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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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Relationships

Parent process
Related files

PE structurePE 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:   ee6f75859f882aaf96b4fa15c83dcc07
SHA1:   06eb0069436a1c13fd6aa54e342fb7da976375fc
SHA256:   4c998f6e2150462c7bf5502d57db5a347a32e3d2e5b4f9b569bd30805d8c13cd

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:2.0.4
Product version:2,0,4,0
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

ResourcesPrograms

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Easy Media Player
 Easy Media Player
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VLC media player
 VideoLAN Team
8% remove
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...
VLC Media Player
 VideoLAN Team
12% remove
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...

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:0.01622110%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00744949%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00877160%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:2,274,032,598 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:20,034,438/sec
17,470,203/sec
Context switches:304/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:70.08 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):81.82 MB
Private (minimum):38.87 MB
Non-paged memory:70.08 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:254.07 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):306.13 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:55.76 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):85.07 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:111,997/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5.37 MB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:468/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:6.68 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:72/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:18
12
Handles:441
600
GUI GDI count:120
103
GUI GDI peak:129
142
GUI USER count:65
49
GUI USER peak:77
71

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Medium
Platform:64-bit
Command lines:
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\downloads\video\ameracan pilot becomes a muslim and reverts to islam ... cnn news.mp4"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\series\fringe\fringe s01\fringe.s01e19.vostfr.hdtv.xvid-nyj.avi"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" C:\users\user\desktop\down
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\1movies\!seen\my cousin vinny\my.cousin.vinny.(1992).xvid.ac3.eng.dvdrip.ws.avi"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\user\desktop\movies\the dark knight rises (2012) 720p r6 line 900mb ganool.mkv"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file "C:\users\pavel\downloads\star-trek-enterprise-s3e05.avi"
  • "C:\Program Files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe" --started-from-file --no-playlist-enqueue "C:\users\user\documents\vuze downloads\[www.cpasbien.com] chronicle.2012.dc.french.bdrip.xvid-nerd"
  • (11 more)
Owner:User
Parent process:explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
msvcrt.dll
Total CPU:1.69302594%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.00695950%
0.107585%
User CPU:1.68606644%
0.165382%
CPU cycles:48,577,474/sec
5,741,424/sec
Context switches:5/sec
79/sec
Memory:708 KB
1.16 MB
vlc.exe (main module)
Total CPU:1.35669586%
Kernel CPU:0.05075749%
User CPU:1.30593837%
CPU cycles:49,510,321/sec
Context switches:29/sec
Memory:128 KB
DSOUND.DLL
Total CPU:0.82154648%
Kernel CPU:0.03133019%
User CPU:0.79021629%
CPU cycles:22,579,716/sec
Context switches:50/sec
Memory:528 KB
wow64cpu.dll
Total CPU:0.00294489%
Kernel CPU:0.00201493%
User CPU:0.00092997%
CPU cycles:1,934,750/sec
Context switches:11/sec
Memory:32 KB
wow64win.dll
Total CPU:0.00041368%
Kernel CPU:0.00000000%
User CPU:0.00041368%
CPU cycles:761/sec
Memory:360 KB
ntdll.dll
Total CPU:0.00013780%
Kernel CPU:0.00013780%
User CPU:0.00000000%
CPU cycles:501,393/sec
Context switches:7/sec
Memory:1.4 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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