Should I block it?
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
StartApps.exe
Boosting for Main Application by Xportsoft Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.9 |
| MD5: | 20552f613cf7152d47f843531cb07c02 |
| SHA1: | 277f458a58f7d1ee1cf75f8c1853964c042a3714 |
What is StartApps.exe?
PC Optimizer Pro is a program that is promoted as a system optimization tool. Some versions of this program may display deceptive or fraudulent claims about files, registry entries and/or other items on the system.
About StartApps.exe (from Xportsoft Technologies)
“There are numerous factors which tend to bother the performance of your system, time being the biggest of them all. As time flies by, and you keep on installing/uninstalling programs on your PC, it st”
Details
| File name: | startapps.exe |
| Publisher: | Tweaking Tools |
| Product name: | Boosting for Main Application |
| Description: | Starting up the applicaiton |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\pc optimizer pro\startapps.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.9 |
| Size: | 341.27 KB (349,464 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Xportsoft Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The task 'PC Optimizer Pro Updates' runs weekly in the path '\PC Optimizer Pro Updates'
- The job 'PC Optimizer Pro Scan' runs weekly in the path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro Scan.job'
- Entry path 'K:\WINXPSP2\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro Scan.job'
- Entry path '\PC Optimizer Pro Updates'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro Updates.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro startups.job'
- Entry path '\PC Optimizer Pro startups'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'PC Optimizer Pro' → "C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\StartApps.exe" "C:\Program Files\PC Optimizer Pro\PCOptimizerPro.exe -w31"
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
62.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
25.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
6.25% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
6.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 76.92% of Boosting for Main Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
50.00% |
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| American Megatrends |
25.00% |
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| GIGABYTE |
25.00% |
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