Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

11.1.0.214	48.51%
11.1.0.188	3.73%
11.0.1.746	2.24%
11.0.1.716	3.73%
11.0.0.308	2.24%
11.0.0.302	5.22%
11.0.0.300	1.49%
11.0.0.277	0.75%
2.1.0.2151	5.97%
2.0.0.237	0.75%
2, 0, 0, 5	8.21%
2, 0, 0, 4	1.49%
2, 0, 0, 4	8.21%
2, 0, 0, 3	5.22%
2, 0, 0, 3	2.24%

Relationships

services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

StartManSvc.exe

StartMan Application by PC Tools (Signed)

Remove StartManSvc.exe

Version:	2, 0, 0, 4
MD5:	a0e7d752514a7d99341d5f2a834224a9
SHA1:	8c560cd6c9c676db235397382356d5d65d7d4164
SHA256:	a4b5fe09da187fd8e8844ae574fea2eced6b7e282b255e9026b40be84d178d35

What is StartManSvc.exe?

PC Tools Security which offers protection from online threats, is regularly updated, and even includes some useful extras like Web site ratings, phishing alerts, and spyware, adware and malware protection.

About StartManSvc.exe (from PC Tools)

“PC Tools Security is a full antivirus and antispyware package designed to protect from known viruses, worms, Trojans and other threats while defending against spyware, adware, bots, keyloggers and oth”

Details

File name:	startmansvc.exe
Publisher:	PC Tools
Product name:	StartMan Application
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\common files\pc tools\smonitor\startmansvc.exe
File version:	2, 0, 0, 4
Size:	617.96 KB (632,792 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:	PC Tools
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Expiration date:	Saturday, August 15, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Behaviors

Services

Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)

'PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc' (PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service)
PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00044194%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00030281%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00013914%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	374,584 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	31,524/sec	17,470,203/sec
Context switches:	1/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	3.18 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	6.13 MB
Private (minimum):	5.04 MB
Non-paged memory:	3.18 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	49.15 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	60.29 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	6.09 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	8.5 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	3,027/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	3.7 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	2/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	195 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	1/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	67 Bytes/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	4/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	4	12
Handles:	117	600
GUI GDI count:	4	103
GUI USER count:	2	49

Process properties

Integrety level:	System
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\common files\pc tools\smonitor\startmansvc.exe"
Owner:	SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:	PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc
Display name:	PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service
Description:	“PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service”
Type:	Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:	services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft)

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Ultimate	29.10%
Windows 7 Home Premium	28.36%
Microsoft Windows XP	17.16%
Windows 8 Pro	8.96%
Windows 7 Professional	6.72%
Windows Vista Home Premium	6.72%
Windows 7 Home Premium N	1.49%
Windows 7 Ultimate N	1.49%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 26.87% of StartMan Application.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Hewlett-Packard	22.78%
Toshiba	22.78%
Dell	15.19%
ASUS	7.59%
GIGABYTE	5.06%
Acer	5.06%
Lenovo	5.06%
Intel	5.06%
Sony	5.06%
American Megatrends	3.80%
Samsung	2.53%

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