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
df35b90ce2013712bfc3c2e72806c64d
DLL
2e93749ad471a55215bc71beabdff8f2
DLL
cc331adf10e195eba1b765fd2cf05466
DLL
67068409e5636331c844b00aeae33991
DLL
04d32a59cf20a6f895c07002253b3224
DLL
db8ae46a1213f23955e548f542f07d1e
DLL
6b1aced4c00b491d0ef22e51532bf33e
DLL
8f38b00b275ebdea0b30cd145f6b806a
DLL
3dc376ce8f775d8aeb576a34d3ad0396
EXE
1fcd2b1a96ec815deb9356593aa736c5