PGP Desktop

PGP Desktop

by PGP Corporation

What is PGP Desktop?

PGP Desktop is software application developed by PGP Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 77.90% of installations running this operating system. PGP Desktop's installer is typically 35.00 MB in size and installs around 48 files. The most common release is 10.1.1.10 with 9.17% of all installations currently using this version.

PGP Desktop is most popular in the United States with 57.42% of installations residing in this country.

PGP Desktop 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, PGP Desktop is known to create 2 firewall exceptions to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Services:
  • rddservice.exe runs as a service named 'PGP RDD Service' (PGP RDD Service).
Firewall:
  • PGPdesk.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\PGPdesk.exC:137.53.251.238,137.53.251.236,137.53.251.237:enableC:PGP Desktop (Win64)'.
  • PGPtray.exe is added as a firewall exception for '%ProgramFiles(x86)%\PGP Corporation\PGP Desktop\PGPtray.exC:137.53.251.238,137.53.251.236,137.53.251.237:enableC:PGP Desktop Tray App (Win64)'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • PGPtray.exe is scheduled as a task named 'PGPshredVolumeC' (runs daily at 22:02).

Software Details

URL:
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\pgp corporation\pgp desktop
Uninstaller:
MsiExec.exe /X{32B047EC-3FB9-400C-BCCB-68A6E069B483}
Size:
35.00 MB
Language:
English

PGP Desktop Executable Details

Primary executable:
pgpdesk.exe
Name:
PGP Desktop
Path:
C:\Program Files\pgp corporation\pgp desktop\pgpdesk.exe
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by PGP Desktop
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
1a0abcf1dfb9f0968dd913c1ba2ae865
DLL
e448a1baa0be742f0ecd608a50905165
EXE
41d91956f59716038c9a3601bfd02f22
EXE
7f3ac35d4a76960caccbd7027d6310e4
EXE
ec0c974f4a38afa9e05ef674265bfc6e
DLL
74c7dc1c4b39b36acee527eda4f2ba37
DLL
3ae198c73f08defa223463d9bbb29099
EXE
6ca78c790f7eda0cf3236b3c0671ab4f
DLL
47acbbd5c4fb2b1f5368ef68d4e79d69
DLL
7f403e77f727aba23016d8a61991dedc