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Import table
advapi32.dll
RegOpenKeyExW, RegQueryValueExW
kernel32.dll
CloseHandle, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ExitProcess, FreeLibrary, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, GetCurrentProcessId, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetStartupInfoA, GetSystemTime, GetVersionExW, HeapSetInformation, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, IsDebuggerPresent, LeaveCriticalSection, LoadLibraryW, LocalFree, MultiByteToWideChar, OpenProcess, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, VirtualProtect, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte, GetCurrentProcess, GetCurrentThreadId, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetTickCount, QueryPerformanceCounter, TerminateProcess, TlsGetValue, UnhandledExceptionFilter
libvlc.dll
libvlc_add_intf, libvlc_new, libvlc_playlist_play, libvlc_release, libvlc_set_user_agent, libvlc_wait, libvlc_set_app_id
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
psapi.dll
EnumProcessModules
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW
user32.dll
MessageBoxW
wininet.dll
FtpPutFileW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetConnectW, InternetOpenW
vlc.exe
VLC media player by VideoLAN
| Version: | 2.0.1 |
| MD5: | 2a2f6984f2e7f92d42d6d6d142c78f29 |
| SHA1: | 8342bdb0396c87a90bacdd2b109f96c23cf19dd5 |
| SHA256: | 7c34f2327c172129721f5c8581602abc2c372c6c84db615f57410c4d65631714 |
What is vlc.exe?
VLC media player (VLC) is a highly portable free and open-source media player and streaming media server written by the VideoLAN project. VLC media player supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including DVD-video, video CD and streaming protocols. It is able to stream over computer network and to transcode multimedia files.
About vlc.exe (from VideoLAN)
“VLC (initially VideoLAN Client) is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, and OGG, as well as for DVDs, VCDs, and various”
Details
| File name: | vlc.exe |
| Publisher: | VideoLAN |
| Product name: | VLC media player |
| Description: | VLC media player 2.0.3 |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe |
| File version: | 2.0.1 |
| Product version: | 2,0,1,0 |
| Size: | 106 KB (108,544 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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Behaviors
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'VLCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival'
- Handler name 'VLCPlayVCDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'VLCPlaySVCDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'VLCPlayMusicFilesOnArrival'
- Handler name 'VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'VLCPlayDVDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'
Scheduled tasks
- The job '{C332D368-7A85-4C00-8EA0-669CC82BFBC8}' runs on registration in the path '\{C332D368-7A85-4C00-8EA0-669CC82BFBC8}'
- The job '{043E8278-3CF2-4028-8B0E-1F8B591DE902}' runs on registration in the path '\{043E8278-3CF2-4028-8B0E-1F8B591DE902}'
- The task '{B622746B-45AA-400B-980E-E3BDFFB86584}' runs on registration in the path '\{B622746B-45AA-400B-980E-E3BDFFB86584}'
- The job '{82CE3E5B-33C7-47B9-B8EB-381247766393}' runs on registration in the path '\{82CE3E5B-33C7-47B9-B8EB-381247766393}'
- Entry path '\{41959AF7-D75B-4C65-87E0-435A305744D1}'
- Entry path '\{1C6D88D0-102D-4A90-A65C-6E0E67F335EB}'
- Entry path '\{B9AD7E12-C58B-4169-A6BB-21631DFA6D13}'
- Entry path '\{F55C7988-BFC9-46FA-A0E6-D4B5423AF492}'
- Entry path '\{608F7D28-E884-4465-A2E6-5DEC72356283}'
- Entry path '\{27FFE8AB-2D92-43EE-ACD6-C01B3CCA8F96}'
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.03069689% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01973154% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01096535% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 30,575,410 ms/min | |
| Context switches: | 544/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 90.59 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 87.75 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 42.86 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 90.59 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 278.88 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 305.05 MB | |
| Working set: | 69.62 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 89.54 MB | |
| Page faults: | 204,070/min | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 23 | |
| Handles: | 484 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 298 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 300 | |
| GUI USER count: | 73 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 81 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\user\desktop\davido-skelewu-njo.mp3"
- "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file --no-playlist-enqueue "C:\video_ts"
- "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\jesus\videos\baby rasta\lo de ella es fichuriar baby rasta y gringo ft farruco (official video hd).mp4"
- "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file --no-playlist-enqueue "C:\users\tyler\downloads\pornolab{???????????}feature"
- "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\movies\action\112.the green mile8.3\the green mile.avi"
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation) |
Threads
Averages
| msvcrt.dll |
| Total CPU: | 2.79338795% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.21360148% | |
| User CPU: | 2.57978647% | |
| CPU cycles: | 65,297,164/sec | |
| Context switches: | 18/sec | |
| Memory: | 688 KB | |
| wow64.dll |
| Total CPU: | 1.92105551% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.39988001% | |
| User CPU: | 1.52117550% | |
| CPU cycles: | 58,953,599/sec | |
| Context switches: | 53/sec | |
| Memory: | 252 KB | |
| dsound.dll |
| Total CPU: | 0.12062003% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03076365% | |
| User CPU: | 0.08985639% | |
| CPU cycles: | 3,761,359/sec | |
| Context switches: | 26/sec | |
| Memory: | 456 KB | |
| vlc.exe (main module) |
| Total CPU: | 0.08161144% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.03541496% | |
| User CPU: | 0.04619647% | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,766,706/sec | |
| Context switches: | 24/sec | |
| Memory: | 128 KB | |
Common loaded modules
These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
28.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
21.00% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
7.50% |
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| Windows 8.1 N |
7.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
7.00% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8 |
7.00% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
1.00% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 49.00% of VLC media player.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
25.11% |
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| Toshiba |
24.24% |
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| ASUS |
13.85% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
12.55% |
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| Acer |
12.12% |
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| Intel |
12.12% |
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