84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Safe Startup?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
52% remove it48% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Fair
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #21,202
United States Rank #18,974
Reach 0.0097%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.50 days
221.22 days >
Average installed length: 116.23 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
4.09 0.52%
4.08 4.69%
4.07 1.04%
4.06 4.69%
4.05 5.21%
4.04 2.08%
4.03 16.15%
4.02 17.19%
4.01 7.81%
4.00 40.63%

Typically installed together

Safe Startup

What is Safe Startup?  (from Agenia, GmbH)

This program will monitor auto-startup records in OS Windows and notify you about any new programs which will be automatically launched on your PC. Using this utility you can manage programs with auto-start option. You can choose to allow auto-start for these programs or you can choose to stop or even delete them. You ...  Read more

Overview

Safe Startup is a program developed by Agenia, GmbH. The most used version is 4.00, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. The main program executable is safestartup.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 953.39 KB (976,272 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 51% of users of Safe Startup come from the United States, it is also popular in France and Germany.
  • Automatically starts with Windows

Program detailsProgram details

Displayed publisher: PrivacyRoot.com
URL: privacyroot.com/software/www/en/stgu.php
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Safe Startup
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Safe Startup\net1.exe" uninstall
Estimated size: 953.39 KB

Program filesFiles installed by Safe Startup

Program executable:safestartup.exe
Name:Safe Startup
Path:C:\Program Files\safe startup\safestartup.exe
MD5:aaa49e70149a0e4213caa8071a451449
  • net1.exe (by www.privacyroot.com) - Wipe, Secret Disk, Prevent Restore, Safe Startup (Application Installer)

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • net1.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Safe Startup Maintance.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
  • net1.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Safe Startup Maintance' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Safe Startup\net1.exe" windowsStartup.
  • SafeStartup.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'New startup' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Safe Startup\SafeStartup.exe".

How do I remove Safe Startup?

You can uninstall Safe Startup from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Safe Startup, click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Safe Startup.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 57%
Win XP 2%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 52%
Keep it 48%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 56.77%
Windows 7 39.58%
Windows Vista 2.08%
Windows XP 1.56%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 22.11%
Windows 8.1 13.68%
Windows 7 Ultimate 13.16%
Windows 7 Home Premium 12.63%
Windows 10 Pro 11.58%
Windows 7 Professional 10.00%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.66% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.66%
  France 8.37%
  Germany 4.85%
  United Kingdom 3.52%
  Belgium 2.64%
  Netherlands 2.64%
  Italy 2.64%
  Russia 2.20%
  DZ 2.20%
  Sweden 1.76%
  Czech Republic 1.76%
  Egypt 1.76%
  Australia 1.32%
  DK 1.32%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 26.02%
Acer 17.89%
Dell 17.07%
Toshiba 10.57%
ASUS 8.94%
Lenovo 7.32%
GIGABYTE 4.07%
Samsung 2.44%
Sony 2.44%
American Megatrends 1.63%
Intel 0.81%
Alienware 0.81%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 3.48%
Acer TravelMate P253 3.48%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.48%
TOSHIBA Satellite L670 2.61%
Samsung 940X3G/930X3G 2.61%
Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P 1.74%

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