Having the problem right now, and those don't seem to be running:

finalbeta@finalbeta-desktop:~$ ps -e
  PID TTY          TIME CMD
    1 ?        00:00:00 init
    2 ?        00:00:01 ksoftirqd/0
    3 ?        00:00:00 watchdog/0
    4 ?        00:00:00 events/0
    5 ?        00:00:00 khelper
    6 ?        00:00:00 kthread
    8 ?        00:00:00 kblockd/0
    9 ?        00:00:00 kacpid
  130 ?        00:00:00 pdflush
  131 ?        00:00:00 pdflush
  133 ?        00:00:00 aio/0
  132 ?        00:00:00 kswapd0
  720 ?        00:00:00 kseriod
 1882 ?        00:00:00 khubd
 1898 ?        00:00:00 khpsbpkt
 1927 ?        00:00:00 knodemgrd_0
 2020 ?        00:00:00 kjournald
 2249 ?        00:00:00 udevd
 3093 ?        00:00:00 shpchpd_event
 3253 ?        00:00:00 saa7134[0]
 3359 ?        00:00:00 scsi_eh_0
 3360 ?        00:00:06 usb-storage
 3818 ?        00:00:00 kjournald
 3819 ?        00:00:00 kjournald
 4268 ?        00:00:00 acpid
 4387 ?        00:00:00 dd
 4389 ?        00:00:00 klogd
 4708 ?        00:00:00 gdm
 4747 ?        00:00:00 hpiod
 4763 ?        00:00:00 python
 4866 ?        00:00:01 clamd
 4924 ?        00:00:00 freshclam
 4940 ?        00:00:11 dbus-daemon
 4955 ?        00:00:14 hald
 4956 ?        00:00:00 hald-runner
 4962 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-acpi
 4966 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-keyb
 4975 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-keyb
 4978 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-keyb
 5028 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-keyb
 5034 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5035 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5037 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5038 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5040 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5041 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5043 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5044 ?        00:00:00 hald-addon-stor
 5047 ?        00:00:01 hald-addon-stor
 5048 ?        00:00:01 hald-addon-stor
 5050 ?        00:00:03 hald-addon-stor
 5051 ?        00:00:03 hald-addon-stor
 5345 ?        00:00:00 mysqld_safe
 5409 ?        00:00:00 mysqld
 5410 ?        00:00:00 logger
 5513 ?        00:00:00 nmbd
 5516 ?        00:00:00 smbd
 5534 ?        00:00:00 sshd
 5539 ?        00:00:00 smbd
 5548 ?        00:00:00 xinetd
 5611 ?        00:00:00 mdadm
 5647 ?        00:00:00 proftpd
 5701 ?        00:00:00 atd
 5714 ?        00:00:00 cron
 5738 ?        00:00:00 nvtvd
 5796 ?        00:00:01 gconfd-2
 5837 tty1     00:00:00 getty
 5838 tty2     00:00:00 getty
 5839 tty3     00:00:00 getty
 5840 tty4     00:00:00 getty
 5841 tty5     00:00:00 getty
 5842 tty6     00:00:00 getty
 5855 ?        00:00:00 gnome-keyring-d
 5857 ?        00:00:00 bonobo-activati
 5914 ?        00:00:07 beagled
 6042 ?        00:00:00 evolution-data-
 6069 ?        00:00:01 beagled-helper
 6351 ?        00:00:03 cupsd
 6483 ?        00:00:00 syslogd
17926 ?        00:00:00 gdm
17929 tty7     00:02:59 Xorg
17947 ?        00:00:01 gnome-session
17995 ?        00:00:00 ssh-agent
17998 ?        00:00:00 dbus-launch
17999 ?        00:00:00 dbus-daemon
18002 ?        00:00:00 gnome-keyring-d
18004 ?        00:00:00 gnome-settings-
18009 ?        00:00:00 vino-server
18011 ?        00:00:11 metacity
18023 ?        00:00:05 gnome-panel
18025 ?        00:00:01 nautilus
18029 ?        00:00:06 main-menu
18034 ?        00:00:00 gnome-volume-ma
18037 ?        00:00:00 gnome-vfs-daemo
18041 ?        00:00:05 gaim
18043 ?        00:00:00 update-notifier
18047 ?        00:00:00 clock-applet
18049 ?        00:00:28 xchat
18058 ?        00:00:00 mixer_applet2
18065 ?        00:00:00 mapping-daemon
18078 ?        00:00:00 gnome-cups-icon
18081 ?        00:00:00 cgwd
18088 ?        00:00:00 xbindkeys
18090 ?        00:00:00 gnome-power-man
18137 ?        00:00:06 gnome-terminal
18138 pts/0    00:00:00 bash
18232 ?        00:00:01 xqf
18233 ?        00:00:00 xqf
18699 ?        00:02:04 firefox-bin
19952 ?        00:00:00 evolution-excha
20032 pts/0    00:00:00 ps