Codec
What is Codec?
Codec by Premuim, an umwanted and potentially harmful application is installed as a web browser plugin within Internet Explorer and Firefox.
About (from WebPick Internet Holdings)
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Overview
Codec is a software program developed by WebPick Internet Holdings. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up (this is typically done to avoid any UAC prompts). A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The programs's main executable is Codec.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 1.52 MB of memory. Many users end up uninstalling this after less than a month of it being installed. The setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 583.26 KB (597,254 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 49% of users of Codec come from the United States, it is also popular in Canada and United Kingdom.
- Malware detected in the program
- Automatically starts with Windows
- Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle
- The wisdom of the experts agree, if you don't use it you should remove it!
Warning, multiple anti-virus scanners have detected possible malware in Codec.
| Codec.exe (ec74cf567f829a401c3b8644f361c26d) has been flagged by the following 4 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Version | Detection |
| Baidu-International |
4.0.3.131029 |
Malware.Win32.Agent.39 |
| Bkav FE |
1.3.0.4562 |
W32.Clod08c.Trojan |
| McAfee |
5600.7122 |
Artemis!CDFB7779DCF5 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition |
7.7122 |
Artemis!CDFB7779DCF5 |
| runtime.dll (cdfb7779dcf5b74f27417a45984b30ba) has been flagged by the following 3 scanners: |
| Anti-Virus software | Software version | Detection |
| ESET-NOD32 |
8831 |
Win32/GenUpdater |
| Fortinet FortiGate |
5.1.147.0 |
W32/GenUpdater |
| VIPRE Antivirus |
21724 |
Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT |
Codec has been found to be bundled with 3rd party software. If you have not purposefully installed this, you should be safe uninstalling it.
Program details
Displayed publisher: Premium
URL: allpremiumsoft.com/codec-c/index.html
Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\Premium\Codec
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files3\INSTAL~1\Codec\Setup.exe /remove /q0
Estimated size: 583.26 KB
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by Codec
| Program executable: | Codec.exe (Malware detected) |
| Path: | C:\ProgramData\Premium\Codec\Codec.exe |
| MD5: | ec74cf567f829a401c3b8644f361c26d |
Additional files:
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(Malware detected) Codec.exe
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(Malware detected) runtime.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Codec.exe is scheduled as a task named 'C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\CodecUpdaterTask{2779F032-FBA6-4DB1-A3CA-E5A95C0C0710}.job'.
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- Codec.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named OptimizerProUpdaterTask{B7D2880B-C903-4A67-A3BC-53B6E3AF681D}.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Codec.exe |
| Memory: | 1.52 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0021982309% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00007653% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00212170% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 75,097 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 150 Bytes | |
How do I remove Codec?
You can uninstall Codec 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 Codec, 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 Codec.
- If for some reason uninstallation fails, please install Microsoft's uninstall fixer utility which will help fix problems with programs that can't be uninstalled at support.microsoft.com.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 73%
Win 8 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 69%
Keep it 31%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
78.70% |
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| Windows Vista |
11.83% |
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| Windows XP |
5.33% |
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| Windows 10 |
4.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
55.52% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
10.45% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
9.25% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
7.46% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
5.07% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
2.39% |
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Geography
48.81% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
48.81% |
| Canada |
6.90% |
| United Kingdom |
6.19% |
| Australia |
3.33% |
| India |
3.33% |
| Italy |
2.14% |
| Germany |
1.67% |
| New Zealand |
1.43% |
| Netherlands |
1.43% |
| Sweden |
1.19% |
| Israel |
1.19% |
| Malaysia |
1.19% |
| MK |
0.95% |
| Singapore |
0.95% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
31.20% |
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| Dell |
20.51% |
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| Acer |
16.24% |
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| Toshiba |
10.26% |
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| ASUS |
8.55% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.98% |
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| Lenovo |
2.56% |
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| Samsung |
2.14% |
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| Alienware |
1.71% |
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| Apple |
0.85% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
7.24% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.61% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
3.95% |
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| HP G62 Notebook PC |
2.63% |
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| HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... |
2.63% |
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| Dell XPS 8300 |
1.97% |
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