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

VersionsAdditional 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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vlc.exe

VLC media player by VideoLAN

Remove vlc.exe
Version:   2.0.5
MD5:   c2d2c87649e0315b4356b51498882b37
SHA1:   f0091b47de3de452c35c0e9f728eeeadbcb9f18c
SHA256:   0a48f7064b8beb3b28cc82dea98e3824bd7d8013ba244ece61c5873586b1157d

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

DetailsDetails

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:2.0.5
Product version:2,0,5,0
Size:106 KB (108,544 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 '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}'

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.03214267%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.01570317%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.01643950%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:323,262,471 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:4,400,970/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:278/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:63.49 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):60.48 MB
Private (minimum):38.9 MB
Non-paged memory:63.49 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:217.47 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):242.15 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:52.75 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):63.07 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:52,461/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:6.29 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1,226/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:129 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:28.65 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:465/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:413
600
GUI GDI count:100
103
GUI GDI peak:128
142
GUI USER count:59
49
GUI USER peak:74
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Medium
Platform:32-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\Documents and Settings\user\My documents\downloads\music\non_stop_juicy_mix_-_dj_kar_[www.4shared.com].mp3"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\????.e319.130302.?? ?? ??.hdtv.h264.720p-kor.avi"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\owner\videos\realplayer downloads\#.mp4"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\t rexford l james\downloads\playlist (7).pls"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\user\desktop\nouveau dossier (3)\te2.tmb.avi"
  • "C:\programs\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\07 eja, mater.wav"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file --no-playlist-enqueue "C:\movies\fireproof"
  • (7 more)
Owner:User
Parent processes:

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
wow64.dll
Total CPU:6.71233895%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.14070757%
0.107585%
User CPU:6.57163137%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:155,238,849/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:74/sec
79/sec
Memory:252 KB
1.16 MB
msvcrt.dll (Windows NT CRT DLL by Microsoft)
Total CPU:2.28786800%
Kernel CPU:0.06188844%
User CPU:2.22597956%
Context switches:29/sec
Memory:352 KB
vlc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.05648781%
Kernel CPU:0.01945489%
User CPU:0.03703293%
CPU cycles:903,622/sec
Context switches:13/sec
Memory:128 KB
DSOUND.DLL
Total CPU:0.00239054%
Kernel CPU:0.00034150%
User CPU:0.00204904%
CPU cycles:2,354,273/sec
Context switches:51/sec
Memory:448 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00152082%
Kernel CPU:0.00152082%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:306,509/sec
Memory:1.16 MB

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 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 countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 49.00% of VLC media player.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

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