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1.9.6.45 19.35%
1.9.6.45 9.68%
1.9.6.45 29.03%
1.9.6.45 3.23%
1.9.6.45 6.45%
1.9.6.45 3.23%
1.9.6.45 9.68%
1.9.5.45 3.23%
1.9.1.43 6.45%
1.9.1.43 3.23%
1.8.2.34 6.45%

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Import table
kernel32.dll
InitializeCriticalSection, DeleteCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, FreeLibrary, GetLastError, LoadLibraryW, GetProcAddress, QueryPerformanceFrequency, QueryPerformanceCounter, TlsAlloc, TlsFree, TryEnterCriticalSection, CloseHandle, Sleep, GetCurrentThreadId, TlsGetValue, TlsSetValue, InterlockedExchange, InterlockedIncrement, InterlockedDecrement, GetCommandLineA, HeapFree, GetVersionExA, HeapAlloc, GetProcessHeap, RaiseException, RtlUnwind, TerminateProcess, GetCurrentProcess, UnhandledExceptionFilter, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, IsDebuggerPresent, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, HeapReAlloc, GetModuleHandleA, ExitProcess, SetLastError, SetHandleCount, GetStdHandle, GetFileType, GetStartupInfoA, GetModuleFileNameA, FreeEnvironmentStringsA, GetEnvironmentStrings, FreeEnvironmentStringsW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetEnvironmentStringsW, HeapDestroy, HeapCreate, VirtualFree, GetTickCount, GetCurrentProcessId, VirtualAlloc, WriteFile, GetCPInfo, GetACP, GetOEMCP, IsValidCodePage, LCMapStringA, MultiByteToWideChar, LCMapStringW, HeapSize, LoadLibraryA, GetLocaleInfoA, GetLocaleInfoW, SetFilePointer, GetConsoleCP, GetConsoleMode, GetStringTypeA, GetStringTypeW, GetUserDefaultLCID, EnumSystemLocalesA, IsValidLocale, FlushFileBuffers, SetStdHandle, WriteConsoleA, GetConsoleOutputCP, WriteConsoleW, CreateFileA, ReadFile, DecodePointer, EncodePointer, GetModuleHandleW, InitializeCriticalSectionAndSpinCount, GetStartupInfoW, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, GetModuleFileNameW, CreateFileW
Export table
gnsdk_dsp_feature_audio_begin
gnsdk_dsp_feature_audio_write
gnsdk_dsp_feature_end_of_write
gnsdk_dsp_feature_release
gnsdk_dsp_feature_retrieve_data
gnsdk_dsp_get_build_date
gnsdk_dsp_get_version
gnsdk_dsp_initialize
gnsdk_dsp_option_get
gnsdk_dsp_option_set
gnsdk_dsp_shutdown

gnsdk_dsp.dll

Gracenote SDK by Apple Inc. (Signed)

Remove gnsdk_dsp.dll
Version:   1.9.6.45
MD5:   8705edafbdfc73c4d643f2273c7f8907
SHA1:   f6e5366211032b7135930443dfc7c2c6a7864a07
SHA256:   2d7023361e4a5990642636fa120e0285f3ed1bc75ba7926fd8b53f72215b737e

What is gnsdk_dsp.dll?

Gracenote maintains and licenses an Internet-accessible database containing information about the contents of audio compact discs. Gracenote provides its media management technology and global media database of digital entertainment information to the mobile, automobile, portable, home, and PC markets. Several computer software applications that are capable of playing CDs use Gracenote's CDDB technology. iTunes and Spotify use Gracenote's CD track identification services.

About gnsdk_dsp.dll (from Apple Inc.)

“Gracenote powers digital media solutions for software, consumer electronics, mobile phones and automobile entertainment systems in products around the world. In fact, you may already be a consumer of ”

DetailsDetails

File name:gnsdk_dsp.dll
Publisher:Gracenote, Inc.
Product name:Gracenote SDK
Description:Gracenote SDK component
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\itunes\gnsdk_dsp.dll
File version:1.9.6.45
Product version:1.9.6
Size:2.88 MB (3,015,008 bytes)
Build date:4/17/2012 5:19 AM
Certificate
Issued to:Apple Inc.
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Thursday, April 14, 2011
Expiration date:Tuesday, June 25, 2013
Digital DNA
Entropy:6.609432
File packed:No
.NET CLR:No
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ResourcesPrograms

The following programs will install this file
iTunes
 Apple Inc.
9% remove
Apple's iTunes is a proprietary media player computer program, used for playing and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone and iPad. iTunes is an application that allows the user to purchase and manage audio and video on a personal computer, acting as a front end for Apple's QuickTime media player. Officially, using iTunes is required in order to manage the audio of an ...
VoiceOver Kit
 Apple Inc.
10% remove
“Enabling VoiceOver for iPod allows you to hear the names of songs, artists, and playlists spoken when listening to content on your iPod. If you have the Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic or the In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic, you can also use VoiceOver to navigate playlists.”
QuickTime
 Apple Inc.
6% remove
QuickTime is an extensible multimedia framework capable of handling various formats of digital video, picture, sound, panoramic images, and interactivity. QuickTime for Microsoft Windows has always been downloadable as a standalone installation, as well as being bundled with Apple's iTunes. QuickTime Player is limited to only basic playback operations unless a QuickTime Pro license key is purchased.
µTorrent
 BitTorrent Inc.
8% remove
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Cobian Backup 11 Gravity
 Luis Cobian
1% remove
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Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit
 Microsoft Corporation
6% remove
“The Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) 5.6 helps customers understand their application compatibility situation by identifying which applications are compatible with the Windows 7® and Windows Vista® operating system and which require further testing. ACT helps customers lower their costs for application compatibility testing, prioritize their applications, and deploy Windows more quickly. ”
NaturalReaderFree
 NaturalSoft Limited
7% remove
“NaturalReader is a text-to-speech software with natural sounding voices. This easy-to-use software can read to you any text such as Microsoft Word files, webpages, PDF files, and E-mails. NaturalReader can also convert any written text into audio files such as MP3 or WAV. NaturalReader has many other functions, such as audio editor and OCR. With audio editor, you can be your own sound editor by recording, merging and editing audio files...”
Recuva
 Piriform
8% remove
Recuva is a data recovery program and is able to recover files that have been "permanently" deleted and marked by the operating system as free space. As with other file recovery programs Recuva works by looking for unreferenced data, but if the operating system has written new data over a deleted file then recovery will often not be possible.
TeamViewer 9
 TeamViewer GmbH
6% remove
“Remote control any computer or Mac over the internet within seconds or use TeamViewer for online meetings. Open multiple remote sessions in tabs, just like in your browser. For an optimal overview, you can also open all the monitors belonging to a remote computer in separate tabs. You won't miss a thing because opened tabs will always flash when new activity occurs on the remote computer, e.g. a new chat message from a customer.”
FlashGet
 Trend Media Corporation Limited
  65% remove
FlashGet is a freeware download manager for Microsoft Windows. It was originally available in either paid or ad-supported versions, the latter of which included an Internet Explorer Browser Helper Object (BHO). There is also some concern about FlashGet downloading every file indicated by its FGUpdate3.ini file that is downloaded from the developer every time FlashGet is started. A malicious FGUpdate3.ini modified for exploit and introd...
WinRAR archiver
 win.rar GmbH
12% remove
WinRAR archiver is a shareware file archiver that is able to create RAR archives natively.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Windows 8 19.35%
Windows 8 Pro 16.13%
Windows 7 Home Premium 16.13%
Windows 7 Ultimate 16.13%
Windows 7 Professional 9.68%
Microsoft Windows XP 6.45%
Windows Vista Home Premium 6.45%
Windows 8.1 3.23%
Windows XP Professional 3.23%
Windows 8 Pro with Media Center 3.23%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 50.00% of Gracenote SDK.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Hewlett-Packard 31.58%
Toshiba 31.58%
ASUS 21.05%
Acer 10.53%
GIGABYTE 5.26%
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