BlackBerry Desktop Software

BlackBerry Desktop Software

by Research In Motion Ltd.

What is BlackBerry Desktop Software?

BlackBerry Desktop Software is software application developed by Research In Motion Ltd.. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 65.29% of installations running this operating system. BlackBerry Desktop Software's installer is typically 99.00 MB in size and installs around 165 files. The most common release is 4.5.0.14 with 19.96% of all installations currently using this version.

BlackBerry Desktop Software is most popular in the United States with 25.69% of installations residing in this country.

BlackBerry Desktop Software 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, BlackBerry Desktop Software is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

Software Behaviors

Firewall:
  • Rim.Desktop.AutoUpdate.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Desktop\Rim.Desktop.AutoUpdate.exe'.
Scheduled tasks:
  • Rim.Desktop.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EB93F723-F91C-424F-886C-D9BF973046DC}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:
  • Rim.Desktop.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'BlackBerry Desktop Software' and executes as C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Desktop\Rim.Desktop.exe.
Registry entries (User):
  • Rim.Desktop.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'DesktopMgr.exe' which loads as C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Desktop\Rim.Desktop.exe.

Software Details

URL:
https://us.blackberry.com/software/desktop.html
Support:
Installation path:
C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Desktop\
Uninstaller:
C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Desktop\InstallerUtils\InstallerUtils.exe /UninstallDesktop
Size:
99.00 MB
Language:
English

BlackBerry Desktop Software Executable Details

Primary executable:
system.windows.interactivity.dll
Name:
BlackBerry Desktop Software
Path:
C:\Program Files\Research In Motion\BlackBerry Desktop\system.windows.interactivity.dll
MD5:
SHA-1:
SHA-256:
Files installed by BlackBerry Desktop Software
File Type Filename MD5
DLL
83e841d339fd3260961d5c00a9720fab
DLL
5ce7c9797df3f63ca5887a1ad3e505ce
DLL
80e41408f6d641dc1c0f5353a0cc8125
DLL
a13a66f951bcdf622a3002c123a32bde
EXE
2978d69551c063662ab68b823fda7611
DLL
0203e8b7969c182ed757e87b75ccf82c
EXE
4ba491c74c4bf7a5c867a31439432dcc
EXE
25978e41371def44818ba98d28762178
DLL
2437ae0e3ab02f79752ea61b9887d4b2
DLL
70d854b19d64fa54f45c5c2fd605ac77