StartApps.exe
Boosting for Main Application by Xportsoft Technologies (Signed)
Overview
startapps.exe has 7 known versions, the most recent one is 1.0.0.9. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 340.96 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Xportsoft Technologies by the certification authority COMODO CA Limited. Some variations of the file have been seen to be installed with the program PC Optimizer Pro from PC Optimizer Pro, Inc..
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
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| 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 |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Xportsoft Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Expiration date: | Wednesday, October 23, 2013 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Boosting for Main Application.)
This is a PC optimization program that is supposed to increase the speed of computer by removing invalid entries the computer's registry. The trial version will perform a scan and identify issues whil...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of startapps.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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"
All file variations of startapps.exe
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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