Should I remove DesktopDock?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
55% remove it45% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #20,652
United States Rank #13,921
Reach 0.0102%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
Average installed length: 46.88 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0.2.20 |
0.99% |
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| 1.0.2.19 |
2.48% |
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| 1.0.2.18 |
1.49% |
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| 1.0.2.16 |
1.98% |
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| 1.0.2.8 |
0.99% |
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| 1.0.1.40 |
6.93% |
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| 1.0.1.39 |
9.41% |
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| 1.0.1.38 |
1.98% |
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| 1.0.1.32 |
73.76% |
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DesktopDock
from Desktop Dock
Overview
DesktopDock is a program developed by Desktop Dock. The most used version is 1.0.1.32, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. The main program executable is DesktopDock.exe. The software installer includes 13 files and is usually about 5.9 MB (6,184,802 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 71% of users of DesktopDock come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.
- Possible malware installed by this program
- Automatically starts with Windows
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in DesktopDock.
| DesktopDockApp.exe (e61c63fb6b4d54a0bc29bbf931a6cb9a) has been flagged by the following 11 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Antiy-AVL |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan/Win32.TSGeneric |
| avast! |
2014.9-150817 |
Win32:Malware-gen |
| Avira |
7.11.209.222 |
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7 |
| ESET-NOD32 |
9.11167 |
a variant of Win32/Verti.K potentially unwanted |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
8/17/2015 |
Riskware/Verti |
| K7GW |
13.194.14947 |
Dialer ( 20080c811 ) |
| McAfee |
5600.6671 |
Artemis!E61C63FB6B4D |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.6671 |
BehavesLike.Win32.BadFile.tm |
| Sophos |
4.98 |
Generic PUA IF |
| Symantec |
8/17/2015 rev. 2 |
Trojan.Gen |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall |
7.2.229 |
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0114 |
| DesktopDock.exe (f3dd13323ddd05aaf26317f5271839b6) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| Avira |
7.11.189.216 |
TR/Trash.Gen |
| SUPERAntiSpyware |
5.6.0.1032 |
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short] |
| Symantec |
20141.1.0.330 |
Bloodhound.MalPE |
View all 14 all detections
Program details
Displayed publisher: DesktopDock
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\desktop dock
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Desktop Dock\DesktopDockappuninstall.exe
Estimated size: 5.9 MB
Files installed by DesktopDock
| Program executable: | DesktopDock.exe |
| Name: | Desktop Dock |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\desktop dock\DesktopDock.exe |
| MD5: | 8a241d25476d902c7ea2e70c00c3efec |
Additional files:
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DesktopDock.exe - Desktop Dock
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Devart.Data.dll (by Devart) - Devart Data Providers (Devart.Data)
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Devart.Data.Linq.dll (by Devart) - Devart.Data.Linq
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LinqToTwitter.dll (by Joe Mayo) - Linq To Twitter (LinqToTwitter)
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IceHttpClass.dll (by [email protected]) - IceHttpClass
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DesktopDockappuninstall.exe - DesktopDock
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DesktopDockApp.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
Behaviors exhibited
Startup File (All Users Run)
- DesktopDockApp.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'DesktopDock' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Desktop Dock\DesktopDockApp.exe".
How do I remove DesktopDock?
You can uninstall DesktopDock from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program DesktopDock, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DesktopDock.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 49%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 55%
Keep it 45%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
49.75% |
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| Windows 10 |
41.38% |
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| Windows Vista |
6.40% |
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| Windows XP |
2.46% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
36.63% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
30.69% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.92% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.95% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
4.46% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
3.96% |
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Geography
71.23% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
71.23% |
| United Kingdom |
6.32% |
| Germany |
5.61% |
| Canada |
4.91% |
| France |
2.46% |
| Australia |
2.46% |
| DK |
1.75% |
| Ireland |
1.05% |
| Netherlands |
1.05% |
| New Zealand |
0.70% |
| Spain |
0.35% |
| Iran |
0.35% |
| India |
0.35% |
| Italy |
0.35% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.48% |
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| Dell |
24.24% |
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| Acer |
16.97% |
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| Toshiba |
12.12% |
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| Lenovo |
6.06% |
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| ASUS |
6.06% |
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| Samsung |
4.24% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.61% |
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| Intel |
0.61% |
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| GIGABYTE |
0.61% |
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Common models |
| Dell Dell System Inspir... |
2.61% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.61% |
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| LENOVO 20354 |
2.61% |
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| HP 2000 Notebook PC |
2.61% |
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| HP 15 Notebook PC |
2.61% |
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| Dell Inspiron 5520 |
1.74% |
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