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SpotifyWebHelper.exe
Spotify by Spotify AB (Signed)
Version: | 0.9.7.16 |
MD5: | 270b6bffde7a8199dfeb9735bbb1918f |
SHA1: | b00d71806bf2cf715c8b4d3be40543bb33d7234f |
What is SpotifyWebHelper.exe?
This is the embedded web browser (Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox) add-in of Spotify that detects when a user clicks on a spotify music link on the web and then openes the Spotify desktop program. Users can access applications integrated in the Spotify desktop client, written in HTML5. Spotify is a Swedish music streaming service offering digitally restricted streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels.
About SpotifyWebHelper.exe (from Spotify AB)
“Think of Spotify as your new music collection. Your library. Only this time your collection is vast: millions of tracks and counting. Spotify comes in all shapes and sizes, available for your PC, Mac,”
Details
File name: | spotifywebhelper.exe |
Publisher: | Spotify Ltd |
Product name: | Spotify |
Description: | SpotifyWebHelper |
Typical file path: | C:\users\user\appdata\roaming\spotify\data\spotifywebhelper.exe |
File version: | 0.9.7.16 |
Size: | 1.12 MB (1,171,968 bytes) |
Build date: | 12/13/2013 10:42 AM |
Certificate |
Issued to: | Spotify AB |
Authority (CA): | COMODO CA Limited |
Effective date: | Thursday, September 27, 2012 |
Expiration date: | Monday, September 28, 2015 |
Digital DNA |
File packed: | No |
.NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
Spotify is a Swedish music streaming service offering digitally restricted streaming of selected music from a range of major and independent record labels, including Sony, EMI, Warner Music Group and Universal. Music can be browsed by artist, album, record label, genre or playlist as well as by direct searches. On desktop clients, a link allows the listener to purchase selected material via partner retailers.
Behaviors
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'Spotify Web Helper' → "C:\users\user\appdata\Roaming\Spotify\Data\SpotifyWebHelper.exe"
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
CPU |
Total CPU: | 0.00032965% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00009937% | |
User CPU: | 0.00023028% | |
Kernel CPU time: | 132,836 ms/min | |
CPU cycles: | 9,738/sec | |
Memory |
Private memory: | 1.77 MB | |
Private (maximum): | 6.48 MB | |
Private (minimum): | 4.9 MB | |
Non-paged memory: | 1.77 MB | |
Virtual memory: | 74.12 MB | |
Virtual memory (peak): | 85.99 MB | |
Working set: | 4.98 MB | |
Working set (peak): | 6.49 MB | |
Page faults: | 19,590/min | |
I/O |
I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
Resource allocations |
Threads: | 3 | |
Handles: | 166 | |
GUI GDI count: | 9 | |
GUI GDI peak: | 10 | |
GUI USER count: | 3 | |
GUI USER peak: | 4 | |
Process properties
Distribution by Windows OS
OS version | distribution |
Windows 7 Home Premium |
30.82% |
|
Windows 7 Ultimate |
14.38% |
|
Windows 8 Pro |
9.59% |
|
Microsoft Windows XP |
8.90% |
|
Windows 8 |
6.16% |
|
Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.48% |
|
Windows 7 Professional |
5.48% |
|
Windows Vista Business |
4.11% |
|
Windows 8.1 |
3.42% |
|
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center |
3.42% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.37% |
|
Windows 8 Single Language |
1.37% |
|
Windows 7 Home Basic |
1.37% |
|
Windows 8.1 Pro Preview with Media Center |
1.37% |
|
Windows 7 Home Premium N |
1.37% |
|
Windows Vista Home Basic |
0.68% |
|
Windows 8 Enterprise |
0.68% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 50.68% of Spotify.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
PC Manufacturer | distribution |
Dell |
26.57% |
|
Hewlett-Packard |
20.98% |
|
Lenovo |
15.38% |
|
Acer |
10.49% |
|
ASUS |
8.39% |
|
Toshiba |
8.39% |
|
MSI |
4.20% |
|
Samsung |
2.80% |
|
Intel |
2.80% |
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