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1.7.0.7877 (14d4915) (blitzkrieg) (master@7859) 0.56%
1.7.0.7858 (a1ef5bd) 0.06%
1.7.0.7851 (d17dbd5) 0.06%
1.7.0.7851 (d17dbd5) 0.06%
1.7.0.7805 (6b2b0e4) 3.89%
1.7.0.7670 (86917fa) 0.82%
1.6.8.7417 (f7c5f5e) 0.06%
1.6.8.7378 (7d1831b) 5.78%
1.6.8.7303 (cda0ec1) 0.06%
1.6.8.7123 (3be9b80) 2.26%
1.6.7.7114 (9eb64ec) 0.06%
1.6.7.7036 (1ac7d1a) 1.63%
1.6.7.6988 (18de1c0) (blitzkrieg) (master@6978) 0.06%
1.6.7.6966 (f2ada2b) 0.06%
1.6.6.6899 (7062122) 1.95%
1.6.6.6852 (3e97875) (blitzkrieg) (master@6844) 0.06%
1.6.6.6584 (ea09b34) 3.20%
1.6.6.6517 (adb9aac) 0.69%
1.6.6.6428 (f788cc5) 0.06%
1.6.6.6419 (b9f1762) (blitzkrieg) 0.31%
1.6.6.6391 (8e9983a) 3.20%
1.6.5.6366 (744df1c) 0.06%
1.6.5.6331 (330defb) 2.26%
1.6.5.6261 (29ac8aa) 2.89%
1.6.5.6237 (0f83cf3) 0.06%
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advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyW, RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegEnumValueW, RegCreateKeyExA, RegCreateKeyExW, RegDeleteKeyA, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueA, RegDeleteValueW, RegEnumKeyExA, RegEnumKeyExW, RegEnumKeyW, LookupPrivilegeValueW, AdjustTokenPrivileges, OpenProcessToken, RegSetValueA, RegSetValueW, RegQueryValueW, RegQueryValueA, RegOpenKeyExW, RegOpenKeyA, RegCreateKeyW, RegCreateKeyA, RegFlushKey, RegSetValueExW, RegSetValueExA, RegQueryValueExA, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegQueryInfoKeyA, RegOpenKeyExA, RegEnumValueA
comctl32.dll
ImageList_Add, ImageList_Create, ImageList_Destroy, _TrackMouseEvent
comdlg32.dll
GetFileTitleW
gdi32.dll
GetICMProfileW, AddFontResourceW, SetMapMode, BeginPath, AbortPath, GetPath, EndPath, CloseFigure, OffsetViewportOrgEx, SelectClipRgn, LineTo, MoveToEx, SetRectRgn, OffsetRgn, FillRgn, CreatePolygonRgn, GetPixel, PatBlt, CopyMetaFileW, GetCharWidthW, SaveDC, RestoreDC, SetStretchBltMode, GetClipBox, EqualRgn, IntersectClipRect, GetLayout, SetLayout, GetViewportExtEx, GetWindowExtEx, PtVisible, RectVisible, ExtTextOutW, Escape, ScaleViewportExtEx, SetBkColor, ScaleWindowExtEx, GetMapMode, DPtoLP, GetBkColor, EnumFontFamiliesExW, GetRgnBox, SetTextColor, TextOutW, CombineRgn, CreateRectRgn, GetRegionData, GetCurrentObject, GetTextColor, StretchDIBits, GetDIBits, ExtSelectClipRgn, SetPixel, SetBkMode, SetViewportOrgEx, SetViewportExtEx, CreateDCW, CreateBitmap, GetTextExtentPoint32W, CreateDIBSection, StretchBlt, SetDIBColorTable, SelectObject, DeleteDC, DeleteObject, GetTextCharsetInfo, EnumFontFamiliesW, GetTextMetricsW, BitBlt, GetDeviceCaps, CreateCompatibleDC, CreateRectRgnIndirect, CreateCompatibleBitmap, TranslateCharsetInfo, Rectangle, GetObjectW, CreateFontIndirectW, CreatePatternBrush, CreateSolidBrush, CreatePen, GetStockObject, SetWindowExtEx, CreateFontW, ExcludeClipRect, GetKerningPairsW, CreateDIBitmap
kernel32.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CLSIDFromString, MkParseDisplayName, CreateBindCtx, CreateItemMoniker, GetRunningObjectTable, CoTaskMemAlloc, CreateStreamOnHGlobal, OleSaveToStream, OleLoadFromStream, OleUninitialize, OleInitialize, StringFromGUID2, CoFreeLibrary, StringFromCLSID, CoLoadLibrary, CoFreeUnusedLibraries, PropVariantClear, OleDuplicateData, ReleaseStgMedium, CoRegisterMessageFilter, OleFlushClipboard, OleIsCurrentClipboard, CoRevokeClassObject, CreateILockBytesOnHGlobal, StgCreateDocfileOnILockBytes, StgOpenStorageOnILockBytes, CoGetClassObject, CLSIDFromProgID, CoCreateGuid, OleGetClipboard, CoInitializeEx, RevokeDragDrop, CoLockObjectExternal, RegisterDragDrop
oleacc.dll
LresultFromObject, CreateStdAccessibleObject
oledlg.dll
OleUIBusyW
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, SHAddToRecentDocs, SHGetPathFromIDListW, SHBrowseForFolderW, DragFinish, DragQueryFileW, DragAcceptFiles, ShellExecuteExW, ExtractIconExW, SHChangeNotify, ExtractIconW, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
PathRemoveExtensionW, PathMakePrettyW, PathCombineW, PathRemoveFileSpecW, PathAddBackslashW, PathStripPathW, PathFindExtensionW, PathFileExistsW, PathRenameExtensionW, PathSkipRootW, PathStripToRootW, PathCompactPathW, StrCmpLogicalW, StrFormatByteSizeW, SHDeleteKeyW, PathAppendW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathRelativePathToW, PathCanonicalizeW, PathIsUNCW, UrlUnescapeW, PathAddExtensionW, PathFindFileNameW
user32.dll
DllMain
uxtheme.dll
CloseThemeData, GetThemeSysColor, IsThemeBackgroundPartiallyTransparent, OpenThemeData, DrawThemeText, DrawThemeBackground
version.dll
VerQueryValueW, VerQueryValueA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeA, GetFileVersionInfoSizeW, GetFileVersionInfoW, GetFileVersionInfoA
wininet.dll
InternetReadFile, InternetWriteFile, InternetSetFilePointer, InternetSetStatusCallbackW, InternetOpenW, InternetGetLastResponseInfoW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetQueryDataAvailable, InternetQueryOptionW, InternetCanonicalizeUrlW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetOpenUrlW
winmm.dll
timeGetDevCaps, timeEndPeriod, timeBeginPeriod, timeKillEvent, timeSetEvent, timeGetTime, waveOutGetVolume, waveOutSetVolume, mixerSetControlDetails
winspool.drv
OpenPrinterW, ClosePrinter, DocumentPropertiesW

mpc-hc.exe

Media Player Classic - Home Cinema by MPC-HC - Open Source Developer (Signed)

Remove mpc-hc.exe
Version:   1.6.8.7378 (7d1831b)
MD5:   150a123ee610e812b7555cb7f056fe4c
SHA1:   72a81b1c2d98ad93102fa04e306be6c2253f563c
SHA256:   79bb1c3afd5613932c05b071001369dd2483760c53c0946443159b4f74b19597

What is mpc-hc.exe?

Media Player Classic (MPC) is a compact media player for 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows. The application mimics the look and feel of the old, lightweight Windows Media Player 6.4 but integrates most options and features found in modern media players. It and its forks are standard media players in the K-Lite Codec Pack and the Combined Community Codec Pack.

Overview

mpc-hc.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges usually within the context of Windows Explorer. It configures an autoplay handler withing explorer.exe named MPCPlayBluRayOnArrival that will launch the program automatically. It is installed with a couple of know programs including MPC-HC 1.6.8 (64-bit) published by MPC-HC Team, K-Lite Codec Pack 9.9.5 (Full) from Codec Guide and K-Lite Codec Pack 9.9.5 (Full) by Codec Guide. The file is digitally signed by MPC-HC - Open Source Developer which was issued by the Unizeto Technologies S.A. certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:mpc-hc.exe
Publisher:MPC-HC Team
Product name:Media Player Classic - Home Cinema
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\k-lite codec pack\media player classic\mpc-hc.exe
File version:1.6.8.7378 (7d1831b)
Size:5.62 MB (5,893,120 bytes)
Build date:5/31/2013 8:04 AM
Certificate
Issued to:MPC-HC - Open Source Developer
Authority (CA):Unizeto Technologies S.A.
Expiration date:Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Digital DNA
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
Codec Guide
9% remove
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools beyond those included in the Standard edition, as well as adding video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no enc...
Codec Guide
7% remove
K-Lite Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video codecs for Microsoft Windows that enables the operating system and its software to play various audio and video formats generally not supported by the operating system itself. The Full edition includes 31 additional components and four additional tools beyond those included in the Standard edition, as well as adding video encoding capabilities to Microsoft Windows PCs. However, no enc...
MPC-HC Team
3% remove
MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. The player supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. Most important thing is that we're completely free, 0 spyware, 0 ads and no user tracking. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be customized to fit almost any needs. Among other things we added custom toolbars.MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. The player sup...
MPC-HC Team
4% remove
MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight media player for Windows. The player supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. Most important thing is that we're completely free, 0 spyware, 0 ads and no user tracking. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be customized to fit almost any needs. Among other things we added custom toolbars.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
  • Handler name 'MPC_DVD'
  • Handler name 'MPC_CD'
  • Handler name 'MPCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MPCPlayMusicFilesOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MPCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MPCPlayCDAudioOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'MPCPlayBluRayOnArrival'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.13483474%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.05273491%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.08209983%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,878 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:106.1 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):91.23 MB
Private (minimum):71.99 MB
Non-paged memory:106.1 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:344.3 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):374.2 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:89.56 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):91.88 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:32
12
Handles:661
600
GUI GDI count:254
103
GUI GDI peak:389
142
GUI USER count:297
49
GUI USER peak:370
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\k-lite codec pack\media player classic\mpc-hc.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
mpc-hc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.88776225%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.05018319%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.83757906%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:28,636,868/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:262/sec
79/sec
Memory:7.25 MB
1.16 MB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00150960%
Kernel CPU:0.00150960%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:317,607/sec
Context switches:9/sec
Memory:1.66 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 28.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 16.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro 9.50%
Windows 7 Professional 5.50%
Windows 8 5.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 5.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise 5.00%
Windows 7 Home Basic 5.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 2.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 15.50% of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 20.00%
Acer 14.44%
Hewlett-Packard 12.59%
GIGABYTE 7.41%
Intel 7.41%
Sony 7.41%
Lenovo 7.41%
Toshiba 7.41%
Alienware 3.70%
Dell 3.70%
Samsung 3.70%
Compaq 2.96%
Sahara 1.85%
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