ClassicShellService.exe
Classic Shell by IvoSoft
| Version: | 3, 6, 8, 0 |
| MD5: | 55fe970b500f6d2a550b5e80ab8c4eac |
| SHA1: | 4177dc74f0294860ddd8dd5c62152d1542502a0c |
| SHA256: | b62bfd973949e64f408058d8590ee1bd899ecb11139f3e3b7d6448566161c2d3 |
Overview
classicshellservice.exe runs as a service under the name Classic Shell Service (ClassicShellService) within the local user context. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Classic Shell published by IvoSoft, SavePass Smartbar Engine from PinWid Ltd. and SavePass Smartbar Engine by PinWid Ltd..
Details
| File name: | classicshellservice.exe |
| Publisher: | IvoSoft |
| Product name: | Classic Shell |
| Description: | Classic Shell Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\classic shell\classicshellservice.exe |
| File version: | 3, 6, 8, 0 |
| Size: | 67 KB (68,608 bytes) |
| Build date: | 6/29/2013 7:49 PM |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'ClassicShellService' (Classic Shell Service)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00005138% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00004564% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000574% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 1,688 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.21 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 3.66 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 436 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.21 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 24.97 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 27.77 MB | |
| Working set: | 678 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.77 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 96 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\classic shell\classicshellservice.exe" |
| Owner: | User |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | ClassicShellService |
| Display name: | Classic Shell Service |
| Description: | “Launches the start button after logon” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 Pro |
48.15% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
25.93% |
|
| Windows 8 |
25.93% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.04% of Classic Shell.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Toshiba |
37.50% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.25% |
|
| Dell |
12.50% |
|
| American Megatrends |
6.25% |
|
| ASUS |
6.25% |
|
| Samsung |
3.13% |
|
| Acer |
3.13% |
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