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
3984cd8859801687b69c9d2a01391f1d
DLL
77977f5a4235ee98237fd8a6838ad0a1
DLL
2978f9bdd9793af8812c1402eaa6adcc
DLL
deefe70430fc071b597e3394a6ae7952
DLL
b149b650af35b89c8d2a5871f1133788
DLL
7fcacbfd7b11b655fc7a0d175559b890
DLL
27f8c8b2e924a31d36674bbf3163a908
DLL
287ff84ed9883bd0abf43c506a6df6f3
DLL
fca5ca41bfd7c5ba51a72d306779544b
DLL
808ca8917f568c67be3ccc3d5efbfe1d