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Trend Micro Apex Central saves system configuration settings and temporary files in XML format.
The following tables describe the configuration files and processes used by Trend Micro Apex Central.

Apex Central Configuration Files

Configuration File
Description
AuthInfo.ini
Configuration file that contains information about private key file names, public key file names, certificate file names, and the encrypted passphrase of the private key as well as the host ID and port.
aucfg.ini
ActiveUpdate configuration file
TVCS_Cert.pem
Certificate used by SSL authentication
TVCS_Pri.pem
Private Key used by SSL
TVCS_Pub.pem
Public Key used by SSL
ProcessManager.xml
Used by ProcessManager.exe
CmdProcessorEventHandler.xml
Used by CmdProcessor.exe
DMRegisterinfo.xml
Used by CasProcessor.exe
DataSource.xml
Stores the connection parameters for Trend Micro Apex Central processes
SystemConfiguration.xml
Trend Micro Apex Central system configuration file
agent.ini
MCP agent file

Apex Central Core Processes

Processes
Description
ProcessManager.exe
Launches and stops other Trend Micro Apex Central core processes
CmdProcessor.exe
Sends XML instructions, formed by other processes, to managed products, processes product registration, sends alerts, performs scheduled tasks, and applies Outbreak Prevention Policies
LogReceiver.exe
Receives managed product logs and messages. Starting with Control Manager 3.0 Service Pack 4, LogReceiver.exe only handles logs coming from Trend Micro Damage Control Services and Trend Micro Vulnerability Assessment
LogProcessor.exe
Receives logs from managed products, and receives entity information from managed products
LogRetriever.exe
Retrieves and saves logs in the Trend Micro Apex Central database
ReportServer.exe
Generates Trend Micro Apex Central reports
MsgReceiver.exe
Receives messages from the Trend Micro Apex Central server and managed products
CasProcessor.exe
Allows a Trend Micro Apex Central server to manage other Trend Micro Apex Central servers
inetinfo.exe
Microsoft Internet Information Service process
cm.exe
Manages dmserver.exe and mrf.exe
dmserver.exe
Provides the Trend Micro Apex Central web console log on page and manages the Product Directory (Trend Micro Apex Central-side)
sCloudProcessor.NET.exe
Requests the Trend Micro Apex Central web console or other processes to provide a job ID for the issuer to query statuses, query results, and cancel requests; used by the User/Endpoint Directory