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45% of PCs block this file from running.
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BingDesktop.exe
Bing Desktop by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 1.3.328.0 |
| MD5: | 87b749d3a62abde317ee04b1b236b28b |
| SHA1: | ab70379f0bbf9cb6c2aea9a1b8990ab58177132c |
What is BingDesktop.exe?
Bing Desktop is a gadget-like Windows program for Windows 7 that adds a search bar to Windows Desktop and changes the desktop background to that of Bing's image of the day.
Overview
bingdesktop.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Bing Desktop published by Microsoft Corporation, Bing Bureau from Microsoft Corporation and Bing Bureau by Microsoft Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Microsoft Corporation.
Details
| File name: | bingdesktop.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corp. |
| Product name: | Bing Desktop |
| Description: | Bing Desktop application |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft\bingdesktop\bingdesktop.exe |
| File version: | 1.3.328.0 |
| Size: | 2.15 MB (2,258,056 bytes) |
| Build date: | 9/24/2013 5:12 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, October 10, 2011 |
| Expiration date: | Thursday, January 10, 2013 |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Bing Desktop marries the beauty of Bing’s daily homepage with a quick and convenient search interface so you don’t have to open our browser to start a search session or get the latest headlines. Every day, the Windows Desktop Background will automatically refresh to a high resolution version of the day’s home page, drawn from the images Bing uses around the world. Bing Desktop also provides a fast and simple route to get search results.”
Bing Bar is a browser extension toolbar for Internet Explorer, developed by Microsoft. Bing Bar was previously supported on Mozilla Firefox but Microsoft discontinued support. Bing Bar incorporates features from Windows Live and from the Bing search engine. The Bing Bar user-interface enables visual effects such as flip, slide and rollover animations, colors and themes. The toolbar features "flyout" content windows, which enables users ...
Behaviors
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'BingDesktop' → C:\Program Files\Microsoft\BingDesktop\BingDesktop.exe /fromkey
Scheduled tasks
- The task '{F554B8B4-EAB0-46BC-9B40-AF5BD9B7B1EA}' runs on registration in the path '\{F554B8B4-EAB0-46BC-9B40-AF5BD9B7B1EA}'
- The task '{BA5B5F83-966E-47CA-ACC3-E4D4FACD2EA5}' runs on registration in the path '\{BA5B5F83-966E-47CA-ACC3-E4D4FACD2EA5}'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
41.73% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
13.67% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.79% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
6.47% |
|
| Windows 8 |
5.76% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.76% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
3.60% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.60% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
2.16% |
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| Windows Vista Ultimate |
1.44% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
1.44% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
0.72% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Basic |
0.72% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.72% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.72% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
0.72% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 71.22% of Bing Desktop.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
24.62% |
|
| Dell |
20.00% |
|
| Toshiba |
13.85% |
|
| Acer |
9.23% |
|
| ASUS |
7.69% |
|
| Lenovo |
6.15% |
|
| Sony |
6.15% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.62% |
|
| Intel |
4.62% |
|
| Medion |
3.08% |
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