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
6a5434b711e028b3e53dcdf7fad76bee
DLL
83314d52a9d17f5d2573c070c2e85259
DLL
bcca6c82dd17134fac3a229dc27809f3
DLL
bcacc1e30d40463b58f0438f71aa2f37
EXE
33ce41aed4b5d88ef44efa635e8e872d
EXE
8bf96af1056178b1228a8e7ae3abbca8
EXE
a36269d7a5f2008e7f02cd68ca11806f
DLL
3a555d50866fb0e01fa1ffb9dbd909aa
DLL
e12aa261303f3e5008f6b1750037abd1
DLL
9118abb9db066524da55a9bedf08eb0e