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4cfcd 9.09%
b7488 21.21%
61350 3.03%
5c3a2 3.03%
330f7 57.58%
9c2fe 3.03%
62bf8 3.03%
(Note, Spotify AB publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)

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spotifyhelper.exe

By Spotify AB (Signed)

Remove spotifyhelper.exe
MD5:   5c3a2b6200d29878a268017adcda5ae7
SHA1:   05a75ff92f7042e9c2d4799756a0c74457bfb173

Overview

spotifyhelper.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent spotify.exe (Spotify by Spotify AB). The file is digitally signed by Spotify AB which was issued by the COMODO CA Limited certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:spotifyhelper.exe
Typical file path:C:\Documents and Settings\user\Application data\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe
Size:589.5 KB (603,648 bytes)
Build date:12/13/2013 10:45 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Spotify AB
Authority (CA):COMODO CA Limited
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00033069%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00011926%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00021142%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:1,675,625 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:207,772/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:25.83 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):33.24 MB
Private (minimum):16.61 MB
Non-paged memory:25.83 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:187.24 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):191.63 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:20.08 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):36.93 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:27,599/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:367 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:267 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:8
12
Handles:191
600
GUI GDI count:55
103
GUI GDI peak:56
142
GUI USER count:1
49
GUI USER peak:1
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=renderer --js-flags=--harmony-proxies --no-sandbox --lang=en-us --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable --channel="9252.5.1745693255\983462583" /prefetcC:673131151
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=renderer --js-flags=--harmony-proxies --no-sandbox --lang=en-us --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable --channel="9252.2.360601828\2046669358" /prefetcC:673131151
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=renderer --js-flags=--harmony-proxies --no-sandbox --lang=en-us --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable --channel="9252.3.850599781\1904449525" /prefetcC:673131151
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=renderer --js-flags=--harmony-proxies --no-sandbox --lang=en-us --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable --channel="9252.1.1967891632\1272960066" /prefetcC:673131151
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=gpu-process --channel="9252.4.1237439652\1966320518" --no-sandbox --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable --supports-dual-gpus=false --gpu-driver-bug-workarounds=0,9,19 --gpu-vendor-id=0x1002 --gpu-device-id=0x9806 --gpu-driver-vendor="advanced micro devices, inc." --gpu-driver-version=13.251.0.0 --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable /prefetcC:822062411
Owner:User
Parent process:spotify.exe (Spotify by Spotify AB)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8.1 45.45%
Windows 7 Ultimate 18.18%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.18%
Windows 7 Professional 9.09%
Windows 8.1 Pro 6.06%
Microsoft Windows XP 3.03%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 42.42% of spotifyhelper.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
ASUS 35.90%
Lenovo 30.77%
Alienware 12.82%
Dell 10.26%
Samsung 5.13%
Acer 2.56%
Hewlett-Packard 2.56%
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