startmenu_hook.exe
By IObit Information Technology (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| MD5: | 48e442ef23462e312a739fe2b7878729 |
| SHA1: | 40b97bae4eec05b1ea355d89319906e02d60c043 |
| SHA256: | 565882babea3862b492f3807a22813801f579eca7c855573248597da63c6c39a |
Overview
startmenu_hook.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
startmenuservices.exe (StartMenu8 by IObit Information Technology). This is typically installed with the program Start Menu 8 published by IObit. The file is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | startmenu_hook.exe |
| Publisher: | IObit |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\iobit\startmenu8\startmenu_hook.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.0 |
| Size: | 29.31 KB (30,016 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | IObit Information Technology |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following program will install this file
“Start Menu 8 is specially designed for Windows 8. It offers a perfect solution for users who work with Windows Start Menu all the time and are not accustomed to the new Metro start screen in Windows 8. This smart tool brings back both the start button and Windows Start Menu, and offers the option to skip Metro start page, allowing users who only work on desktop to boot to Windows 8 desktop directly. It's the best start menu replacement ...”
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00019592% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00017205% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00002387% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 316,172 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 41,722/sec | |
| Context switches: | 1/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.97 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 7.51 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 4.55 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.97 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 74.95 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 77.79 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.95 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 7.53 MB | |
| Page faults: | 3,217/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 7 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 2 | |
| Handles: | 113 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 31 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 35 | |
| GUI USER count: | 23 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 23 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8 |
47.37% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
15.79% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Single Language |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
5.26% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
5.26% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 26.32% of startmenu_hook.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Acer |
40.00% |
|
| Intel |
13.33% |
|
| American Megatrends |
13.33% |
|
| Lenovo |
13.33% |
|
| Toshiba |
13.33% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
6.67% |
|
