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
e69ae71492c5aafa9047ebafd6eff940
DLL
7317fe2499d7e8bbe2c8b1306a6ea63a
DLL
cf8757e2f79a14d6b022f2431a16be66
EXE
762fb06db724ad05dded00f2c6b91956
EXE
9c74e1778ce1cc239e2896871115fb7a