Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

2, 1, 0, 3 25.00%
2, 1, 0, 3 75.00%
(Note, Stardock Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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advapi32.dll
RegSetValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegCloseKey
comctl32.dll
_TrackMouseEvent
gdi32.dll
SetTextColor, CreateRectRgn, CombineRgn, CreateDIBSection, SetBkColor, CreateBitmap, CreateCompatibleBitmap, ExtCreateRegion, BitBlt, CreateCompatibleDC, SelectObject, DeleteDC, GetObjectW, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
GetProcAddress, LoadLibraryW, GetModuleFileNameW, UnmapViewOfFile, GetLastError, SetLastError, SetPriorityClass, GetPriorityClass, GetCurrentProcess, SetThreadPriority, GetThreadPriority, GetCurrentThread, GetConsoleDisplayMode, SetProcessWorkingSetSize, MapViewOfFile, CreateFileMappingW, GetCurrentProcessId, IsBadReadPtr, ReleaseMutex, WaitForSingleObject, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceFrequency, QueryPerformanceCounter, GetModuleHandleW, GetVersionExW, OutputDebugStringW, ReadFile, CreateFileW, GlobalFree, GlobalReAlloc, GlobalUnlock, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GetFileSize, lstrcpyA, WideCharToMultiByte, SetFilePointer, FindClose, FindNextFileW, FindFirstFileW, lstrcatW, CreateDirectoryW, lstrcpynW, GetPrivateProfileSectionW, RemoveDirectoryW, DeleteFileW, GetTempFileNameW, GetTempPathW, OpenMutexW, MultiByteToWideChar, GetUserDefaultLangID, GetLocaleInfoW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, GetCPInfo, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, HeapSize, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, TlsFree, TlsSetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, VirtualAlloc, DeleteCriticalSection, VirtualFree, HeapCreate, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, TerminateProcess, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, GetStartupInfoA, GetCommandLineA, RaiseException, LCMapStringW, RtlUnwind, HeapFree, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, CloseHandle, Sleep, CreateMutexW, GetCommandLineW, lstrcpyW, lstrlenW, lstrcmpW, GetLongPathNameW, lstrcmpiW, CopyFileW, WriteConsoleW, CompareStringA, CompareStringW, SetEnvironmentVariableA, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, FlushFileBuffers, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, LoadLibraryA, GetLocaleInfoA, SetStdHandle, LCMapStringA, SetEndOfFile, GetProcessHeap, WriteFile, CreateFileA
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteExW, SHGetFolderPathW
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathGetArgsW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathFileExistsW, PathRemoveBlanksW, PathRemoveExtensionW, PathStripPathW
user32.dll
CopyRect, BeginPaint, EndPaint, GetClientRect, ReleaseCapture, GetKeyState, SetRect, EnumDisplayMonitors, SetCapture, RemovePropW, GetPropW, DestroyWindow, CallWindowProcW, BeginDeferWindowPos, EndDeferWindowPos, EqualRect, ReleaseDC, GetDC, SetWindowRgn, IsRectEmpty, IntersectRect, UnionRect, DeferWindowPos, OffsetRect, SetRectEmpty, GetMonitorInfoW, SetCursor, RedrawWindow, SendNotifyMessageW, GetParent, CloseDesktop, GetCursorInfo, GetSystemMetrics, GetWindow, IsWindowVisible, SetWindowPos, UnregisterHotKey, PostQuitMessage, KillTimer, DefWindowProcW, RegisterClassExW, CreateWindowExW, RegisterHotKey, ScreenToClient, ChildWindowFromPointEx, GetClassNameW, WindowFromPoint, GetWindowRect, GetCursorPos, LoadCursorW, CopyIcon, DestroyCursor, SystemParametersInfoW, SetWindowTextW, SetWindowLongW, SetSystemCursor, SetTimer, ShowWindow, SendMessageW, wsprintfW, MessageBoxW, EnumWindows, LoadStringW, GetMessageW, TranslateMessage, DispatchMessageW, GetWindowLongW, PostMessageW, FindWindowW, InflateRect, LoadImageW, MessageBoxA, GetActiveWindow, GetIconInfo, OpenInputDesktop
winmm.dll
PlaySoundW, timeSetEvent, timeKillEvent
zlib1.dll
inflateInit_, inflateReset, crc32, inflate, compressBound, compress2, uncompress, inflateEnd

CursorFX.exe

CursorFX by Stardock Corporation (Signed)

Remove CursorFX.exe
Version:   2, 1, 0, 3
MD5:   1c5ffdf5a64dc1f6796368f33e6624c9
SHA1:   ee2aafae679922639c024320423bfe80cd1f7485
SHA256:   8faed9f501e156429b0b459f8498b182a2d04638e17437ac65306abec5afba21

Overview

cursorfx.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including CursorFX published by Stardock Corporation, CursorFX from Stardock Corporation and CursorFX by Stardock Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Stardock Corporation which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:cursorfx.exe
Publisher:Stardock Corporation
Product name:CursorFX
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\stardock\cursorfx\cursorfx.exe
File version:2, 1, 0, 3
Size:422.64 KB (432,784 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Stardock Corporation
Authority (CA):COMODO CA Limited
Effective date:Sunday, April 10, 2011
Expiration date:Thursday, April 10, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Stardock Corporation
  54% remove
Stardock CursorFX is a program that lets you use and create incredibly cool looking Windows mouse cursors. CursorFX is a utility which allows you to have much more flexibility in the cursors you use to interact with Windows. Adding a shadow under Windows XP and Vista was hardly a great advance and therefore CursorFX exists to give you more-much more. CursorFX users can create and use cursors that look and feel far superior to anything ...
Stardock Corporation
3% remove
Stardock CursorFX is a program that lets you use and create incredibly cool looking Windows mouse cursors. Adding a shadow under Windows XP and Vista was hardly a great advance and therefore CursorFX exists to give you more-much more. CursorFX users can create and use cursors that look and feel far superior to anything you've ever seen before! Best of all, it's really easy to create your own super-charged cursors! It integrates into ...
Stardock Corporation
1% remove

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'CursorFX' → "C:\Program Files\Stardock\CursorFX\CursorFX.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00267748%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00149702%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00118046%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:26,676,444 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:362/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:10.08 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):8.62 MB
Private (minimum):1.08 MB
Non-paged memory:10.08 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.65 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.31 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.45 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):12.26 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:32,686/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:3.8 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:2
12
Handles:46
600
GUI GDI count:107
103
GUI GDI peak:133
142
GUI USER count:34
49
GUI USER peak:33
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\stardock\cursorfx\cursorfx.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 50.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 50.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Canada installs about 50.00% of CursorFX.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Compaq 50.00%
Toshiba 25.00%
Medion 25.00%
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