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
6544e5b857879700172a2224e90e3313
EXE
c874fd093ef6813f429a8be90fcf0a95
EXE
d577e293c826b568a4a27480e062dab5
DLL
60499a859e3337a8a2da521852a3816b
DLL
feb42d1a9ef11be8feb60a12ca040133
DLL
2b10f69e2b0ff2627211af402d1e66b0
EXE
781287bb09bfdee69928604f5b2486d0
EXE
c53fd70a1c6c78381fb4c27bcff002cf
EXE
d76bb88a7ebe4f6261ec5e87cc19c660
EXE
66dbf639170f9b807d4618954c286bb8