Estimated safety rating

yandesk.exe may be a dangerous program, according to heuristic analysis. This program triggers many of the "possible danger" criteria detailed bellow. It is yet unknown if yandesk.exe is a virus or a legit program which doesn't harm your computer. We advise you to be careful with this program.

Executable file path

The default filename and folder where the program is stored is
C:\Program Files\Yandex\Desktop\yandesk.exe.

MD5 hash of the executable file

The MD5 fingerprint for this program is 8bce32510b48e20ed5d21173f4138c07.

Is running as a service

This application does NOT run as a Windows service. This is normally a good sign.

Accepts incoming connections

yandesk.exe appears to act as a net server. This means other programs can probably make connections to it. This is sometimes ok, but in some situations it can cause a security breach. We recommend looking at this carefully.

Accesses the internet

This executable uses the Internet to communicate. In this day and age this is expected from a program. For example, most of the apps on your computer check for new updates. For this, Internet communications are necessary.

Is a 32 bit executable file

This program runs as a 32-bit program. It can not exploit the full power of nowadays' PC CPUs. This is quite normal because the publishers did not upgrade it to use the x64 instruction set.

File version

File version stored as a property 2, 6, 0, 1039.

Manufacturer

Producer OOO Yandex.

Copyright

Intellectual property rights notice Copyright (C) 2005-2007 OOO Yandex.

Has valid windows

This exe does NOT have visible windows. This is usually a bad thing.

Potentially dangerous functions

Some dangerous features of Windows have been used, such as functions for recording the keyboard. We recommend you to be very careful regarding this program.

Digitally signed

The digital certificate is missing from this program. The maker did not sign it. This is probably bad.

Starts with windows

This program is registered to start when your computer starts. Yes

Can be uninstalled

It has an uninstall routine, which is good. si are uninstall.