What is quickstart.exe?
How is quickstart.exe loaded?
User start menu folder - The shortcut file quickstart.lnk is loaded in the user's Startup folder (%AppData%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup\) that points to the executable quickstart.exe. The startup folder contains programs that automatically start when Windows starts for the logged in user.
Scheduled task - quickstart.exe is launched automatically by registering itself into the Windows Task Scheduler under the task name 'Chameleon Monitor 2'. Task Scheduler provides the ability to schedule the launch of programs or scripts at pre-defined times or after specified time intervals or even with event-based triggers.
Community
| What is the community is seeing? |  What is the community is doing? |
| About 0.1% of all Boost users have the quickstart.exe file. | Of the 0.1% of quickstart.exe users, 73.0% have disabled it. |
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Typical file (disk image) location:
C:\Program Files\openoffice.org 3\program\quickstart.exe
Are there other versions of quickstart.exe?
What Windows OS versions does this run on?
Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.196608)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Basic (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium (6.0.6002.131072)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Enterprise (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Home Premium (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Professional (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 7 Ultimate (6.1.7601.65536)
Windows 8 (6.2.9200.0)
Windows 8 Pro (6.2.9200.0)