Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

Additional versions

2, 0, 0, 1	60.00%
2, 0, 0, 1	20.00%
2, 0, 0, 1	20.00%

(Note, Stardock Systems Inc publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

Relationships

Parent process

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

curxp0.dll (CursorFX by Stardock Systems Inc)

CursorFX.exe

CursorFX by Stardock Systems Inc (Signed)

Remove CursorFX.exe

Version:	2, 0, 0, 1
MD5:	60d041933042ffbcd0cacb8c31563e86
SHA1:	9be8767908bc78bdcac7ccad1022cdc5edee8fbe

Overview

cursorfx.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). This is typically installed with the program CursorFX published by Stardock Corporation and is most likely removed by most users once installed (54% removed). The file is digitally signed by Stardock Systems Inc which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

Details

File name:	cursorfx.exe
Publisher:	Stardock Corporation
Product name:	CursorFX
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\stardock\cursorfx\cursorfx.exe
File version:	2, 0, 0, 1
Size:	407 KB (416,768 bytes)
Build date:	6/15/2008 2:19 PM
Certificate
Issued to:	Stardock Systems Inc
Authority (CA):	VeriSign
Effective date:	Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Expiration date:	Friday, September 18, 2009
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following program will install this file

CursorFX

Stardock Corporation

54% remove

“Stardock CursorFX is a program that lets you use and create incredibly cool looking Windows mouse cursors. CursorFX is a utility which allows you to have much more flexibility in the cursors you use to interact with Windows. Adding a shadow under Windows XP and Vista was hardly a great advance and therefore CursorFX exists to give you more-much more. CursorFX users can create and use cursors that look and feel far superior to anything ...”

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'CursorFX' → "C:\Program Files\Stardock\CursorFX\CursorFX.exe"

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00221169%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00123952%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00097217%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	1,357 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:	2.41 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	2.54 MB
Private (minimum):	2.24 MB
Non-paged memory:	2.41 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	48.42 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	49.45 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	2.54 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	4.89 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	2	12
Handles:	50	600
GUI GDI count:	117	103
GUI GDI peak:	120	142
GUI USER count:	19	49
GUI USER peak:	20	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\stardock\cursorfx\cursorfx.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

CursorFX.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.01991553%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.01623549%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.00368004%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	14,259,255/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	464 KB	1.16 MB
WINMM.dll
Total CPU:	0.00281419%
Kernel CPU:	0.00259772%
User CPU:	0.00021648%
CPU cycles:	4,803,732/sec
Memory:	200 KB