Should I block it?
No, this file is 100% safe to run.
Additional versions
(Note, Spotify AB publishes each variation of this file with the same version, but the hashes are unique.)
Relationships
Parent process
Related files
spotifyhelper.exe
By Spotify AB (Signed)
| MD5: | 9c2fe14dfbb9d63f36d960bdf2abc42d |
| SHA1: | 97efdc2fa08bf4ae6495cf535d354a04e8dbeaaf |
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).
Details
| 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: | 6/18/2014 11:03 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
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00218157% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00099261% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00118896% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 87,256,559 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,097,252/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 55.94 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 81.28 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 43.61 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 55.94 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 228.62 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 239.47 MB | |
| Working set: | 70.44 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 84.8 MB | |
| Page faults: | 417,477/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 2.47 KB/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 16/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 710 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 6/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 2 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 160 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 120 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 122 | |
| GUI USER count: | 1 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 1 | |
Process 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="2308.11.179079469\905321323" /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="2308.8.1335328001\1758688012" /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="2308.2.1757273488\21715175" /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="2308.3.1947821780\1190543927" /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="2308.1.448947807\1321848182" /prefetcC:673131151
- "C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifyhelper.exe" --type=gpu-process --channel="2308.4.354441462\2068732339" --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=0x9807 --gpu-driver-vendor="advanced micro devices, inc." --gpu-driver-version=14.100.0.0 --lang=en-us --log-severity=disable /prefetcC:822062411
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | spotify.exe (Spotify by Spotify AB) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 8.1 |
45.45% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
18.18% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.18% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
9.09% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.06% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
3.03% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 42.42% of spotifyhelper.exe.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
35.90% |
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| Lenovo |
30.77% |
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| Alienware |
12.82% |
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| Dell |
10.26% |
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| Samsung |
5.13% |
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| Acer |
2.56% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
2.56% |
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