sidebar.exe
Windows Desktop Gadgets by Microsoft
| Version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| MD5: | d8d750a7714bfaed783f529989b71470 |
| SHA1: | 71c932314d7407178f04ef29c2162fe7c2372e0b |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is sidebar.exe?
Gadgets are simple mini-applications that give users fast access to personally relevant information and simple tasks—without getting in the way. For example, the Weather Gadget provides real-time information that is available at a glance, and the CPU Meter Gadget provides system information that users are interested in monitoring. Gadgets are part of the desktop, like the Start button, taskbar, and notification area. Unlike normal windows, they aren't represented with a taskbar button. In Window
About sidebar.exe (from Microsoft)
“Gadgets put information and fun—like news, pictures, games, and the phases of the moon—right on your desktop. In Windows Vista, gadgets were corralled in the Sidebar. Windows 7 sets them free on the s”
Details
| File name: | sidebar.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Desktop Gadgets |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows sidebar\sidebar.exe |
| Original name: | sidebar.EXE.MUI |
| File version: | 6.1.7600.16385 (win7_rtm.090713-1255) |
| Product version: | 1.0.7600.16385 |
| Size: | 1.14 MB (1,193,472 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 6.938492 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Scheduled tasks
- The job 'P4G Sidebar' runs on registration in the path '\P4G Sidebar'
- The job 'SidebarExecute' runs on registration in the path '\SidebarExecute'
- Entry path '\P4G Sidebar'
- Entry path '\SidebarExecute'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Sidebar' → C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe /autoRun
User start menu folder
Shortcut pointer placed in '%appdata%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu'
- Shortcut to 'sidebar.exe'
Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Sidebar' → "C:\Program Files\Windows Sidebar\sidebar.exe" /autoRun
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
52.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
11.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
3.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Se7en Titan |
1.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.93% of Windows Desktop Gadgets.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
20.53% |
|
| Dell |
18.25% |
|
| Toshiba |
13.69% |
|
| Acer |
12.93% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
11.79% |
|
| Sony |
8.37% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
4.94% |
|
| Samsung |
2.28% |
|
| Lenovo |
2.28% |
|
| Medion |
1.52% |
|
| Sahara |
1.14% |
|
| Alienware |
0.76% |
|
| MSI |
0.76% |
|
| NEC |
0.76% |
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