ClassicStartMenu.exe

Classic Shell by Ivaylo Beltchev (Signed)

Remove ClassicStartMenu.exe

Overview

classicstartmenu.exe has 9 known versions, the most recent one is 4, 1, 0, 0. classicstartmenu.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 147.76 KB. It is an authenticode code-signed executable issued to Ivaylo Beltchev by the certification authority StartCom Ltd.. The programs Classic Shell, Office Addin and QuickShare have been observed as installing specific variations of classicstartmenu.exe. This is a .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) assembly. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0001% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 4.07 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 6.01 MB and typical read I/O operations are around 133 Bytes per minute.

DetailsDetails

File name:classicstartmenu.exe
Publisher:IvoSoft
Product name:Classic Shell
Description:Classic Start Menu
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\classic shell\classicstartmenu.exe
Certificate
Issued to:Ivaylo Beltchev
Authority (CA):StartCom Ltd.
Expiration date:Tuesday, July 7, 2015

ResourcesPrograms installed in

(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Classic Shell.)
Acer Incorporated
11% remove
Office-Addin is part of the AcerCloud platform and is designed to integrate with Microsoft Office products (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and to backup files to the cloud.
Acer Incorporated
27% remove
Dell Inc.
3% remove
Dell Edoc Viewer is pre-installed with various Dell PCs and is part of the Dell support system. Dell eDoc Viewer or Dell Document Viewer is a display tool that collects and displays all documents hard...
IvoSoft
8% remove
Classic Shell is a collection of features that were available in older versions of Windows but are removed from Vista and Windows 7. It has a classic start menu for Windows 7. It adds a toolbar for Wi...
Linkury Inc.
  79% remove
QuickShare, also know as Smartbar, is an auto-starting program that is typically bundled with various shareware software. It displays advertising and is designed to run when Windows boots up. In addit...
Linkury Ltd.
  81% remove
This is a potentially unwanted web browser extension this is distributed and installed by PINWID LTD, ReSoft LTD., MY POP SHOP LTD and Linkury. It will display advertisements including banners and pop...
Microsoft Corporation
9% remove
Microsoft Corporation
26% remove
The Windows Installer CleanUp Utility (MSICUU2.exe) was a software utility for the Microsoft Windows operating system designed to solve uninstallation problems of programs that use the Windows Install...
ReSoft Ltd.
  85% remove
Snap.Do is a web browser addin/toolbar (depending on the browser it is installed within) that plugs into all the major web browsers including Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox. Snap.Do provides th...

BehaviorsBehaviors

(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of classicstartmenu.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'Classic Start Menu' → C:\Program Files\Classic Shell\ClassicStartMenu.exe

VersionsAll file variations of classicstartmenu.exe

MD5SHA-1File size
690eb331346d7adfda18e50042dea4b4 d8689e33148b4451910920412de2306475060290 158.19 KB
d6bc654588848e413fc6f104fb4f0fe1 2834eb65ad84f42d2a93c25b5704f7a8cfcc3711 158.19 KB
778795e86f35099422faaeb2bebebffa 4710b1edf49ac79373e10417431975845f481e43 148 KB
e902ffcdeba727179208d0321ea5118f 0c071fb8bc8003bcd9e605baa08f1ba2588270bf 156.5 KB
288c6e8d7a2f7d7b588338bcabe2a821 fbaddb308e15eaa71510597fd8e659443f765106 156.5 KB
b584573aae2236c6d237fb75d13cb8cb 4bd2cefa34796d360847247d6b65b993c1c82896 144 KB
ad00472661ffccafa99d59f792e10e83 ae288c8ccb265ed0de3c08f07c500abf4b59c79b 156.5 KB
5f8cbee9b9d9dab0a401094695431f8d 8fac2c1682fd27af35f2d88bc4b610f301239d45 156 KB
04936396935d376f7bf29f6fc43c76e6 1b78742d787af5a79430628ef1211853aec8b3b7 96 KB

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 Pro 25.93%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 18.52%
Windows 8 18.52%
Windows 7 Home Premium 14.81%
Windows 8.1 11.11%
Windows 8.1 Pro 7.41%
Windows 8 Single Language 3.70%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 48.15% of Classic Shell.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Lenovo 22.86%
Dell 22.86%
Hewlett-Packard 17.14%
Toshiba 17.14%
ASUS 5.71%
Medion 5.71%
American Megatrends 2.86%
Samsung 2.86%
Acer 2.86%
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