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What’s Docker Desktop Installer (178610).exe (Docker Desktop Installer)? Is it safe or a virus?

Docker Desktop Installer (178610).exe is an executable file created by Docker Inc with the app description "Docker Desktop Installer". This file is used to install Docker Desktop, a popular application used for building, sharing, and running containerized applications. Docker Desktop allows users to develop and deploy applications in containers on their local machine, making it easier to manage and scale their applications. The installer file facilitates the installation process, allowing users to set up Docker Desktop on their Windows or Mac operating systems seamlessly. This enables them to take advantage of the benefits of containerization in their development and deployment workflows.

Below are 4 simple steps you can take to see if the Docker Desktop Installer (178610).exe process is safe or malware.

  1. Scan the executable with Microsoft's built-in tech
  2. Find Docker Desktop Installer (178610).exe's publisher
  3. Search the executable's hash with VirusTotal
  4. Monitor the executable's behavior

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Who makes Docker Desktop Installer (178610).exe (Docker Desktop Installer)?

We’ve found Docker Inc should be the publisher of Docker Desktop Installer (178610).exe.

How do we know? Our SpyShelter cybersecurity labs focuses on monitoring different types of Windows PC executables and their behaviors for our popular SpyShelter Antispyware software. Learn more about us, and how our cybersecurity team studies Windows PC executables/processes.

What does it mean if someone is the publisher of a PC .exe (executable or process)?

The publisher of an executable is the entity responsible for its distribution and authenticity. Most processes/executables on your PC should be signed. The signature on the executable should have been verified through a third party whose job it is to make sure the entity is who it says it is. Find an unsigned executable? You should consider scanning any completely unsigned .exe on your PC.

Last updated: January 27, 2025

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