Should I remove GOM Audio?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
22% remove it78% keep it
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #2,575
United States Rank #4,279
Reach 0.2396%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 14.32 days
422.53 days >
Average installed length: 222.01 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.7.0 |
0.68% |
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| 2.2.6.0 |
0.32% |
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| 2.2.5.0 |
0.17% |
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| 2.2.4.0 |
0.15% |
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| 2.2.3.1 |
0.17% |
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| 2.2.3.0 |
0.19% |
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| 2.2.2.0 |
0.87% |
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| 2.2.1.0 |
2.39% |
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| 2.2.0.0 |
0.28% |
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| 2.1.2.6 |
0.72% |
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| 2.0.11.1156 |
2.69% |
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| 2.0.8.1130 |
6.82% |
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| 2.0.7.1120 |
0.34% |
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| 2.0.7.1108 |
14.72% |
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| 2.0.7.0873 |
14.46% |
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| 2.0.5.0138 |
23.67% |
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| 2.0.2.0287 |
24.29% |
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| 2.0.1.0138 |
7.09% |
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GOM Audio
What is GOM Audio? (from Gretech)
GOM Audio is a free audio player designed to make it simple to listen to CDs, MP3s, M4As, and other popular audio formats on your PC. GOM Audio implements many of the features and shortcuts used in GOM Media Player to further enhance the playback experience. Supported audio formats: Audio CDs / MP3 / M4A / OGG / WMA / ... Read more
Overview
GOM Audio is a program developed by Gretech. The most used version is 2.0.2.0287, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. Upon installation, it defines an auto-start registry entry which allows the program run on each boot for the user which installed it. 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 programs's main executable is goma.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 46.05 MB of memory. The software installer includes 42 files and is usually about 12.32 MB (12,916,060 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 27% of users of GOM Audio come from the United States, it is also popular in Saudi Arabia and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.gomplayer.jp/audio/inquiry/audio.html
Help link: audio.gomlab.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\GRETECH\GomAudio
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\GRETECH\GomAudio\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 12.32 MB
Files installed by GOM Audio
| Program executable: | goma.exe |
| Name: | GOM Audio |
| Signed by: | GRETECH |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\gretech\gomaudio\goma.exe |
| MD5: | 731e3e5be4ce3e1a1ef6628d28015455 |
| GOM Audio is a 32/64-bit media player for Microsoft Windows, distributed by the Gretech Corporation of South Korea. The default interface of GOM Audio looks familiar since it is not too different from what applications of the same feather... |
Additional files:
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GomSyncLyricEditor.exe - GomSyncLyricEditor
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MiniBand.dll - Gomaudio Mini Band (Gomaudio DeskBand Module)
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Popup.dll - Gretech Popup (Popup)
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GrLauncher.exe - GrLauncher
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Mzx.dll - Mzx Module
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uninstall.exe - GOM Audio (GOM Audio Setup File)
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PacketDecoder.exe - PacketDecoder
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UpdateNotify.dll
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FreeType-6.dll (by FreeType) - FreeType (FreeType: font engine and rasterizer)
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MACSSDK.dll - MACSSDK
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bass.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASS
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bass_ape.dll (by MaresWEB) - Monkey's Audio add-on for the BASS library
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bass_fx.dll (by (: JOBnik! :) [Arthur Aminov, ISRAEL]) - BASS_FX
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bass_mpc.dll (by MaresWEB) - Musepack add-on for the BASS library
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bassalac.dll (by Un4seen Developments) - BASSALAC
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bassasio.dll - BASSASIO
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basscd.dll - BASSCD
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bassflac.dll - BASSFLAC
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basshls.dll - BASSHLS
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bassmidi.dll - BASSMIDI
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bassmix.dll - BASSmix
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basswasapi.dll - BASSWASAPI
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basswma.dll - BASSWMA
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BatchTagEdit.dll
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MultiLangEx.dll
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MultiLangEx64.dll
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ShellHook.dll
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unalz.dll
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unrar.dll
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Visualizer.exe
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zlib.dll
Behaviors exhibited
Scheduled Task
- Goma.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{ECDEA0AC-24A1-487D-86D8-9DCA074561A5}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- Goma.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'GomAudio' and executes as C:\Program Files\GRETECH\GomAudio\Goma.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Goma.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\GRETECH\GomAudio\Goma.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| goma.exe |
| Memory: | 46.05 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0119387147% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00599699% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00594172% | |
| Switches/sec: | 348 | |
How do I remove GOM Audio?
You can uninstall GOM Audio 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 GOM Audio, 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 GOM Audio.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 51%
Win 7 0%
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WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 22%
Keep it 78%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
58.57% |
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| Windows 10 |
30.29% |
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| Windows XP |
7.83% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.28% |
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| Windows Server 2003 |
0.04% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
26.56% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
19.20% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.57% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
7.72% |
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| Windows 8.1 |
5.16% |
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| Windows 8.1 Pro |
5.09% |
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Geography
26.98% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
26.98% |
| Saudi Arabia |
3.91% |
| United Kingdom |
3.33% |
| Turkey |
3.17% |
| India |
2.99% |
| Japan |
2.89% |
| Indonesia |
2.63% |
| Egypt |
2.31% |
| Canada |
2.09% |
| Thailand |
1.98% |
| Germany |
1.96% |
| Iran |
1.92% |
| Malaysia |
1.88% |
| Australia |
1.72% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.82% |
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| Dell |
20.35% |
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| Acer |
18.08% |
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| ASUS |
10.11% |
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| GIGABYTE |
7.46% |
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| Toshiba |
7.18% |
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| Lenovo |
4.57% |
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| Samsung |
4.26% |
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| Intel |
1.44% |
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| American Megatrends |
1.24% |
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| MSI |
0.83% |
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| NEC |
0.65% |
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Common models |
| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
6.62% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
5.73% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5110 |
3.36% |
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| Dell Inspiron 3521 |
2.87% |
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| HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... |
2.77% |
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| Dell Inspiron N5010 |
2.57% |
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About Gretech
The GOM Player, also known as the Gretech Online Movie Player is a media player for Windows, distributed by the Gretech Corporation.
Publisher URL: www.gretech.com