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
5f1fdc00f2c3ad33c1ddd1e169b5bd5e
DLL
65f39125f600cbe495856fa9b187fb0a