Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.1.0 40.00%
1.0.1.0 60.00%
(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)

Remove start8_64.exe
Version:   1.0.1.0
MD5:   c52567e72b14dc7b3aa316ddcdf3a001
SHA1:   1f0623fe652eebe547cbecba3b1bbe264cda1ad5
SHA256:   6d51dbea60011b59c959b9c891cbb8637aa0da0711e1954a90393864fa3cf732

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).

DetailsDetails

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

ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Stardock Corporation
7% remove
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.
Stardock Corporation
8% remove
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.
win.rar GmbH
12% remove
WinRAR is a file archiver and data compression utility that supports RAR, and ZIP and can unpack ARJ, LZH, TAR, GZ, ACE, UUE, BZ2, JAR, ISO, EXE and 7z compressed archives. Version 5 uses the RAR5 archive format that cannot be managed by old versions of WinRAR. This format features a maximum 1GB dictionary (only in 64bit version), better multicore support, it removes multimedia, text and itanium binaries special compression algorithms.

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00012321%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00011434%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00000888%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:111 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:12,736/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.23 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.31 MB
Private (minimum):2.19 MB
Non-paged memory:1.23 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:48.78 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):51.47 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.28 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.69 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:29,030/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:18 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:0 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:5 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:2/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:32
600
GUI GDI count:9
103
GUI GDI peak:10
142
GUI USER count:4
49
GUI USER peak:6
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\stardock\start8\start8_64.exe" start
Owner:SYSTEM
Parent process:start8srv.exe (Stardock Start8 by Stardock Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
Start8_64.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00070467%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00068514%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.00001953%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:10,458/sec
5,741,424/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
KeyCrypt64(2).dll (AntiLogger SDK by Zemana Ltd)
Total CPU:0.00003368%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00003368%
CPU cycles:492,157/sec
Memory:224 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 70.00% of Stardock Start8.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Toshiba 40.00%
Hewlett-Packard 20.00%
Dell 20.00%
Samsung 10.00%
Acer 10.00%
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