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
f9b6b19bc9267dcf5edd7ee9c353d1d1
DLL
f4f700d8ad9609aa8fe4a3a26d9a0730
DLL
1e8811ca40056fc777e9a65436d7c68f
DLL
7a547074dd77a528d36ac41035140d4d
EXE
7835d66bdde1b15c1da947a3e9ebe1d1
EXE
b3b35b0eb0bc2579ba2099b4fac32758
EXE
87edc95d1e1a73330b8d4d3ded75a8e6
EXE
c87c72608134f0e99badcf2cecd9a4b3
EXE
3e85ca3afce173543049a88b6adee51e
DLL
6831b8e689b779693a20e2dc9effbfff