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
EXE
1a4595bef7c68715e5ab2fe039b93d99
EXE
8829c944f1f8f4cfbdb527ab2fda86ea
EXE
f772a6fe754f4a95f799e258632b2f00
EXE
21bfda25ea747e8616e7278549ec324a
EXE
0045cd860de8654ae475c16e187b4e9c
EXE
ac8efd776c0884134788b89ff14cb4a1
EXE
155d64a51d3defcb107112e4b66f9e30
EXE
77d65d503e65bb88d8ca71e5cc10ea7d