ds8srv.exe
Stardock DeskScapes 8 by Stardock Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 8.0 |
| MD5: | d7a1f6be34ec3e5b57594d4913243cde |
| SHA1: | d8ae8edd8f86ef8a03a389b44c05ff53826ac892 |
Overview
ds8srv.exe runs as a service under the name Stardock DeskScapes 8 (DeskScapes8) with extensive SYSTEM privileges (full administrator access). It is installed with a couple of know programs including DeskScapes 8 published by Stardock Corporation, Stardock DeskScapes 8 from Stardock Corporation and Stardock DeskScapes 8 by Stardock Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Stardock Corporation which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA). This particular version is usually found on Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536).
Details
| File name: | ds8srv.exe |
| Publisher: | Stardock Software, Inc |
| Product name: | Stardock DeskScapes 8 |
| Description: | Stardock DeskScapes 8 Service |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\stardock\deskscapes8\ds8srv.exe |
| Original name: | DS8Srv |
| File version: | 8.0 |
| Size: | 73.61 KB (75,376 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Stardock Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
| Effective date: | Sunday, April 10, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, April 10, 2014 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“DeskScapes gives you the capability to animate and customize the wallpaper on your Windows desktop. Choose one of the animated wallpapers already included with DeskScapes, or use your own images WMV files to personalize your desktop. Choose from over 40 effects to apply to any wallpaper. Effects include: black and white, blur, canvas texture, inverted, night vision, pop art, sepia, animated snow and many more! Using a simple slider Desk...”
“DeskScapes gives you the capability to animate and customize the wallpaper on your Windows desktop. Choose one of the animated wallpapers already included with DeskScapes, or use your own images WMV files to personalize your desktop. Use DreamMaker (included with DeskScapes) to design your own creations! Save videos or hybrid .Dream files with a wallpaper and video elements. You can also apply any dream as your PC screensaver! DeskSca...”
“Windows 8 limits your start screen customization options to only a few provided background images and a few pre-defined color schemes. Decor8 removes these limitations and provides the freedom to personalize your start screen with your own images and colors. Decor8 will automatically create a color scheme to match each of your background images. Or you can customize the color scheme, it's up to you. Custom color schemes can also be a...”
“We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality. Windows 7-style Start menu with Windows 8 enhancements.
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“WindowBlinds is the world's most popular desktop enhancement utility. With a user base estimated at around 10 million, WindowBlinds is used by both consumers and corporations who want to change the way the Windows user interface looks and feels. It is the only program of its kind used and certified by Microsoft. WindowBlinds 4.5 includes the new ability to change the color of visual styles through hue shifting along with modifying the b...”
“We put the "Start" menu back in Windows 8. We accurately recreated the most used desktop feature billions of users depend on every day and packed it with additional functionality. Start8 returns the same Windows 7-style Start menu you have depended upon, while adding enhancements just for Windows 8. Quickly access your applications, devices, music, videos and documents the way you always have with Start 8. Features include a Windows 7-s...”
“Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface. You can even mix and match them together to create your own theme files! Use Theme Manager to apply your free and purchased themes. Use the theme as a whole or only select elements. Manage all your skins, themes, wallpapers, icons, etc. from a single interface. Theme Manager is a front-end to other desktop enhancement programs to simplify the user experien...”
Behaviors
Service
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'DeskScapes8' (Stardock DeskScapes 8)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1008 KB | |
| Private (maximum): | 920 KB | |
| Private (minimum): | 832 KB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1008 KB | |
| Virtual memory: | 17.63 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 20.13 MB | |
| Working set: | 920 KB | |
| Working set (peak): | 2.89 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,295/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 61 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\stardock\deskscapes8\ds8srv.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | DeskScapes8 |
| Display name: | Stardock DeskScapes 8 |
| Description: | “Stardock DeskScapes 8 Service” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
100.00% |
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