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
ed3b8401137dbcc21c0d0b6202f9e206
DLL
f0f0a5ddbe7c50b4fc1552447d55c94c
EXE
1deb10c32dacd76346c27aea7d51e3a0
EXE
cade68a6bd2225e2c27af92efbd10d44
EXE
b5da4d15cdc20af479cba6e82cbbb7cd
EXE
18a76524a9cda02ee43f37a7373111cd
DLL
96ec2578d585ee8bc778e3d0a9674a53
DLL
d68b3cdb1260ac1008b5210539cea30e
DLL
eb84446122a9aa04ec1e01d2297616f1
DLL
600ea9f48cbe094198ff161f6f42dde0