84,488,480 programs installed

Should I remove Veoh Web Player?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
48% remove it52% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Bad
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,640
United States Rank #5,130
Reach 0.0847%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 24.56 days
724.47 days >
Average installed length: 380.65 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
1.2.1.1209 1.92%
1.2.0.1197 1.02%
1.2.0.1196 0.12%
1.2.0.1193 1.02%
1.1.9.1188 0.78%
1.1.7.1176 0.54%
1.1.7.1175 0.06%
1.1.6.1160 0.18%
1.1.6.1155 0.30%
1.1.5.1153 0.06%
1.1.4.1131 0.30%
1.1.3.1027 0.72%
1.1.2.2045 0.36%
1.1.2.2044 0.06%
1.1.2.0000 92.57%

Veoh Web Player

What is Veoh Web Player?

Veoh Web Player bundles a branded version of the Conduit Toolbar, designed to deliver search based advertising and results. During installation the user is presented in some cases with the option to install the toolbar (on by default). Once accepted, the packaged executable, ConduitInstaller.exe, will download and install the necessary components for the Conduit Toolbar.

About  (from Veoh Networks)

The Veoh Web Player is a free, lightweight software application that enables you to watch videos longer than 30 minutes on Veoh right in your web browser. It also let's you download videos to your computer to watch later. You can browse or search for videos on Veoh.com then watch them immediately with the Veoh Web Pla...  Read more

Overview

The most common release is 1.1.2.0000, 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. The program adds a toolbar to Microsoft Internet Explorer. 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 primary executable is named veohwebplayer.exe. The setup package generally installs about 45 files and is usually about 45.54 MB (47,749,145 bytes). The program is built using the Nokia Qt cross-platforms native C++ framework.
Veoh Web Player has been seen bundling various 3rd party software during the installation process. Make sure to check for and remove unused programs.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.veoh.com
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\veoh networks\veohwebplayer
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Veoh Networks\VeohWebPlayer\uninst.exe"
Estimated size: 45.54 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Veoh Web Player

Program executable:veohwebplayer.exe
Name:Veoh Web Player Beta
Signed by:Veoh Networks
Path:C:\Program Files\veoh networks\veohwebplayer\veohwebplayer.exe
MD5:0a1eb949ecc885dc942c76c4f0220688
Additional files:
  • VeohFlashPlayer.exe - Veoh Flash Player
  • VeohIEToolbar.dll - Veoh Video Finder
  • VeohTV2Version.dll - VeohTV Version
  • NPVeohTVPlugin.dll - VeohTV Plugin (NPVeohTVPlugin)
  • npWebPlayerVideoPluginATL.dll (by Veoh) - Veoh Web Player Beta (Veoh Web Video Player Browser Plugin)
  • libeay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/) - The OpenSSL Toolkit (OpenSSL Shared Library)
  • ssleay32.dll (by The OpenSSL Project, http://www.openssl.org/)
  • phonon4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies)) - Qt4 (C++ application development framework.)
  • QtCore4.dll (by Nokia and/or its subsidiary(-ies))
  • QtGui4.dll
  • QtNetwork4.dll
  • QtScript4.dll
  • QtWebKit4.dll
  • uninst.exe
  • Win32ImageGrabber.exe

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

2 Google Chrome Plugins
  • npWebPlayerVideoPluginATL.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'npWebPlayerVideoPluginATL.dll'.
  • NPVeohTVPlugin.dll is loaded in the Google Chrome web browser as 'NPVeohTVPlugin.dll'.
Internet Explorer Toolbar
  • VeohIEToolbar.dll is loaded as Internet Explorer Toolbar with the name 'Veoh Web Player Video Finder' with the class of {0FBB9689-D3D7-4f7a-A2E2-585B10099BFC}.
2 Mozilla Plugins
  • npWebPlayerVideoPluginATL.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Veoh Web Player Video Plugin' with a plugin key of '@veoh.com/VeohWebPlayer' for all users of the PC.
  • NPVeohTVPlugin.dll is loaded into Mozilla Firefox under the product name 'Veoh Web Player Plugin' with a plugin key of '@veoh.com/VeohTVPlugin' for all users of the PC.
Scheduled Task
  • veohwebplayer.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task for VeohWebPlayer' (runs on registration).
Scheduled Task (Boot/Login)
  • VeohWebPlayer.exe is automatically launched at startup through a scheduled task named VeohPlugin_Reg_HKCURun_S-1-5-21-2352205759-1951883451-2291986109-1002.
Startup File (User Run)
  • veohwebplayer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'VeohPlugin' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Veoh Networks\VeohWebPlayer\veohwebplayer.exe".
Windows Firewall Allowed Program
  • veohwebplayer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Veoh Networks\VeohWebPlayer\veohwebplayer.exe'.

Program resource utilizationResource utilization averages

veohwebplayer.exe
Memory:24.48 MB
21.09 MB average
Total CPU:0.0006276424%
0.031193% average
Kernel CPU:0.00007113%
0.016088% average
User CPU:0.00055651%
0.015104% average
CPU cycles/sec:11,403,996
8,062,084 average
I/O reads/min:8.33 KB
435.61 KB average
I/O writes/min:55 Bytes
105.02 KB average

How do I remove Veoh Web Player?

You can uninstall Veoh Web Player from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. 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.
  2. When you find the program Veoh Web Player, 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).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Veoh Web Player.

How do I reset my web browser?

If your web browser homepage and search settings have been modfied by Veoh Web Player you can restore them to their previous default settings.
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OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 64%
Win Vista (SP1) 0%
 
WHEN IT STARTS
Auto-starting? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 48%
Keep it 52%

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 69.58%
Windows Vista 13.29%
Windows 10 9.34%
Windows XP 7.78%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Home Premium 48.52%
Windows 7 Ultimate 11.57%
Windows Vista Home Premiu... 10.97%
Windows 7 Professional 7.59%
Microsoft Windows XP 7.53%
Windows 10 Home 2.53%

Distribution by countryGeography

50.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 50.02%
  Germany 9.50%
  Japan 5.74%
  United Kingdom 5.31%
  Canada 4.00%
  Italy 3.33%
  Australia 2.22%
  France 2.03%
  Greece 1.93%
  India 1.45%
  Spain 1.16%
  Netherlands 1.11%
  Israel 0.92%
  Malaysia 0.77%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.21%
Dell 22.46%
Acer 17.95%
Toshiba 9.33%
ASUS 7.90%
GIGABYTE 7.59%
Lenovo 3.79%
Samsung 1.64%
NEC 1.44%
American Megatrends 1.33%
Medion 0.82%
Sahara 0.82%
Common models
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 9.01%
HP Pavilion dv7 Notebook ... 4.62%
Dell Inspiron 530 2.77%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.54%
HP Pavilion g7 Notebook P... 2.54%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.08%

comments1 comment

user comment
user comment
Joeover a year ago
Installed it because Veoh.com promised that it would let me download videos (rather than watching streaming -- I have a slow Internet connection so streaming doesn't work for me). No good -- even after installation I still got a nag screen telling me to download and install the player. Removed.