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Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| Spring Festival Edition |
100.00% |
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FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition
from Sdxy
Overview
FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition is a program developed by Sdxy. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. 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 software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 30 files. In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows XP as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 58% of users of FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition come from the United States, it is also popular in Egypt and Switzerland.
Program details
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\final codecs
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Final Codecs\uninst.exe
Files installed by FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition
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KMPlayer.exe (by With Force!!) - K-MultimediaPlayer
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QTOControl.dll (by Apple) - QuickTime (QuickTime Control)
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QTOLibrary.dll (by Apple) - QuickTime Library
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QuickTimePlayer.exe - QuickTime Player
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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bass_alac.dll (by MaresWEB) - BASS_ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec add-on for the BASS library)
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bass_ape.dll (by MaresWEB) - BASS_APE (Monkey's Audio add-on for the BASS library)
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bass_flac.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSFLAC
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bass_mpc.dll - BASS_MPC (Musepack add-on for the BASS library)
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bass_tta.dll - BASS_TTA (The True Audio add-on for the BASS library)
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bass_wv.dll - BASS_WV (WavPack add-on for the BASS library)
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binkw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Bink and Smacker (RAD Video Tools)
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d3dx9_27.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows®
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DTView.dll
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libcodec.dll
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libdts.dll
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libmad.dll
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MediaInfo.dll (by http://mediainfo.sourceforge.net) - MediaInfoLib (Library for read info about media files)
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mpcassoc.exe
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mplayerc.exe (by mpc-hc@Sourceforge) - Media Player Classic - Homecinema
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myplayer.exe - My Player
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PictureViewer.exe - PictureViewer
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PProcDLL.dll
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QTPlugin.ocx - QuickTime Control (The QuickTime Control allows you to view a wide variety of multimedia content in web pages.)
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QTTask.exe - QuickTime Task
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QTUIPanelControl.dll - QuickTime UI Panel Control
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QuickTimePlayer.dll
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smackw32.dll (by RAD Game Tools) - Smacker (Smacker Video Technology)
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uninst.exe
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unrarDLL.dll (by Alexander Roshal) - RAR decompression library
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- KMPlayer.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'KMPPlayMusicFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'KMPlayer.AutoRun' and the action verb 'PlayMusicFiles.
3 Scheduled Tasks
- PictureViewer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{EB5990AE-F401-4653-B5B0-BB0F8933B7C8}' (runs on registration).
- QuickTimePlayer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{A6A0E32C-EAF0-4581-973A-B65948F0C2AB}' (runs on registration).
- KMPlayer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{59B2A965-F76C-493F-B40A-CFE55EE56793}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- QTTask.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named QuickTime Task_Reg_HKLMWow6432Run.
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- QuickTimePlayer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'QuickTime Player' and executes as C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe.
- QTTask.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'QuickTime Task' and executes as "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QTTask.exe" -atboottime.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- QTTask.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'QuickTime Task1' which loads as "C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe" -atboottime.
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- QTTask.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\QuickTime\qttask.exe'.
- QuickTimePlayer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\QuickTime\QuickTimePlayer.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| PictureViewer.exe |
| Memory: | 11.94 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0006650126% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00026166% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00040335% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 9,268,791 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 1.96 KB | |
| QTTask.exe |
| Memory: | 3.31 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0003655486% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00027907% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00008648% | |
How do I remove FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition?
You can uninstall FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition 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 FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition, 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 FinalCodecs 2009 Spring Festival Edition.
OS VERSIONS
Win XP 43%
Win 7 14%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows XP |
42.86% |
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| Windows 7 |
42.86% |
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| Windows Vista |
14.29% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Microsoft Windows XP |
42.86% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
28.57% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
14.29% |
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| Windows Vista Home Basic |
14.29% |
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Geography
58.33% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
58.33% |
| Egypt |
25.00% |
| Switzerland |
8.33% |
| Poland |
8.33% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
33.33% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
16.67% |
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| GIGABYTE |
16.67% |
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| Compaq |
16.67% |
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| American Megatrends |
16.67% |
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Common models |
| Micro-Star MS-7373 |
20.00% |
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| Hewlett-Packard Presario ... |
20.00% |
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| HP Compaq dc7600 Converti... |
20.00% |
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| Gigabyte GA-A75-UD4H |
20.00% |
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| Gigabyte G41MT-S2PT |
20.00% |
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