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
DLL
7377d29d2f155f10d6c1dfb7cf8a8813
DLL
8e44dc435b486e88edc48ccabab1d4c6
DLL
df054025c9e845b33b27a99af750f9b9