What is TeamViewer?

TeamViewer is software application developed by TeamViewer GmbH. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 10 with nearly 84.00% of installations running this operating system. TeamViewer's installer is typically 103.00 MB in size and installs around 575 files. The most common release is 15.0.8397 with 7.91% of all installations currently using this version.

TeamViewer is most popular in the United States with 57.92% of installations residing in this country.

TeamViewer 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, TeamViewer is known to create 1 firewall exception to allow inbound and outbound connectivity.

About TeamViewer?

TeamViewer provides a comprehensive solution for remote control, desktop sharing, online meetings, web conferencing, and file transfer between computers. With the ability to access a machine running TeamViewer through a web browser, the software offers robust collaboration and presentation features in addition to remote control capabilities. The connection process is facilitated through TeamViewer.com servers, allowing for efficient routing of traffic between the local client and the remote host machine.

Software Behaviors

Services:

TeamViewer_Service.exe runs as a service named 'TeamViewer 10' (TeamViewer) "TeamViewer Remote Software".

Firewall:

TeamViewer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Take Control Viewer\TeamViewer.exe'.

Scheduled tasks:

TeamViewer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{00260990-25A4-46AB-9074-1B84EAEB81C2}' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Startup tasks:

TeamViewer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Opna Teamviewer.
TeamViewer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named TeamViewer.
TeamViewer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named team viewer.

Registry entries:

TeamViewer_Desktop.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TeamViewer 8' and executes as C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\Version8\TeamViewer_Desktop.exe.
TeamViewer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TeamViewer 8' and executes as "C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\Version8\TeamViewer.exe".
TeamViewer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TeamViewer 9' and executes as C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\Version9\TeamViewer.exe.
TeamViewer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TeamViewer 11' and executes as C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\TeamViewer.exe.
TeamViewer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TeamViewer 10' and executes as C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\TeamViewer.exe.
TeamViewer_Service.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'TeamViewer_Service.exe' and executes as "C:\Program Files\TeamViewer\TeamViewer_Service.exe".