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Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 1.0 |
100.00% |
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VLC Media Player Plus
by ilivid.com
Overview
VLC Media Player Plus is a software program developed by ilivid.com. During setup, the program registers itself to launch on boot through a Windows Schedule Task in order to automatically start-up. 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 vlc.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 89.92 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 3 files. 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 80% of users of VLC Media Player Plus come from the United States, it is also popular in Switzerland.
Program details
URL: www.vlcplayerdownload.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\VLCPlus\
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information\{0C2B0C55-B16C-4F14-B5A5-442A1428ACDA}\setup.exe" -runfromtemp -l0x0409 -removeonly
Language: English (United States)
Files installed by VLC Media Player Plus
| Program executable: | vlc.exe |
| VLC media player |
| Path: | C:\Program Files\VLCPlus\vlc.exe |
| MD5: | 2ddec3c34f4b5c3c7714f39bdf6c4cc6 |
| VLC media player (VLC) is a highly portable free and open-source media player and streaming media server written by the VideoLAN project. VLC media player supports many audio and video compression methods and file formats, including... |
Additional files:
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libvlc.dll
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libvlccore.dll (by the VideoLAN Team) - VLC media player
Behaviors exhibited
Autoplay Handler
- vlc.exe is registered as an AutoPlay event handler named 'VLCPlayVideoFilesOnArrival' with the ProgID of 'VLC.OPENFolder' and the action verb 'Open.
Scheduled Task
- vlc.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{B7A8EE12-8EB4-42CD-BCB9-5CA3AA0C3952}' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
- vlc.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named Set Audio mode to Waveout.
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
- vlc.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\3-Utilitaires\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe'.
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| vlc.exe |
| Memory: | 89.92 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0288217066% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.01330587% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01551583% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 385,805,184 | |
| Switches/sec: | 245 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 2.59 MB | |
| I/O writes/min: | 2 Bytes | |
How do I remove VLC Media Player Plus?
You can uninstall VLC Media Player Plus 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 VLC Media Player Plus, 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 VLC Media Player Plus.
PC BRAND OF CHOICE
100%
Acer
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 50%
Win 10 50%
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HOW IT STARTS
Scheduled task? Yes
(Runs on Windows boot)
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
50.00% |
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| Windows 10 |
50.00% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 10 Pro |
50.00% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
50.00% |
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Geography
80.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
| United States |
80.00% |
| Switzerland |
20.00% |