Should I block it?
40% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
(Note, ReviverSoft publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Child process
Related files
startmenureviverservice.exe
Start Menu Reviver by ReviverSoft (Signed)
| Version: | 1.0.0.40 |
| MD5: | 2ecc656e05df2fb978e4cac88d7491d7 |
| SHA1: | a4fbdf99b0c4b1af73bc60c2ae3d47af376031cb |
Overview
startmenureviverservice.exe runs as a service under the name StartMenuReviverService with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Start Menu Reviver published by ReviverSoft LLC and Start Menu Reviver published by ReviverSoft LLC. The file is digitally signed by ReviverSoft which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).
Details
| File name: | startmenureviverservice.exe |
| Publisher: | ReviverSoft |
| Product name: | Start Menu Reviver |
| Description: | Start Menu Reviver Helper Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\reviversoft\start menu reviver\startmenureviverservice.exe |
| Original name: | SMService.exe |
| File version: | 1.0.0.40 |
| Size: | 768.62 KB (787,064 bytes) |
| Build date: | 10/29/2013 4:24 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | ReviverSoft |
| Authority (CA): | VeriSign |
| Effective date: | Monday, July 11, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Tuesday, July 1, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Start Menu Reviver is an innovative application that adds a Start Menu to Windows 8 PCs and enhances the Start Menu on Windows 7 PCs. Start Menu Reviver is the only Start Menu utility to revive the Microsoft Windows Start menu, not just replace it. It restores the traditional "launchpad" functionality that is obviously missing in Windows 8, AND fully complements Microsoft's new Windows vision by being truly touchscreen friendly. Start M...”
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'StartMenuReviverService'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00008284% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00002701% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00005583% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 16 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,356/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 2.02 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.58 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.52 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 2.02 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 45.57 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 48.57 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.53 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.58 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,596/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 3 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 5 | |
| Handles: | 93 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\reviversoft\start menu reviver\startmenureviverservice.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | StartMenuReviverService |
| Description: | “StartMenuReviverService” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Threads
Averages
| sechost.dll (Host for SCM/SDDL/LSA Lookup APIs by Microsoft) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00022399% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00011200% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011200% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,342/sec | |
| Memory: | 124 KB | |
| StartMenuReviverService.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.00011201% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00000000% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00011201% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,777/sec | |
| Memory: | 792 KB | |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
66.67% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
33.33% |
|
Distribution by country
India installs about 33.33% of Start Menu Reviver.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
66.67% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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