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
514328e58bc28dc25882198b88e2fad5
DLL
67a51a9e1a7358598a18ef3412e4dc26
DLL
b12de13493f8944ca8b929a38bcf67e0
DLL
1ba40b6d83e53e0462545b5960020fbb
DLL
396dd48c38a958953f766590f66fbced
DLL
ee72ba1c089f2d280de552acef70d395
DLL
2752523a16d754efe1023c1985cd782a
DLL
a7e4ec3b735a6097ab84ef2802ac3670
DLL
2b7649fbc03c4fdbe1c3a9d9c6020bf0
DLL
44c6acbb0ef4342c51baf1aaad102291