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
BaiduDefragFiles.exe
e4b8e9b327394ecd70d863aca3a6f157
EXE
baidu_dumper.exe
5d1b124ea06947ee8156821e15a79be5
EXE
old_Spark.exe
01737dd9bad454e82e26b2b7498395e5
EXE
SparkDialog.exe
081a2d204328083026a4e414f302ea41
EXE
Sparkmgr.exe
3377c2d2b9dba6d2d57be497c7ea4427
EXE
new_Spark.exe
82fe7254ce2d1933155547b2c0f8eed5
EXE
sparkservice_IObitDel.exe
f5902a6f58e9c2eae5dad2ded8da6335