What is PIconStartup.exe?
PIconStartup.exe is part of PIconSta Application according to the PIconStartup.exe version information.
PIconStartup.exe's description is "PIconStartup application"
PIconStartup.exe is digitally signed by Intel Corporation.
PIconStartup.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Common Files\Intel\Privacy Icon\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about PIconStartup.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 PIconStartup.exe:
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Product name | PIconSta Application |
| File description | PIconStartup application |
| Internal name | PIconStartup |
| Original filename | PIconStartup.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2009, Intel Corporation. All rights reserved. |
| Product version | 6, 0, 0, 0 |
| File version | 6, 0, 0, 0 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
| Product name | PIconSta Application |
| File description | PIconStartup application |
| Internal name | PIconStartup |
| Original filename | PIconStartup.exe |
| Legal copyright | Copyright © 2009, Intel Corporation.. |
| Product version | 6, 0, 0, 0 |
| File version | 6, 0, 0, 0 |
Digital signatures [?]
PIconStartup.exe has a valid digital signature.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Signer name | Intel Corporation |
| Certificate issuer name | VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA |
| Certificate serial number | 48ee2c9dad71450944a11371a80c0069 |
VirusTotal report
None of the 46 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the PIconStartup.exe file.
Hashes [?]
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| MD5 | 5886aa89bbb8180c525e25c5b1448621 |
| SHA256 | e210f9bd53b2a924ee4fe2d6c9fc559e2775984f69df09789b22c648f77f941b |
Error Messages
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to piconstartup.exe:
piconstartup.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
piconstartup.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.
PIconStartup application has stopped working.
End Program - piconstartup.exe. This program is not responding.
piconstartup.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
piconstartup.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?
The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with the file. 45% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 80 users.
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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.
I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.
Romaena writes
This arrived in my start-up list after downloading new drivers from Intel. It's legitimate.
# 24 Nov 2011, 20:33
Gaius Gracchus writes
To understand the purpose of PIconStartup.exe, you need to know that Intel has something called Active Management Technology (AMT) built into its chips that will allow IT administrators to remotely support and manage a user’s computer, even if the user is not present or has turned off the computer.
So Intel wanted to provide a way for the end user to tell if AMT was enabled on the system or not, and this is the IMSS (Intel Management and security Status) icon application.
When PIconStartup.exe is in the startup of msconfig, an IMSS icon will show in the system tray. If you click on the icon, you can see if AMT is on or off and turn it off if you want to. In Windows7, this icon looks like a small blue key in a box outlined in blue.
Removing PIconStartup.exe from startup just means the icon won't show up in the system tray and give a shortcut to the application interface for end user control of this AMT software.
Removing PIconStartup.exe will not cause harm to the system.
# 29 Apr 2012, 9:29
Gaius Gracchus writes
Actually, the IMSS interface allows just the turning off of the icon in the tray. To turn off AMT itself you need to go into the Configuration of your BIOS.
# 29 Apr 2012, 9:51
Anthony Procter writes
Doesn't actually TELL ME what it does ????
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# 17 Dec 2017, 0:41
Roger Karlsson writes