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60%
60% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization

VersionsAdditional versions

5.7.0.3444 1.37%
5.7.0.3437 1.37%
5.7.0.3417 1.37%
5.7.0.3392 2.74%
5.6.5.3438 1.37%
5,6,3,3235 38.36%
5,6,3,3234 4.11%
5,6,2,3199 15.07%
5,6,2,3189 4.11%
5,6,2,3188 2.74%
5,6,2,3173 4.11%
5,6,2,3161 2.74%
5,6,1,3133 5.48%
5,6,1,3133 1.37%
5,6,0,3091 1.37%
5,5,8,2985 10.96%
5,5,7,2933 1.37%

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advapi32.dll
RegCloseKey, RegQueryValueExW, RegOpenKeyW, RegDeleteValueW
kernel32.dll
GetProcAddress, GetModuleHandleA, LoadLibraryExW, FreeLibrary, lstrcpynW, GlobalAlloc, ExitProcess, GetPrivateProfileIntW, CloseHandle, ReadFile, CreateFileW, GetVolumeInformationW, SetErrorMode, GetDriveTypeW, lstrlenW, GetLogicalDrives, GetTickCount, CopyFileW, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetModuleFileNameW, GetModuleHandleW, GetEnvironmentVariableW, MultiByteToWideChar, SetFilePointer, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetCurrentProcess, TerminateProcess, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, GetCurrentProcessId, GetCurrentThreadId, QueryPerformanceCounter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoA, InterlockedCompareExchange, Sleep, InterlockedExchange, IsDebuggerPresent
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
shell32.dll
SHGetSpecialFolderPathW, ShellExecuteW, Shell_NotifyIconW
shlwapi.dll
StrToIntW, PathFileExistsW
user32.dll
SendMessageA, FindWindowA, SetForegroundWindow, GetAsyncKeyState, GetWindowTextW, FindWindowW, DispatchMessageA, GetMessageA, CreateWindowExA, MessageBoxA, RegisterClassA, RegisterWindowMessageA, CreatePopupMenu, GetCursorPos, InsertMenuItemW, SetMenuDefaultItem, EnableMenuItem, TrackPopupMenu, DestroyMenu, LoadImageW, DestroyIcon, DefWindowProcA, DestroyWindow, PostQuitMessage, CharNextW, CharPrevW, LoadStringW, LoadImageA

winampa.exe

Winamp Agent by Nullsoft Inc. (Signed)

Remove winampa.exe
Version:   5,6,2,3173
MD5:   1bef98b2bd922836ccdd0f85620bc755
SHA1:   565636290b93526381d25a4e7ac2d9a73a476af6
SHA256:   079a9d00c138d5676931765beae360b32e9bca4d2ec9ee7ced16197e35dd7013

What is winampa.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 winampa.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

winampa.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent boost.exe (Boost by Reason Software Company Inc.). It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). It is installed with a couple of know programs including Winamp published by Nullsoft, Inc, InFlac 1.1.1 from Michael Facquet and InFlac 1.1.1 by Michael Facquet.

DetailsDetails

File name:winampa.exe
Publisher:Nullsoft, Inc.
Product name:Winamp Agent
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\winamp\winampa.exe
File version:5,6,2,3173
Product version:5.6.2.3173
Size:73 KB (74,752 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Nullsoft Inc.
Authority (CA):America Online Inc.
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

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Winamp Essentials Pack
 Christoph Grether
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Win7 Taskbar
 Magyari Attila
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RemoteControl for Winamp
 Martin Schlodinski
9% remove
InFlac
 Michael Facquet
3% remove
“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
 Nullsoft, Inc
9% remove
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...
Winamp Detector Plug-in
 Nullsoft, Inc
5% remove
Winamp Application Detect is a browser plugin for Internet Explorer and/or Firefox that allows Winamp.com and other participating sites to detect a Winamp installation and version when delivering content. It does not collect or send other information. Winamp is a free media player that can process several media file-types. It is a protocol winamp:// that allows partner sites (such as WinAmp, SHOut… etc.) to detect current music automat...
Chipamp
 OverClocked ReMix
1% remove
DFX 8 for Winamp
 Power Technology
9% remove
ClassicPro©
 Skin Consortium
9% remove
WinZip
 WinZip Computing, S.L.
8% remove
WinZip 16.0 implemented new 64-bit zip engine and added 64-bit version of Winzip, added ability to zip and write files to Blu-ray discs, added integration with ZipSend and ZipShare services, improved capabilities of file conversion from other supported formats to zip. WinZip is a proprietary file archiver and compressor that creates archives in the ZIP file format but also has various levels of support for other archive formats.

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'WinampAgent' → "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00001091%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00001091%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:62 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:258/sec
17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:1.04 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):3.5 MB
Private (minimum):48 KB
Non-paged memory:1.04 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:46.36 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):47.31 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:492 KB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):3.5 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:1,436/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:5 Bytes/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:1/sec
343/min
I/O other transfer:0 Bytes/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:1
12
Handles:40
600
GUI GDI count:12
103
GUI USER count:4
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:High
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\winamp\winampa.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:boost.exe (Boost by Reason Software Company Inc.)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 7 Ultimate 31.51%
Windows 7 Home Premium 19.18%
Microsoft Windows XP 12.33%
Windows 7 Professional 9.59%
Windows 8 Pro 4.11%
Windows 7 Ultimate N 4.11%
Windows Developer Preview 2.74%
Windows 7 Home Basic 2.74%
Windows 8 2.74%
Windows Vista Home Premium 2.74%
Windows 8 Enterprise N 1.37%
Windows 8 Enterprise Evaluation 1.37%
Windows 7 Enterprise 1.37%
Windows 7 Starter 1.37%
Windows Vista Home Basic 1.37%
Windows 8 Single Language 1.37%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 12.68% of Winamp Agent.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 20.75%
Lenovo 18.87%
Acer 16.98%
Toshiba 11.32%
Dell 11.32%
ASUS 7.55%
GIGABYTE 5.66%
Intel 3.77%
Samsung 1.89%
American Megatrends 1.89%
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