Winamp.exe
Winamp by Nullsoft Inc. (Signed)
| Version: | 5,6,0,3091 |
| MD5: | 59d9bb4e1a9be7bafc51870ca675762d |
| SHA1: | 8ace94648d4df6861d2c68e51788b0b83c4d0db7 |
| SHA256: | a6d15069b9b5fd52f18939c300ec7b47d36d8d7a8c6d8f2e8a22d68a501235b8 |
What is Winamp.exe?
Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins, and is noted for its graphical sound visualization, playlist, and media library features.
About Winamp.exe (from Nullsoft Inc.)
“The Ultimate Media Player for Android just went Pro! The Pro Bundle offers enriched audio, premium features & customization, and is available as an upgradable in-app purchase.”
Overview
winamp.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be run when the PC boots and the user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the current user). It has been configured with a firewall exception which allows both inbound and outbound network communication without being blocked. It configures an autoplay handler withing explorer.exe named WinampPlayMediaOnArrival that will launch the program automatically. It is installed with a couple of know programs including Winamp published by Nullsoft, Inc, Winamp Essentials Pack from Christoph Grether and Winamp Essentials Pack by Christoph Grether.
Details
| File name: | winamp.exe |
| Publisher: | Nullsoft, Inc. |
| Product name: | Winamp |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\winamp\winamp.exe |
| File version: | 5,6,0,3091 |
| Product version: | 5.6.0.3091 |
| Size: | 1.52 MB (1,595,744 bytes) |
| Build date: | 12/9/2010 5:46 PM |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Nullsoft Inc. |
| Authority (CA): | America Online Inc. |
| Expiration date: | Sunday, December 19, 2010 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“This plug-in allows to play native FLAC files with Winamp. It stands for Free Lossless Audio Codec. It is similar to MP3, but lossless, meaning that audio is compressed in FLAC without any loss in quality: you get a perfect copy of your CD tracks, but with files significantly smaller than WAVs.”
Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins, and is noted for its graphical sound visualization, playlist, and media library features. Winamp supports music playback using MP3, MIDI, MOD, MPEG-1 audio layers 1 and 2, AAC, M4A, FLAC, WAV and WMA. Winamp was one of the first common mu...
Behaviors
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'WinampPlayMediaOnArrival'
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe'
Startup files (user) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
- 'tr_winamp' → C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe
Scheduled tasks
- Entry path '\{FE293530-8B27-4CFD-A0D5-0D7444C5129B}'
- Entry path '\{C687A602-7EED-4AB1-BF31-9451F5071DB0}'
- Entry path '\{BEAD62EE-0D2B-457C-974C-A76E92290227}'
- Entry path '\{8E1E7219-7C36-4249-9BCB-4223CBDEF3AE}'
- Entry path '\{6D792975-5D05-4117-BBEA-BE824DD893E3}'
- Entry path '\{5CEC8391-FEA9-4FB0-8A84-9F8C4C9C0FF8}'
- Entry path '\{54705C6E-DF7E-4B5E-91EE-71449313112D}'
- Entry path '\{359F4512-13C1-44BD-B6E6-1AFAAF600628}'
- Entry path '\{1CB1812A-91D2-41F9-B714-554105118F9A}'
- Entry path '\{11E90AEC-52B0-43B4-8497-EEDC8568584B}'
- Entry path '\{0BAB2831-0CD7-4435-B255-E3667EBAE4EF}'
- Entry path '\{010BFDEB-8FF2-41A9-B857-E30F8C685E0D}'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
35.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.00% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
15.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
7.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
4.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 |
2.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate N |
2.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
1.50% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Enterprise |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
1.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Basic |
1.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise N |
0.50% |
|
| Windows Developer Preview |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation |
0.50% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
0.50% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 27.04% of Winamp.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| ASUS |
21.78% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
15.84% |
|
| Dell |
15.84% |
|
| Toshiba |
10.89% |
|
| Acer |
9.41% |
|
| Lenovo |
5.94% |
|
| Sony |
4.95% |
|
| American Megatrends |
4.46% |
|
| Samsung |
3.47% |
|
| Compaq |
2.97% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
2.48% |
|
| Intel |
0.99% |
|
| MSI |
0.99% |
|
