84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove DivX Plus Web Player?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Very good
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #8,376
United States Rank #8,754
Reach 0.0473%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.80 days
318.50 days >
Average installed length: 167.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
2.0.0 100.00%

Typically installed together

DivX Plus Web Player

What is DivX Plus Web Player?

DivX Plus Web Player (formerly known as DivX Web Player and DivX Browser Plug-In) is a web browser plug-in for playing embedded video on web pages. Web Player supports playing DivX (.divx), AVI (.avi), Matroska (.mkv), MP4 (.mp4) and QuickTime (.mov) video formats on Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Safari. It also supports multiple audio tracks and muxed UTF-8 subtitles and is able to save video files locally upon completing of full-length buffer.

About  (from DivX)

With high-quality streaming of the web’s most popular video formats including MKV right in your browser, Web Player completes the DivX Plus Software bundle. Enjoy stunning HD video with true 5.1 channel surround sound, multiple subtitles and audio track support, smooth playback with hardware acceleration, and the abili...  Read more

Overview

The primary executable is named dotdivxapp.exe. The setup package generally installs about 5 files and is usually about 9.31 MB (9,766,067 bytes).

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.divx.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\DivX\DivXWebPlayerUninstall.exe /PLUGIN
Estimated size: 9.31 MB

Program filesFiles installed by DivX Plus Web Player

Program executable:dotdivxapp.exe
Path:C:\Program Files\DivX\DivX Plus Web Player\dotdivxapp.exe
MD5:1d764eea07ad006a9fa0ab584b4fcf4d
Additional files:
  • npdivx32.dll (by DivX,Inc) - DivX Web Player (DivX Web Player version 1.5.0.52)
  • dwpBroker.exe - DivX Plus Web Player Broker Process (DivX Plus Web Player Broker Process version 2.3.0.87)
  • DPB3.dll - DivX Playback API
  • libxml2.dll

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Google Chrome Plugin
  • npdivx32.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npdivx32.dll'.
Mozilla Plugin
  • npdivx32.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'DivX Plus Web Player' with a plugin key of '@divx.com/DivX Plus Web Player Plug-In,version=1.0.0' for all users of the PC.

How do I remove DivX Plus Web Player?

You can uninstall DivX Plus Web Player from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program DivX Plus Web 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove DivX Plus Web Player.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by DivX Plus Web Player you can restore them to their previous default settings.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Mozilla Firefox
Google Chrome

OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 39%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
HOW DOES IT RUN?
Plugs into Mozilla Firefox
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 43.25%
Windows Vista 31.80%
Windows XP 20.56%
Windows 10 4.39%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 27.87%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 26.36%
Microsoft Windows XP 20.17%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.79%
Windows 7 Professional 4.99%
Windows Vista Home Basic 3.47%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.76% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.76%
  Germany 11.99%
  United Kingdom 6.40%
  France 6.31%
  Canada 4.60%
  Italy 4.51%
  Israel 2.07%
  Spain 1.98%
  Netherlands 1.53%
  Austria 1.35%
  Australia 1.26%
  Saudi Arabia 1.08%
  Sweden 0.99%
  Czech Republic 0.99%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 28.13%
Acer 20.96%
Dell 20.77%
Toshiba 9.38%
GIGABYTE 5.33%
Intel 3.49%
American Megatrends 3.31%
Samsung 2.21%
Medion 1.84%
Sony 1.84%
Sahara 1.29%
Lenovo 0.74%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.36%
HP G60 Notebook PC 4.03%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 4.03%
Acer Aspire 5738 3.36%
Dell Inspiron 1545 3.02%
MEDIONPC MS-7502 2.35%

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

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