. Read more.. Read more... Read more. xgridcontrollerd Part of Xgrid Daemon. You can came back later and get more info and confidence on your Mac OS X processes. A Clash of Kings... Read more.. Read more. XProtectUpdater Apple’s built-in malware detection system.. zsh Zsh is a UNIX command interpreter (shell) usable as an interactive login shell and as a shell script command processor. Xgrid is a distributed computing protocol that allows networked computers to contribute to a single task. R. xsand Xsan is Apple Inc.... Useful links What happens in the Mac OS X boot process? 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