ASUS FancyStart

ASUS FancyStart

by ASUS

What is ASUS FancyStart?

ASUS FancyStart is software application developed by ASUS. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 88.77% of installations running this operating system. ASUS FancyStart's installer is typically 8.00 MB in size and installs around 62 files. The most common release is 1.0.8 with 41.07% of all installations currently using this version.

ASUS FancyStart is most popular in the United States with 36.09% of installations residing in this country.

ASUS FancyStart adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, ASUS FancyStart is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About ASUS FancyStart?

FancyStart is a powerful utility designed to enable users to personalize the boot logo at computer startup. This versatile tool can be easily accessed through the Start menu in Windows, offering a range of customization options to enhance your bootup experience. From backgrounds and photos to sounds, FancyStart provides users with the flexibility to fully customize their system startup process.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • hd-logrotatorservice.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Log Rotator Service' (BstHdLogRotatorSvc).
  • hd-updaterservice.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Updater Service' (BstHdUpdaterSvc).
  • hd-service.exe runs as a service named 'BlueStacks Android Service' (BstHdAndroidSvc).
Firewall:
  • hd-adb.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\BlueStacks\HD-Adb.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • hd-startlauncher.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{9478AAEF-E672-4C01-9928-7EAB3CE6F846}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • hd-agent.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named BlueStacks Agent.
Registry entries:
  • hd-agent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BlueStacks Agent' and executes as C:\Program Files\Bluestacks\HD-Agent.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.asus.com
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{2B81872B-A054-48DA-BE3B-FA5C164C303A}
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /I{C944B4C5-1C4D-4D95-8AC0-7CEF13914131}
Size:
8.00 MB
Language:
English

ASUS FancyStart Executable Details

Primary executable:
_6FEFF9B68218417F98F549.exe
Name:
ASUS FancyStart
Path:
C:\Windows\Installer\{2B81872B-A054-48DA-BE3B-FA5C164C303A}\_6FEFF9B68218417F98F549.exe
MD5:
94af436d23b4d65f0def11bdd3c2d2f1
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by ASUS FancyStart
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
56923a5c69593c0f09b6abbcb3f2a316
DLL
a1c4c29b978e63ccdba59de06c8a2217
EXE
afe5eb74f4ef8f804e18d7382d4eb42c
EXE
54e86ac4ec459db110f3a59db15bb5a0
EXE
d8506139e531e6c5f6789151ad4e2ff3
EXE
cae27a46d89d44ef5b8a60ad75746088
EXE
f466a5f33f84afbf9726da609cb90c8d
EXE
ff327c7eb7cb2bb34c2c82f2cbe24cdb
SYS
9f3e303b1c3a675bc07c1d7e4b158da1
SYS
431418ff64c8301d7f390c01f5ae0a8a