Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional 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

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Related files

PE file structure

Show functions

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:	1.0.1
MD5:	be440656716c4224795cf99864ac6d28
SHA1:	b60a5fe29fe7d00a791db99ef37604634688bacc
SHA256:	4b65eede9eb27a6723b40d9922a4b0f50dbc8c56838747d20014b2ec92ae78b2

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
Description:	VLC media player
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe
File version:	1.0.1
Size:	132.24 KB (135,416 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

VLC media player

VideoLAN Team

9% remove

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VideoLAN VLC media player

VideoLAN Team

9% remove

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

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00283351%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00205415%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00077936%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	30,815,361 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:	387/sec	284/sec
Memory
Private memory:	58.22 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	59.7 MB
Private (minimum):	35.5 MB
Non-paged memory:	58.22 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	250.29 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	311.83 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	37.29 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	61.14 MB	37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:	21	12
Handles:	502	600
GUI GDI count:	151	103
GUI GDI peak:	230	142
GUI USER count:	64	49
GUI USER peak:	140	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	High
Platform:	32-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe"
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

Threads

Averages

msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:	0.04436944%	0.272967%
Kernel CPU:	0.02224204%	0.107585%
User CPU:	0.02212739%	0.165382%
CPU cycles:	2,382,679/sec	5,741,424/sec
Memory:	688 KB	1.16 MB
vlc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:	0.00343827%
Kernel CPU:	0.00240679%
User CPU:	0.00103148%
CPU cycles:	99,530/sec
Memory:	156 KB
SHLWAPI.dll
Total CPU:	0.00034595%
Kernel CPU:	0.00034595%
User CPU:	0.00000000%
CPU cycles:	8,344/sec
Memory:	348 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	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 country

United States installs about 28.25% of vlc.exe.

Distribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturer	distribution
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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