What is StartX.exe?

StartX.exe is part of StartX Application and developed by PJ Naughter according to the StartX.exe version information.

StartX.exe's description is "StartX - A simple command line program to call CreateProcess"

StartX.exe is usually located in the 'C:\ProgramData\AutoKMS\Resources\StartX\' folder.

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

PropertyValue
Product nameStartX Application
Company namePJ Naughter
File descriptionStartX - A simple command line program to call CreateProcess
Internal nameStartX
Original filenameStartX.exe
CommentsVersion 1.05 Build Date: 11 November 2008
Legal copyrightCopyright © PJ Naughter 2003 - 2008
Product version1.06
File version1.06

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

Product nameStartX Application
Company namePJ Naughter
File descriptionStartX - A simple command line progr..
Internal nameStartX
Original filenameStartX.exe
CommentsVersion 1.05 Build Date: 11 November..
Legal copyrightCopyright © PJ Naughter 2003 - 2008
Product version1.06
File version1.06

Digital signatures [?]

StartX.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

1 of the 47 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the StartX.exe file. That's a 2% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Bkav W32.JiwutgtrgisC.Trojan
1 of the 47 anti-virus programs detected the StartX.exe file.

Folder name variants

StartX.exe may also be located in other folders than C:\ProgramData\AutoKMS\Resources\StartX\. The most common variants are listed below:

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD539c8abf1652ae917edcee759339cf9b5
SHA25607e6a55591466031b32fbd19a9a67fc89e8b5f6aed47234c6354331ae84dcdcf

Error Messages

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

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

startx.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.

StartX - A simple command line program to call CreateProcess has stopped working.

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

startx.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

What will you do with StartX.exe?

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with StartX.exe. 90% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 10 users.

User vote results: There were 9 votes to remove and 1 vote to keep

NOTE: Please do not use this poll as the only source of input to determine what you will do with StartX.exe. Only 10 users has voted so far so it does not offer a high degree of confidence.

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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