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No, this file is 100% safe to run.

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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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advapi32.dll
RegCreateKeyExW, ConvertSidToStringSidW, GetCurrentHwProfileW, RegCloseKey, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyExW, LookupAccountNameW
crypt32.dll
CryptUnprotectData, CryptProtectData
gdi32.dll
CreateDIBSection
kernel32.dll
GetModuleHandleW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, SetEnvironmentVariableA, CreateThread, GetLastError, CloseHandle, WaitForSingleObject, GetExitCodeThread, SetThreadPriority, IsDebuggerPresent, RaiseException, GetFileAttributesW, CreateFileW, ReadFile, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, GetDiskFreeSpaceExW, FlushFileBuffers, DeleteFileW, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, SetFileTime, GetFileTime, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetFileSize, SetEndOfFile, CreateDirectoryW, RemoveDirectoryW, MoveFileExW, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, FormatMessageA, CreateProcessW, GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleA, GetCurrentThreadId, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, ExitProcess, LocalFree, CopyFileExW, GetCurrentProcessId, LoadLibraryA, GetComputerNameW, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, GetVersionExW, GetNativeSystemInfo, GetSystemPowerStatus, GetTickCount, WideCharToMultiByte, MultiByteToWideChar, CompareStringW, QueryPerformanceCounter, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, GetConsoleScreenBufferInfo, GetStdHandle, SetConsoleTextAttribute, WriteConsoleA, FindClose, QueryPerformanceFrequency, OutputDebugStringA, GetTempPathW, GlobalLock, GlobalUnlock, GlobalAlloc, GlobalMemoryStatusEx, GlobalFree, GetModuleFileNameW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, GetVersion, DeviceIoControl, Sleep, SetEvent, CreateEventW, InterlockedCompareExchange, InterlockedExchange, TzSpecificLocalTimeToSystemTime, FileTimeToSystemTime, SystemTimeToTzSpecificLocalTime, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, EncodePointer, DecodePointer, GetCommandLineA, HeapSetInformation, GetStartupInfoW, HeapFree, HeapAlloc, HeapReAlloc, FileTimeToLocalFileTime, GetDriveTypeW, FindFirstFileExW, GetTimeZoneInformation, GetLocaleInfoW, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, GetEnvironmentStringsW, SetHandleCount, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetFileType, TlsAlloc, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, TlsFree, SetLastError, GetCurrentThread, HeapCreate, HeapDestroy, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringW, HeapSize, SetConsoleCtrlHandler, FatalAppExitA, GetUserDefaultLCID, GetLocaleInfoA, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, GetStringTypeW, GetFullPathNameW, GetFileInformationByHandle, PeekNamedPipe, GetCurrentDirectoryW, SetCurrentDirectoryW, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, RtlUnwind, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, SetStdHandle, GetProcessHeap, WriteConsoleW, GetFullPathNameA, VirtualQuery
libcef.dll
cef_browser_host_create_browser, cef_task_runner_get_for_current_thread, cef_task_runner_get_for_thread, cef_string_utf16_cmp, cef_string_utf8_to_utf16, cef_string_list_copy, cef_browser_host_create_browser_sync, cef_string_utf8_clear, cef_string_utf16_to_utf8, cef_string_multimap_free, cef_string_userfree_utf16_free, cef_string_multimap_alloc, cef_string_utf16_set, cef_request_create, cef_list_value_create, cef_process_message_create, cef_v8value_create_string, cef_v8value_create_double, cef_v8value_create_null, cef_string_list_free, cef_v8value_create_bool, cef_v8value_create_function, cef_v8value_create_object, cef_string_list_alloc, cef_v8value_create_undefined, cef_v8value_create_int, cef_v8value_create_date, cef_v8value_create_uint, cef_v8value_create_array, cef_add_web_plugin_path, cef_currently_on, cef_launch_process, cef_execute_process, cef_string_utf16_clear, cef_add_web_plugin_directory, cef_now_from_system_trace_time, cef_set_osmodal_loop, cef_initialize, cef_clear_cross_origin_whitelist, cef_get_geolocation, cef_unregister_internal_web_plugin, cef_get_trace_buffer_percent_full_async, cef_get_path, cef_api_hash, cef_remove_cross_origin_whitelist_entry, cef_begin_tracing, cef_post_delayed_task, cef_clear_scheme_handler_factories, cef_parse_url, cef_force_web_plugin_shutdown, cef_create_url, cef_add_cross_origin_whitelist_entry, cef_quit_message_loop, cef_register_web_plugin_crash, cef_register_scheme_handler_factory, cef_is_web_plugin_unstable, cef_register_extension, cef_remove_web_plugin_path, cef_post_task, cef_run_message_loop, cef_visit_web_plugin_info, cef_end_tracing_async, cef_shutdown, cef_refresh_web_plugins, cef_string_map_value, cef_string_map_append, cef_string_multimap_key, cef_string_multimap_append, cef_string_multimap_size, cef_string_map_key, cef_string_list_value, cef_string_map_size, cef_string_list_append, cef_string_list_size, cef_string_multimap_value, cef_post_data_create, cef_dictionary_value_create, cef_binary_value_create, cef_post_data_element_create, cef_command_line_create, cef_string_map_free, cef_string_map_alloc, cef_command_line_get_global, cef_v8context_get_entered_context, cef_v8context_in_context, cef_v8context_get_current_context, cef_v8stack_trace_get_current, cef_response_create, cef_do_message_loop_work
ole32.dll
CoCreateInstance, CoInitialize, CoCreateGuid, CoTaskMemFree
shell32.dll
SHGetFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW, DragQueryFileW
shlwapi.dll
StrStrIW
user32.dll
CloseClipboard, EmptyClipboard, SetClipboardData, MessageBoxW, GetActiveWindow, LoadStringW, GetLastInputInfo, GetClipboardData, MessageBoxA, OpenClipboard, ReleaseDC, GetDC, GetSystemMetrics
wininet.dll
InternetQueryOptionA
winmm.dll
timeGetTime, timeEndPeriod, timeBeginPeriod

spotifyhelper.exe

By Spotify AB (Signed)

Remove spotifyhelper.exe
MD5:   62bf806e38150d8179296d9a81c5cf6d
SHA1:   4457561b01b75a903e240d8e09d84dce6daf2ee5

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:584.05 KB (598,072 bytes)
Build date:6/25/2014 5:24 PM
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:0.00131463%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00045309%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00086154%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:156 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Memory
Private memory:34.11 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):44.83 MB
Private (minimum):1.29 MB
Non-paged memory:34.11 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:207.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):215 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:3.09 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):49.33 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:11
12
Handles:186
600
GUI GDI count:63
103
GUI GDI peak:65
142
GUI USER count:1
49
GUI USER peak:2
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="12140.3.1417607411\1955823704" /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="12140.2.587061967\848520126" /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="12140.1.978587893\241515021" /prefetcC:673131151
  • "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=gpu-process --channel="12140.4.1168457482\107215886" --no-sandbox --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable --supports-dual-gpus=false --gpu-driver-bug-workarounds=0,9,19,22 --gpu-vendor-id=0x10de --gpu-device-id=0x0f01 --gpu-driver-vendor=nvidia --gpu-driver-version=9.18.13.4043 --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable /prefetcC:822062411
  • "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="12140.0.416319378\1134157789" /prefetcC:673131151
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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