Spark

Spark

by Baidu, Inc.

What is Spark?

Spark is software application developed by Baidu, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 67.30% of installations running this operating system. Spark's installer is typically 102.00 MB in size and installs around 57 files. The most common release is 43.23.1008.601 with 22.42% of all installations currently using this version.

Spark is most popular in Brazil with 24.12% of installations residing in this country.

Spark 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, Spark is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About Spark?

The Spark Browser from Baidu is a web browser built on the Chromium (Chrome) platform, offering a range of integrated features including video downloading and torrent capabilities.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • sparkservice.exe runs as a service named 'Spark Browser Service' (SparkSvc) "Spark Browser Service".
Firewall:
  • new_Spark.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Documents and Settings\Adel\Bureau\Spark\Spark.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • new_Spark.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{39E63974-65FC-4D6D-B80E-E9106140CCEB}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:
  • BaiduDefragFiles.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Defrag.
Registry entries:
  • Spark.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Spark' and executes as C:\Program Files\Spark\Spark.exe.
  • Spark.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'HKCU' and executes as C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\Spark.exe.
  • BaiduDefragFiles.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Defrag' and executes as "C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\BaiduDefragFiles.exe" AutoStart 1.
  • new_Spark.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GoogleChromeAutoLaunch_63C0D4DEA46D2FE7F546B672C8062824' and executes as "C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\Spark.exe" --no-startup-window.

Software Details

URL:
https://en.browser.baidu.com
Support:
–
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\baidu\spark
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\baidu\Spark\Uninstall.exe
Size:
102.00 MB
Language:
English

Spark Executable Details

Primary executable:
Spark.exe
Name:
Spark
Path:
C:\Program Files\baidu\spark\Spark.exe
MD5:
66ada56456e3208680c889d41e4f69d7
SHA-1:
–
SHA-256:
–
Files installed by Spark
File Type Filename MD5
EXE
jqsnotify.exe
a9d434ce52ffe7cc73613416ea2d8e68
DLL
hpi.dll
8941cb55927af5b05e068cb1208bb12b
DLL
deploytk.dll
e0bbcec12a1de6e25c612ad205b719b4
EXE
spark.settings.exe
d80fbe252bc58cfc05c5396171a5e1c4
EXE
Spark.custom.exe
b533a6e6a4dd5fb2a2692d8f006edaec
EXE
Downloads.Spark.exe
35cf0d818b3a21db686207b24df6621e
EXE
starter.exe
0dcad639b1f05dada02bd77c04abd4b8
EXE
spark.install.exe
9b184c4673e62ff7941503b2586fc3a9
EXE
Spark.exe
66ada56456e3208680c889d41e4f69d7
EXE
sparkservice.exe
613bb58be8eaf79bd42bd82e71b225de