LaunchApplication.exe
PC Suite by Nokia
Warning 3 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of LaunchApplication.exe.
Overview
launchapplication.exe has 3 known versions, the most recent one is 6, 84, 78, 3. launchapplication.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. It also provides a graphical interface (GUI) for the user to interact with it and contains an icon in the Windows notifictaion system tray (near the clock). During installation, a run registry key for all users is added that will cause the program to run each time any user logs on to Windows. The average file size is about 237 KB. The programs Nokia PC Suite, Nokia Software Updater and Nokia Ovi Suite Software Updater have been observed as installing specific variations of launchapplication.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is about 0.0087% including both foreground and background operations, the average private memory consumption is about 9.8 MB with the maximum memory reaching around 11.2 MB.
What is launchapplication.exe?
Nokia PC Connectivity Solution is an application for Nokia users to connect their devices to a PC and access mobile content as if the device and the PC were one. Nokia PC Connectivity Solution can synchronize contacts, calendar, messages, photos, videos and music between a Nokia device and a PC.
 Details
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| File name: | launchapplication.exe |
| Publisher: | Nokia |
| Product name: | PC Suite |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\nokia\nokia pc suite 6\launchapplication.exe |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of PC Suite.)
“Use Nokia PC Suite to move content between the phone and the computer, and get apps or the latest phone software. You can sync information between your phone and programs, such as Office Outlook, crea...”
Nokia Software Updater is a program designed to manage all installed Nokia programs on the user's PC and check for and update any new versions of the software if available. This service will run in th...
Nokia Ovi Suite Software Updater is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots. It checks for updates and automat...
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of launchapplication.exe, select a unique version for details.)
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'PCSuiteTrayApplication' → C:\Program Files\Nokia\Nokia PC Suite 6\LaunchApplication.exe -startup
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 3 of them detected the following malware.
| Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
| Emsisoft Anti-Malware |
3.0.0.575 |
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.biul (A) |
6, 84, 78, 3 |
| Jiangmin |
13.0.900 |
TrojanDownloader.Small.aqgi |
6, 81, 61, 4 |
| VirusBuster |
14.2.90.0 |
Trojan.DL.Small!6zdrAtr8r8s |
6, 81, 61, 4 |
All file variations of launchapplication.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
33.33% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
33.33% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
16.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
16.67% |
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Distribution by country
India installs about 33.33% of PC Suite.
