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What percent of users and experts removed it?
7% remove it93% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #11,010
United States Rank #12,102
Reach 0.0312%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 9.24 days
272.44 days >
Average installed length: 143.15 days
Versions
Version | Distribution |
v5.7 Beta 4!! |
0.49% |
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v5.7 Beta 3!! |
0.33% |
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v5.7 Beta 2!! |
0.33% |
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v5.64 |
16.10% |
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v5.63a |
25.69% |
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v5.63 |
0.98% |
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v5.623 |
13.98% |
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v5.62 |
9.43% |
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v5.6 |
6.99% |
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v5.58 |
6.83% |
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v5.57.2 |
3.58% |
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v5.57.1 |
0.16% |
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v5.57 |
9.11% |
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v5.55 |
6.02% |
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Typically installed together
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Winamp Essentials Pack
from Christoph Grether
Overview
Winamp Essentials Pack is a software program developed by Christoph Grether. The most common release is v5.63a, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. 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 programs's main executable is winamp.exe and has been seen to consume an average CPU of less than one percent, and utilizes about 48.1 MB of memory. The setup package generally installs about 56 files and is usually about 747.88 KB (765,828 bytes). 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 37% of users of Winamp Essentials Pack come from the United States, it is also popular in Germany and Canada.
Program details
Help link: forums.winamp.com/forumdisplay.php?forumid=8
Installation folder: C:\winamp
Uninstaller: C:\Program Files\Winamp\UninstallWinampEssentials.exe
Estimated size: 747.88 KB
Files installed by Winamp Essentials Pack
Program executable: | winamp.exe |
Name: | Winamp |
Signed by: | Nullsoft Inc. |
Path: | C:\winamp\winamp.exe |
MD5: | 2e87cb333884e9aed6f4c3b057a3650f |
| Winamp is a media player for Windows-based PCs and Android devices, written by Nullsoft, now a subsidiary of AOL. It is proprietary freeware/shareware, multi-format, extensible with plug-ins and skins, and is noted for its graphical sound... |
Additional files:
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UninstWA.exe (by Nullsoft) - Winamp Installer
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zlib.dll (by Nullsoft) - Winamp ZLIB Library (Winamp Support Library)
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burnlib.dll - Winamp CD Rip & Burn Resources
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Elevator.exe - Winamp Elevator
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libFLAC.dll - Winamp FLAC Library
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libmp4v2.dll - Winamp libmp4v2 Library
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libsndfile.dll - Winamp libsndfile Library
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nsutil.dll - Winamp Shared Code Library
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tataki.dll
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elevatorps.dll - Elevator Dynamic Link Library
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nde.dll - Winamp Nullsoft Database Engine (NDE) Library
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winampa.exe - Winamp Agent
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jnetlib.dll - Winamp Networking Service
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nxlite.dll
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UninstallWinampEssentials.exe - Winamp Essentials Pack (Winamp Essentials Pack Installer)
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pxsdkpls.DLL (by Sonic Solutions) - Prassi PrimoSDK (Primo Software Development Kit)
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 '{D786ED1E-95AC-478C-962B-F5157DB48835}' (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)
- winampa.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'winampa.exe' which loads as C:\Winamp\winampa.exe.
- 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.
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 173.192.48.71-static.reverse.softlayer.com (173.192.48.71 port 8050).
- winamp.exe connects to 80.86.106.35 (port 8088).
- winamp.exe connects to streaming204.radionomy.net (31.12.64.204 port 80).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
winamp.exe |
Memory: | 48.1 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0491669656% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.03033598% | |
User CPU: | 0.01883099% | |
CPU cycles/sec: | 50,083,928 | |
Switches/sec: | 525 | |
I/O reads/min: | 840.72 KB | |
I/O writes/min: | 113.35 KB | |
winampa.exe |
Memory: | 1.24 MB | |
Total CPU: | 0.0001299261% | |
Kernel CPU: | 0.00009035% | |
User CPU: | 0.00003958% | |
How do I remove Winamp Essentials Pack?
You can uninstall Winamp Essentials Pack 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 Winamp Essentials Pack, 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 Winamp Essentials Pack.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 66%
Win Vista 0%
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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 7%
Keep it 93%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 7 |
69.59% |
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Windows 10 |
18.86% |
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Windows XP |
7.15% |
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Windows Vista |
4.39% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
Windows 7 Ultimate |
34.15% |
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Windows 7 Home Premium |
21.57% |
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Windows 7 Professional |
11.27% |
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Microsoft Windows XP |
7.19% |
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Windows Vista Home Premiu... |
3.27% |
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Windows 10 Pro |
2.94% |
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Geography
37.00% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
United States |
37.00% |
Germany |
13.86% |
Canada |
4.43% |
Russia |
3.14% |
France |
2.57% |
United Kingdom |
2.57% |
Brazil |
2.00% |
Romania |
1.86% |
Netherlands |
1.71% |
Australia |
1.57% |
Croatia |
1.57% |
RS |
1.43% |
Poland |
1.29% |
UA |
1.29% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell |
21.34% |
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Hewlett-Packard |
17.83% |
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ASUS |
14.65% |
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Acer |
14.33% |
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GIGABYTE |
14.01% |
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Lenovo |
5.10% |
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Intel |
3.18% |
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American Megatrends |
2.55% |
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Medion |
2.55% |
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Toshiba |
2.55% |
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Samsung |
0.96% |
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Sahara |
0.96% |
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Common models |
ASUSTeK K55VM |
3.14% |
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ASUS All Series |
3.14% |
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Gigabyte X58A-UD3R |
2.52% |
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HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.52% |
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Dell XPS 8500 |
2.52% |
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HP Pavilion dv5 Notebook ... |
1.89% |
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