mpc-hc.exe
Media Player Classic - Home Cinema by MPC-HC - Open Source Developer (Signed)
Warning 8 antivirus scanners has detected malware in various versions of mpc-hc.exe.
Overview
There are 72 versions of mpc-hc.exe in the wild, the latest version being 1.7.0.7877 (14d4915) (blitzkrieg) (master@7859). mpc-hc.exe is run as a standard windows process with the logged in user's account privileges. The average file size is about 6.35 MB. The file is a digitally signed and issued to MPC-HC - Open Source Developer by Unizeto Technologies S.A.. The programs MPC-HC 1.6.4.6052 (64-bit), K-Lite Codec Pack 7.0.0 (Standard) and Media Player Classic - Home Cinema have been observed as installing specific variations of mpc-hc.exe. During the process's lifecycle, the typical CPU resource utilization is less than 0.01%, the average private memory consumption is about 131.98 MB. Addionally, typically read and write I/O disk operations is about 3.62 MB per minute for reads and 14 Bytes per minute for writes.
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.
Details |
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 |
Certificate |
Issued to: | MPC-HC - Open Source Developer |
Authority (CA): | Unizeto Technologies S.A. |
Expiration date: | Tuesday, February 4, 2014 |
Programs installed in
(Note, the programs listed below are for all versions of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema.)
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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Codecs for Windows 7 Pack |
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“The Windows 7 Codec Pack is an easy way to install all main stream codecs to play movie and music files downloaded from the internet or ripped from original discs. Installation is made simple with an ...”
“Windows Essentials Codec Pack is a collection of audio and video DirectShow codecs and filters. With Windows Essentials Codec Pack you should be able to play 99% of all movies and music files that you...”
“The Media Player Codec Pack supports almost every compression and file type used by modern video and audio files. The package is simple to install, while also offering advanced settings to the high en...”
“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...”
“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...”
“MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be c...”
“MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be c...”
“MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. With its wide array of options, MPC-HC can be c...”
“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...”
“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...”
“MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100% spyware free, there are no advertise...”
“MPC-HC is an extremely light-weight, open source media player for Windows®. It supports all common video and audio file formats available for playback. We are 100% spyware free, there are no advertise...”
Behaviors
(Note, the behaviors below are for all versions of mpc-hc.exe, select a unique version for details.)
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'
Malware detections
Based on 40+ industry antivirus scanners, 8 of them detected the following malware.
Antivirus engine | Engine version | Detection | File version |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i |
1, 6, 1, 4041 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Heur.098 |
1, 5, 2, 3447 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Heur.098 |
1, 5, 3, 4003 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Malware.Win32.xPack.i |
1, 5, 3, 3956 |
ByteHero |
1.0.0.1 |
Trojan.Win32.Heur.098 |
1, 6, 1, 4041 |
Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_FAKEALERT.BMH |
1, 5, 3, 3752 |
Trend Micro HouseCall |
9.700.0.1001 |
TROJ_GEN.F47V0501 |
1.6.8.7123 (3be9b80) |
Vba32 AntiVirus |
3.12.20.2 |
Trojan.KillAV.gxy |
1.6.6.6391 (8e9983a) |
All file variations of mpc-hc.exe
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
38.50% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
19.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.25% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro |
4.75% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
2.75% |
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Windows 8 |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise N |
2.50% |
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Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.50% |
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Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.50% |
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Windows 8.1 Pro Preview |
2.50% |
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Windows Vista Home Premium |
1.25% |
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Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
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Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
0.25% |
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Windows 7 Enterprise |
0.25% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 15.25% of Media Player Classic - Home Cinema.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
ASUS |
18.98% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
14.96% |
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Dell |
14.23% |
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Acer |
11.68% |
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Intel |
9.85% |
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Lenovo |
7.66% |
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GIGABYTE |
4.56% |
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Sony |
3.65% |
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Toshiba |
3.65% |
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Compaq |
3.65% |
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Alienware |
1.82% |
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Samsung |
1.82% |
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American Megatrends |
1.82% |
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Sahara |
1.64% |
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