Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

2.1.4	1.01%
2.1.3	7.58%
2.1.3	0.81%
2.1.2	1.42%
2.1.2	0.01%
2.1.1	0.62%
2.1.0-rc1	0.01%
2.1.0-git-20130320-0015	0.01%
2.1.0-git-20120501-0005	0.01%
2.1.0-git	0.01%
2.1.0-git	0.01%
2.1.0	6.61%
2.1.0	0.21%
2.0.8	0.81%
2.0.8	6.12%
2.0.8	0.81%
2.0.7	5.51%
2.0.7	0.21%
2.0.7	0.51%
2.0.7	0.61%
2.0.6	5.02%
2.0.6	0.81%
2.0.6	0.21%
2.0.5	19.73%
2.0.5	1.20%
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2.0.4	13.64%
2.0.4	0.81%
2.0.4	0.11%
2.0.3	6.55%
2.0.2	7.71%
2.0.2	0.31%
2.0.1	7.55%
2.0.0-rc1	0.01%
2.0.0	3.40%

Relationships

PE file structure

Show functions

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

Remove vlc.exe

Version:	2.0.4
MD5:	a2c1824aa548a4cacacb9e63193c5722
SHA1:	e2f901eee4fce1042bbbb32d525ed839f3844851

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:	2.0.4
Product version:	2,0,4,0
Size:	178 KB (182,272 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	No
Code language:	Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:	No

More details

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}'

Distribution by Windows OS

OS version	distribution
Windows 7 Home Premium	28.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro	21.00%
Windows 7 Ultimate	7.50%
Windows 8.1 N	7.50%
Windows 7 Professional	7.00%
Windows 8.1 Pro with Media Center	7.00%
Windows 8 Enterprise N	7.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition	7.00%
Windows 8	7.00%
Windows 8.1	1.00%

Distribution by country

United States installs about 49.00% of VLC media player.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
Dell	25.11%
Toshiba	24.24%
ASUS	13.85%
Hewlett-Packard	12.55%
Acer	12.12%
Intel	12.12%

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