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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

11.1.0.214 48.51%
11.1.0.188 3.73%
11.0.1.746 2.24%
11.0.1.716 3.73%
11.0.0.308 2.24%
11.0.0.302 5.22%
11.0.0.300 1.49%
11.0.0.277 0.75%
2.1.0.2151 5.97%
2.0.0.237 0.75%
2, 0, 0, 5 8.21%
2, 0, 0, 4 1.49%
2, 0, 0, 4 8.21%
2, 0, 0, 3 5.22%
2, 0, 0, 3 2.24%

PE structurePE file structure

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Import table
advapi32.dll
CryptHashData, CryptDestroyHash, CryptDecrypt, CryptDestroyKey, CryptCreateHash, CryptEncrypt, CryptDuplicateKey, CryptDeriveKey, CryptAcquireContextW, GetLengthSid, FreeSid, IsValidSid, AddAccessAllowedAce, AllocateAndInitializeSid, InitializeAcl, AddAccessDeniedAce, SetSecurityDescriptorDacl, InitializeSecurityDescriptor, ControlService, QueryServiceStatus, StartServiceW, ChangeServiceConfig2W, OpenServiceW, OpenSCManagerW, DeleteService, CloseServiceHandle, CreateServiceW, RegisterServiceCtrlHandlerW, SetServiceStatus, StartServiceCtrlDispatcherW, RegDeleteValueW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegCreateKeyExW, LsaNtStatusToWinError, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, StartTraceW, EnableTrace, ControlTraceW, RegSetValueExW, RegCloseKey, RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
GetWindowsDirectoryW, WideCharToMultiByte, TerminateThread, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, SuspendThread, ResumeThread, CreateThread, FormatMessageW, LocalFree, Sleep, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, OpenMutexA, CreateMutexA, DuplicateHandle, ReleaseMutex, GlobalLock, GlobalAlloc, GlobalUnlock, GlobalFree, GetVersion, SetFilePointer, SetEndOfFile, WriteFile, ReadFile, FlushFileBuffers, HeapAlloc, HeapFree, GetProcessHeap, InterlockedIncrement, GetFullPathNameW, GetFullPathNameA, CreateFileA, QueryPerformanceCounter, UnlockFile, LockFile, FormatMessageA, GetFileAttributesA, LockFileEx, LoadLibraryA, GetCurrentProcessId, GetTempPathA, GetSystemTime, AreFileApisANSI, DeleteFileA, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CompareStringW, CompareStringA, FindClose, GetCurrentDirectoryW, GetTempPathW, CreateFileW, GetFileAttributesW, GetSystemDirectoryW, GetCurrentThreadId, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, SystemTimeToFileTime, Process32NextW, Process32FirstW, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetProcessTimes, OpenMutexW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetVersionExW, CopyFileW, CreateMutexW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, CloseHandle, OpenEventW, WaitForMultipleObjects, CreateEventW, GetLocalTime, OpenProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, GetModuleHandleW, SetEvent, GetCurrentProcess, FreeLibrary, lstrlenW, WaitForSingleObject, GetProcAddress, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, InterlockedDecrement, DeleteFileW, MultiByteToWideChar, FileTimeToSystemTime, GetFileSize, GetLocaleInfoW, GetModuleHandleA, WriteConsoleW, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleA, SetStdHandle, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetStringTypeW, GetStringTypeA, IsValidLocale, EnumSystemLocalesA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetCommandLineW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetConsoleMode, GetConsoleCP, GetStartupInfoA, GetFileType, SetHandleCount, GetModuleFileNameA, GetStdHandle, IsValidCodePage, GetOEMCP, GetACP, RaiseException, TerminateProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, HeapReAlloc, RtlUnwind, LCMapStringA, LCMapStringW, GetCPInfo, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, VirtualAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsAlloc, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, HeapSize, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetVersionExA, HeapDestroy
ole32.dll
CoSetProxyBlanket, CoInitializeEx, CoUninitialize, CoCreateInstance
secur32.dll
LsaEnumerateLogonSessions, LsaGetLogonSessionData, LsaFreeReturnBuffer
shell32.dll
SHGetMalloc, SHGetPathFromIDListW, ShellExecuteExW, SHGetSpecialFolderLocation
user32.dll
UnregisterClassA
version.dll
GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW
wtsapi32.dll
WTSFreeMemory, WTSQuerySessionInformationW

StartManSvc.exe

StartMan Application by PC Tools (Signed)

Remove StartManSvc.exe
Version:   11.1.0.188
MD5:   b10dee9d7a09dd1ba1913691e1b6646a
SHA1:   9a2eca9cb41efcc92d31e0cd66a646a6df9f36d1
SHA256:   0232a2c882956619066c5f1381dad317e2ab6a26bec16f6337c8625e4165d3b3

What is StartManSvc.exe?

PC Tools Security which offers protection from online threats, is regularly updated, and even includes some useful extras like Web site ratings, phishing alerts, and spyware, adware and malware protection.

About StartManSvc.exe (from PC Tools)

PC Tools Security is a full antivirus and antispyware package designed to protect from known viruses, worms, Trojans and other threats while defending against spyware, adware, bots, keyloggers and oth

DetailsDetails

File name:startmansvc.exe
Publisher:PC Tools
Product name:StartMan Application
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\pc tools\smonitor\startmansvc.exe
File version:11.1.0.188
Product version:2, 0, 0, 9
Size:774.5 KB (793,088 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:PC Tools
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Expiration date:Saturday, August 15, 2015
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
  • 'PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc' (PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service)
  • PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00011294%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00004533%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00006761%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:219 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:18,381/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.62 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.7 MB
Private (minimum):2.37 MB
Non-paged memory:2.62 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:67.65 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):78.58 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:2.38 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):10.28 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:7,504/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:888 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:186 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:27 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:229
600

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:System
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\pc tools\smonitor\startmansvc.exe"
Owner:SYSTEM
Windows Service
Service name:PCToolsSSDMonitorSvc
Display name:PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service
Description:“PC Tools Startup and Shutdown Monitor service”
Type:Win32OwnProcess
Parent process:services.exe (by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 29.10%
Windows 7 Home Premium 28.36%
Microsoft Windows XP 17.16%
Windows 8 Pro 8.96%
Windows 7 Professional 6.72%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.72%
Windows 7 Home Premium N 1.49%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 1.49%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 26.87% of StartMan Application.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 22.78%
Toshiba 22.78%
Dell 15.19%
ASUS 7.59%
GIGABYTE 5.06%
Acer 5.06%
Lenovo 5.06%
Intel 5.06%
Sony 5.06%
American Megatrends 3.80%
Samsung 2.53%
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