Startup program entry details:
SymKeepAlive (CKA.exe)
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Description:
Part of Symantec's now discontinued Norton SystemWorks security and utility suite. Keeps a dial-up modem connection alive
Startup information:
Registry (Start → Run → regedit)
- Key(s): HKLM\Run
- Name: SymKeepAlive
- Data: C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Premier Edition\CKA\CKA.exe
MSConfig (Start → Run → msconfig → Startup)
- Startup Item (XP): CKA
- Startup Item (Vista/7): N/A
- Command: C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Premier Edition\CKA\CKA.exe
Windows Defender (Start → All Programs → Windows Defender → Tools → Software Explorer)
- Name: Norton SystemWorks
- Startup Value: C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Premier Edition\CKA\CKA.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SymKeepAlive] C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Premier Edition\CKA\CKA.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SymKeepAlive] C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Premier\CKA\CKA.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SymKeepAlive] C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks Basic Edition\CKA\CKA.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SymKeepAlive] C:\Program Files\Norton SystemWorks\CKA.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [SymKeepAlive] C:\Program Files\Symantec\Web Tools\CKA.exe
Other information:
- File location: %ProgramFiles%\<product version>\CKA
- File properties "Description": Connection Keep Alive
- Purpose: Connection keeper
- Program disable option:
- Start → All Programs → Norton SystemWorks → Norton SystemWorks Premier Edition → Tasks → Optimize Your PC → Connection Keep Alive → Settings → Startup → deslect "Automatically start with Windows"
- Start → All Programs → Norton SystemWorks → Web Tools → Connection Keep Alive → Options → Startup → deslect "Automatically start with Windows"
- Start → All Programs → Norton SystemWorks → Norton SystemWorks → Norton SystemWorks Classic View → Extra Features → Connection Keep Alive → Settings → Startup → deslect "Automatically start with Windows"
- Shortcut(s) available: None
- Vendor/Publisher: Symantec Corporation
- Product(s): Norton SystemWorks
- Tested: Yes
Note:
- %ProgramFiles% - refers to the Program Files folder; typically the path is C:\Program Files
- HKCU refers to HKEY_CURRENT_USER
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