Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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vlc.exe
VLC media player by the VideoLAN Team
| Version: | 1.1.0 |
| MD5: | 4c57adbc4683d033af0785172d5a1094 |
| SHA1: | 0bdbe25ff1d8ab551e861749298b9fb5723ba9b3 |
| SHA256: | 15f6a335667e92d2a29268efc61057dacbb0c316650ed365f5442c8f1ea1a0f0 |
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”
Details
| File name: | vlc.exe |
| Publisher: | the VideoLAN Team |
| Product name: | VLC media player |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe |
| File version: | 1.1.0 |
| Product version: | 1,1,0,0 |
| Size: | 104.5 KB (107,008 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| Entropy: | 7.051685 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
VLC media player (also known as VLC) is a highly portable free and open-source cross-platform 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. The default distribution of VLC includes a large number...
Behaviors
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VLC\vlc.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'
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'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
36.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
18.50% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
7.50% |
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| Windows 8 Pro N |
7.00% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.00% |
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| Windows 7 Enterprise |
7.00% |
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| Windows Seven Black Edition |
7.00% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premium |
3.50% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.50% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
2.50% |
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Distribution by country
India installs about 21.50% of VLC media player.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Hewlett-Packard |
29.00% |
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| Dell |
20.82% |
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| Acer |
13.38% |
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| Intel |
10.41% |
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| Lenovo |
10.41% |
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| ASUS |
10.41% |
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| Samsung |
5.58% |
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