Start Menu 8

Start Menu 8

by IObit

What is Start Menu 8?

Start Menu 8 is software application developed by IObit. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 99.51% of installations running this operating system. Start Menu 8's installer is typically 14.00 MB in size and installs around 65 files. The most common release is 1.4.0.0 with 21.48% of all installations currently using this version.

Start Menu 8 is most popular in the United States with 44.59% of installations residing in this country.

Start Menu 8 adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Start Menu 8 is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • StartMenuServices.exe runs as a service named 'StartMenu8 Service' (StartMenuService) "StartMenu8 Service".
Firewall:
  • StartMenu8.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu8.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • StartMenu8.exe is scheduled as a task named 'StartMenu8Start'.
  • AutoUpdate.exe is scheduled as a task named 'StartMenuAutoupdate'.

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • AutoUpdate.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named StartMenuAutoupdate.
Registry entries:
  • StartMenu8.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'StartMenu8.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu8.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.iobit.com/iobitstartmenu8.php
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\IObit\Start Menu 8\
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\IObit\Start Menu 8\unins000.exe"
Size:
14.00 MB
Language:
English

Start Menu 8 Executable Details

Primary executable:
StartMenu8.exe
Name:
Start Menu 8
Path:
C:\Program Files\IObit\Start Menu 8\StartMenu8.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Start Menu 8
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
121c592230a51178626f8da9c9d8687a
DLL
5cad5792bb209694db6e36baa2ca83ea
EXE
e44eb0dc9a68827ae4f0650f5a55ec9d
EXE
65199033699714ff00de7e44d57b7be0
EXE
c856212844b4058402e3282936dbd804
EXE
f1676fb9ce2b10a9912ed8b8f335f209
EXE
6654d0eaf61585a3b87caf9a6aca7b2c
DLL
998ccc43183e3c5df71674976a7001ce
DLL
41d264b25f997e45f52a6cad86e33bdf
EXE
fee93d9703170c9f07fe74d81aa7e7cf