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axvlc.dll
VLC Web Plugin by VideoLAN
| Version: | 2.0.6 |
| MD5: | 4fda1fa22c951d6d85fbb5a61c732178 |
| SHA1: | 9a177b930ba73a6aedf5333a00525046b9fbfdc9 |
| SHA256: | 9494d7a9063e5bb52b2a2ac806d19522449e269b950384b397083c00604288f1 |
What is axvlc.dll?
VLC media player (Activex Plugin) allows for playing VLC flash based media with Internet Explorer by utilizing and ActiveX extension.
About axvlc.dll (from VideoLAN)
“VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, and OGG, as well as for DVDs, VCDs, and various”
Overview
axvlc.dll is loaded as dynamic link library that runs in the context of Internet Explorer. It is marked as a Safe for Scripting ActiveX control for IE which allows it to execute scripts within the web browser. It is installed with a couple of know programs including VLC media player 2.0.7 published by VideoLAN Team, VLC media player 2.0.2 from VideoLAN Team and VLC media player 2.0.2 by VideoLAN Team.
Details
| File name: | axvlc.dll |
| Publisher: | VideoLAN |
| Product name: | VLC Web Plugin |
| Description: | VLC media player (Activex Plugin) |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\axvlc.dll |
| File version: | 2.0.6 |
| Size: | 487.5 KB (499,200 bytes) |
| Build date: | 7/26/2013 6:56 AM |
| Digital DNA |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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VLC media player (also known as VLC) is a highly portable free and open-source cross-platform media player and streaming media server written by the VideoLAN project. VLC media player supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-video, video CD and streaming protocols. It is able to stream over computer network and to transcode multimedia files. The default distribution of VLC includes a large number...
Behaviors
Safe for scripting controls
Marked as a safe ActiveX control for Internet Explorer (digitally signed with script execution permission)
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{E23FE9C6-778E-49D4-B537-38FCDE4887D8}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
- Implemented as 'CLSID\{9BE31822-FDAD-461B-AD51-BE1D1C159921}\Implemented Categories\{7DD95801-9882-11CF-9FA9-00AA006C42C4}'
Safe for initializing controls
- {E23FE9C6-778E-49D4-B537-38FCDE4887D8}
- {9BE31822-FDAD-461B-AD51-BE1D1C159921}
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.50% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
19.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
16.00% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
12.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
4.00% |
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| Windows 8 Pro |
4.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
2.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
2.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
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| Windows Developer Preview |
2.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
2.00% |
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| Windows Se7en Titan |
2.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 20.92% of VLC Web Plugin.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
22.64% |
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| Intel |
21.13% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.45% |
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| Acer |
9.43% |
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| ASUS |
7.55% |
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| Medion |
6.04% |
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| Lenovo |
6.04% |
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| GIGABYTE |
3.40% |
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| Toshiba |
3.02% |
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| Gateway |
3.02% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.02% |
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| Samsung |
1.51% |
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| Compaq |
0.75% |
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