Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, Xportsoft Technologies publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
StartApps.exe
Boosting for Main Application by Xportsoft Technologies (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.9 |
| MD5: | 8d4e22db7ad76c0191bc3d962d4604f6 |
| SHA1: | 0489cbf4d8c24129177486dc2e153f31df118f24 |
| SHA256: | 0deab0cb93308bc374afbbaf25ed74fa1c35840991e0244c3ec616ef0f49a98d |
Overview
startapps.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). This is typically installed with the program PC Optimizer Pro published by Xportsoft Technologies and is most likely removed by most users once installed (71% removed). The file is digitally signed by Xportsoft Technologies which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | startapps.exe |
| Publisher: | Xportsoft Technologies |
| 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: | 341.77 KB (349,976 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Xportsoft Technologies |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
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Behaviors
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 -w32"
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'PC Optimizer Pro Updates' runs weekly in the path '\PC Optimizer Pro Updates'
- The task 'PC Optimizer Pro startups' runs on logon in the path '\PC Optimizer Pro startups'
- The job 'PC Optimizer Pro Scan' runs weekly in the path '\PC Optimizer Pro Scan'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro Updates.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro startups.job'
- Entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro Scan.job'
- Entry path '\PC Optimizer Pro startups'
- Entry path '\PC Optimizer Pro Scan'
- Entry path '\PC Optimizer Pro Updates'
Scheduled tasks startups
Set to load on user login (bypasses Windows UAC if enabled)
- Login entry path 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PC Optimizer Pro startups.job'
- Login entry path '\PC Optimizer Pro startups'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.01936501% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01742851% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00193650% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 90 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.21 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.1 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 52 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.21 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 50.59 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 51.58 MB | |
| Working set: | 148 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.1 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 136 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 10 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 11 | |
| GUI USER count: | 2 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 2 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | High |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\pc optimizer pro\startapps.exe" "C:\Program Files\pc optimizer pro\pcoptimizerpro.exe -w32" |
| Owner: | User |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
44.44% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
27.78% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
22.22% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
5.56% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 88.89% of Boosting for Main Application.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Lenovo |
100.00% |
|
