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45%
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

1.0.5 7.34%
1.0.3 16.38%
1.0.2 2.82%
1.0.1 54.80%
1.0.0 6.78%
0.9.9 3.95%
0.9.8a 7.34%
0.9.4 0.56%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
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Import table
kernel32.dll
DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ExitProcess, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetStartupInfoA, GetSystemTime, GetVersionExW, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, IsDebuggerPresent, LeaveCriticalSection, LocalFree, MultiByteToWideChar, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, VirtualProtect, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte
libvlc.dll
libvlc_add_intf, libvlc_exception_clear, libvlc_exception_init, libvlc_exception_raised, libvlc_new, libvlc_playlist_play, libvlc_release, libvlc_wait
msvcrt.dll
DllMain
shell32.dll
CommandLineToArgvW, SHGetFolderPathW
user32.dll
MessageBoxW
wininet.dll
FtpPutFileW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetConnectW, InternetOpenW

vlc.exe

By the VideoLAN Team

Remove vlc.exe
Version:   1.0.5
MD5:   2ddec3c34f4b5c3c7714f39bdf6c4cc6
SHA1:   786fc48d27228b901ab019a78dbba96bca8fcb60
SHA256:   5cf3589def8bafe57e1156c77adbc1d4493c781255fe55ca5407003572e4a8ae

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 the VideoLAN Team)

“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”

DetailsDetails

File name:vlc.exe
Publisher:the VideoLAN Team
Description:VLC media player
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe
File version:1.0.5
Size:137.75 KB (141,061 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

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 'VLCPlayDVDAudioOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'VLCPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'
  • Handler name 'VLCPlayCDAudioOnArrival'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.02882171%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01330587%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01551583%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:172,504,939 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,030,314/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:368/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:89.92 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):81.93 MB
Private (minimum):60.64 MB
Non-paged memory:89.92 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:249.19 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):286.93 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:67.64 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):81.94 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:76,783/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:2.59 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:135/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:4 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:2.44 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:41/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:21
12
Handles:456
600
GUI GDI count:74
103
GUI GDI peak:85
142
GUI USER count:57
49
GUI USER peak:69
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\letöltések 2\bones 1 évad hun\bones.s01e04.dvdrip.xvid.hun.avi"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\myk\videos\movies\jack reacher 2012 cam xvid-ocw (silvertorrent)\jack reacher 2012 cam xvid -ocw.avi"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\adatok\the.campaign.2012.dvdrip.xvid.hun-mwt\mwt-the.campaign.avi"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll (Win32 Emulation on NT64 by Microsoft)
Total CPU:1.48653194%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.75181275%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.73471919%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:46,592,863/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:29/sec
79/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
vlc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.11376121%
Kernel CPU:0.02063673%
User CPU:0.09312448%
CPU cycles:3,399,159/sec
Context switches:34/sec
Memory:160 KB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Home Premium 29.38%
Microsoft Windows XP 18.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.43%
Windows 7 Home Basic 12.43%
Windows 8 Pro 9.60%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.78%
Windows 7 Professional 5.65%
Windows 8 2.26%
Windows 7 Starter 1.13%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.13%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.13%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 28.25% of vlc.exe.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 21.05%
Hewlett-Packard 19.08%
Sony 18.42%
Acer 8.55%
ASUS 7.89%
Samsung 6.58%
Lenovo 6.58%
Toshiba 5.26%
Intel 5.26%
GIGABYTE 1.32%
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