Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Stardock Corporation publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
start8_64.exe
Stardock Start8 by Stardock Corporation (Signed)
Version: | 1.0.1.0 |
MD5: | 80c27f3c69460a988c3796e498b752ae |
SHA1: | 75cab1fe25ec0105b3e7961092a9f43dda7eafb3 |
SHA256: | ce9f48059778a054892fec68f7a1f11fdc0d5fcaa9ee49df25b4fb47d77dc5b9 |
What is start8_64.exe?
Start8 adds a Start button and Start menu to Windows 8.
About start8_64.exe (from Stardock Corporation)
“Microsoft Windows® 8 is shipped without the "Start" menu. We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and pac”
Overview
start8_64.exe executes as a process under the SYSTEM account with extensive privileges (the system and the administrator accounts have the same file privileges) typically within the context of its parent
start8srv.exe (Stardock Start8 by Stardock Corporation). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Start8 published by Stardock Corporation, Start8 from Stardock Corporation and Start8 by Stardock Corporation. The assembly utilizes the .NET run-time framework (which is required to be installed on the PC). The file is digitally signed by Stardock Corporation which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
File name: | start8_64.exe |
Publisher: | Stardock Software, Inc |
Product name: | Stardock Start8 |
Description: | Start8 |
Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\stardock\start8\start8_64.exe |
Original name: | Start8.exe |
File version: | 1.0.1.0 |
Product version: | 1.0 |
Size: | 240.17 KB (245,936 bytes) |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Stardock Corporation |
Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
Effective date: | Monday, October 3, 2011 |
Expiration date: | Friday, October 3, 2014 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
Code language: | Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET |
.NET CLR: | Yes |
.NET NGENed: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality. Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements.
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“We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality. Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements.
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Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00001032% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00000558% | |
User CPU: | 0.00000474% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 4 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 992/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 718.29 KB | |
Private (maximum): | 2.72 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 2.54 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 718.29 KB | |
Virtual memory: | 45.6 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 46.57 MB | |
Working set: | 2.66 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 3.16 MB | |
Page faults: | 907/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 1 | |
Handles: | 22 | |
GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
GUI USER count: | 4 | |
GUI USER peak: | 5 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 8 |
30.00% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
30.00% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
15.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro |
10.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
10.00% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
5.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 70.00% of Stardock Start8.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Toshiba |
40.00% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
20.00% |
|
Dell |
20.00% |
|
Samsung |
10.00% |
|
Acer |
10.00% |
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