ProcessLibrary.com lists and defines executable files that are a legitimate part of Windows and other programs, such as drivers for peripheral hardware devices, as well as those that pose security risks and shouldn't be on your system. You can use this library freely.

We learned from the Process Library that the CcApp.exe file on our system provides autoprotect and email checking capabilities for Norton AntiVirus. If the file is removed, the program won't function properly- in fact, the site warns not to terminate the file.

On the other hand, Process Library also informed us that a file by this same name is a process that belongs to an advertising program. This file collects data about the user's browsing habits and sends the information back to the servers of the author of the file. In addition, the file generates pop-up ads. Process Library urges the removal of this file.

Windows Task Manager shows all the processes (executable files) running on your system.

So the question becomes, how do you determine whether the executable file in question is good or bad? One answer is that it depends on the part of your system from which it is operating. If it is tucked in the folder of the program it should belong to-as the CcApp file on our system is-then you should be OK. Therefore, if you find an executable file on your system you're not sure about, check with the Process Library to identify it and then use the Search command (click Start and then Search) to determine where the file is located on your system. Finally, read what the Process Library recommends about keeping or deleting the file.