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
971adb43747a7f3438eb34955cc41150
EXE
e21763f8e3cedfecdac80be17d4dc9d5
EXE
f65092ae4f875811bb9751e56a7519fd
EXE
5b7796ae1b6c6e86a2c8325621ae2754
EXE
be9d18e68423324ab047e574e4b2af16
EXE
5f9862aa8923e7abe26cb56c144d34d7
EXE
33cb2fc9c325c3d6e13c7710ab1cf36c
EXE
521eca9822865bc8707ffbada69cad1c
EXE
08d8250adbff960e319c02291c55939c
EXE
e00e9486427d58076385be4dead274e4