Windows Sidebar
What is Windows Sidebar?
Windows Sidebar is software application developed by Microsoft Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows XP with nearly 96.04% of installations running this operating system. Windows Sidebar's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 36 files. The most common release is 6.0.6001.18000 with 41.98% of all installations currently using this version.
Windows Sidebar is most popular in the United States with 25.38% of installations residing in this country.
Windows Sidebar adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times. When using a computer that is connected to the internet, Windows Sidebar is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.
Software Behaviors
- Firewall:
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- sidebar.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe'.
- Scheduled tasks:
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- sidebar.exe is scheduled as a task named 'SidebarExecute' (runs on registration).
Startup Entries
- Registry entries:
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- sidebar.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'Sidebar' and executes as C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun.
Software Details
- URL:
- https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/sidebargadgets.mspx
- Support:
- https://www.wincert.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=1442
- Installation path:
- C:\Program Files\windows sidebar
- Uninstaller:
- C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\uninst.exe
- Size:
- 1.00 MB
- Language:
- English
Windows Sidebar Executable Details
- Primary executable:
- sidebar.exe
- Name:
- Windows Sidebar
- Path:
- C:\Program Files\windows sidebar\sidebar.exe
- MD5:
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- SHA-1:
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- SHA-256:
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| File Type | Filename | MD5 |
|---|---|---|
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DLL
|
df5cb001f38ae956fe3d9a058232a00b | |
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EXE
|
1bfa5c526fcebc5ed4be238163c025d1 | |
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EXE
|
5f47ab16a32abf25f5381b12a33ca9bc | |
|
EXE
|
236288a30783209446dffd91e0721781 | |
|
DLL
|
3716a5d04efc6ba1fd229c0653a18176 | |
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DLL
|
57f9f8f0acc73d2c9a3fff8f4bafdda6 | |
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DLL
|
b8233726147b680679831145f11d1cb2 | |
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DLL
|
74aac6d40ae3c33d869d03475ba095b9 | |
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DLL
|
28626e72838d36b70e41d8e454ce92ee | |
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DLL
|
168f9f039b31e4c7ff8e4f123683de16 |