Philips Media Converter
What is Philips Media Converter? (from Philips)
The Media Converter Software is used to transfer video or picture files into your player. The Media Converter Software is bundled with the Device Manager software and you can get the bundled software from the supplied CD.
Overview
Philips Media Converter is a software program developed by Philips. The most common release is 1.03, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. It adds registry entry for the current user which will allow the program to automatically start each time it is rebooted. 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 63 files and is usually about 5.52 MB (5,783,994 bytes). The program uses the GLib GNOME library. Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 20% of users of Philips Media Converter come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and United Kingdom.
Program details
URL: www.philips.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Philips
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{D615D099-5C0F-41E0-B69E-B7D1CDC51B61}\setup.exe -runfromtemp -l0x0009 -removeonly
Estimated size: 5.52 MB
Language: English
Files installed by Philips Media Converter
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ViBE4_Transcoder.exe - Philips Media Converter
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RunNonElevated32.exe
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RunNonElevated64.exe
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Philips-Songbird-Uninstall.exe (by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V) - Philips Songbird
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cdriphelper.exe
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charset.dll (by Free Software Foundation) - libcharset: portable character set determination library (LGPLed libcharset for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
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DevIL.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Library (DevIL) (DevIL: A portable image library in development)
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disthelper.exe
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DSETUP.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoft® DirectX for Windows® (Direct driver preloader)
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dsetup32.dll (by Microsoft) - Microsoff(R) DirectX per Windows(R) (Installazione di DirectX - settore a 32 bit)
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dxsetup.exe - Microsoft(R) DirectX per Windows(R) (Installazione di Microsoft DirectX)
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FLAC-8.dll
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gettextlib.dll (by Free Software Foundation) - libgettextlib: subroutines for gettext-tools (GPLed libgettextlib for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
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gettextpo.dll - libgettextpo: public API for PO files (GPLed libgettextpo for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
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gettextsrc.dll - libgettextsrc: subroutines for gettext-tools (GPLed libgettextsrc for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
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gstapp-0.10-0.dll
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gstaudio-0.10-0.dll
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gstbase-0.10-0.dll
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gstcdda-0.10-0.dll
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gstcontroller-0.10-0.dll
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gstdataprotocol-0.10-0.dll
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gstfft-0.10-0.dll
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gstinterfaces-0.10-0.dll
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gstnet-0.10-0.dll
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gstnetbuffer-0.10-0.dll
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gstpbutils-0.10-0.dll
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gstreamer-0.10-0.dll
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gstriff-0.10-0.dll
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gstrtp-0.10-0.dll
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gstrtsp-0.10-0.dll
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gstsdp-0.10-0.dll
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gsttag-0.10-0.dll
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gstvideo-0.10-0.dll
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iconv.dll - libiconv: character set conversion library (LGPLed libiconv for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
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ILU.dll (by Abysmal Software) - Developer's Image Utilities Library (ILU: A portable image library in development)
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ILUT.dll - Developer's Image Utility Toolkit Library (ILUT: A portable image library in development)
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intl.dll - libintl: accessing NLS message catalogs (LGPLed libintl for Windows NT/2000/XP and Windows 95/98/ME)
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jpeg-7.dll
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libglib-2.0-0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GLib
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libgmodule-2.0-0.dll (by The GLib developer community) - GModule
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libgobject-2.0-0.dll - GObject
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libgthread-2.0-0.dll - GThread
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libsndfile.dll
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MFC71.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio .NET (MFCDLL Shared Library - Retail Version)
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mozcrt19.dll (by Mozilla Foundation) - Mozilla Custom C Runtime (User-Generated Microsoft (R) C/C++ Runtime Library)
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msvcr71.dll - Microsoft® C Runtime Library
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ogg-0.dll
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Philips-Songbird.exe (by Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V)
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rdsconfig.exe
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sbAutoPlayUtil.exe
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sbGStreamerMediacore.dll
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sbWindowsFormatter.dll
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Scsi_9x.dll
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Scsi_nt.dll
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smv.dll (by Freescale Semiconductor) - SigmaTel Motion Video (SMV format library)
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songbirditunesagent.exe
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Songbird-Uninstall.exe (by POTI) - Songbird (Songbird Installer)
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- Philips-Songbird.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'Philips SongbirdManageVolumeDeviceOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'Philips Songbird.ManageVolumeDevice' and the action verb 'manage.
Scheduled Task
- Philips-Songbird.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{78E56D3C-3C8A-4C63-B030-77BEC8EA0972}' (runs on registration).
Startup File (User Run)
- songbirditunesagent.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'sbitunesagent' and executes as C:\Program Files\Philips\Philips Songbird\songbirditunesagent.exe.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- Philips-Songbird.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Philips\Philips Songbird\Philips-Songbird.exe'.
How do I remove Philips Media Converter?
You can uninstall Philips Media Converter 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 Philips Media Converter, 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 Philips Media Converter.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 61%
Win Vista 1%
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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 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
65.31% |
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| Windows 10 |
19.39% |
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| Windows Vista |
8.16% |
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| Windows XP |
7.14% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
43.01% |
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| Windows 10 Home |
12.44% |
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| Windows 7 Ultimate |
9.84% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
8.81% |
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| Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
6.22% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.22% |
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Geography
19.90% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
19.90% |
| Germany |
16.42% |
| United Kingdom |
13.43% |
| France |
9.95% |
| Italy |
8.46% |
| Spain |
4.48% |
| Canada |
3.48% |
| Netherlands |
2.99% |
| Belgium |
2.49% |
| Australia |
2.49% |
| Brazil |
1.49% |
| Romania |
1.49% |
| Ireland |
1.49% |
| Peru |
1.49% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
23.14% |
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| Dell |
20.66% |
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| Acer |
19.83% |
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| ASUS |
11.57% |
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| Toshiba |
8.26% |
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| Samsung |
5.79% |
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| American Megatrends |
3.31% |
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| Medion |
3.31% |
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| Lenovo |
2.48% |
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| GIGABYTE |
1.65% |
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Common models |
| Dell Inspiron One 2305 |
8.70% |
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| ASUSTeK K53SD |
1.74% |
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| Acer AOD257 |
1.74% |
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| Acer Aspire 5736Z |
1.74% |
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| Acer Aspire 5742 |
1.74% |
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| Dell Inspiron 1545 |
1.74% |
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About Philips
Philips is organized into three main divisions: Philips Consumer Lifestyle, Philips Healthcare and Philips Lighting.
Publisher URL: www.philips.com