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What percent of users and experts removed it?
42% remove it58% keep it
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How common is it?
Reach 0.0005%
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1_0 |
100.00% |
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MiniTube v1.0
from SongReference.com
What is MiniTube?
Runs as a Winamp plugin.
About (from SongReference.com)
MiniTube finds and stream the music video of your "now playing" mp3 track. Video is directly streamed from YouTube, Google Video, etc.
Think of MiniTube as your own personal music channel, where you choose which the music videos.
Overview
MiniTube v1.0 is a software program developed by SongReference.com. During setup, the program creates a startup registration point in Windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the PC. 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 setup package generally installs about 40 files. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows XP. While about 36% of users of MiniTube come from the United States, it is also popular in France and DZ.
Program details
URL: www.SongReference.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\winamp
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Winamp\uninst.exe
Files installed by MiniTube v1.0
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nde.dll (by Nullsoft) - Winamp Nullsoft Database Engine (NDE) Library (Winamp Support Library)
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burnlib.dll (by Nullsoft) - Winamp CD Rip & Burn Resources
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elevatorps.dll - Elevator Dynamic Link Library
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nsutil.dll - Winamp Shared Code Library
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nxlite.dll
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tataki.dll
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jnetlib.dll - Winamp Networking Service
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libsndfile.dll - Winamp libsndfile Library
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libmp4v2.dll - Winamp libmp4v2 Library
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libFLAC.dll - Winamp FLAC Library
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zlib.dll - Winamp ZLIB Library
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UninstWA.exe - Winamp Installer
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Elevator.exe - Winamp Elevator
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winampa.exe - Winamp Agent
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winamp.exe - Winamp
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- winamp.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'WinampOpenDisc' with the ProgID of 'Winamp.Autoplay-CD' and the action verb 'Open.
3 Scheduled Tasks
- winamp.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{F1ABA91C-D173-455B-A1D7-C092E3993CD2}' (runs on registration).
- winampa.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{E28CD331-42D5-4B94-9D46-8B1ED46E5C8C}' (runs on registration).
- UninstWA.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{480FD8D9-14E6-48F4-8345-D7BEBA4E82B3}' (runs on registration).
2 Scheduled Tasks (Boot/Login)
- winampa.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named 2.
- winamp.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Winamp.
Startup File (User Run)
- winamp.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'tr_winamp' and executes as C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe.
2 Startup Files (All Users Run)
- winamp.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'Winamp' which loads as C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe.
- winampa.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'WinampAgent' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe".
2 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- winamp.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Winamp\winamp.exe'.
- winampa.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Winamp\winampa.exe'.
Network connections
- winamp.exe connects to streaming204.radionomy.net (31.12.64.204 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| winampa.exe |
| Memory: | 844 KB | |
| User CPU: | 2.18181818% | |
| Switches/sec: | 23 | |
| winamp.exe |
| Total CPU: | 0.1737336973% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.10579315% | |
| User CPU: | 0.06794055% | |
How do I remove MiniTube?
You can uninstall MiniTube 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 MiniTube v1.0, 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 MiniTube.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 78%
Win XP 22%
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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 42%
Keep it 58%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
77.78% |
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| Windows XP |
22.22% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Professional |
44.44% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
33.33% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
22.22% |
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Geography
36.36% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
36.36% |
| France |
9.09% |
| DZ |
9.09% |
| Greece |
9.09% |
| Estonia |
9.09% |
| Germany |
9.09% |
| Malaysia |
9.09% |
| United Kingdom |
9.09% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
33.33% |
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| Acer |
33.33% |
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| Samsung |
16.67% |
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| American Megatrends |
16.67% |
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Common models |
| Samsung 900X3B/900X4B |
16.67% |
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| Packard Bell EasyNote TS1... |
16.67% |
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| HP EliteBook 8440p |
16.67% |
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| Gigabyte EP45-DS3R |
16.67% |
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| ECS 915GV-M10 |
16.67% |
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| Acer Aspire 8940G |
16.67% |
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