wmplayer.exe
Windows Media Player by Microsoft
| Version: | 12.0.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) |
| MD5: | 849c5cf8b1ca2379c2cdad9c3cd00381 |
| SHA1: | 880b1b0055f1439561406ef5bdf8060f9a66e76d |
| SHA256: | 328337777d295ac27e985873b137e141da53f811e0c87de726ddf7b1684122c9 |
This is a Windows system installed file with Windows File Protection (WFP) enabled.
What is wmplayer.exe?
Windows Media Player (abbreviated WMP) is a media player and media library application developed by Microsoft that is used for playing audio, video and viewing images on personal computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system, as well as on Pocket PC and Windows Mobile-based devices.
About wmplayer.exe (from Microsoft)
“Designed by media lovers, for media lovers. Windows Media Player 12—available only in Windows 7—plays more music and video than ever, including Flip Video and unprotected songs from your iTunes librar”
Details
| File name: | wmplayer.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Windows Media Player |
| Description: | Microsoft® Windows® Operating System |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\windows media player\wmplayer.exe |
| Original name: | wmplayer.exe.mui |
| File version: | 12.0.8250.0 (winmain_win8beta.120217-1520) |
| Product version: | 12.0.8250.0 |
| Size: | 160.5 KB (164,352 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| Entropy: | 6.489287 |
| File packed: | No |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Behaviors
Autoplay handlers
Runs under the registry key 'SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\AutoplayHandlers\Handlers'
- Handler name 'IviDVDEventHandler'
- Handler name 'IviVideoCDHandler'
- Handler name 'MSPlayBluRayOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSWMPBurnDataDVDArrival'
- Handler name 'MSRipCDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSWMPBurnCDOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlayDVDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlayCDAudioOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlayVideoCDMovieOnArrival'
- Handler name 'MSPlaySuperVideoCDMovieOnArrival'
Shell open commands
- WPLFile
- WMZFile
- WMVFile
- WMSFile
- wmafile
- mpegfile
- mp3file
- AUFile
- AVIFile
Windows firewall allowed programs
Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Programmer\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'
- Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Windows Media Player\wmplayer.exe'
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 8 |
20.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Single Language |
20.00% |
|
| Windows Seven Black Edition |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
5.00% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
5.00% |
|
| Windows Vista Home Premium |
5.00% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 30.00% of Windows Media Player.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Dell |
30.77% |
|
| Acer |
23.08% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
15.38% |
|
| Lenovo |
15.38% |
|
| ASUS |
7.69% |
|
| Samsung |
7.69% |
|
