Desktop Encyclopedia

Desktop Encyclopedia

by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

What is Desktop Encyclopedia?

Desktop Encyclopedia is software application developed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 48.78% of installations running this operating system. Desktop Encyclopedia's installer is typically 679.00 KB in size and installs around 52 files. The most common release is 2009.0.0.0 with 39.02% of all installations currently using this version.

Desktop Encyclopedia is most popular in the United States with 95.37% of installations residing in this country.

Desktop Encyclopedia adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:
  • starter.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{D8DCBEEF-1D49-41D1-A303-74357C555ECC}' (runs on registration).
  • dictionary.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E7DB2CD7-85E7-4846-8452-E8C434326E64}' (runs on registration).

Software Details

URL:
https://www.britannica.com
Support:
https://support.britannica.com
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Britannica 9.0
Uninstaller:
"C:\Program Files\Britannica 9.0\Desktop Encyclopedia\Uninstall_Desktop Encyclopedia\Uninstall Desktop Encyclopedia.exe"
Size:
679.00 KB
Language:
English

Desktop Encyclopedia Executable Details

Primary executable:
awt.dll
Name:
Desktop Encyclopedia
Path:
C:\Program Files\Britannica 9.0\awt.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Desktop Encyclopedia
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
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DLL
c2a4c78afa2f29c6fa4c218c4f7a13b9
DLL
46f1fd8e7bac8f845dd63d7f515e0eaa
DLL
27ab83e0363453195e2987705b2e5968
DLL
18a4388c282d11d16e097c252d2e5906
DLL
0aaded3f4a5887721cc54dd56a33aea3
DLL
9bd9177b9c19722281d0b085dfd60fe0
DLL
54bb4f5a53c7e5f39cf33188fe5a2d88
DLL
2d30b31b5ecfe03e8646e1654a3cf17a
DLL
40143963ddb4c0075288128699717730