What is StartupManager.exe?

StartupManager.exe is part of BoostSpeed and developed by Auslogics according to the StartupManager.exe version information.

StartupManager.exe's description is "Startup Manager"

StartupManager.exe is digitally signed by Auslogics Software Pty Ltd.

StartupManager.exe is usually located in the 'c:\Program Files\Auslogics\Auslogics BoostSpeed\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected StartupManager.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on StartupManager.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameBoostSpeed
Company nameAuslogics
File descriptionStartup Manager
Internal namestartupmanager
Original filenameStartupManager.exe
CommentsPart of Auslogics BoostSpeed
Legal copyright2007-2010@Auslogics Software Pty Ltd
Legal trademark2007-2010@Auslogics Software Pty Ltd
Product version5.x
File version2.0.6.55

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameBoostSpeed
Company nameAuslogics
File descriptionStartup Manager
Internal namestartupmanager
Original filenameStartupManager.exe
CommentsPart of Auslogics BoostSpeed
Legal copyright2007-2010@Auslogics Software Pty Ltd
Legal trademark2007-2010@Auslogics Software Pty Ltd
Product version5.x
File version2.0.6.55

Digital signatures [?]

StartupManager.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAuslogics Software Pty Ltd
Certificate issuer nameUTN-USERFirst-Object
Certificate serial number5a857dde8b4fa115416d87781fc4d3f2

VirusTotal report

2 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the StartupManager.exe file. That's a 3% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
DrWeb Program.Unwanted.539
Malwarebytes PUP.Optional.AuslogicsBoostSpeed
2 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the StartupManager.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1577649186.328125,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "section",
                "ioc": ".itext",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "MAD",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 662,
            "time": 6.167356967926025,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5190,
            "time": 6.101250171661377,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5518,
            "time": 4.136470079421997,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5846,
            "time": 6.108509063720703,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6174,
            "time": 4.640324115753174,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6502,
            "time": 2.989320993423462,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6830,
            "time": 4.651445150375366,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 16628,
            "time": 4.1575140953063965,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 25012,
            "time": 6.198210000991821,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "86663a963114a56e59af68caea3f51eec7fed5919023791db4a5ebe2f9f901cf",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "93ce18419a848aab941496e98f14e6df21ba7569a992fc975bcaa275c58abb4c",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

StartupManager.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove StartupManager.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the StartupManager.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that StartupManager.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate StartupManager.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the StartupManager.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate StartupManager.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\Program Files\Auslogics\Auslogics BoostSpeed\StartupManager.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the StartupManager.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If StartupManager.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If StartupManager.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If StartupManager.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that StartupManager.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58c7f7e61f768501e6c3b34506e4fddb0
SHA25658498b694f20912fc908f0c5e1c0db30d879e774ef816ca8f888622b64c7c5ec

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to startupmanager.exe:

startupmanager.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

startupmanager.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.

Startup Manager has stopped working.

End Program - startupmanager.exe. This program is not responding.

startupmanager.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

startupmanager.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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