Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
desktopclock.exe
| MD5: | 37ef2112341c217e93855f9417c40b9d |
| SHA1: | 24c22adf86462e926760ad6a8e60beda03431794 |
| SHA256: | 8e5b87034ce89659199ba5032f9a1d4fde016ec5462c4c77d217f21f9d138e0e |
Overview
desktopclock.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Free Desktop Clock published by Drive Software Company and Free Desktop Clock 2.1 published by Drive Software Company. This particular version is usually found on Microsoft Windows XP (5.1.2600.131072).
Details
| File name: | desktopclock.exe |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\free desktop clock\desktopclock.exe |
| Size: | 1.06 MB (1,113,600 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“Free Desktop Clock is a very easy to use application developed to replace the standard Windows clock, while also offering a bunch of tools to enhance the whole experience. Free Desktop Clock dolls up the standard digital display with a handful of skins and shows the current date and day. You can customize the simple clock settings to perform a variety of functions--such as load at start-up, use a transparent background, display seconds...”
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'SkinClock' → C:\Program Files\Free Desktop Clock\DesktopClock.exe
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.33 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 4.17 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 3.9 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.33 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 49.75 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 73.79 MB | |
| Working set: | 4.17 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 4.17 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 1 | |
| Handles: | 31 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 81 | |
| GUI USER count: | 36 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
100.00% |
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