Should I remove DivX Player?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
10% remove it90% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #4,973
United States Rank #6,036
Reach 0.1029%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.92 days
617.21 days >
Average installed length: 324.29 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 7.4.3 |
0.74% |
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| 7.4.0 |
0.49% |
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| 7.3.0 |
0.05% |
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| 7.2.0 |
75.11% |
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| 7.1.0 |
10.89% |
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| 7.0.0 |
12.03% |
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| 6.8.2 |
0.20% |
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| 6.8.1 |
0.05% |
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| 6.5.0 |
0.44% |
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DivX Player
What is DivX Player? (from DivX)
Player delivers the best playback experience for movies, TV shows and popular web video formats (AVI, DIVX, MKV, MP4, MOV, WMV). With support for advanced features (multiple subtitles, audio tracks, smooth FF/RW), quick transfer to DivX Certified® devices and new streaming to DLNA-compatible devices, Player with DivX T... Read more
Overview
DivX Player is a software program developed by DivX. The most common release is 7.2.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The primary executable is named divx player.exe. The setup package generally installs about 39 files and is usually about 8.21 MB (8,606,448 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows Vista (SP2). While about 35% of users of DivX Player come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and France.
Program details
URL: www.divx.com/en/software/divx-plus
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivXPlayerUninstall.exe /PLAYER
Estimated size: 8.21 MB
Files installed by DivX Player
| Program executable: | divx player.exe |
| Name: | DivX Player |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\divx\divx player\divx player.exe |
| MD5: | d687dd2821a14006798bbc1b2408b391 |
Additional files:
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npDivxPlayerPlugin.dll (by DivX, Inc) - DivX Player Netscape Plugin (npdivxplayerplugin)
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DCManager.dll - DivX, Inc. DCManager (DCManager)
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DivXVersionChecker.exe - DivX Version Checker
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DmfPlaybackModule3.dll - DMFPlayback Module
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dpl100.dll - DivX, Inc. dpl100 (dpl100)
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dpv11.dll - DivX, Inc. dpv11 (dpv11)
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libdivx.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
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ssldivx.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
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DPB3.dll - DivX Playback API
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primosdk.dll (by Sonic Solutions) - Prassi PrimoSDK (Primo Software Development Kit)
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DivX Player.dll - DivX Player
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DPXLibrary.dll - DPXLibrary (DivX Player Library)
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qt-dx331.dll (by Trolltech AS) - Qt
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libxml2.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Google Chrome Plugin
- npDivxPlayerPlugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npDivxPlayerPlugin.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
- npDivxPlayerPlugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'DivX?Player Plugin' with a plugin key of '@divx.com/DivX Player Plugin,version=1.0.0' for all users of the PC.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- DivX Player.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Player\DivX Player.exe'.
How do I remove DivX Player?
You can uninstall DivX Player from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program DivX Player, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DivX Player.
How do I reset my web browser?
If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by DivX Player you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer and click the Tools button, and then click Internet options.
- Click the Advanced tab, and then click Reset. Select the Delete personal settings check box if you would also like to remove search providers, Accelerators and home pages. When Internet Explorer finishes applying default settings, click Close, and then click OK.
- The changes will take effect the next time you open IE.
Mozilla Firefox
- At the top of the Firefox window, click the Firefox button, go over to the Help sub-menu and select Troubleshooting Information.
- To continue, click Reset Firefox in the confirmation window that opens. It will close and be reset.
- When it's done, a window will list the information that was imported. Click Finish and Firefox will open.
Google Chrome
- Open Chrome and click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
- Select Settings. In the "Search" section, click Manage search engine. Check if (Default) is displayed next to your preferred search engine. If not, mouse over it and click Make default. Mouse over any other suspicious search engine entries that are not familiar and click X to remove them.
- When the "Show Home button" checkbox is selected, a web address appears below it. If you want the Homepage button to open up a different webpage, click Change to enter a link.
- Restart Google Chrome.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 36%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
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HOW DOES IT RUN?
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Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 10%
Keep it 90%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
43.15% |
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| Windows Vista |
31.08% |
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| Windows XP |
21.72% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
25.67% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
21.28% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.23% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
13.79% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.19% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
3.05% |
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Geography
34.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
34.81% |
| Germany |
12.85% |
| France |
5.97% |
| Italy |
4.60% |
| United Kingdom |
4.51% |
| Canada |
3.48% |
| India |
2.75% |
| Israel |
2.41% |
| Australia |
1.89% |
| Spain |
1.72% |
| Brazil |
1.59% |
| Netherlands |
1.38% |
| Saudi Arabia |
1.20% |
| Austria |
1.12% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
25.74% |
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| Dell |
21.99% |
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| Acer |
14.66% |
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| Intel |
10.03% |
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| Toshiba |
7.16% |
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| GIGABYTE |
6.46% |
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| ASUS |
3.84% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.49% |
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| Medion |
2.27% |
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| Samsung |
1.83% |
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| Sahara |
1.66% |
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| Packard Bell |
0.87% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
5.22% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
4.13% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
3.91% |
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| HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
3.70% |
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| Intel DG41WV |
3.70% |
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| Dell Inspiron 530 |
3.04% |
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About DivX
DivX is a well-liked digital media format powering a worldwide ecosystem of content, program & consumer electronics devices.
Publisher URL: www.divx.com