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
a88abd22dc6c675fa5e0e5cbbe178ae3
DLL
e577c12780c8bf66c1161911a7ce7000
EXE
655c0110ca5740a0ecbd502ce8e97d24
EXE
a38ae986c2fa08f63da8d4732ebd49f2
EXE
d68c21b87dbaea97f1033e4c247a54ae
EXE
6ae834099cf020d2f6f095a5c2900127
EXE
ccc3d49ed00de2453bb53ef3781a441d
DLL
18dd143dedc929f3b8c0b9581cf64f3a
EXE
e0c96f40a1b5389abc07b0d04bbc67cc
EXE
c5fbfec9e38d117e70e122ccb0c85286