What is StarWindServiceAE.exe?
StarWindServiceAE.exe is part of StarWind Alcohol Edition and developed by Rocket Division Software according to the StarWindServiceAE.exe version information.
StarWindServiceAE.exe's description is "StarWind iSCSI Target (Alcohol Edition)"
StarWindServiceAE.exe is usually located in the 'c:\program files\alcohol soft\alcohol 120\starwind\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about StarWindServiceAE.exe.
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Vendor and version information [?]
The following is the available information on StarWindServiceAE.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | StarWind Alcohol Edition |
| Company name | Rocket Division Software |
| File description | StarWind iSCSI Target (Alcohol Edition) |
| Internal name | StarWind |
| Original filename | StarWind |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) Rocket Division Software 2003-2007. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 3.2.3 Build 20070527 |
| File version | 3.2.3 Build 20070527 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | StarWind Alcohol Edition |
| Company name | Rocket Division Software |
| File description | StarWind iSCSI Target (Alcohol Editi.. |
| Internal name | StarWind |
| Original filename | StarWind |
| Legal copyright | Copyright (c) Rocket Division Softwa.. |
| Product version | 3.2.3 Build 20070527 |
| File version | 3.2.3 Build 20070527 |
Digital signatures [?]
StarWindServiceAE.exe is not signed.
VirusTotal report
None of the 51 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the StarWindServiceAE.exe file.
Folder name variants
StarWindServiceAE.exe may also be located in other folders than c:\program files\alcohol soft\alcohol 120\starwind\. The most common variants are listed below:
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- c:\program files\alcohol soft\alcohol 52\starwind\
- C:\Programme\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- C:\Archivos de programa\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- C:\Programmi\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- c:\programme\alcohol 120\starwind\
- C:\Utilitarios\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- C:\Arquivos de programas\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- C:\Archivos de programa\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\StarWind\
- C:\App_32\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 52\StarWind\
- d:\program files\alcohol soft\alcohol 120\starwind\
- d:\utilitarios\alcohol 52\starwind\
- E:\Program\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- f:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- H:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\
- x:\program files (x86)\alcohol soft\alcohol 120\starwind\
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | b1691af4a072cb674d600db16dd7308e |
| SHA256 | 214e35001e7ba10e8c329ce8904e900aa54f9b35c5329f2ff20e3156d6f21a8e |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to starwindserviceae.exe:
starwindserviceae.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
starwindserviceae.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
StarWind iSCSI Target (Alcohol Edition) has stopped working.
End Program - starwindserviceae.exe. This program is not responding.
starwindserviceae.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
starwindserviceae.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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What did other users do?
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Malware or legitimate?
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Comments
Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.
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Its a malware C:\Program Files\Alcohol Soft\Alcohol 120\StarWind\StarWindserviceAE.exe
Can't seem to remove it with hijack and its not even in "Program Files"
# 6 Mar 2011, 14:45
Maddz writes
thanks for the program dude, it got rid of the malware I couldn't remove without any issues
# 12 Sep 2014, 22:56
[adam] writes