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
c0849658e1c4797e94e1a9b5fd48b0d2
DLL
dc742a59ccb315ea44b14a2c7ac137c0
EXE
6617ad1e87714966b56f5ef3b8e80a84
EXE
45b6329c3daade816c462d768b4c0df5
EXE
53432cfcc959c9d3d94b1c626129bb9f
DLL
51aa6c6375969e35152bddcf07f8bb0a
EXE
300610116ac5bb4298def8715527468a
EXE
12125ae259a84b0a008cb19cd49c88c3
DLL
7f15815c58e9d4e7c1d3877c9cbb4b87
EXE
ff29d20154d38c36c3e29652f999b57f