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

VersionsAdditional versions

1.2.0-git-20110303-0019 0.11%
1.1.9 5.41%
1.1.8 7.64%
1.1.7 10.92%
1.1.5 5.41%
1.1.5 0.11%
1.1.4 4.67%
1.1.3 1.59%
1.1.11 58.43%
1.1.11 0.11%
1.1.11 0.11%
1.1.10 5.30%
1.1.0 0.11%
1.1.0 0.11%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE file structure
Show functions
Import table
kernel32.dll
DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, ExitProcess, FreeLibrary, GetCommandLineA, GetCommandLineW, GetLastError, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleA, GetProcAddress, GetStartupInfoA, GetSystemTime, GetVersionExW, HeapSetInformation, InitializeCriticalSection, InterlockedExchange, IsDBCSLeadByteEx, IsDebuggerPresent, LeaveCriticalSection, LoadLibraryW, LocalFree, MultiByteToWideChar, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, Sleep, VirtualProtect, VirtualQuery, WideCharToMultiByte
libvlc.dll
libvlc_add_intf, 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

VLC media player by the VideoLAN Team

Remove vlc.exe
Version:   1.1.11
MD5:   b0fd3872f6958aa93d6a7103ac01852c
SHA1:   9b101b563b3c6e775b1e7eb6865db10b3e2e1c61
SHA256:   31d2db856cb2124bf746aa57bb37eb113c9e0b1263994abb3dcbcaa5f4c5c667

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
Product name:VLC media player
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe
File version:1.1.11
Product version:1,1,11,0
Size:105.5 KB (108,032 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
Entropy:7.051685
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++
.NET CLR:No
More details

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BehaviorsBehaviors

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'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.01253478%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00846961%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00406517%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:7,090 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
User CPU time:1 ms/min
0 ms/min
CPU cycles:4,133,139/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:45.42 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):40.56 MB
Private (minimum):27.25 MB
Non-paged memory:45.42 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:199.44 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):239.18 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:34.39 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):52.06 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:99,927/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:9.22 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:2/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:5.76 KB/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:2/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:938 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:21/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:16
12
Handles:468
600
GUI GDI count:403
103
GUI GDI peak:512
142
GUI USER count:68
49
GUI USER peak:133
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\???\downloads\v-dushe-ya-tancuyu-2004.flv"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\user\documents\rim jhim gire saawan.flv"
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
vlc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.66938842%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.01562627%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.65376214%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:13,536,989/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:34/sec
79/sec
Memory:128 KB
1.16 MB
wow64.dll
Total CPU:0.30305037%
Kernel CPU:0.06952846%
User CPU:0.23352191%
CPU cycles:8,966,997/sec
Context switches:16/sec
Memory:252 KB
wow64cpu.dll
Total CPU:0.07535089%
Kernel CPU:0.01732546%
User CPU:0.05802543%
CPU cycles:31,347,327/sec
Context switches:31/sec
Memory:32 KB
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:0.01906657%
Kernel CPU:0.00911063%
User CPU:0.00995594%
CPU cycles:405,097/sec
Memory:688 KB
SHLWAPI.dll
Total CPU:0.00096675%
Kernel CPU:0.00019335%
User CPU:0.00077340%
CPU cycles:23,626/sec
Memory:348 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 Ultimate 36.50%
Windows 7 Home Premium 18.50%
Windows 7 Home Basic 7.50%
Windows 8 Pro N 7.00%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.00%
Windows 7 Enterprise 7.00%
Windows Seven Black Edition 7.00%
Windows Vista Home Premium 3.50%
Windows Vista Home Basic 3.50%
Windows 7 Professional 2.50%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

India installs about 21.50% of VLC media player.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 29.00%
Dell 20.82%
Acer 13.38%
Intel 10.41%
Lenovo 10.41%
ASUS 10.41%
Samsung 5.58%
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