Family Encyclopedia

Family Encyclopedia

by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.

What is Family Encyclopedia?

Family Encyclopedia is software application developed by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows Vista with nearly 57.14% of installations running this operating system. The most common release is 2009.0.0.0 with 57.14% of all installations currently using this version.

Family Encyclopedia is most popular in the United States with 95.24% of installations residing in this country.

Family Encyclopedia adds 2 scheduled tasks to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Family Encyclopedia is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • javaw.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\javaw.exC:*:enableC:Sun Java (v1.5.0_11) JavaW'.
  • java.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles%\Java\jre1.5.0_11\bin\java.exC:*:enableC:Sun Java (v1.5.0_11)'.
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:\Britannica 8.0
Uninstaller:
"C:\Britannica 8.0\Family Encyclopedia\Uninstall_Family Encyclopedia\Uninstall Family Encyclopedia.exe"
Size:
0.00 B
Language:
English

Family Encyclopedia Executable Details

Primary executable:
awt.dll
Name:
Family Encyclopedia
Path:
C:\Britannica 8.0\awt.dll
MD5:
83b389e5b08d5442971991b73c0d2819
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by Family Encyclopedia
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
c3fb7c82b0e3dba9c0aa10a752ed0545
DLL
cc56dda037ad3095272910698aaf3870
DLL
2dfd88e7350b4924d3f07b322afb5b12