Classic Shell

Classic Shell

by IvoSoft

What is Classic Shell?

Classic Shell is software application developed by IvoSoft. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 91.26% of installations running this operating system. Classic Shell's installer is typically 4.00 MB in size and installs around 29 files. The most common release is 4.1.0 with 33.60% of all installations currently using this version.

Classic Shell is most popular in the United States with 47.76% of installations residing in this country.

Classic Shell adds 5 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • classicstartmenu.exe runs as a service named 'Classic Shell Service' (ClassicShellService).
  • classicshellservice.exe runs as a service named 'Classic Shell Service' (ClassicShellService) "Launches the start button after logon".
Scheduled tasks:
  • classicstartmenu.exe is scheduled as a task named 'elevated_ClassicStartMenu_1~ISSALC1~ARGORPC'.
  • classicie_64.exe is scheduled as a task named 'elevated_ClassicIE_64_1~ISSALC1~ARGORPC'.
  • classicie_32.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{84D56567-A888-4C50-926B-17DC8977223B}' (runs on registration).
  • classicexplorersettings.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{09CD0590-C62D-4D0D-BD46-6F936DDE40A4}' (runs on registration).
  • classicshellupdate.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{84D25C14-55A9-456C-920E-0E0C3C91BD70}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • classicstartmenu.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 8.
Registry entries:
  • classicstartmenu.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ClassicStartMenu.exe' and executes as C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe.
  • classicie_64.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Classic Shell' and executes as C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicIE_64.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://classicshell.sourceforge.net
Support:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/classicshell/forums/forum/1049756
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\classic shell
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{66E2237E-2E10-48A2-B8D3-2092B8BA8484}
Size:
4.00 MB
Language:
English

Classic Shell Executable Details

Primary executable:
classicstartmenu.exe
Name:
Classic Shell
Path:
C:\Program Files\classic shell\classicstartmenu.exe
MD5:
690eb331346d7adfda18e50042dea4b4
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Classic Shell
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
3516003c96622ce7e6b6a4b8a4f7a9b5
DLL
f0f0d56d9a8ffcff0aa45b3080b45f27
DLL
adff5a544097118dbe1a2a4e26f34e7d
EXE
55fe970b500f6d2a550b5e80ab8c4eac
DLL
aeccff730f6a526a48fb3ffef269d6fd
DLL
5fb40698604d9e6808f94f36e7e6456e
DLL
607fef6f4cbb94662d2f088b477dace1
EXE
08662719cd0dd95227d3c532973a213f
EXE
3d0cc368e83d2cd785f338b494789fba
EXE
d291b8dcae0cc09edaaaffdc0c0c104c