4shared Desktop

4shared Desktop

by 4shared.com

What is 4shared Desktop?

4shared Desktop is software application developed by 4shared.com. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 73.18% of installations running this operating system. 4shared Desktop's installer is typically 13.00 MB in size and installs around 13 files.

4shared Desktop is most popular in the United States with 23.27% of installations residing in this country.

4shared Desktop adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, 4shared Desktop is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • desktop.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\4shared Desktop\desktop.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • desktop.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{89CC7729-A90E-4D25-BE27-A678ED30D873}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • desktop.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named '4shared Desktop' and executes as "C:\Program Files\4shared Desktop\desktop.exe" "startup".
  • checkUpdate.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Xvid' and executes as C:\Program Files\Xvid\CheckUpdate.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://www.4shared.com/desktop
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\4shared desktop
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\4shared Desktop\uninstall.exe
Size:
13.00 MB
Language:
English

4shared Desktop Executable Details

Primary executable:
DESKTOP.exe
Name:
4shared Desktop
Path:
C:\Program Files\4shared desktop\DESKTOP.exe
MD5:
2b51cc416b8df1aefc58798abd5d0c63
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by 4shared Desktop
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
ea1ecf5e9e6a8f35e6f4773723321180
DLL
cdbdef73515997355e81a99421c1d721
DLL
11316988db0e63468529beff50eccdbe
DLL
6c06fb9e1d818fde8d142ee180a65646
EXE
2b51cc416b8df1aefc58798abd5d0c63
EXE
bf989692b9847eaf95e2a459c2ce3731
DLL
1d19c6017cffd8927d8814a62e88ed42
DLL
0f66e8e2340569fb17e774dac2010e31
DLL
76a800a59ea74e02767d6fcf8e20632b
DLL
b743cf5f2d0945098fdb754602c9d6fa